Queen says diversity ‘makes us stronger’ in Commonwealth Day message ahead of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s final official royal appearance The Queen used her annual message to praise the diversity of ‘worldwide family’ Monarch’s speech will be printed for service at Westminster Abbey on Monday Service to be attended by Queen, senior royals, Boris Johnson and … Read more
You might think this fine old British tradition had gone the same way as red telephone boxes and village post offices. So to discover a pub crawl flourishing in the heart of London, showing tourists Britain at its eccentric best, brought a warm glow to the cheeks of this lifelong aficionado of public houses. On … Read more
Criminals are using the coronavirus outbreak to try and bait people into clicking suspicious links in a bid to hack into their computers and steal personal information. Cyber-security researchers have identified several campaigns where hackers pretend to be legitimate health organisations to ensnare victims. Users are being urged by experts to not click on any … Read more
Post Office bosses are to face MPs as part of official inquiry into scandal of staff who were wrongly accused of theft The Post Office accused its staff for years of stealing from its branches Many former postmasters were convicted and fined, and in some cases jailed But it later emerged that its IT system … Read more
One of the Government’s most senior officials has made the incendiary suggestion that Britain does not need its own farming industry. In leaked emails obtained by The Mail on Sunday, powerful Treasury adviser Tim Leunig argues that the food sector is not ‘critically important’ to the economy – and that agriculture and fishery production ‘certainly isn’t’. … Read more
US health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more
Pope Francis cancels official engagements for third day in a row with apparent cold symptoms in coronavirus-hit Italy The 83-year-old as never cancelled so many official audiences during his papacy Francis last appeared in public on Wednesday, when he was seen to be coughing It comes as coronavirus has now infected more than 800 people … Read more
Fresh Home Office staff row as it is claimed Priti Patel ‘told permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam to sack a senior official on Christmas Eve and he refused’ as top mandarin makes public joke about rift Priti Patel said to have clashed with Sir Philip Rutnam over bid to oust top official Home Secretary allegedly … Read more
uS health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more