'My deal was better’: May delivers takedown of Brexit deal
Theresa May has delivered a withering takedown of Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement.
Theresa May has delivered a withering takedown of Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement.
Las Vegas Aces (8-6, 6-4 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (6-9, 3-7 Eastern Conference)
Connecticut Sun (13-3, 8-1 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (4-13, 2-9 Eastern Conference)
Indiana Fever (7-11, 6-7 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm (10-6, 4-5 Western Conference)
Minnesota Lynx (13-3, 10-2 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (3-13, 2-6 Western Conference)
Here are the news stories making headlines on Wednesday.
The union that represents most behind-the-scenes film and television crews has reached a tentative deal with studios for about 50,000 of its members, making another major, production-stopping strike unlikely after a year of labor turmoil in Hollywood. The contract, known as the Basic Agreement, affects about 50,000 crew members who belong to 13 different West Coast-based union locals, including art directors, set painters, editors, camera technicians, costume designers, hair stylists and make-up artists. A separate agreement that affects about 20,000 crew members across the country is still under negotiation.
Downsizing is the most unique and psychologically difficult house move you’ll make. Whether it’s the upset of moving from your family home or being unwilling to settle for a smaller property, many older homeowners end up putting it off – sometimes forever – suffering from what is nicknamed “downsizers’ block”.
Britain's pound has bounced ahead of an expected landslide election win for the opposition Labour Party but the currency's future depends on the next government convincing skittish investors that its plans to fix a stagnant economy are credible. On a trade-weighted basis sterling has returned to levels not seen since 2016's Brexit vote as currency traders bet on a long era of currency volatility driven by tumultuous politics under the ruling Conservative party coming to an end. If Labour wins on July 4, the left-of-centre government will need to keep investors' trust while tackling economic challenges the Conservatives have not solved, more than 20 economists and former government officials said.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, appeared in a court in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday for the opening hearing of his trial. Gershkovich was detained while on a reporting trip to the Ural Mountains city in March 2023.
First they waxed lyrical about his waistcoat, then they threw their pint cups at him. Gareth Southgate has endured some implausible twists of fortune in his eight years managing this maddening England team, but few as downright humiliating as the reception he faced here at the final whistle in Cologne. If he was expecting a chorus of “top of the group, we’re having a laugh”, he was sorely mistaken, with a small number of anything-but-amused supporters greeting this goalless draw against Slovenia
Under Jeremy Corbyn Labour was seen as the ‘most out of touch’ party by people on the lowest incomes, now it is the Tories
The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths as heroin users switch to synthetic opioids already proving deadly in Europe, a U.N. report said on Wednesday. The cultivation of opium, from which heroin is made, fell by 95% in Afghanistan last year after the Taliban banned the production of narcotics in 2022. Although opium production in Myanmar increased by 36% last year, it still fell globally by 75%, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its annual World Drug Report published on Wednesday.
Actor wore a custom scent of ‘blood, faecal matter and sweat’ to get into character for his latest film
There are major issues at Heathrow Airport due to a British Airways technical issue that is mostly blighting Terminal 5. The UK's busiest airport revealed passengers travelling from Terminal 5 “may be impacted” by the failure in BA's Allocation systems.
Warrants come as Russia has again stepped up its long-range assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Here is your guide to the main developments in the General Election campaign on Wednesday.
Freya Smith, who has autism, wants to know what the parties will do to improve support for neurodiverse people at work.
Anna, John and Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco graduated together on Tuesday from the University of Aberdeen.
Insiders from sites such as eBay, Depop and Vinted give advice on how to get the best cash for preloved items
It added Netflix even though I already have a subscription, and even after a five-hour chat, it hasn’t been removed