All you need to know about Boris Johnson’s return as he defends himself over Partygate March 22, 2023 Boris Johnson will be grilled by the Privileges Committee on Wednesday as he aims to defend himself against claims he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal. The former prime minister is expected to offer a robust defence when he appears before MPs to give evidence. Before the highly anticipated session, here is what you [...]
Brexit: Boris Johnson set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Windsor framework as PM facing Tory resistance March 22, 2023 Boris Johnson has said he will vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal. The former prime minister, who had already voiced concerns about the deal brokered with Brussels, confirmed that he will not be backing the deal when MPs vote on the Stormont brake in the Commons later on Wednesday. In a statement, Mr Johnson said: [...]
Vistry: Shares rise on positive outlook despite falling profit from ‘exceptional expenses’ on Grenfell fire safety changes March 22, 2023 Vistry’s shares rose this morning despite a fall in profit as the company set out a positive outlook for the coming year. The Kent-based housebuilder’s pretax profit fell to £247.5m from £319.5m the year before, a fall of 23 per cent. It set aside cash to make buildings fire safe in the wake of the [...]
Milk, meat and fruit worst affected as supermarket groceries DOUBLED in cost over last year, Which? says March 22, 2023 The cost of some everyday groceries has more than doubled over the last year, consumer brand Which? has found. The company analysed inflation on more than 25,000 food and drink products at eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Which? looked at the average price of the products in the three [...]
TikTok: Chinese owned firm updates rulebook to include ‘human rights’ commitment as western security fears build March 21, 2023 TikTok has rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from western authorities over concerns that material on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information. The company released a reorganised set of community guidelines that include eight principles to guide content moderation decisions. “These [...]
Pinduoduo: Google pulls China shopping platform from app store after malware discovery March 21, 2023 Google has suspended the Chinese shopping platform Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources. Google said it suspended the Pinduoduo app on the Google Play store out of “security concerns” and that it was investigating. The suspension of the app – mainly used in China [...]
Gold worth £4m seized from drug cartels by National Crime Agency at London Heathrow March 21, 2023 Around £4 million of gold has been seized from South American drug cartels. The National Crime Agency (NCA) reclaimed 104kg of gold bars, some in the shape of hearts, after they were found hidden in the cargo section of a plane at Heathrow Airport in June 2019. The plane had arrived from the Cayman Islands [...]
Ukraine claims attack on Russian cruise missiles in occupied Crimea March 21, 2023 Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The region’s Russian-appointed governor reported an incident in the area of the same Crimean town, Dzhankoi in the northern part of the peninsula, though he did not mention cruise missiles [...]
Broadband firms urged to cancel ‘exorbitant’ mid-contract price hikes for vulnerable customers March 21, 2023 Broadband firms have been urged to cancel “exorbitant” mid-contract price rises for vulnerable customers less than two weeks before they are due to take effect. Millions of broadband and mobile phone customers can expect to face monthly bill increases of at least 14 per cent from April. Providers often link their annual price rises to [...]
Death of the Queen forced ITV to ditch Spitting Image episodes and take £9m hit March 21, 2023 ITV says it was forced to write off episodes of Spitting Image featuring the Queen following the monarch’s death last year – at a cost of £9 million. The broadcaster said the episodes “could not be effectively edited” following the news, and it was “highly unlikely” they would ever be screened. The figures were revealed [...]
