Politics

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:59 UTC

  Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel HMS Forth begins sea trials

  

  The British Royal Navy's Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Forth has commenced its first sea trials on the River Clyde. HMS Forth is the first of five new patrol ships of the same class being built to assist the navy in safeguarding fishing stocks, as well as protecting the Falkland Islands and their inhabitants.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:47 UTC

  Kim Jong un is challenging Donald Trump or Xi Jinping?

  

  North Korea's display of missiles and nuclear weapons seems more directed to challenge Xi Jinjping's China than United States and president Donald Trump. In effect the timing of events seems to indicate Pyongyang is clearly on tack to disappoint and embarrass Beijing.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:36 UTC

  With Commons back from recess, Brexit talks expected to intensify

  

  Brexit Secretary David Davis is to update MPs on last week's negotiations with the European Union later. Davis will make a statement in the House of Commons about the progress of the third round of Brexit talks. It comes after the prime minister said the UK is ready to “intensify” talks rather than stick to its one-week-a-month schedule.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:26 UTC

  “Useful first meeting”, between Welsh First Minister and Theresa May's deputy

  

  Carwyn Jones has said there is “some way to go” before the Welsh Government can support the Brexit bill transferring EU law to Parliament. It follows what the first minister called a “useful” first meeting with Damian Green, Theresa May's deputy.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:11 UTC

  Mishandling Brexit can become a “dangerous game” for Ireland's peace process

  

  Former Northern Ireland secretary Lord Hain is set to accuse the government of playing a dangerous game with the peace process over its handling of Brexit and the border. The House of Lords is due to debate a report on Brexit later this Tuesday. Lord Hain is expected to address the UK's recent proposals for the border.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 16:36 UTC

  EU Brexit negotiator: “educating” UK about the price it would pay for leaving the “EU club”

  

  The EU's Brexit negotiator has said he sees the process as an opportunity to “teach the British people and others what leaving the EU means”. Michel Barnier said he would never resort to blackmail but saw it as his job to “educate” the UK about the price it would pay for leaving the EU “club”.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 16:29 UTC

  Xi calls on BRICS colleagues to play a bigger role in world governance

  

  Five major emerging economies opened a summit on Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance, reject protectionism and inject new energy into tackling the gap between the world's wealthy and developing nations.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 10:40 UTC

  US employment growth decreasing, but still strong; waiting for Harvey's aftermath

  

  The US economy added 156,000 jobs in August, less than the previous month and below expectations. Analysts had expected US non-farm payrolls to rise by between 175,000 and 185,000 last month. Data released by the US Department of Labor also showed that employment growth in June and July was lower than originally estimated.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 10:13 UTC

  Falklands' dialogue in exchange for England organizing the 2018 World Cup

  

  If the United Kingdom had consented to sit and negotiate the Falkland Islands, Argentina would have given its vote for England to organize the 2018 World Cup. The long standing rumor was confirmed by the son of Argentina's deceased powerful boss of the country's football, Julio Humberto Grondona.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 07:19 UTC

  PM May calls for unity as Commons begins to debate the Brexit repeal bill

  

  Theresa May has appealed for unity from pro-EU Conservative MPs as the Commons is set to debate the government's Brexit repeal bill on Thursday. The bill, seen as a key plank of the government's Brexit policy, transfers EU law into UK legislation