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Emmanuel Macron is facing pressure from EU leaders to back down on Brexit. British officials claim the French president derailed progress last week by forcing EU negotiator Michel Barnier to toughen his stance at the last minute. But with time running out European leaders warned it was vital to strike a trade agreement. Emmanuel Macron is facing pressure from EU leaders to back down on Brexit as talks continue Angela Merkel does not endorse France's hardline stance on state aid, workers' rights and environmental standards Ireland's premier, Micheal Martin, said he felt a deal would be reached because the alternative would be 'damaging to all concerned'. The country's foreign minister, Simon Coveney, said any other outcome made 'no sense' for either side. Mr Coveney, whose country faces the most severe repercussions from No Deal, said failure would be 'very, very costly and very, very disruptive'. He added: 'That, in the context of a post-Covi

The sacking of an Eton tutor over a controversial lecture on 'gender roles' could jeopardise the school's legal status as a charity, the Free Speech Union has warned.  English teacher Will Knowland was dismissed for refusing to remove a video published on his YouTube channel that denounced 'radical feminist orthodoxy' – which was intended for the £42,500-a-year school's older pupils. He appealed the decision and a disciplinary panel will consider his fate on Tuesday, though the ruling is not expected to be announced for several days.  The sacking has sparked a free-speech storm which has seen headmaster Simon Henderson accused of pushing a 'woke agenda', and of presiding over a 'progressive' atmosphere akin to 'religious fundamentalism'. Eton, which was founded in 1440 and has educated 20 prime ministers, has now been told that Mr Knowland's sacking ' one particular political ideology over another' – and puts its legal status

Britain's best-paid university boss has avoided the sack after being investigated over ‘an alleged culture of bullying and harassment’. Professor Alice Gast – on a £554,000 annual package as president of Imperial College London – yesterday issued ‘whole-hearted apologies’ over claims her behaviour led to ‘disfunction in governance and reputational damage’. Founded in 1907, the institution has been granted millions in Government funds to work on a Covid vaccine but has been rocked by claims of ‘brutal’ mistreatment of staff and a ‘vipers’ nest’ environment. Professor Alice Gast was investigated over ‘an alleged culture of bullying and harassment’ It is also the workplace of Professor Neil Ferguson, whose controversial virus modelling was crucial in the first lockdown.   Jane McNeill QC was brought in to investigate the whistleblowing claims against Professor Gast, 62, and two lieutenants in June as Imperial led the battle against the virus. It is understood dozens of academics and

Furious parents have blasted a drive-thru Christmas wonderland with some calling it 'the stuff of nightmares' after a series of mishaps on opening night. Santa's Magical Drive Thru Adventure in East Park, Hull, was advertised as a Covid-secure 'much-needed treat' for families this festive season. But the event experienced 'teething problems' on its opening night on Saturday with parents slamming it as 'nothing like the description'. Mrs Claus was late because she 'missed her bus' while Elsa 'got her timing wrong' according to organiser Martin Holland - who insisted 'lessons were learnt' and any issues have now been ironed out. Furious parents slammed the event as 'nothing like the description' after they forked out £12.99 per child for entry. A mother, 34, who asked not to be named, paid £38 to for her three children to go take part in the event - which she said was 'faster than a McDonald's drive-thru'. Fu

A former Tory chancellor today claimed that Boris Johnson has initiated his 'hugely expensive' Green Revolution now to distract the public from the pandemic. Lord Lawson, who served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet in the 1980s, called No10's drive to transform the UK economy 'absolutely mad' and 'crazy'. The 88-year-old climate denier cautioned against what he called the PM's 'suicidal commitment' to going green at a time when the UK economy enters the biggest recession in 300 years as a result of shutdown orders. He suggested that Mr Johnson 'loves big projects irrespective of the cost' and warned that the British people would ultimately be forced to bear the 'burden' – which experts have estimated will take decades to deliver.     Last month the PM launched his £12billion plan for the environment, pledging it could create 250,000 jobs and significantly slash Britain's carbon emissions.  His more ambitious plans included a

A group of Scotland Yard officers who joked about raping crime victims and exchanged racist, homophobic and misogynistic messages have been allowed to keep their jobs. Nearly three years after the Daily Mail revealed the vile messages, five officers have been let off with written warnings for misconduct. The scandal was exposed after the Mail obtained the disturbing contents of a phone belonging to an award-winning firearms officer, PC Edward Bengree. It revealed discussions between officers about demanding oral sex from a ‘hot s*** victim of crime’ in exchange for filing a crime report on the woman’s ordeal. The 38-year-old armed officer who worked at Heathrow was found to have secretly recorded suspects while they were in custody and in the back of a police car. PC Bengree, pictured, also ‘endeavoured to develop an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable female victim of crime’ and accessed confidential information about her in order to pursue her. PC Bengree, pictured, also ‘en

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi could soon be neighbors with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and baby Archie, after reportedly snapping up a $49million estate in Montecito, California.   The 62-year-old comic best known for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and her 47-year-old wife, are said to have bought the property from Dennis Miller, 67, the SNL comedian and political commentator, and his wife, former model Carolyn Espley-Miller, 55, in late September.  The private deal makes the compound one of the priciest ever sold in the Santa Barbara County area, The Wall Street Journal reported. As well as the royals the couple join a host of new celebrity neighbors nearby including pop star Katy Perry and her fiancé Orlando Bloom, who snapped up a $14.2 million ocean view home in the area in October.   DeGeneres and de Rossi have reportedly bought the former home of comedian Dennis Miller and his wife, former model Carolyn Espley-Miller, who posted this photo of the home on her Instagram account in