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Vince Cable to warn 'disaster looms' with Brexit in first major speech as Liberal Democrat leader

Vince Cable to warn 'disaster looms' with Brexit in first major speech as Liberal Democrat leader - Sir Vince Cable is to launch a scathing attack on “infantile” ministers behaving like dictators over Brexit and accuse the Government of descending into ...

Boris Johnson Gets Back in the Brexit Game

Boris Johnson Gets Back in the Brexit Game - It also left open the question of what Mr. Johnson hoped to get out of staking out a hard-line position on Brexit at a time when the party as a whole ...

Is Boris Bolting?

Is Boris Bolting? - The strained relationship has the potential to become explosive at a critical time for the Brexit talks and could damage both May and Johnson as they ...

Boris Johnson would have been sacked over his Brexit article in 'normal times', says Ken Clarke

Boris Johnson would have been sacked over his Brexit article in 'normal times', says Ken Clarke - Kenneth Clarke has launched a withering attack on Boris Johnson, describing his 4,000-word Brexit article as an “irrelevant nuisance” and claimed he ...

Brexit is 'not going to happen' because the Government are 'hopeless', says Paddy Ashdown

Brexit is 'not going to happen' because the Government are 'hopeless', says Paddy Ashdown - Lord Ashdown, who was speaking at a fringe event at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth on Britain's Brexit options, said: "My view is that the ...

History shows an amicable Brexit is possible

History shows an amicable Brexit is possible - The biggest loser of Brexit will not be the UK or the EU. It will be the idea of a Europe whole, free and at peace. There is still time for the two parties to ...

Theresa May will get no sympathy for Brexit in Eurosceptic Italy

Theresa May will get no sympathy for Brexit in Eurosceptic Italy - Theresa May's trip to Florence this Friday will make for some nice images, but the beauty of Tuscany will hardly be enough to soothe her Brexit woes.

What do the government's position papers say about Brexit options?

What do the government's position papers say about Brexit options? - Two new Brexit policy papers were released by the government prior to the August negotiating round. The papers covered dispute resolution and ...

Loneliness affects everyone – not just the old, but the young, too

Loneliness affects everyone – not just the old , but the young, too - A major obstacle to the happiness and welfare of older people is a lack of ... the way, others should follow, and every major organisation in the UK should begin to ... And this loneliness affects people both physically and mentally.

Most people in the UK expect a housing crash, some within a couple of years

Most people in the UK expect a housing crash, some within a couple of years - Most people in the UK expect a housing crash, some within a couple of ... The youngest among this group, those aged 18 to 24 years old were most ...

Top tips for choosing the right care for Alzheimers

Top tips for choosing the right care for Alzheimers - Around 50 million people worldwide and 850,000 in the UK live with the disease and this is set to increase as a result of an aging population.

UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries

UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries -  UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries ... that has lifted billions out of poverty , which so badly needs a new champion.

UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries

UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries -  UK has 'no capacity' for quick new trade deals with smaller countries ... that has lifted billions out of poverty , which so badly needs a new champion.

I'm 82 and I have bipolar disorder': breaking the taboo of mental illness among the elderly

I'm 82 and I have bipolar disorder': breaking the taboo of mental illness among the elderly - I'm 82 and I have bipolar disorder': breaking the taboo of mental illness .... Hunt unveiled a five-year mental health plan for the NHS in England .

The Duchess Launches New Mental Health Campaign

The Duchess Launches New Mental Health Campaign - In the footage, which was recorded in January during a visit to the Child Bereavement UK Centre in East London, and aired yesterday, the Duchess ...

Teenager chops her locks off to help children with cancer

Teenager chops her locks off to help children with cancer - Teenager chops her locks off to help children with cancer .... "A third of Cambodia's population lives below the poverty line so we are helping out ... and we might get the opportunity to teach some of the children English ,” Tate said.

Marriage, divorce, single parenthood, being gay and cancer made me a fighter

Marriage, divorce, single parenthood, being gay and cancer made me a fighter - This was the deciding moment for me, when I realized I am gay . ... the top performing financial adviser in that organization across the whole of the UK .

A look back at one of Britain's most infamous gay sex scandals

A look back at one of Britain's most infamous gay sex scandals - Against the Law was the opening night film of this year's BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival and one of the centrepieces of the BBC's Gay Britannia ...

Black Mirror's iconic lesbian love story San Junipero wins two Emmy Awards

Black Mirror's iconic lesbian love story San Junipero wins two Emmy Awards - Black Mirror episode San Junipero, a beautiful lesbian love story, has won two Emmy Awards. The 60-minute episode of Charlie Brooker's dystopian ...

Violent protests erupt at Georgia Tech a day after cops shot and killed LGBT pride leader ...

Violent protests erupt at Georgia Tech a day after cops shot and killed LGBT pride leader ... - A vigil for a non-binary engineering student who was shot and killed by Georgia Tech campus police turned into a violent riot Monday. Protesters set a ...

13 Reasons Why star Brandon Flynn comes out as part of the LGBT+ community

13 Reasons Why star Brandon Flynn comes out as part of the LGBT+ community - 13 Reasons Why star Brandon Flynn has taken to Instagram to suggest that he is part of the LGBT+ community in response to the ongoing vote for ...

Life of writer and LGBT campaigner to be celebrated in London after his death ...

Life of writer and LGBT campaigner to be celebrated in London after his death ... - Will Joseph Cook and Sink The Pink are taking part in a celebration of the life of Dean Eastmond, a journalist and LGBT campaigner ...

Anti-gay marriage protesters to hold 'Straight Lives Matter' rally in Sydney gay district

Anti- gay marriage protesters to hold 'Straight Lives Matter' rally in Sydney gay district - Anti- gay marriage protesters in Australia are set to hold a demonstration in the heart of Sydney's biggest gay district this weekend. Members of the ...

New York Fashion Week: Model Teddy Quinlivan reveals she is a transgender woman

New York Fashion Week: Model Teddy Quinlivan reveals she is a transgender woman - Now more than ever it is vital that we pledge our allegiance to the LGBT community and use our voices to encourage and inspire acceptance, equality ...

Gay-Bashing in the United Kingdom

Gay -Bashing in the United Kingdom - Hate crimes against LGBT people in the UK have surged by nearly 80 per cent in recent years, according to a new detailed survey.

76 men deported from Kuwait following a crackdown on gay community

76 men deported from Kuwait following a crackdown on gay community - Kuwait have deported 76 men on suspicion of being gay after deploying a crackdown on homosexuality in the Western Asian country.

Their views are from the same era as their ad strategy': No vote campaign ridiculed for using ...

Their views are from the same era as their ad strategy': No vote campaign ridiculed for using ... - Campaigners against gay marriage have been slammed on social media for using skywriting to push their 'no' case. Blue skies above Sydney, ..

She died before seeing me have the same rights as her other two children': Magda Szubanski ...

She died before seeing me have the same rights as her other two children': Magda Szubanski ... - Magda Szubanski has revealed her heartache at the fact her late mother was unable to cast a vote in the gay marriage ballot. The comedian, who lost ...

Malcolm Turnbull must take responsibility for postal survey mental health concerns: Bill Shorten

Malcolm Turnbull must take responsibility for postal survey mental health concerns: Bill Shorten - The Turnbull government must take responsibility and invest more in frontline mental health services struggling with surging demand as a result of the ...

LGBTI Service Reports Spike in Number of People Accessing Mental Health Support

LGBTI Service Reports Spike in Number of People Accessing Mental Health Support - In case there was any doubt about how harmful the marriage equality debate can be, national mental health service ReachOut has seen a 20 per cent ...

Why did they kill our child? Parents' fury at Georgia Tech cops who shot LGBT Pride leader dead ...

Why did they kill our child? Parents' fury at Georgia Tech cops who shot LGBT Pride leader dead ... - Parents' fury at Georgia Tech cops who shot LGBT Pride leader dead rather using a Taser as the student walked slowly towards them armed with a ...

50 Homotopia events for the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation

50 Homotopia events for the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation - In its 14th year, Homotopia, the UK's leading LGBT+ arts and culture festival, is back this autumn, reflecting on 50 years since the Sexual Offences Act. ... queer performance of sexuality and British culture exploring LGBT history from ...