Post office workers who exposed Horizon scandal finally get their payout March 22, 2022 The government have said that the post office workers who won a landmark civil case following the Horizon computer scandal will be compensated for the miscarriage of justice.
Sunak resists calls to scrap tax hikes despite lower than expected borrowing March 22, 2022 The government borrowed much less than expected over the year so far, indicating Chancellor Rishi Sunak has room for giveaways at tomorrow’s spring statement. The UK borrowed nearly £26bn less than the fiscal watchdog expected in the year to February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today, freeing up some room for the Chancellor [...]
London’s councils call for share of £2.6bn levelling up fund March 22, 2022 London’s councils are calling for a slice of the £2.6bn fund earmarked for the government’s levelling up agenda to also be given to the capital in Rishi Sunak’s spring economic statement tomorrow. London Councils, an association representing all 32 of the capital’s councils, has urged Sunak to ensure that London receives from the UK Shared [...]
Embarrassing: Watch as prank video with Defence Secretary pops up after UK blames Kremlin for hoaxes March 22, 2022 UK government ministers are said to brace themselves this morning for more awkward videos after a “prank” call with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace surfaced in the wake of Britain blaming Vladimir Putin’s Russia for attempted hoaxes. Downing Street accused the Kremlin of being behind the efforts to secure sensitive or embarrassing information in duplicitous calls [...]
‘Only in Brexit la la land Boris Johnson is seen as Putin’s leading opposition’ says Finnish prime minister March 22, 2022 Alexander Stubb, a former prime minister of Finland, has ridiculed the idea that Boris Johnson is one of Vladimir Putin’s fiercest opponents. The former Scandinavian leader was rubbishing claims by the prime minister that he is leading the opposition figure to the Russian president, dismissing the idea as “utter rubbish” and an “illusion.” Stubb, whose [...]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urges Italy to seize Putin’s £500m superyacht March 22, 2022 Russia’s jailed opposition leader’s team has urged Italy to seize a £500m superyacht reportedly owned by Vladimir Putin. Alexei Navalny’s anti-corruption unit called on the country to take the vessel, called Scheherazade, which according to the Telegraph is staffed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSO). Dubbed the world’s most expensive yacht, its owner has [...]
Russian elite planning Putin coup as Western sanctions cripple the country March 22, 2022 Russian elite are plotting to poison Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian intelligence officials have claimed.
West believes Russia may be planning chemical attacks in Ukraine as ‘Putin’s back is against the wall’ March 22, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s “back is against the wall” and he may be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, US President President Joe Biden has warned. Speaking to American business leaders in Washington DC, Biden said: “Putin’s back is against the wall. He wasn’t anticipating the extent or the strength of our unity. And [...]
UK Government borrowing hits £138.4bn, less than half of amount last year March 22, 2022 Government borrowing stood at £13.1bn in February, down by £2.4bn from the same month a year earlier, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that despite the fall, this was the second highest February borrowing since monthly records began in 1993 and was still £12.8bn more than in February 2020, before [...]
Man charged with murder of London university student Sabita Thanwani March 22, 2022 A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of student Sabita Thanwani, who was found at City University accommodation in Clerkenwell on Saturday, the Metropolitan police have confirmed today. Maher Maaroufe is due to appear in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court this morning. Thanwani, 19, was found with “serious neck injuries” early Saturday morning at [...]