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2019 phone call reveals how Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate baseless Biden conspiracies

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Fresh, never-before-heard recordings of a 2019 phonecall between Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and adviser, and US diplomat Kurt Volker, and Andriy Yermak, a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reveals how Giuliani attempted to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden.  The audio was recorded in July 2019 and came before Trump called Zelensky … Read more

Prosecutors investigate if Trump inflated value of Seven Springs compound for tax breaks

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New York prosecutors are focusing their criminal probe on former President Donald Trump’s ‘real life Wayne Manor’ to investigate if the value of Seven Springs compound was inflated for tax breaks, it has been reported. Prosecutors have obtained dozens of land deal records relating to Trump’s Seven Springs estate, a 60-room sandstone chateau in downstate New … Read more

Coronavirus passports to go to the pub? Ministers to investigate ‘Covid status certification’

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Coronavirus passports to go to the pub? Ministers to investigate whether to bring in ‘Covid status certification’ to help speed up the reopening of hospitality industry and workplaces By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:09 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 16:09 GMT, 22 February 2021 Vaccine passports could be required to enter … Read more

Investigate ‘toothless’ FCA over Woodford failures, campaigners urge

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The City watchdog is facing a furious backlash over its handling of the Neil Woodford savings scandal. As the disgraced fund manager prepares to make an audacious comeback, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over its investigation into the implosion of his investment empire. And campaigners, MPs and peers … Read more

Queens Cross Dudley shooting: West Midland Police investigate as man hospitalised in gun incident

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Man in his 30s is fighting for life in hospital after he was gunned down in shooting in Dudley He was ‘found with serious injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital’ Police were called to a high street area in the West Midlands town after midnight A cordon has been put in place … Read more

Study to investigate impact of ‘virtual nature experiences’ on wellbeing 

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Can digital sights and sounds of the countryside boost your mood? Study to investigate impact of ‘virtual nature experiences’ on wellbeing Volunteers listen to or watch different virtual natural environments for the study  They then record their emotional reaction, thoughts and feelings while watching The goal is to understand whether virtual nature can also boost … Read more

Now police investigate married fire chief who drove 20 miles to home of his ex-secretary

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Police have launched an investigation into whether to fine one of Britain’s top fire officers for breaching lockdown rules by spending afternoons at the home of his former secretary.  Mark Andrews, the £105,000-a-year Deputy Chief Officer at West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, twice last week drove 20 miles to visit his ex-assistant Anna Colwell, … Read more

Iceberg: Underwater robotic gliders to investigate mass on collision course with South Georgia

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Robotic underwater gliders will be sent to investigate the massive iceberg presently on a collision course with the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, experts said. Dubbed A68a, the enormous mass — some 87 miles (140 km) in length — broke off from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017 and has been drifting north ever … Read more

Amazon says it will investigate claims Alexa gives racist answers to questions about Jews

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Alexa, are you an anti-Semite? Amazon says it will investigate claims virtual assistant device gives racist answers to questions about Jews MPs told Amazon they found examples of Alexa repeating anti-Semitic theories One shared an article by Jew Watch, adding that ‘Jews control the world’s media’ Findings reported by all-party parliamentary group against anti-Semitism MPs The … Read more

Panorama reporter astonished inquiry won’t investigate ‘cover-up’ at BBC after Diana interview

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Panorama’s star reporter Tom Mangold is astonished that inquiry into Martin Bashir won’t investigate a ‘cover-up’ at BBC after the Diana interview BBC reporter Tom Mangold ‘baffled’ by absence of ‘forgeries’ investigation He outlines points he believes Lord Dyson must address in Panorama inquiry BBC investigating claims Martin Bashir lied to secure Diana Panorama interview  … Read more