Photo: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during an event in Brussels Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Brussels, Jun 13 : Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit and the “horror show” of the British government leadership contest are signs that Scotland needs to chart a different future path, probably outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon said Tuesday that “increasingly, Scotland and ...

Photo: A wireless hotspot device on a police patrol car laptop in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage, Jun 13 : The police chief of Alaska’s largest city hurried out of the department’s glass building after the ground began to shake. Phone lines jammed and even police radios were spotty after a major earthquake, but his cellphone was recently equipped with a national ...

Theresa May has said she will remain in Parliament as MP for Maidenhead after stepping down as prime minister. Mrs May told the Commons she would sit on the backbenches after she leaves office at the end of July. Her predecessor, David Cameron, stood down as an MP within months of leaving No 10, while Tony Blair triggered a by-election ...

Boris Johnson has sai he is “not aiming for a no-deal outcome” for Brexit at the launch of his campaign for the Tory leadership. But he said the threat of no deal was a “vital” negotiation tool and the UK “must do better” than the current deal. At his campaign launch, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said Mr Johnson was “yesterday’s ...

Photo: A woman using a cell phone walks past T-Mobile and Sprint stores in New York. New York, Jun 12 : A group of state attorneys general led by New York and California filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid for Sprint, citing consumer harm. The state attorneys general said the promised benefits, such as better ...

Photo: Anti Brexit campaigner Steve Bray shouts through his megaphone outside Conservative leadership contender press conferences, in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.  London, Jun 12 : Britain’s Parliament is resuming its battle over Brexit, with an attempt by opposition lawmakers to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a divorce deal. The Conservative Party is holding a contest to replace ...

British unemployment has held at a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite headwinds from Brexit and the slowing global economy. The unemployment rate remained at 3.8 percent in the three months to April — the lowest level since the final quarter of 1974, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. The reading was unchanged from the ...

Funding in 17 areas for infrastructure that will encourage more walking and cycling John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets joined school children, residents and businesses on Friday 7 June, to launch an ambitious four-year programme to create Liveable Streets in Tower Hamlets. Liveable Streets is a £15 million programme, which aims to improve the look and feel of public spaces ...

Residents in Tower Hamlets are being urged to familiarise themselves with changes to the law covering letting agents fees. It is now illegal for agents to charge most fees on new and renewed tenancies. Charges for reference and credit checks have been abolished and caps on how much landlords and agents can ask for as a security deposit and rent ...

Photo: A driver waits in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Tokyo, Jun 11 : Asian shares rose Tuesday as investor jitters over trade eased after President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and said he expects to meet with the Chinese leader. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei ...