Boris Johnson: Prime Minister’s phone was reportedly target of hacking software April 19, 2022 The prime minister’s phone was reportedly the target of hacking software according to cybercrime experts who analysed his phone. Boris Johnson’s mobile was said to have been subject to the Pegasus software, created by the Israeli-based NSO group, on multiple occasions during between 2020 and 2021. According to The Times, a government sourced confirmed it [...]
Non-EU migration increase paints a positive picture – but not the whole story April 19, 2022 At points over the past few years – amid apocalyptic warnings of Brexit’s impact on the capital and then Covid-19’s actual impact on our streets – there have been moments when you’d be forgiven for wondering about the future prosperity of the Square Mile and the wider London area. As life has returned to our [...]
Captured British fighters paraded on Russian state plead Boris Johnson for prisoner swap with Putin ally April 18, 2022 Two British fighters captured in Ukraine have been paraded on Russian state TV, with the pair pleading with Boris Johnson to exchange them for an ally of Vladimir Putin. Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 27, were captured by Russian forces last week while defending the South-East port city of Mariupol alongside Ukrainian marines. Footage [...]
‘Liar’: Less than a quarter of Brits paint Boris Johnson in a positive light April 18, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson is facing the wrath of British public opinion following revelations about his role in partygate. The prime minister was fined for attending a party which breached his government’s own Covid-19 laws, and made headlines across the globe. In a survey by JLPartners, commissioned by The Times, just 16 per cent of [...]
Brexit felt all the way down in Falkland Islands as fishing exports take a hit after squid orders in EU dry up April 18, 2022 Brexit has “brought problems” for the Falkland Islands’ fishing industry, a Labour former defence minister has warned. Derek Twigg, chairman of the Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said there had “been a lot of concern” over the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on Falkland Islands fishing exports, such as squid. As [...]
Police speak to Nicola Sturgeon over breach of face mask rules April 18, 2022 Police officers have spoken to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after footage circulated on social media of her breaking her own face mask rules. Police Scotland said they reminded Sturgeon of the importance of wearing face masks where the rules indicate it is mandatory, but that no further action was necessary. A police spokesperson said [...]
Billionaire beer heir and George Osborne enter the fray in Chelsea sale race April 18, 2022 An American billionaire beer heir and former chancellor George Osborne have joined separate bids to buy Chelsea Football Club, with a decision on the sale now expected this month. Sky News reports Alejandro Santo Domingo, who sits on the board of Budweiser owner AB InBev, is a part of an investor group led by ex-Liverpool [...]
Johnson did not organise lockdown-busting party, says Number 10 April 18, 2022 Number 10 has been forced to deny that Boris Johnson organised a leaving party for a senior aide at the height of a Covid lockdown in 2020. The Sunday Times revealed that Johnson was pictured pouring drinks for people, and himself, during a November 2020 leaving event for then director of communications Lee Cain. There [...]
Ukrainians increasingly confident Zelensky is beating Putin as thousands of refugees make plans to return home April 18, 2022 Many Ukrainians who fled their country in recent weeks are increasingly confident the Russian Army is losing the war. A new poll in the Netherlands among refugees in the Benelux countries showed this Easter weekend that over half believe it is safe to return home to Kyiv as well as north, west and central Ukraine. [...]
Zelensky urges US counterpart Biden to visit Ukrainian capital April 18, 2022 President Zelensky has urged his US counterpart Joe Biden to visit Ukraine to see how war has hit Kyiv on the ground. The White House is reportedly mulling the decision to send over a senior official to the Ukrainian capital, with defence secretary Lloyd Austin and secretary of state Anthony Blinked thought to be frontrunners. [...]