Black Wednesday: Russian Army close to capturing entire Donbas region while Kremlin sends hundreds of bodies to Kyiv June 8, 2022 The Kremlin claims this morning the Russian Army has taken control of 97 per cent of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region, as it is drawing closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. It also appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according [...]
Healthcare jaws drop as Sajid Javid calls NHS ‘a defunct Blockbuster video rental store in the age of Netflix’ June 8, 2022 Jaws dropped in and outside Westminster today after the Health Secretary likened the NHS to a now-defunct video rental store in a world dominated by streaming services, saying the country has a “Blockbuster healthcare system in the age of Netflix”. Downing Street said Sajid Javid told a Cabinet meeting earlier today that it is “no [...]
MPs accuse government of wasting billions on levelling up agenda June 8, 2022 The government has wasted billions of pounds through poor allocation of its Levelling Up Fund, according to a Westminster committee of MPs. A new report from the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) said the way money had been spent for the government’s flagship policy to improve the North and Midlands had been “unsatisfactory”. The government set up [...]
MPs call for lower taxes as UK marks latest annual Tax Freedom Day since the early-1980s June 7, 2022 MPs have called on the UK government to cut the burden on UK taxpayers after new figures showed working people spent a higher proportion of their incomes on taxes than at any other point since the early-1980s. The calls come after the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) published new figures, for Tax Freedom Day, showing UK [...]
Online Safety Bill: Government called to water down executive influence on Ofcom June 7, 2022 The government have been urged to water down the powers of the Secretary of State in the Online Safety Bill, suggesting it threatens the legitimacy of the law moving forward.
Zelensky ‘glad we haven’t lost a very important ally’ for Ukraine after Johnson wins confidence vote June 7, 2022 Ukraine’s president Vlodymyr Zelensky has breathed a sign of relief that Boris Johnson won a confidence vote last night, saying he’s “glad we haven’t lost a very important ally.” His praise comes after Boris Johnson narrowly escaped being removed as leader with a slimmer margin of the vote then his predecessor Theresa May had in [...]
No looting, Putin? Ukrainian woman spots her own belongings loaded on a Russian tank June 7, 2022 A Ukrainian woman from Popasna says she spotted her belongings loaded on a Russian tank in a photo taken by Reuters. Watch the full video report.
Do you agree? Watch how Londoners react day after Boris Johnson wins Tory confidence vote June 7, 2022 Some Londoners said today that Conservative MPs who voted to keep Boris Johnson as leader of the party in a ballot of no confidence got the decision wrong. Do you agree? Watch the full video report.
Watch as Putin warns Russia will retaliate if West sends long-range missiles June 7, 2022 President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, the TASS news agency. Watch the full video report.
Londoner’s family in shock as Iraqi court sentences retired British geologist to 15 years in prison June 7, 2022 An Iraqi court has sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country, local media and judicial sources said. The decision shocked the man’s family. Watch the full video report.