WINDSOR The Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain's Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, gave birth to a boy yesterday. The baby, seventh-in-line to the British throne, "is absolutely to die for", the elated new father told reporters. In a formal announcement on their official Instagram account, the royal couple said they "welcomed their firstborn child in the early morning on May 6th, 2019. Their Royal Highnesses' son weighs 7lbs. 3oz" (3.2 kg). "The Duchess and baby are both healthy and well, and the couple thank members of the public for their shared excitement and support during this very special time in their lives. "More details will be shared in the forthcoming days." The couple, officially titled the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have previously said they intended to keep the plans for the arrival of the new royal private. That would contrast with Prince William and Kate Middleton, whose newborns were immediately shown off by the couple in front of the world's media. They have three … [Read more...] about Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan have a boy
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Lack of written constitution is fuelling Britain’s bad-tempered Brexit debate
As Britain lacks a written constitution, I doubt whether the legal case to force through Brexit mentioned by Mr Pike will succeed – too many grey areas. Mr Pike also errs in claiming that democracy was more robust in the wake of the Magna Carta. There wasn’t much democracy at the time of the Magna Carta, just feudal lords asserting their rights. Incidentally its provisions over the years have nearly all been repealed. The foreigner of Phang Nga, one no doubt who thinks he can do as he pleases in Thailand, goes on to speak of those of “foreign origins” living in Britain who “are free to pursue their quaint cultural practices of child rape, female genital mutilation, drug-trafficking and inter-tribal warfare”. Actually their origins derive mostly from subjects of the British Empire. (Of course this has nothing to do with the EU.) Then as now these people are required to obey the law. Space does not permit me to list the convictions for the offences Mr … [Read more...] about Lack of written constitution is fuelling Britain’s bad-tempered Brexit debate
Britain provisionally approves PayPal-iZettle deal
Technology Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday provisionally cleared PayPal Holdings Inc's US$2.2 billion takeover of Swedish fintech startup iZettle, saying the deal did not raise competition concerns. 30 Apr 2019 07:35PM Bookmark REUTERS: Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday provisionally cleared PayPal Holdings Inc's US$2.2 billion takeover of Swedish fintech startup iZettle, saying the deal did not raise competition concerns.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had ordered the probe in December on the grounds that the companies had not sufficiently addressed concerns around potential lower competition, higher prices, or a lower quality service for customers in the UK mobile payments market because of the deal.(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) … [Read more...] about Britain provisionally approves PayPal-iZettle deal
Fire breaks out on Britain-Spain ferry, no-one hurt
BREST, France: A fire broke out Monday (Apr 29) on a cruise ferry carrying hundreds of passengers from Britain to Spain, but the blaze was brought under control with no-one hurt, French maritime authorities said.The ship, operated by France's Brittany Ferries, raised the alarm around 4:00am (0200 GMT) when a fire was detected in one of the two engine rooms as it was off the coast of northwest France."The fire was quickly brought under control and there were no injured among the 766 passengers and 142 crew," the regional maritime authorities said.A French navy helicopter carrying firefighters and experts was dispatched to the vessel which was travelling from the southern English port of Plymouth to Santander in northern Spain.On board were travellers from Britain, France, Spain, the United States, China and Poland.The MV Pont-Aven, which can carry up to 2,400 passengers and 650 cars, is the largest vessel in the company's fleet, measuring 184m (603 foot) in length.It will dock at a … [Read more...] about Fire breaks out on Britain-Spain ferry, no-one hurt
Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged caution over the role of China's Huawei in the UK, saying the government should think carefully before opening its doors to the technology giant to develop next-generation 5G mobile networks.His comments come after Prime Minister Theresa May conditionally allowed China's Huawei to build the UK 5G network, according to media reports last week.The company faces pushback in some Western markets over fears Beijing could spy on communications and gain access to critical infrastructure."We are right to have a degree of caution about the role of large Chinese companies because of the degree of control the Chinese state is able to exercise over them in the way that would not be possible if they were large Western companies," Hunt told Monday's Daily Telegraph newspaper."That doesn't mean to say that their role is automatically malign, but there are things like the 2017 law which requires all Chinese companies, whatever their ownership, to … [Read more...] about Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network