Channel 4 set to be privatised to remove ‘straitjacket’ of public ownership April 4, 2022 The government will push ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in a move it believes will allow it to compete against the streaming giants, City A.M. understands. A government source said that after a lengthy consultations ministers have decided the broadcaster is held back by the “straitjacket” of public ownership A sale, the source [...]
Zelensky says Bucha massacre is a ‘genocide’ as US moves to kick Russia off UN human rights body April 4, 2022 Ukraine’s president has called on the world to recognise Russia’s massacre in Bucha as a ‘genocide’. While visiting the city, just outside of Kyiv, President Zelenksy appeared in a bullet-proof vest and spoke about the alleged mass murder of civilians, revealed through gruesome images and videos shared online today. He said according to the Times: [...]
UK poised to hit Russia with more sanctions in light of Bucha war crimes April 4, 2022 The UK will soon hit Russia with more economic sanctions in light of recent war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin’s troops, with a ban on Russian gas and coal set to come. Foreign secretary Liz Truss today said evidence of mass civilian graves in Ukraine was “truly horrifying” and that “Britain has helped lead the [...]
French election: Macron’s lead over Le Pen cut days before first vote April 4, 2022 Polling for the French Presidential race has drastically tightened with less than a week before the first round of voting. Emmanuel Macron’s large lead over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen has shrunk over the past month, with a recent IFOP poll showing the incumbent ahead 53-47 in a head-to-head run-off. Macron and Le Pen are [...]
Tory party rocked by more sexual misconduct allegations amid claims MP sexually assaulted man in his sleep in Pakistan April 4, 2022 A man was assaulted while asleep by a Tory MP who was visiting Pakistan, a court heard today. The incident allegedly occured after a party where they were smoking marijuana and drinking whisky, a jury was told. Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, who was elected as the Conservative MP for Wakefield in West Yorkshire in 2019, [...]
Market for nuclear weapons could near £100bn by 2030, fuelled by war in Ukraine April 4, 2022 The market for nuclear weapons could near £100bn in the next 10 years, as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to push up military spending. The reported 72 per cent increase from 2020 levels would be a major spike from the estimated value of $73b (£55bn), two years ago. The Kremlin’s sabre-rattling, including putting its nuclear-ready [...]
Macron accused of ‘negotiating with Hitler’ by Poland’s PM after talks with Putin April 4, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of “negotiating with Hitler” by Poland, after holding a series of 17 talks with Vladimir Putin since December last year. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hit out at the French leader for engaging with the Kremlin amid international efforts to isolate Moscow while it wages war in Ukraine. [...]
Lady Mayoress’ sleep-out raises thousands for City homelessness causes April 4, 2022 Around 100 people took part in the Lady Mayoress’ so-called sleep out at Guildhall Yard last week, which saw the Lady Mayor and her husband Lord Mayor swap the comfortable beds of Mansion House for a sleeping bag on a cold spring evening. The demonstration was to raise awareness of the City’s homelessness, with around [...]
Government urged to ‘come clean’ over its plans to change workers’ rights in controversial employment bill April 4, 2022 The Government has been urged to “come clean” over its plans for workers’ rights after news emerged of a delay in bringing forward an Employment Bill. Union TUC reacted with fury to reports that ministers are going to drop the long-awaited Bill from next month’s Queen’s Speech. The TUC said it will be the second [...]
FBI raids £91m luxury yacht of Putin oligarch ally in Mallorca: ‘We are coming for your ill-begotten gains’ April 4, 2022 Spanish Civil Guard officers, together with agents from US intelligence agency FBI, are searching a yacht owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president Vladimir Putin, Spanish media report. They descended on the vessel at the Marina Real in the port of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands, this [...]