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Two-thirds of people in the UK want the government to request an extension to the Brexit transition period in order to focus on the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new opinion poll. There was agreement that an extension to the transition period should be requested across all age groups, social grades and UK regions, as […]

Joan Bakewell says Stanley Johnson, like Boris, is unprincipled and he’s not dared to show his face at her book club. Brexit convert Jo Johnson is, meanwhile, trousering £4,167 a month from Switzerland. Joan Bakewell attending the Virgin Media BAFTA TV awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire – […]

Afghanistan treasures its relationship with Britain, says its ambassador to the UK, said Tayeb Jawad. Here he outlines his hopes that relationship will not be harmed by Brexit. Afghan ambassador  When Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, woke to the news that the country had voted for Brexit, he knew that his […]

In this week’s diary column, the editor of the Today programme is spotted at lunch with an unholy trinity. My picture shows a lady named Sarah Sands supping with Nigel Farage, Rupert Murdoch and Liam Fox at a party held in south London not long after the EU referendum result. Miss Sands happens to have […]

The stock markets are booming but how long can the party last? ANGELA JAMESON investigates mounting worries over how long the bull will run for Global stock markets have had their best start to a year since 2006, but concerns are mounting that they will blow up, sooner rather than later. The FTSE 100 hit […]

Paul Connew on Donald Trump’s re-election masterplan. Irma and Harvey aren’t the only hurricanes to have traumatised America lately. There’s Hurricane Donald, too. A different kind of hurricane that only devastates the minds of Capitol Hill politicians and leaves bemused citizens with a wary eye on the democratic climate and posing the same question as […]

It might not have grabbed the world’s attention yet but, says AURORA TORRES, the over-exploitation of sand is a looming crisis for the globe, causing environmental destruction, putting communities at risk and sparking illegal black markets When people picture sand spread across idyllic beaches and endless deserts, they understandably think of it as an infinite […]

Anxiety is battering the pound – and everyone is feeling the pinch. But it is not just consumers that will suffer as ANGELA JAMESON explains As the world waited for a glimpse of the first $1,000 iPhone, closer to home the problem of soaring prices for everyday goods, rather than for the hottest gadget, is […]