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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

Pensioners pressured to pay licence fee twice amid delays and system chaos then can’t get refunds 

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The great licence fee farce: Pensioners are pressured to pay twice amid delays and system chaos… then can’t get refunds Pensioners pressured into paying the £157.50 fee twice due to processing delays They have also been left out of pocket for months as refund requests are ignored Around 4.2million pensioners were claiming free licence when … Read more

Mother, 25, ‘pressured’ into having a caesarean if she wanted her partner with her

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A mother was ‘pressured’ into having a caesarean as a result of her hospital’s ban on partners attending births due to its Covid restrictions – in spite of Government guidance. Ally Watson, who gave birth to her daughter Alaia-Jayne four weeks ago, was told by hospital staff that she could have her partner with her … Read more

PM ‘pressured advisor to tone down report on Priti Patel bullying to make findings more palatable’

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Boris Johnson is facing allegations that he pressured his standards advisor to water down his report on Priti Patel’s bullying of staff to make the findings more ‘palatable’.  Downing Street did not deny claims Mr Johnson had tried and failed to convince Sir Alex Allan to tone down his conclusion that the Home Secretary’s behaviour … Read more

Donald Trump ‘pressured his ambassador to move British Open to Turnberry golf resort in Scotland’

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 Donald Trump reportedly tried to get the US ambassador to the UK to arrange for the British Open to be held at his golf resort in Scotland, despite event organizers overlooking the venue since he became president.  US ambassador Woody Johnson IV – who also owns the New York Jets – told multiple colleagues that the … Read more

One in five people aged over 55 admit to feeling peer pressured into drinking MORE alcohol

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One in five people aged over 55 admit to feeling peer pressured into drinking MORE alcohol, study finds Experts found that peer pressure is felt across all age groups — just differently Senior citizens may feel ‘older and wiser’ but they are not immune to influence Older people are less likely to identify peer pressure … Read more

Anger as priest is ‘pressured’ into holding wedding at Welsh Catholic church during lockdown

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A Catholic priest was allegedly ‘pressured’ into holding a wedding for a young couple at a Welsh church amid lockdown, with one guest saying ‘coronavirus won’t stop us having a party’. Father Sebastian Jones performed a wedding service for a young couple at St Alban-on-the-Moors in Splott, Cardiff on May 12, after the parents ‘insisted that … Read more

Officer at the Army’s secret warfare unit ‘pressured veteran who reported his security blunder’ 

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Officer at the Army’s secret psychological warfare unit ‘pressured veteran who reported his security blunder’ Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Burridge lost a pile of cards with his contact details He is in the 77th Brigade which leads efforts against Covid-19 disinformation The cards were spotted on a street in Cottesmore, Rutland, by an Army veteran  Here’s how … Read more

CIA believes China pressured WHO to publicly downplay the risk of coronavirus in January

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The CIA believes that China pressured the World Health Organization into delaying public warnings about coronavirus early in the outbreak, according to a new report. A CIA report says China threatened to stop cooperating with the WHO’s coronavirus investigation if the organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency, according to Newsweek. The alleged delay came … Read more

Senior NHS nurse claims ethnic minority health workers are being pressured to work on coronavirus

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A senior NHS nurse has claimed that healthcare professionals from Black Asian and Ethnic Minority groups (BAME) are having to work on coronavirus wards more than their white colleagues. It comes as the British Medical Association launched an inquiry into why people from BAME backgrounds are more susceptible to such respiratory conditions. Carol Cooper, who … Read more