Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The future management of the Irish border is one of three main priorities in UK-EU Brexit talks A hard border on the island of Ireland can be avoided by using “established” technology and “modifying” existing arrangements, Brexiteer Tory MPs say. The European Research Group called for streamlined customs checks …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Killer robots are not science fiction, one MEP says – although they probably won’t look like this The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for an international ban on so-called killer robots. It aims to pre-empt the development and use of autonomous weapon systems that can kill without …
Image copyright Getty Images A review of the rail industry is to be launched by the government next week, following criticism of the way the franchising model is run. Labour said the model was “broken”, after the East Coast Mainline franchise failed for the third time and passengers on other lines faced strikes and disruption …
Image copyright Getty Images A £100bn “citizens fund” should be created to spread the UK’s wealth more evenly, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable is proposing. He will tell the party’s conference it could be built up through taxes on the richest and the sale of assets, such as the UK stake in Royal …
Image caption A pension protest outside the Senedd in 2009 – ex-ASW workers are still campaigning today Former steelworkers whose pension fight led to a law change to protect people’s retirement funds say they are being “robbed” of their own benefits. Cardiff-based Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) went bust in 2002, with employees facing the …
Image copyright Getty Images A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee in the US was fired after video emerged of her refusing to serve an English-speaking woman in Florida. During the argument at a drive-thru window in Hialeah, north of Miami, the worker said no-one there spoke English. Taco Bell told US media that the staff member …
Image copyright Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling Image caption Morningside Arena in Leicester, The Ferndown Leisure Centre in Dorset, and the Corn Exchange in Devizes have all cancelled the event Organisers of a dwarf wrestling show have said their firm is taking legal action against venues that cancelled their events. The Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling show is touring …
Apple has updated its iPhone X handset with three more powerful models. The new XS Max will become the most expensive handset Apple has sold to date, with its price ranging from $1,099 to $1,449 depending on the size of the internal storage. Our full report on Wednesday’s Apple launch Source by [author_name]
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