Partygate: Met issues another 30 fines as police probe continues April 12, 2022 The Metropolitan Police has issued at least another 30 fines for breaches of Covid-19 rules in Downing Street and Whitehall as the police investigation into the partygate scandal continues. More than 50 fixed penalty notices have now been handed out to government employees that attended parties or social gatherings while England was under strict Covid [...]
Ukraine in shock as corpses are ‘carpeted through Mariupol’ after Russian Army kills 10,000 while fears for chemical weapon grow April 12, 2022 As Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful fight to capture the strategic southern port of Mariupol, the city’s major said this morning that corpses are now “carpeted through the streets” of the regional hub. He spoke as western powers warned Tuesday of a continuing build-up for [...]
Bristol e-scooter scheme may be shelved over firm’s Russian investors April 12, 2022 An e-scooter scheme in Bristol may be pulled because the company that operates it has investors with “dubious” ties to Russia. The West of England mayor Dan Norris met the chief executive of £1bn-valued Swedish firm Voi Technology this week, as he vowed to ensure the region is “not linked” with Moscow. Norris said “Voi [...]
Tory U-turn for breakfast as Crispin Blunt apologises for defending convicted sex offender MP Imran Khan April 12, 2022 Tory MP Crispin Blunt removed a post from his website and Twitter feed in which he had claimed Khan was the victim of a “dreadful miscarriage of justice”, after his fellow MP Imran Ahmad Khan, the MP for Wakefield, was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. The former justice [...]
Tory MP criticised after saying conviction of colleague for sexual assault on teenager was a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ April 12, 2022 The Conservatives have reacted furiously after a former government minister branded the conviction of an MP for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, a “dreadful miscarriage of justice”. Crispin Blunt MP caused outrage with a statement saying he was “utterly appalled and distraught” by the conviction by jury of his “friend and colleague” Imran Khan. Khan, [...]
Police training documents suggest the force are unequipped to investigate Big Tech April 11, 2022 New training documents have revealed that UK police officers are left largely unequipped to investigate Big Tech despite a government push to crackdown on online harms. According to reports from Sky News, training fails to teach officers how they can contribute to social media app investigations, with officers instead being told to obtain specialist support. [...]
Ukraine braces for renewed Russian offensive in the East April 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a renewed offensive in the East of Ukraine as the town of Mariupol braces for what could be its last stand against Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today said “we are ready” for Russia’s push to take the entire Donbas region, which the Kremlin hopes will rejuvenate its [...]
Ukraine’s president Zelensky: ‘Tens of thousands’ are dead in eastern city of Mariupol April 11, 2022 “Tens of thousands” have been killed in the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the country’s president has claimed. Vlodymyr Zelensky made the remarks while addressing South Korea’s parliament virtually, pleading for more help “if we are to survive” the Russia onslaught. This comes after the Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on the weekend to offer [...]
Roads reopen in heart of the City after ‘suspicious vehicle’ leads to police cordon April 11, 2022 A number of streets in the heart of the City have been reopened by police after being cornered off due to a “suspicious vehicle”. The City of London Police said its “cordon in place around Nicholas Lane affecting the following roads: Gracechurch Street, Fenchurch Street, Lombard Street, King William Street” had been removed. After telling [...]
‘Cosmic’ borrowing costs stop Russian bond sales as debt teeters on brink of default April 11, 2022 “Cosmic” borrowing costs have forced Russia to stop bond sales for the rest of the year, as its debt teeters on the brink of defaulting. Sanctions on the Kremlin continued to bite, as its finance minister revealed drastic action this week. This comes after Western sanctions forced it to pay bondholders in roubles, despite it [...]