On 27 February 2020, the Court of Appeal blocked a proposal for a third north-west runway for London Heathrow Airport on environmental grounds.…
During the course of an interview with Sky News's Sophy Ridge on 23 February 2020, George Eustice, the newly appointed Secretary of State…
The British government's eagerly awaited immigration reforms were announced by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, on 19 February 2019. A ten-page policy statement,…
On 12 February 2020, Baroness Morgan, Culture Secretary, and Priti Patel, Home Secretary, announced British government proposals to enable Ofcom, the independent communications…
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The State of the Union Address 2020: A key event in the American presidential calendar
On 4 February 2020, President Donald Trump delivered his third annual State of the Union Address to a joint session of the US…
At 11 00 pm on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom irrevocably left the European Union, bringing to an end three-and-a-half years of…
Concerns about safety on Britain's so-called "smart motorways" were highlighted in a BBC One documentary, titled "Britain's Killer Motorways", that was broadcast on…
On 28 January 2020, following a meeting of the National Security Council, the UK Government granted Huawei Technologies, a Chinese telecommunications giant, a…
"Viral" has become a familiar word in the English language, referring as it does to images, videos and text messages that appear suddenly…
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The lie detector test: An American “innovation” in the British criminal justice system
On January 21 2020, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice announced a range of proposals, thereby reinforcing the British government's counter-terrorism…