Rayner scandal piles pressure on HMRC as tax surveillance force swells Politics HMRC has increased the number of staff trained to physically monitor suspected tax evaders, as pressure mounts over Angela Rayner’s £40,000 stamp duty scandal. Official figures, obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) and shared with City AM, show that 337 staff are now trained in covert surveillance, up from 171 people two years ago, in [...]
Goodnight, Oscar review: Will & Grace star Sean Hayes is magnetic Life&Style Goodnight, Oscar review and star rating: ★★★★ It’s fairly obvious why writers turn to televisual ratings to source their intrigue: every scribe knows the pain of having their stories or subjects exploited to reach bigger audiences. File Goodnight, Oscar next to a litany of West End hits on the subject, including Network at the National [...]
Bitcoin hoaxer Craig Wright convicted of contempt of court Legal The man who loudly claimed to be the founder of Bitcoin—only to be exposed in court as anything but—was slapped with a contempt of court ruling by a judge
The Unseen at Riverside Studios review: Prison drama goes at full-throttle December 8, 2024 With flavours of existential Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot and Stanley Kubrick psychological thriller A Clockwork Orange, The Unseen is an intense examination of incarceration, inspired by the real-life stories of Russian freedom fighters imprisoned by the state. The show’s grip tightens before you enter the theatre: as you walk into the Riverside Studios [...]
Restructured Shoosmiths see surges in complex deals with eyes set on 2030 October 28, 2024 Law firm Shoosmiths has sharpened its structure over the last couple of years, resulting in the firm being one of Europe’s busiest corporate law firm
Irwin Mitchell: England Rugby’s legal partner’s profit jumps 45 per cent August 6, 2024 Irwin Mitchell sees revenue and profits jump over the last financial year as it refreshed its strategy as it aims to be "the firm of choice for mid-market corporates"
Craig Wright, fake Satoshi Nakamoto, faces UK prosecution July 18, 2024 Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claimed to be Bitcoin’s inventor, faces referral to British prosecutors for alleged perjury.
Bitcoin case: High Court refers Craig Wright to CPS and orders him cough up over £5m in costs July 17, 2024 A judge is referring Craig Wright over to the Crown Prosecution Service after he "lied to the court extensively and repeatedly” in the Bitcoin case earlier this year
“Lied extensively and repeatedly”: Craig Wright slammed for High Court evidence in bitcoin trial May 20, 2024 Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin, a judge ruled in a case brought by a host of crypto companies
High Court rules that self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator is not ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ March 14, 2024 Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has long claimed to be behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used by the person who authored the Bitcoin White Paper.