Politics

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 17:44 UTC

  EU Withdrawal Bill faces 157 amendments, including from the Tories

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a titanic battle over her flagship Brexit bill, after scores of amendments were tabled within hours of it passing its first parliamentary hurdle. A total of 157 amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, covering 59 pages, were published, including many from senior Conservative Europhiles.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 17:41 UTC

  Wales will not vote a Bill which means losing influence over areas of its control

  

  The Welsh Government has confirmed it will formally object to Theresa May's plan to transfer EU laws to the UK at the point of Brexit. First Minister Carwyn Jones said the bill “hijacked” powers that “rightfully” belonged in Wales.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 17:39 UTC

  Scottish government anticipates no consent motion to vote on EU Withdrawal Bill

  

  The Scottish government will not ask Holyrood to give consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill in its current form. Brexit minister Mike Russell told MSPs that the legislation posed a threat to the founding principles of devolution. The Scottish government said there will be no consent motion for MSPs to vote on “at this time”, and it will instead seek to amend the bill.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 17:36 UTC

  Two thirds of UK young people fearful of post-Brexit prospects

  

  More than two-thirds of young people in the UK have an “international outlook” and many fear for their prospects once the UK leaves the EU, says a report. Ipsos Mori questioned a representative group of almost 2,000 18 to 30-year-olds for a study by cross-party think tank Demos, for the British Council.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 11:13 UTC

  Paris and Los Angeles will host 2014 and 2018 summer Olympics

  

  Paris and Los Angeles celebrated their coronation as host cities for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics here on Wednesday, delivering a jolt of good news for the International Olympic Committee as it battles escalating corruption allegations. In a drama-free conclusion to a three-year bidding race, IOC members voted unanimously to rubber-stamp a deal hashed out in July for Paris to be given 2024 and Los Angeles 2028.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 08:31 UTC

  Juncker: “Britain will regret voting for Brexit”; Farage: “Thank God we are leaving”

  

  Britain will soon regret voting for Brexit, but the European Union will move on, the European Commission president has insisted. In a speech setting out the future direction of the bloc, Jean-Claude Juncker said the UK’s exit would be a “sad and tragic” moment, but it was “not the be all and end all”.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 08:24 UTC

  Catalonia referendum: 700 mayors under investigation by Spain's top prosecutor

  

  Spain’s top prosecutor is investigating more than 700 Catalan mayors for cooperating with a planned referendum on the region’s independence after the nation’s constitutional court ordered the vote put on hold. Catalonia’s regional police force is under orders to arrest the mayors if they refuse to appear for questioning, State Prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza’s office said.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 07:20 UTC

  Falklands Offshore Minerals Environmental Legislation Consultation

  

  The Falkland Islands Department of Mineral Resources is carrying out a public consultation on a range of proposed legislative measures applying to the offshore oil and gas industry.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 07:06 UTC

  Lula da Silva questions impartiality of Judge Sergio Moro: “this is a witch hunt”

  

  Former President Lula da Silva told a Brazilian court on Wednesday that the corruption charges against him stem from a witch hunt and questioned the impartiality of the judge. Lula's deposition in Curitiba was the second time he faced off with Judge Sergio Moro, who oversees Brazil's sprawling investigation into bribes to politicians in return for favors to companies.

• Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  Brazilian billionaire brothers detained for suspected inside trading

  

  Brazil’s federal police detained the CEO of JBS SA, the world’s No 1 meatpacker, saying he used insider information to avoid hefty losses related to a plea bargain signed earlier this year. Wesley Batista, who has been at the helm of JBS since 2011, was detained under an arrest warrant against him and his younger brother Joesley Batista for suspected insider trading.