![Newcastle fans unhappy with owner Mike Ashley have for years been calling on him to invest in the club, or to sell to new owners who would [Alex Morton/Livepic/Action Images/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/862e8df5314e4738882705351d9f12b9_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Saudi Arabia’s $370m bid to buy an English football club appears to be foundering on the rocks of the WTO.
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from 10 Downing Street [Andrew Parsons/Handout/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/c0a440eb6d4a4809930a35e8815d9f7e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
There is an urgent need to rebuild trust in leadership, say experts, after multiple failures in UK government strategy.
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A new study reports anti-immigrant sentiment softened among both Leave and Remain camps after the 2016 referendum.
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The government’s support for the prime minister’s top aide is undermining public health advice, say experts.
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A further tightening of measures against people who have not been convicted undermines British justice, say campaigners.
![Many survivors of trafficking have endured a series of violent acts, from those which forced them to flee their homes, to further abuse on their journeys, and more when they arrive in their country of refuge [File photo/Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a8b37504c4354875a8e13ae3a331767a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Coronavirus lockdowns are physically trapping survivors with abusers, while removing chances for economic empowerment.
![British Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has a history of sharing far-right disinformation, say analysts [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bbb38aa478c5486888532e4e76b8380b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Nadine Dorries on Thursday retweeted a far-right Twitter account known for Islamophobic misinformation.
![International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is leading the United Kingdom's negotiating teams hoping to secure dozens of trade deals in the next few years [File photo/Peter Nicholls/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0fea5b05821e41778105a78e062543bf_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Securing multiple trade deals simultaneously is not impossible, say experts, but the UK will have to make concessions.
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Negotiators have come online, aiming to reach a Free Trade Agreement – but economists aren’t holding their breath.
![Migrant labourers wait for work at a market in Delhi, India. Informal workers are the world's most vulnerable, and the outlook for them is not bright [File photo: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fae0091a126e434e97a628414eecc421_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The loss in working hours due to the coronavirus pandemic means 1.6 billion workers may lose their livelihoods.