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[ad_1] Northeast leaders have urged the government to “look at the local evidence” before forcing the region to adopt Level 3 lockdown measures. The heads of the council have pleaded with ministers not to push them to the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions, as has now happened with Greater Manchester …

[ad_1] The Treasury has announced a one-year spending review to “fully focus” on addressing the coronavirus crisis, as official figures show that debt records continue to be crushed. The government said it would have liked to outline spending plans for the rest of the current parliament, as originally planned. But …

[ad_1] Donald Trump maintains a bank account in China, where he sought licensing deals for years, according to a report that could undermine the president’s election campaign claim that he is tough on Beijing. Tax records reviewed by the New York Times showed a previously unreported bank account in China …

[ad_1] Busy streets were engulfed in darkness with businesses forced to close until the lights were turned on again Parts of Liverpool city center were plunged into darkness during a widespread blackout that lasted for hours. Houses and businesses were without power from around 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm on …

[ad_1] England’s growing north-south political divide dominates the newspapers after the Boris Johnson government imposed Level 3 restrictions on Manchester despite fierce resistance from the city’s mayor, Andy Burnham. the guardian reports that Burnham accused the prime minister of playing a “game of poker with people’s lives” after imposing the …

[ad_1] During a call with industry leaders, the prime minister told them that time was running out for the EU to sign a Brexit deal. Johnson also highlighted how business leaders had been busy dealing with the coronavirus, but must now move on to prepare for the end of the …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson blames the EU for ending formal talks Boris Johnson has told the Greek prime minister that there will be no further Brexit trade talks with Brussels unless the bloc fundamentally changes its stance on the discussions, stating once again that the EU “has effectively ended those negotiations.” …

[ad_1] UK police “will be increasingly unable to cope” in the event of a no-deal Brexit because existing data-sharing agreements with the EU will be cut, said a former independent reviewer of terrorism law. David Anderson is one of the important figures who are increasingly concerned that the failure to …

[ad_1] Simon JackBusiness Editor @BBCSimonJackOn twitter Related topics Brexi image copyrightfake images Business groups have described a 22-minute call with Prime Minister and Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove as “terrible”, “disappointing” and “more of a lecture”. While welcoming the fact that the government would seek to establish an emergency task …

[ad_1] Sign up for our Fight to Vote newsletter. William Barr “has to act” and appoint a special counsel to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter before Election Day, Donald Trump said Tuesday, addressing his attorney general through his favorite outlet, the Fox morning show. & Friends. Hunter Biden …