“So tell me what you want, what you really, really want,” sang the Spice Girls in their debut single in June 1996, the same month that multi-party talks were established to kickstart the Irish peace process. Now, 22 years later, it is a question that could well be asked of the DUP. This week,

After a breathtaking leadership challenge to the Prime Minister, has anything actually changed? Mo Lovatt, lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries and co-chair of The Great Debate, says YES. The Prime Minister has survived a leadership challenge and some argue that nothing has changed. In Brexit terms, this is true: she remains stubbornly positioned between a

Sir Richard Branson has claimed that a hard Brexit would be a disaster for the UK and called on Prime Minister Theresa May to be honest about the consequences it could have. The Virgin Group founder has warned that leaving the EU without a deal would result in the closure of British businesses and that the people would suffer as a result. He said May herself has

The number of MPs who have declared themselves either in support of or against the leadership of Prime Minister Theresa May is growing. Here's who has said what so far. A vote of no confidence was triggered this morning, after more than 48 MPs sent in letters to Sir Graham Brady who controls the process. The ballot will be held between 6pm and 8pm tonight to decide

The European bank which funds international development around the world will stop paying for coal projects in a bid to cut carbon emissions. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development also announced it would stop funding oil exploration projects. It will only pay for oil development in exceptional circumstances where the investment would help reduce greenhouse

ABB is in talks with Hitachi over a deal centred around its power grid business, which the Swiss engineering company is reportedly looking to sell. Shares were up today on the announcement, which follows weeks of speculation over whether the 147,000-worker manufacturing organisation would sell its power grid arm. Discussions with Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric Corp and

Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Lloyd has resigned the party whip in order to vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal. Lloyd, the MP for Eastbourne, told the Eastbourne Herald: "It is with great regret that I am today resigning the Liberal Democrat party whip in parliament. "I have come to the conclusion that I cannot honestly uphold the commitment I made to Eastbourne and

Shares in Thomas Cook tumbled more than 13 per cent today as the travel agency reels from profit warnings and debt concerns. The fall wipes out gains made yesterday, when the company clawed back recent losses of nearly 60 per cent. During a turbulent few weeks Thomas Cook has seen its shares fall to their lowest level since 2013. Last week Thomas Cook issued its third

Tony Blair believes Theresa May should scrap next weeks vote on her Brexit deal as she is about to hit a “brick wall at speed.” The former Prime Minister told journalists on Thursday afternoon May needs to begin finding compromise which will pass through the Commons instead of pushing ahead with her “half in, half out” Brexit proposal. Speaking at a lunch in Parliament,

Have you ever sat at your computer waiting for event tickets to go on sale, only to find them sold out suspiciously quickly? Or have you ever had an extra ticket that youve wanted to transfer to someone or re-sell, but were stopped by restrictive technology or terms and conditions? Its a common experience for many fans and often leads to frustration. The secondary