03 August 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit TRANSITION: In a move which has attracted broad cross-party support but is still contentious within the Cabinet, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has said that he would like to see a transitional deal which left trading relations with the EU much as they are now… Continue reading Issue 116: 2017 08 03: Week In Brief: UK
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Issue 116:2017 08 03:Venezuela’s Dinosaur(Neil Tidmarsh)
03 August 2017 Venezuela’s Dinosaur Extinction threatens. by Neil Tidmarsh Dinosaurs take a long time to die. The cataclysmic shock which destroyed their world may well have been short and sharp, but those survivors unwilling or unable to evolve into more sustainable life-forms no doubt suffered slow, lingering deaths. The world saw this six months… Continue reading Issue 116:2017 08 03:Venezuela’s Dinosaur(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief International
15 June 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: Plans were announced for the creation of a ‘security and defence union’ (a military organisation independent of Nato) by 2025. A confidential EU report, leaked to the Politico website, recommended demolishing the existing parliament building in Brussels and constructing a new one costing €500 million. The… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief International
Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international
06 April 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe ITALY: Police arrested three Kosovans suspected of planning a bomb attack on Venice’s Rialto Bridge on behalf of Isis. RUSSIA: A bomb exploded in a crowded Metro train in St Petersburg, killing 11 people and injuring 50 others. Another bomb nearby was found nearby and defused. … Continue reading Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The government plans to turn the birth-place of Adolph Hitler into a centre for the disabled. They have tabled a compulsory purchase order for the property in Braunau am Inn, and were originally planning to demolish it but realised that might amount to denying the… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Season’s Greetings (Neil Tidmarsh)
22 December 2016 Season’s Greetings A global look at this year’s festive spirit. by Neil Tidmarsh OK, it’s the festive season, so I think we all deserve a break from heavy comment and penetrating analysis of the world’s news this week, don’t we? So – instead of the usual focus on serious subjects such as… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Season’s Greetings (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue77:2016 10 27:Week in Brief International
27 October 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: The authorities have cleared the ‘jungle’ – the unofficial migrant camp outside Calais. Migrants have been registered and moved to official centres around France. ITALY: Some Italian naval officers are under investigation for suspected culpable homicide over an incident in 2013 in which 268 migrants drowned… Continue reading Issue77:2016 10 27:Week in Brief International
Issue 73:2016 09 29:Week in Brief International
29 Setember 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BOSNIA: The Serbian half of Bosnia held a referendum on Saturday about keeping Jan 9 as its national day. The Bosnian Constitutional court has ruled it illegal – the Bosnian Serb declaration of independence on 9 Jan 1992 triggered the three year Balkan war. The EU… Continue reading Issue 73:2016 09 29:Week in Brief International
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: A Bad Time For Organised Crime (Neil Tidmarsh)
28 July 2016 A Bad Time For Organised Crime Believe it or not, the forces of law and order are winning some battles. by Neil Tidmarsh Good news? Yes, please. Right, ok, let’s see… hmmm… not easy, but here goes… Law and order and public safety have indeed taken a battering in the last week… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: A Bad Time For Organised Crime (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 58:2016 06 16:Week in Brief International
16 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe FRANCE: Strikes have brought rubbish collection to a halt, resulting in piles of rubbish lying around in the streets. Refinery workers, dockers, and railway staff continue to strike. The Eiffel Tower and Versailles Palace were closed because of industrial action. More than a million people joined protests… Continue reading Issue 58:2016 06 16:Week in Brief International
Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief International
18 February 2016 Week in Brief: International CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: The second election in two months was held. Last December’s election was annulled after more than 400 irregularities were alleged. CZECH REPUBLIC: The prime ministers of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic met to draw up plans to close the migrant route through the… Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief International
Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
23 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS BAHRAIN: A man accidentally blew himself up during a failed bomb attack on police in a Shia village. CAMEROON: The wearing of burkas and veils has been banned in the Far North region, following a suicide attack by women bombers which killed 14 people. CHINA: The state… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
