The SNP Westminster leader accused the prime minster of making an “unprecedented attack” on devolution in the UK at PMQs. Ian Blackford said the devolved parliaments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have rejected the Brexit bill, adding: “Scotland said no and we meant it.” Mr Johnson picked up on that phrase and recalled the […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor talks us through what we know about the virus Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport as it tries to halt the outbreak of a new virus. Those living in the city have been
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jennifer Lawrence starred alongside Donald Sutherland in the Hunger Games films A new Hunger Games novel is to be published in May, focusing on the back story of the villainous President Snow. Suzanne Collins’s book series is a saga of rebellion and resistance in Panem, a dystopian version of
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Image copyright Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Image caption A small group of people were holding placards in support of Meng Wanzhou outside court on Monday A Canadian actor said she was unwittingly hired to protest in support of a Huawei executive fighting extradition to the US. Julia Hackstaff told local media she thought she
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London is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations and for good reason. The city is full of historic sites, delicious restaurants, beautiful views, cultural diversity and more. Although locals are generally welcoming of tourists, they also don’t hesitate to point out the mistakes visitors often make during their time in the British capital.
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January 22, 2020, 8:41 PM 2 min read The New York Mets are staying in-house to replace ousted manager Carlos Beltrán. The Mets’ general manager says they are finalizing a multiyear agreement with quality control coach Luis Rojas. The 38-year-old is the son of former Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou (feh-LEE’-pay
Later, she accompanied Mr. Trump as he crossed the Demilitarized Zone, stepping into North Korea and meeting Kim Jong-un, an experience she described at the time as “surreal.” At the Doha Forum, a Middle East conference, Ms. Trump was interviewed onstage by the State Department spokeswoman, Morgan Ortagus, who came under criticism for asking her
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SAN FRANCISCO — For two years running , California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley. So far, that hasn’t spurred much tech innovation aimed at addressing extreme-weather disasters associated with climate change. It’s true that tech companies from enterprise software-maker Salesforce to financial-technology firm Stripe have pushed to dramatically reduce their climate
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By now, you’ve probably read a headline or two about coronavirus and how the first case appeared in the United States earlier this week. The virus has been circulating around Wuhan, China, for about a month now, infecting several hundred people and killing at least 17, according to the latest figures shared by Chinese health
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After six years on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” Jack Falahee is ready to lay his heart on the line. The actor is a brooding balladeer on “Iris,” his second single as one-half of the Los Angeles-based indie rock duo Diplomacy. Released Wednesday, the ambient track finds the Michigan native in a reflective mood, exposing a vulnerability
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