May’s new plan to save Brexit, commuters brace for new railway timetables, and more top news
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she will present a “new and improved” Brexit deal to MPs in early June. In a Sunday Times piece published yesterday, May writes she will “not be simply asking MPs to think again“ on the deal they have already rejected three times. However, the Telegraph reports the new agreement retains the controversial Northern Irish backstop and does not contain anything new on customs arrangements. MPs will vote on the bill in the week commencing 3 June. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Commuters across the UK are bracing themselves as the new National Rail summer timetable comes into effect, introducing 1,000 new services across the country. The new timetable, implemented on Sunday, marks the largest change to train schedules since last year’s timetable chaos, which industry chiefs say they have learned from. Commuters are being told to check departure times before travelling. Meanwhile, rail operators are being urged to introduce automatic compensation for train delays after consumer group Which? found that an average 660 trains a day were cancelled last year. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Google has suspended some business with Huawei, reports Reuters. The move will see China’s largest tech company immediately lose access to updates for the Android operating system, while the next generation of its smartphones outside of China will also lose access to apps and services including Gmail, Maps and the Google Play Store. Last week, the Trump administration declared a national economic emergency and added Huawei to a trade blacklist. ? Here’s what people are saying.
EasyJet's top boss has defended the airline's high ticket prices around the Champions League final following a raft of customer complains. Flights to Madrid around the 1 June match were said to cost ￡1,000 compared to ￡250 normally. Price rises in response to surges in demand are "how the system works", the airline's Johan Lundgren said, pointing to a dynamic pricing model. At peak times, EasyJet could book an entire plane worth of seats in six seconds, he added. ? Here’s what people are saying.
A record 660,000 customers switched energy supplier last month, according to data from Energy UK. The trade body reported a 34% surge in the number of customers who moved to a new supplier, undermining warnings that regulator Ofgem’s price cap would hinder competition. Last week, British Gas owner Centrica revealed it lost 234,000 UK home energy supply accounts at the start of 2019. The UK’s largest household energy supplier blamed a “spike in customer churn” on increases to the default tariff cap. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Idea of the day: Many of us sacrifice our short-term health and happiness based on the belief that pain in the present will be justified by future rewards. But entrepreneur Tom Gozney tells Fast Company’s Stephanie Vozza that we’re better off making the time to care for ourselves each step along our journey.
“The truth is, the sprint never ends, the terrain just changes. It’s important to prioritize what’s important both at work and in your personal life, as it’s the cumulative effect of focus that truly reaps rewards.”
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5 年TM calls Brexit staying in the customs Union!!! No wonder Farage is gaining support.....
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5 年How can TM offer a new deal to MP’s when the deal offered by the EU hasn’t changed?? Simple answer now is stuff what the MP’s want/don’t want and deliver on what the people voted for, leave the EU.... If they can’t get it through parliament then have a new public vote with 2 options... Option 1: Accept the deal offered; Option 2: Leave with No Deal. The fall out can be dealt with after we have left the EU.
Although i consider this government to be failing in almost every possible way, the likes of grayling demonstrating his total ineptitude in whichever post he is appointed to. I would find it difficult to vote for Corbyn but David Lammy or Keir Starmer could persuade me to vote for Labour. However, my only option in the EU election is Lib Dem or Change.
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5 年very accurate smart comments on work life balance with the idea of the day. Sometimes the future rewards don't materialise in the way we hope they will manifest, so better to keep the focus.
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5 年#ideaoftheday: “The truth is, the sprint never ends, the terrain just changes. It’s important to prioritize what’s important both at work and in your personal life, as it’s the cumulative effect of focus that truly reaps rewards.” #Isay: So true. We create today through our emotions what we experience in the future. We have fooled urselves, because of the time lag, that we can put up with suffering now and silently hate it believing that it's not a future desire.