Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed she was aware of concerns about SNP chief whip Patrick Grady before a formal sexual harassment complaint was made about him. The Glasgow North MP stood aside as chief whip in Westminster last week following claims he groped two male researchers at an SNP Christmas party in 2016. … Read more
Founder of Confused.com hires City heavyweight to chair tracking business as it considers £500m London float By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 The founder of Confused. com has hired a City heavyweight to chair her tracking business as it considers a … Read more
Society of Editors chief resigns after coming under fire for defending UK press from Prince Harry and Meghan’s racism claims Ian Murray, executive director of the Society of Editors, has tonight resigned It comes after he issued statement defending UK press from racism accusations He said remarks by Harry and Meghan in Oprah interview were ‘not … Read more
French health chiefs have been forced to deny that Paris is facing another lockdown despite intensive care wards nearing capacity as they fill up with Covid patients. Hospital bosses in the Ile-de-France region, which is home to some 12million people and includes Paris, were told to cancel 40 per cent of routine surgeries starting Monday … Read more
French health chiefs have been forced to deny that Paris is facing another lockdown despite intensive care wards nearing capacity as they fill up with Covid patients. Hospital bosses in the Ile-de-France region, which is home to some 12million people and includes Paris, were told to cancel 40 per cent of routine surgeries starting Monday … Read more
No way they could keep their bodyguards: Former royal security unit chief blasts ‘arrogant’ assumption Harry and Meghan could retain their protection after stepping back Former Ch Supt Dai Davies called couple’s hope of protection in US ‘unworkable’ UK officers cannot carry guns under US laws or access intelligence about threat He was ‘gobsmacked’ couple … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer has assured parents that pupils will never be forced to take a Covid-19 test amid concerns that some refused to let their children be checked. Hundreds of primary and secondary schools reopened today for the first time since January, when rising infection rates prompted England’s third national lockdown. All secondary … Read more
Labour council chief is suspended after secret recording of him calling female Plaid Cymru politician a ‘cow’ appeared online Rob Jones made comments during meeting he didn’t know was being recorded Council leader has been suspended from while an investigation is carried out Mr Jones says clip was made without knowledge and consent and was … Read more
The ‘Ys’ are coming! Secret 1941 diary of pioneering Bletchley spy chief tells of moment the special relationship was born as US stepped in to help British codebreakers during WWII Alastair Denniston recorded first visit of US cryptographers to Bletchley Park Commander was working with Alan Turing to crack German Enigma code in 1941 The … Read more
Boris Johnson’s plan to set up a charity to fund Downing Street refurbishments is ‘monstrous’ and may be illegal, the former head of a standards watchdog warned yesterday. No 10 came under increasing pressure to release details of the renovation of the Prime Minister’s official flat made by his fiancee Carrie Symonds. Sir Alistair Graham, … Read more