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Waugh praises Maxwell courage to take mental health break
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former captain Steve Waugh, an alumni of the “tough school” of Australian cricket, has praised all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for having the courage to seek treatment for a mental health issue. Australia’s Glenn Maxwell celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme. Reuters/Paul Childs Maxwell was ruled out of the Australian team …
Boris Johnson is trapped in Brexit hell. It didn’t need to be like this
That date can change, and Brussels may well grant a third extension beyond October 31. This would stop the UK crashing out of the bloc at the end of the month. But it would do nothing to calm the mayhem, nastiness and confusion that has engulfed Westminster for three years. It didn’t need to have …
Essex truck deaths: Why would people from China, the world’s second-biggest economy, risk their lives to enter the UK?
Little has been publicly revealed about who the victims were, and how and why they came to be transported across the world in what is believed to be a refrigerated truck. A murder investigation has been launched, the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for …
Tory branch apologises for accidentally saying people with mental health problems ‘should be neutered’
A Conservative Party branch has apologised after it shared a social media post which said people with mental health problems should be “neutered”. The tweet, which has subsequently been deleted, was supposed to support the government’s “Every Mind Matters” campaign. But typo by Islington Conservatives meant instead of writing “nurtured” they wrote “neutered”. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own …
Boris Johnson: I didn’t lie to the Queen
Johnson was asked on Thursday if he had lied to the monarch, after a Scottish court ruled the day before that his government’s advice to the Queen, which led to the five-week prorogation, was “unlawful.” “Absolutely not,” Johnson replied, according to the UK Press Association. “The High Court in England plainly agrees with us but …
John Bercow: Conservatives will contest Speaker’s seat in break from convention
The Conservative Party will put forward a candidate in the Buckingham seat of John Bercow in the next general election, breaking with a long-held convention not to contest the seat of the Speaker of the house. The move to unseat the speaker after he allowed no-deal blocking legislation to be presented to the commons was announced by Business and …
G7: Boris Johnson stakes future on Trump after Brexit. The gamble may break Britain
It is a moment the UK Prime Minister has cherished since childhood. And, in the eyes of many Brits, he has gambled the UK’s future to achieve it. Since becoming PM, Johnson has had one goal: to get the UK out of the European Union, a message he has hammered home this week in meetings …
UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Fends Off FIFA Threat For Second Week At Number One – Nintendo Life
UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Fends Off FIFA Threat For Second Week At Number One Nintendo Life UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses scores second week at No.1 GamesIndustry.biz Fire Emblem: Three Houses and the Illusion of Choice Tom’s Guide Cheats and Secrets – Fire Emblem: Three Houses Wiki Guide IGN Three Houses’ Hilda (And Others) Joins Fire …
Johnson ready to fast-track health funding to meet Brexit pledge
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London, Britain July 31, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will fast-track funding for Britain’s public health service, announcing 1.8 billion pounds to upgrade 20 hospitals, part …
Boris Johnson could be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom
Unfortunately for Johnson, this love is not always reciprocated. During his visits to the four nations earlier this week, Johnson was confronted by a number of protesters who took issue with his “do or die” approach to Brexit. Johnson has not been coy about his commitment to leaving the EU on October 31. And he’s …
