Destinations of the week
4 places all ‘Game of Thrones’ fans need to visit By Rowan Kaiser, ‘100 Things Game of Thrones Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die’ From Business Insider Croatia_Dubrovnik_Medieval walls of Dubrovnik Old City on the Adriatic Sea Dubrovnik,…
UK feels Brexit pressure after EU-Japan trade deal
The signing of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement in July put into sharp contrast the UK’s struggles to make any tangible progress with its Brexit negotiations. Jacopo Dettoni assesses how Japanese companies will view their European investments should the UK…
Pope Francis condemns child sex abuse and Church cover-ups
From BBC Pope Francis has condemned the “atrocities” of child sex abuse and clerical cover-ups in a letter to the world’s 1.2bn Roman Catholics. The letter to “the People of God” calls for an end to the “culture of death”…
Cayman Islands Premier to host United Kingdom’s Parliamentarians
Premier of the Cayman Islands the Hon. Alden McLaughlin will host four members of the United Kingdom’s Parliament in the Cayman Islands for four days. The MPs – Andrew Rosindell, Henry Smith, Col. Bob Stewart and Martin Vickers – are…
Brexit: the threat to LGBTI rights in the UK
By Paul Crick From International Bas Association Tuesday 6 March 2018 Much of the coverage devoted to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill making its way through Parliament suggests it has one aim: ensuring all EU law is taken into UK…
Bombardier reports 57% rise in profits
By Jamie Robertson From BBC Bombardier, the train and plane manufacturer at the centre of a trade row between the US, the UK and Canada, has seen a 57% rise in profits. The US Commercial department had threatened to impose…
Deadly Storm Eleanor batters Europe
From BBC Three people have died as winter storm Eleanor swept across most of northern Europe, causing widescale disruption. A skier died in the French Alps and 15 others were injured elsewhere in the country, four of them seriously. Two…
EU takes tough approach to Brexit as talks enter key weeks
By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press From Richmond BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top Brexit negotiator on Monday took an uncompromising approach to the Brexit talks over the next few crucial weeks, saying it’s up to Britain…
Ireland: Hurricane Ophelia -Three dead and 360,000 without power as monster storm hits
By Patrick Logue, Seán Dunne, Ciaran D’Arcy, Fiona Gartland From Irish Times Schools to remain closed on Tuesday as storm hits the southwest with winds of over 160 km/h Over 360,000 properties are without power and three people have died…
Ireland will not help Britain design border, Leo Varadkar says
From Belfast Telegraph Ireland will not help Britain design an economic border for Brexiteers, premier Leo Varadkar said. The Taoiseach declared his opposition to creating such a frontier during a robust intervention in Dublin. He said the onus was on…