Category: Current Affairs
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Breaking Whispers- Supreme Court to rule on prerogative Brexit
It has been confirmed today that the Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on the long running legal case against the government over Brexit on the 24th of January. The ruling will confirm whether to reject or allow the government’s appeal against the earlier high court ruling that stopped the government from using prerogative powers […]
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Breaking Whispers- Russia to Leave G8
The Russian Federation has today announced its intention to leave the G8 group of nations, two years after it was suspended by the group over its illegal annexation of Crimea. The group, created in 1998 comprises the worlds 8 richest nations based on GDP per capita and includes the United States, the UK and Canada. […]
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Breaking Whispers- UK Ambassador to EU Resigns
Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK’s Ambassador to the European Union has today resigned from his position, a full ten months before his scheduled departure from the role in November 2017. The resignation comes a month after making public comments that he felt a post-brexit trade deal could take as long as ten years to conclude, […]
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2016- The Year which changed everything
The last of the christmas presents has been opened, the turkey is now only fit for leftovers and everyone has fallen asleep. As we approach the end of what has been a year of great change and turmoil, it’s customary to look back at the events which have shaped 2016. 10. The Year of the […]
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Breaking Whispers- Berlin Christmas Market Attack: Manhunt continues
German police are continuing the manhunt for the suspect in Monday’s Christmas market attack. The man who police are anxious to question a man who has been identified by the police as Anis A, a Tunisian man from the city of Tataouine. He is suspected to have been the individual who hijacked a truck belonging […]
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