European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the UK and EU “remain apart on fundamental issues” ahead of Sunday’s deadline for a Brexit trade deal. Speaking at a Brussels summit of EU leaders, Ms von der Leyen set out continuing differences between EU and UK negotiators on so-called level playing field provisions and
A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California. Gabrielle Lurie | Reuters Since starting an Airbnb host in 2016, Travis Schurr has become a mainstay on the site, listing more than 20 houses in the Las Vegas area. He got started when one of
Britons should prepare themselves for a bumpy ride on the markets in the coming weeks as the Brexit transition comes to an end, the Bank of England has warned. It said while the banking system was in a good position to withstand even a disruptive no-deal Brexit, it pointed out: “Financial stability is not the
A painting worth more than €280k (£250k) which was accidentally left at a German airport has been reunited with its owner after being found at the bottom of a nearby recycling bin. The businessman, who chose not to be named, forgot to take the painting by French surrealist Yves Tanguy when he left the check-in
President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. The incoming US leaders won the honour for “changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, and for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world”, Time’s
Although the actors make it look effortless on screen in Wander Darkly, it was a tough process for them both to wrap their heads around. On top of the pair playing an established couple who had known each other for years, in our interview Diego Luna (who is currently working on his Star Wars Disney+
The Salvatore School will re-open for business in a little over a month. To celebrate the good news, The CW dropped the first footage of the upcoming season, and it’s not good news for any of the key players. If you watch Legacies online, you know Hope and Landon are very much in danger after
There is a “strong possibility” no post-Brexit trade deal will be struck with the EU, Boris Johnson has warned. The prime minister told British citizens and businesses to “make proper preparations” for the scenario, which would come into effect on 1 January 2021. He added that Brussels’ current offer “isn’t right for the UK” and
Bob Chapek, CEO of the Walt Disney Company and former head of Walt Disney Parks and Experiences, speaks during a media preview of the D23 Expo 2019 in Anaheim, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg via Getty Images Disney‘s streaming service Disney+ continues to gain subscribers. On Thursday, the company revealed that
The EU has offered the UK a series of short-term mini-deals for planes, lorries and fishing boats, should there be no full trade deal between the two sides by 1 January. The bloc made the proposals to the UK on Thursday with trade negotiations still deadlocked just three weeks before the end of the Brexit
The trial of a prominent women’s rights activist has begun in Saudi Arabia, three years after she was first jailed. The family of Loujain al Hathloul has told Sky News they were informed late on Wednesday night that she would appear at Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court for a trial which United Nations Human Rights
The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden takes power, starting with a man set to be put to death today for his role in a crime committed when he was 18. Brandon Bernard was convicted over his part in the 1999 killings of an Iowa religious couple,
We’ve seen the best of lists, including Amazon’s best of 2020 and The New York Times best of 2020. Those lists, determined by editors, don’t necessarily showcase what it is customers or readers were picking up this year — and while the Goodreads Choice Awards certainly give insight into what readers want to see the
Breaking News Pro Bowl QB, one of the NFL’s best broadcasters … and now, an insane impressionist?! Yup, Tony Romo really can do it all … ’cause the former Dallas Cowboys superstar showed off his imitations of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre this week — and they were all AWESOME!!! TR joined Jimmy
As pop culture puts it, shopping in thrift stores can trigger painful memories (see: Marge Simpson reworking a Chanel-esque suit, Pen15‘s tween leads pawing over a secondhand Tommy Hilfiger shirt, or Jenny Humphrey’s entire character arc). But thanks to a growing resale market—with an expected value of $64 billion in the next five years—the firsthand
SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas, live video of the flight showed. The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-story-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private