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An increasing number of Britons view the rise of China as a ‘critical threat’ to the UK and oppose economic ties to Beijing, a new survey has found. The surge in anti-Chinese sentiment comes after a period of intense scrutiny over Beijing’s role in British infrastructure and after a ban on the Chinese telecom company … Read more
Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte will QUIT tomorrow after losing ruling majority when key ally resigned from coalition A statement from the cabinet office has confirmed Giuseppe Conte will meet with cabinet ministers tomorrow to inform them of his decision The embattled 56-year-old hopes to receive a mandate from the president to form a new government, … Read more
Boots-owner agrees £4.8bn deal to sell majority of its Alliance Healthcare wholesale and distribution business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 Walgreens Boots Alliance is to sell the majority of Alliance Healthcare to US drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) … Read more
Donald Trump says people are ‘angry’ after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, and the sitting president’s most ardent loyalists vented their fury at the high-ranking Republican. ‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ McConnell said on Tuesday morning, before adding he wanted to ‘congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden’ and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Early on … Read more
The majority of Britons believe Christmas should be cancelled this year amid plans to loosen restrictions over the festive period, a poll has found. A YouGov poll of 3,856 adults found 57 per cent think the current rules should be maintained over Christmas – instead of allowing bubbles of up to three households to mix. … Read more
The British public’s grasp of broader economics is ‘generally very weak,’ according to a study which quizzed people on terms such as GDP and deficit. Less than half of those tested understood that GDP related to the size of the economy and dismissed the concept as ‘economic jargon’. Personal experience was also found to breed … Read more
How are the mighty fallen! Carrying a cardboard box of old junk out of the front door of No 10, a disconsolate and humiliated Dominic Cummings last night bade farewell to power for ever. The question the nation should be asking itself this morning is whether the sudden demise of the man, until yesterday the … Read more
House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn compared the current attempts by the Republican party to contest the election results to ‘what Hitler did in Germany’. The South Carolina congressman was speaking with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday night when he claimed that he’s beginning to see similarities between 1930s Germany and Trump’s America. The 80-year-old … Read more
Democrats went into Tuesday night expecting to pad their majority in the House, but instead Republicans were able to unseat several incumbents and close the gap. Both parties’ assumption going into Election Day was that Democrats would be able to snatch at least a dozen more seats from GOP incumbents, adding to their majority in … Read more