Boris Johnson has sought guarantees that Britain will not adopt any new EU law during a proposed two-year transition period for Brexit, according to reports.
British foreign minister Boris Johnson will oppose any move to adopt European Union regulations made after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, risking reigniting divisions over Brexit.
British foreign minister Boris Johnson will oppose any move to adopt European Union regulations made after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, risking reigniting divisions over Brexit.
Boris Johnson was accused of talking "nonsense" by a senior European figure today as the Cabinet met to consider Britain's future relations with the EU.
Boris Johnson has changed his schedule and will join Theresa May on a seven-hour flight back from New York before a special Cabinet session to discuss Brexit.
A leading European official today launched a scathing attack on Boris Johnson as "completely out of the loop" on Brexit and a "diminished figure" in the Government.
Death toll is expected to rise after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 120km from Mexico City, collapsing buildings and killing more than 149 people
The death toll has been revised again, with 149 people confirmed to have been killed in the earthquake. Head of the Mexican civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, gave the update a short time ago.
, al momento se reportan 149 fallecidos: 55 en , 49 en , #32 en , 10 en y 3 en .
Hasta las 8:30 pm se han registrado 11 réplicas (la mayor de M 4.0) del sismo M 7.1 del día 19 de septiembre.
The UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has expressed his sympathy for Mexico.
My deepest condolences to earthquake victims & their loved ones. UK stands ready to help our Mexican friends at this difficult time
Thinking about our neighbors in Mexico and all our Mexican-American friends tonight. Cuidense mucho y un fuerte abrazo para todos.
Toda nuestra Solidaridad con en esta hora de tanto dolor...Fuerza México...Venezuela lista para la Solidaridad Cristiana y Amorosa..
Nuestra solidaridad con el hermano pueblo y Gobierno de
En nombre del pueblo hondureño, expreso mi solidaridad a las familias mexicanas afectadas por el sismo ocurrido en las últimas horas.
There are varying reports that children have been killed after part of an elementary school in Mexico City collapsed. Rescue efforts are underway to free children trapped in the rubble at the Enrique Rebsamen school. According to reports some have already been rescued but others are still missing. I’ll bring you more details when I can confirm it.
Part of Colegio Enrique Rebsamen, an elementary school in Mexico City, collapsed following the powerful earthquake
Hay niños bajo escombros en el colegio Enrique Rebsamen. Una oración y Fuerza para esos valientes que ya tienen que estar con sus papás.
Niños encontrados con vida en la escuela Enrique Rebsamen, difundan por favor
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says he is saddened by the loss of life and damage resulting from the earthquake in Mexico. In a statement Guterres extended his condolences to the government and people of Mexico and wishes those injured a speedy recovery.
The earthquake appears to have triggered an eruption of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano. In Atzitzihuacan on the slopes of the volcano, a church collapsed during mass, killing 15 people, Puebla Governor Jose Antonio Gali said.
The US Geological Survey has been monitoring and analysing the earthquake, and has . The USGS has given an “orange alert”, warning of “significant” shaking-related fatalities of up to about 1,000 people are likely.
Improvised clinics are being set up in Mexico City parks to aid earthquake victims.
At least one man has been rescued from a collapsed seven-story factory. He told rescuers there were still people trapped inside.
Una persona rescatada sale caminando y dice que hay más gente atrapada con vida en Fábrica de Bolívar y Chimalpopoca
As night falls in Mexico and rescuers continue to look for survivors, the civil defence agency has raised the confirmed number of earthquake fatalities to 139. Luis Felipe Puente, the head of the agency, said the highest death toll was in the state of Morelas, where at least 64 people have died.
David Agren reports from Mexico City: Mexicans in the Condesa neighbourhood brought buckets and formed lines to carry away rubble from a badly damaged building. Many arrived in work clothes, anxious to pitch in. Others arrived with bottles of water and pop to refresh the volunteers. Still more made sandwiches to feed them, while others donated masks to prevent dust inhalation. The outpouring of solidarity was reminiscent of how many ordinary Mexicans heroically helped out after the 1985 quake - although back then the government’s response was lacking and people were forced to fend for themselves.
Mexico City residents are arriving with buckets and bottles of water to pitch in with rescue efforts. Many arrived in their work clothes
There are reports of about 100 people trapped in a collapsed textile factory. I’ll bring more details as I get them. Associated Press has filed this report on people still trapped in rubble.
Mexican-American film director, Guillermo del Toro has called for internet and phone companies to make their services free for people.
En el sismo del 85 Telmex abrio el@uso gratuito de telefonos. Pido publicamente que cuanta empresa pueda abra su WiFi o internet
In Mexico, hundreds of people are opening their wifi networks up to strangers affected by earthquake.
Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, who said he was flying to Oaxaca when the earthquake hit but immediately returned to Mexico City, has declared Mexican emergency services are available to the whole affected population. He has ordered the evacuation of damaged hospitals, transferring patients to others nearby. , the governor of Mexico City, has declared an emergency to release support services.
Así es el modelo???
US President Donald Trump has offered his support to Mexico following the earthquake. The US and Mexico - as well as their neighbours in the Caribbean - have suffered a string of natural disasters in recent weeks and despite diplomatic hostilities between Trump and Mexican leaders, there have been offers of assistance.
God bless the people of Mexico City. We are with you and will be there for you.
Presidente el Perú está listo para prestar la ayuda que sea requerida. Mi solidaridad con el hermano pueblo mexicano.
A Mexican news agency is among the many posting shocking footage of the earthquake’s aftermath, including collapsed buildings and destroyed roads. The hospitals have begun receiving the injured, and people have been urged to keep the streets clear for emergency services.
Tras sismo, captan explosión dentro de edificio en la Ciudad de México
Devastating images from Mexico City.
Hospital has triage beds set up outside in Mex City
Afectaciones en Autopista México Acapulco tramo Cuernavaca-Chilpancingo.
The death toll is sadly rising swiftly. Authorities are now reporting at least 119 dead, including 30 in Mexico City, 54 in Morelas, and 11 in Puebla state.
“The building swayed like a hammock,” said Guillermo Salazar, a construction foreman, whose crew was working on a half-finished apartment block. Everyone escaped the structure unscathed. Salazar credited the earthquake drill two hours earlier with preventing a chaotic situation.
The death toll has risen to 94, with at least 30 dead in Mexico City alone. Between 50 and 60 people have been pulled alive from rubble, according to Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera, who said at least 44 buildings collapsed.
Reporter Nina Lakhani has described “total chaos” where she is in Mexico City. Lakhani said huge buildings had collapsed in La Condesa, and the army had arrived.
Videos are emerging of the earthquake and its aftermath, with buildings collapsing across the region and rescuers rushing to free people form the rubble.
Aquí el momento donde un edificio, al parecer en la Colonia Roma colapsa.
Mexico City after earthquake.
My prayers
At least 79 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in Mexico, with the death toll expected to rise. The Mexican government did not break down the locations of the deaths, but said they included Mexico City and the states of Morelos, Puebla and Mexico.
Hurricane Maria has wrought terrible destruction in the Caribbean, yet OECD guidelines say that the islands are ineligible for assistance • In a manner reminiscent of , dark clouds of despair and destruction hover yet again over the Caribbean with the passage of . The most recent version of our recurring ecological nightmare included followed by , the latter setting a new record of three consecutive days as a category 5 storm with maximum wind speeds of 185mph, and leaving a trail of devastation British foreign secretary Boris Johnson described as “absolutely hellish”.
Unlike those in the US threatened by Harvey, Irma and possibly Maria, there is nowhere to run to on Caribbean islands
