Anti-migrant protesters have clashed with police and blocked a dual carriageway into Dover. Rival groups have assembled in the coastal town in Kent to demonstrate over the arrival of thousands of migrants in small boats. Traffic on the A20 was at a standstill in both directions after protesters assembled on the road in large numbers.
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Paolo Gentiloni, European commissioner for the economy, speaking at Forum The European House – Ambrosetti in September, 2020. Michael Green | CNBC Big Tech has to pay a “fair amount” of taxes in Europe, especially as they are the “real winners” of the coronavirus crisis, a top European official told CNBC Saturday. His comments come
The government has parachuted in investment bankers to help thrash out a rescue plan for Britain’s biggest steel producer after months of talks over a deal that could preserve thousands of jobs. Sky News has learnt that Credit Suisse has been asked by the Treasury to advise on talks with Tata Steel, which owns the
The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is being investigated over a separate child sex allegation a month before she vanished in Portugal. The German drifter known as Christian B is suspected of exposing himself and performing a sex act in front of a young girl on a beach in 2007. German prosecutor Hans-Christian Wolters,
September 5th, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally published by University of OxfordSmith School of Enterprise and the Environment New research today from the University of Oxford shows that electric utility companies around the world are continuing to invest heavily in fossil-fuel-based power generation, resulting in a missed opportunity for progress on global climate commitments. The
At the last election – which was only in December, but feels like it must have been centuries ago – Boris Johnson won the kind of majority that gave him a clear mandate to deliver on his twin priorities of Brexit and “levelling up” the country. Then coronavirus struck. The kind of once-in-a-generation global event
Tesla (TSLA) has been excluded from the latest S&P500 reshuffle despite being worth 9 times more than all 3 new companies being included in the index combined. Over the last few months, Tesla has been rumored to be included in the S&P after it achieved the requirements for eligibility. The S&P 500, or simply the
Russian energy minister Alexander Novak arrives for the 177th Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna, Austria, on December 5, 2019. JOE KLAMAR | AFP via Getty Images Russian energy minister Alexander Novak made a call for only modest oil price recovery in 2021, based on a weak demand look and pandemic-induced changes
7:44 PM ET ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy can keep a secret. Same for his caddie, Harry Diamond. They sat on the exciting news that McIlroy’s wife, Erica, was expecting a baby for a good bit of the PGA Tour’s restart of tournaments. Keeping that bottled up could not have been easy. It certainly didn’t help
SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks on at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 2, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Tesla dropped more
President Donald Trump speaks with Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon during an American Technology Council roundtable in the State Dinning Room at the White House in Washington on June 19, 2017. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images The Pentagon said Friday it
R Kelly’s lawyers want to question a convicted gang member who claims to have beaten up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago prison cell. Jeremiah Farmer said in a court filing earlier this week that he attacked Kelly on 26 August in the Metropolitan Correctional Centre because he wanted to shed light on wrongdoing
8:44 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com As one of the most highly touted junior tennis players in the country, the coaching staff at UCLA didn’t know what to expect from incoming freshman Jennifer Brady when she started at the school in the fall of 2013. She had been ranked as high as No. 36 in the
September 4th, 2020 by Carolyn Fortuna When my tenants in a rural setting mentioned how dark it was on the path to their lakefront home, I had to consider new lighting sources to alleviate their concern. Since all the electrical wiring had been hidden underground in trenches, adding new traditional lights would have been really
Jacob Blake has been seen for the first time since he was shot seven times by police. In a court hearing over Zoom from his hospital bed, the 29-year-old pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass, third-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct – charges from before he was shot. The charges against Blake are based on
The decision to appoint ex-Australian prime minister Tony Abbott as a senior trade advisor to the UK government has sparked controversy. Mr Abbott has been accused of sexism and homophobia over a string of “offensive” comments made throughout his political career. The 62-year-old has also made contentious claims about climate change, refugees and the coronavirus