Christine Lagarde warns of ‘dire consequences’ if UK has disorderly exit from EU The UK economy would rapidly start to contract in the event of a disruptive exit from the EU next spring, according to a stark International Monetary Fund report that highlights the recession risks of a no-deal Brexit. Christine Lagarde, the IMF’s managing director, added that there would ...

Counter-terrorism proposals would permit police to listen in to legal consultations at airports and docks Suspects detained at UK borders may be denied the right to consult a lawyer for up to an hour and officers will be allowed to listen in to private consultations under sweeping new security powers, the Law Society has warned. Proposals in the counter-terrorism and ...

By Fatema Miah: What matters to whom? It is concerning that miss phrases, wrong utterances and manipulation culture is in practice by large demography of Muslims in fact in most nations and regions. It  is concerning because wrong breaches misconception to misleading and instigate ill thought to reactionsm.  I stepped back to address this closest matter affecting Islam, highlighting the ...

Fatema Miah: A subsection of Eastern Region of Bengal, in South East of Asia, this is roughly the perimeter of current Bangladesh, was taken into Pakistan during the partition of India in 1947, and later named East Pakistan. Verily, early in the century, British Imperialist, Governor and Viceroy Lord Curzon separated this same section out of the rest of Eastern ...

The first all-British radar satellite is set to go into orbit on an Indian rocket. Called NovaSAR, it has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every kind of weather, day or night.   The spacecraft will assume a number of roles but its designers specifically want to see if it can help monitor suspicious ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a second EU referendum, criticising the government’s handling of Brexit negotiations with the EU. Writing in the Observer, the Labour politician said that with the UK due to leave the EU in six months, it now faced either a “bad deal” or “no deal”.   The debate had also become “more about Boris ...

Neither Tories nor Labour offer a strong leader according to voters, Observer poll finds About two in five voters would be highly likely to vote for a new party in the political centre ground at a future election, a new poll for the Observer has revealed. Just over a third (35%) also say they felt unrepresented by the existing main ...

SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space.   “SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle—an important step toward enabling access for everyday ...

UK drivers may have to get an international driving permit if they want to drive in some European countries after a no-deal Brexit. The government says that after March 2019 “your driving licence may no longer be valid by itself” in the EU, in its latest no-deal planning papers. It also warns that Britons travelling to the EU may need ...

The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates on hold Thursday and will likely indicate that they won’t be raised again until the uncertainty surrounding Brexit has been resolved.   The bank, which last month lifted its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 0.75 percent to dampen down inflation, has been assuming that the country’s exit from ...