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Theresa May will try to reassert her authority on Wednesday when she urges Conservatives to “shape up and give the country the Government it needs”. The embattled Prime Minister will deliver her first leader’s speech to the party conference since June’s botched election gamble, when the Tories lost their parliamentary majority. Since then she has abandoned key pledges in the 2017 manifesto, tried to contain challenges to her approach on Brexit and dampened speculation about the length of her premiership. Most recently, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave an interview to The Sun newspaper in which he appeared to set his criteria…

With many inspiring scriptures, the man of God, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, lifted the global congregation at the just-concluded Global Communion Service into a new season of flourishing. The much-anticipated prophetic utterance that would open the month, and indeed, usher the brethren into the final quarter of the year came with great power. Pastor Chris began by assuring participants around the world that springtime continues, before announcing a new dispensation of blessings throughout the BLW Nation. “You are changing things like never before; it’s a time of growth,” he said, dubbing October 2017 ‘the Month of Blessings’! The man of…

Donald Trump says the US is fully prepared to take the “military option” to deal with North Korea. He also blamed past US administrations for failing to resolve the situation on the Korean peninsular and pledged to “fix the mess”. Speaking at a White House press conference, the US President said military action was “not a preferred option” but “if we have to take it, we will”. “If we take that option, it will be devastating, I can tell you that, devastating for North Korea,” he said. “North Korea is a situation that should have been handled 25 years ago,…

Women in Saudi Arabia will soon have the right to drive, according to a royal decree issued by the country’s King Salman. The kingdom has long been the only state in the world where women are prohibited from driving, and the ban has been the subject of extensive protests in and outside the country. In the royal decree issued on Tuesday, King Salman stated women would have the right to obtain driving licences. A ministerial body will be formed to advise on the change within the next 30 days, and will go on to implement the new rules by June…

Boeing’s dispute with a rival aerospace firm that threatens thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland is “unjustified” and “damaging”, the British Government has said. The US has hit Canadian firm Bombardier with a punitive import duty of nearly 220% on a new model of passenger jet, the wings for which are made in Northern Ireland. More than 4,000 people are employed in Belfast by Bombardier, with the firm’s presence contributing an estimated £400m to the Northern Ireland economy. One union described the ruling as a “hammer blow”, while Prime Minister Theresa May said she was “bitterly disappointed”. The dispute between…

Labour is unveiling a pledge at its conference to help families trapped by massive credit card debts by introducing a cap on interest payments. The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, will announce plans to guarantee that no-one pays more in interest payments than their original loan. Announcing his interest rate cap, Mr McDonnell will say: “Household debt in this country stands at the record level of over £1.8trn. “We have seen with pay day loans; some companies were making massive profits from people’s financial difficulties. “Under pressure, the government has been forced to cap interest payments on payday loans. “But more…

Angela Merkel is set for a fourth term as German Chancellor, according to exit polls. However, the poll suggests the anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party will enter the national parliament for the first time. Mrs Merkel’s CDU/CSU alliance took 33% of the vote, well ahead of the second placed Social Democratic Party with 20.5%, which would be its worst result since World War Two. But in a major shock, the AfD took 12.6% support in Sunday’s vote, making it the country’s third biggest political force. It is now heading for the opposition benches of the Bundestag lower house -…

Toys R Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada as the chain grapples huge debts, tough competition and pressure from suppliers. The company, which has 1,600 stores worldwide employing more than 60,000 staff, said its operations outside the US and Canada did not come under the so-called Chapter 11 filing in Virginia and its Canadian equivalent. The announcement suggested there was no prospect of an immediate knock-on effect for its 110 stores, 2,500 staff or website in the UK. The chain is trading as normal worldwide. The proceedings across the Atlantic are designed to give loss-making…

At least 20 children have died as their school collapse in an earthquake in central Mexico that has killed more than 200 people. Two adults were also killed when the primary school Colegio Enrique Rebsamen collapsed in Mexico City, said the country’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, who visited the scene. Thirty of their classmates and eight adults are still missing in the rubble of the building. The 7.1 magnitude quake hit central Mexico hours after preparation drills were held on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Mexico City. At least 248 people…

Donald Trump has said the United States will “totally destroy” North Korea if it is threatened by the regime. The US President described Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man on a suicide mission for himself and his regime” in his sternest warning yet to North Korea. Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York for the first time, Mr Trump said: “The United States is ready, willing and able (to act), but hopefully this will not be necessary.” The President also called on member states to work together to isolate Mr Kim until he stops his…