Police raid Unite’s HQ over bribery, fraud and money laundering claims, with one employee under investigation April 8, 2022 Police raided trade union Unite’s London offices over allegations of bribery, fraud and money laundering, while one of its employees is subject to a criminal investigation. Its Holborn offices were raided with “files, documents and a computer” being taken by officers, as part of a nationwide operation involving multiple forces. According to the Telegraph, the [...]
Fighting back: Rishi Sunak dismisses wife’s non-dom tax controversy as ‘unpleasant Labour smears’ April 8, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come out fighting for his wife Akshata Murthy, who is facing claims of avoiding tax due to her Indian citizenship and non-dom status. The Tory heavyweight insisted that his wife, who owns a 0.9 per cent stake in her billionaire father’s firm Infosys, is “100 per cent doing everything this country [...]
Campaigners win High Court bid to quash planning permission for Holocaust memorial outside Parliament April 8, 2022 Campaigners have won a High Court bid to quash planning permission for a national Holocaust memorial outside Parliament. The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed park next to Westminster Abbey and the Palace [...]
Sunak tells Bank of England to ease up on opposition to fossil fuel April 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak has urged the Bank of England to ease up on its opposition to fossil fuel investment despite the UK's green commitments.
UK slaps asset freezes and travel bans on the daughters of Putin and Lavrov to finish off their ‘lavish lifestyles’ April 8, 2022 The UK is sanctioning Vladimir Putin’s daughters Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova under measures to target the “lavish lifestyles” of the Russian President’s inner circle, the Foreign Office has said. The Foreign Office was also targeting the daughters of Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with travel bans and asset freezes. A statement said: [...]
War enters new phase: Nato agrees to arm Ukraine to the teeth with heavier weapons as Putin ‘has changed his tactics’ April 8, 2022 As Nato foreign ministers met in the Belgian capital of Brussels to hear the demands from Ukraine for more equipment, they agreed to arm Kyiv to the teeth with much more modern weapons. Nato allies have agreed to supply “new and heavier” weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv warned it needs immediate reinforcement in its struggle [...]
Panic in China’s richest city as 25m residents of Covid-ridden Shanghai run out of food in world’s strictest lockdown April 8, 2022 Frustration, panic and anger is growing in Shanghai as millions of residents are struggling to get their hands on meat, rice and other food supplies while the government tries to contain a spreading Covid outbreak with anti-coronavirus controls that confine most of its 25m people to their homes, People in China’s business capital have complained [...]
Internal Conservative spat implodes as party donor issues libel suit against former ‘Baywatch’ Tory MP Charlotte Leslie April 8, 2022 Conservative Party donor Mohamed Amersi said this morning he has issued libel proceedings against the Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC) and former Tory MP Charlotte Leslie, often dubbed the ‘Baywatch’ MP because of her looks. Amersi previously sought, through data protection legislation, to get the High Court to determine whether there is further personal data [...]
Environmental activists block Tower Bridge causing travel disruption, with campaigner abseiling off of the London landmark April 8, 2022 Environmental protestors hung a banner saying “end fossil fuels now” as they blocked traffic on Tower Bridge and caused travel disruption as it was forced shut. Footage shared on social media showed one activist abseiling and dangling above the Thames, as police attended at the London landmark at around 7am. The campaigners, urging an end [...]
Under pressure: NHS asks families to care for covid-positive loved ones April 7, 2022 NHS chiefs have asked family members to discharge Covid-positive loved ones from hospital as services buckle under pressure.