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A graph of the pound against the US dollar has been made to look like the White Cliffs of Dover after Theresa May failed to hit the mark in Florence. Sterling took a dive immediately after the speech which gave few answers as to the direction of Brexit talks and raised yet more questions and uncertainty. Speaking after the talk Tim Graf, EMEA head of macro strategy at State Street Global Markets, said: "After great anticipation, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Florence...

Update:  Transport for London (TFL) says Uber "can continue to operate until any appeal processes have been exhausted." Confirming it would appeal, Uber said that TFL’s decision showed the world that "far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies". Private taxi firm Uber has lost its London operating licence after a shock ruling by Transport for London. TFL informed Uber today that it will not be issued with a private hire operator license after expiry of its current licence on...

Not a single baby in Britain was given the name ‘Nigel’ last year, official figures show, and it could all be down to former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Oliver is now the most popular name for boys in Britain, but names such as Corbyn and Jacob are growing in popularity. Harry and George ranked highly in a nod to the royal family, and Noah and Charlie have also been rising in popularity....

A new poll has revealed British people have finally turned their backs on Brexit, with the majority now saying the country should remain in the EU. Theresa May is today set to give a make-or-break speech on her plans for EU withdrawal, with an offer of £20 billion to be tabled in return for access to the single market and a customs union. May will head to Florence in the hope of convincing EU leaders of the “importance of negotiations...

In her most direct statement yet since the recent Manchester and London terror attacks, the Head of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), Sarah Thornton warned that with 7.2% reduction set to hit police budgets in the coming years, there will be a “significant" effect on forces abilities to carry out policing. Thornton, once described as David Cameron’s favourite police chief, posted a chilling warning on the NPCC website that five terror attacks in six months put “extra strain on...

Two squaddies and a civilian accused of being members of a banned neo-Nazi group were told they will face trial next year when they appeared at the Old Bailey. Lance Corporal Mikko Vehvilainen, 32, Private Mark Barrett, 24, and civilian Alexander Deakin, 22, were allegedly part of National Action. The far-right group was outlawed last December on the grounds it is 'virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic'. The three men are all charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, alleging they...

Police are being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) after a man allegedly suffered a head injury while being restrained. The 30-year-old needed hospital treatment following the incident outside a pub in the early hours of August 20. Poster in Braintree, Essex after a man allegedly suffered a head injury while being restrained.  The IPCC is appealing to anyone who saw the events unfold outside the Nags Head Pub in Braintree, Essex, to come forward. A spokesman for...

A decisive survey has revealed the public have warmed to Jeremy Corbyn’s style and cooled on Theresa May. Jeremy Corbyn has leapfrogged Theresa May for having sound judgement and likeability in the eyes of the public. The Labour leader has also overtaken the Prime Minister on the question of having “a lot of personality”. The survey found four in ten voters say Mr Corbyn has sound judgement, up ten points in a year, while Mrs May’s score on this has plummeted...

A policeman ended up in hospital after shooting himself in the foot. The unnamed officer was part of a squad sent to carry out a welfare check in the early hours of this morning (thurs). Scotland Yard said armed police were deployed sent to the address in Acton, west London, because it had previously been linked to firearms. But, after completing the call and leaving the property, one of the officers managed to shoot himself in the foot with his...