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Michel Barnier has told EU ambassadors the UK is willing to give ground on the crunch issue of the ‘level playing field’, with fishing rights now the major obstacle to a trade deal. The EU’s chief negotiator suggested a post-Brexit trade agreement between Britain and Brussels could be struck this week if the UK compromises … Read more
Revealed: The pandemic has persuaded TWICE as many Britons to become eco-travellers than Greta Thunberg (and Sir David Attenborough joining social media has helped, too) In a poll, more than a quarter said Covid had motivated them to eco-travel One in five (20 per cent) are reconsidering air travel for future trips A third (33 … Read more
Revealed: Ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson persuaded David Beckham to back London’s 2012 Olympic bid in return for his girlfriend Nancy Dell’Olio using No10 to promote her charity Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn said Eriksson insisted on a sweetheart deal for recruiting his captain Caborn doesn’t say if Beckham knew of the deal or if Ms … Read more
My older sister has turned up after many years of absence and persuaded our elderly father to change his will, and I write in the sincere hope you can help me and my twin sister. Our family had a lot of unpleasantness growing up. Our parents married each other three times (to each other) and … Read more
A 74-year-old grandmother was ‘persuaded by her GP practice to waive emergency treatment’ if she were to contract Covid-19 and simply die at home. Margaret Emerson, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is at a high risk of severe illness from coronavirus, unwittingly agreed she would not call an ambulance if she were to … Read more