Train drivers will strike AGAIN in February with Thameslink and Gatwick Express to be disrupted January 17, 2023 Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes after the rejection of a pay offer. Members of Aslef will walk out on February 1 and 3, causing more travel disruption across the country. The first strike will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants in their dispute over pay and jobs, a strike by teachers [...]
David Carrick: Sunak and Khan concerned about trust in Met after serial-offender Pc admits 49 offences, 24 rapes January 16, 2023 The Prime Minister and Sadiq Khan have renewed concerns about trust in the Metropolitan Police after it was revealed that a serving Metropolitan Police officer admitted 49 offences, including 24 counts of rape. Rishi Sunak and the London Mayor’s comments come after the Met was forced to apologised to victims for Pc David Carrick, who [...]
Matalan deal done but founder Hargreaves won’t be coming back January 16, 2023 A long-awaited debt-for-equity swap which will save retailer Matalan has been confirmed – but founder John Hargreaves, who has been around the business for forty years, will not be part of the new management structure. Hargreaves had tried to put a bid together with Elliot Advisers to take over the business. But a host of [...]
German defence chief QUITS after heavy criticism of Russia-Ukraine war handling January 16, 2023 German defence minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernisation programmes and the country’s arms deliveries to Ukraine. Lambrecht said she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, saying that “months of media focus on my person” had stood in the way of a factual debate about [...]
Fintech: City minister Andrew Griffith says UK must “raise our aspirations” in growth race January 16, 2023 THE City minister Andrew Griffith has said it is time to raise the “aspirations” of the United Kingdom in order to create a more innovative, growing economy. Griffith, a former Sky exec, writes in City A.M. today that the “stunning success of UK fintech, which supports tens of thousands of jobs,” can provide a roadmap [...]
Eddie Jones the new Australia coach – setting up potential QF World Cup clash with England January 16, 2023 Former England boss Eddie Jones has been reappointed as head coach of his native Australia on a deal running to 2027. Jones’ seven-year tenure in charge of England ended in December with his sacking after a run of results in 2022 that included six defeats and a draw in 12 matches. The 62-year-old returns to [...]
Brexit opportunities? Labour says it will explore ‘full potential’ of life outside EU January 15, 2023 The Government has not explored the “full potential” of what the UK can do outside the EU’s single market, Labour leader Keir Starmer has suggested. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Peter Kyle claimed his party would aspire to make more of a success of Brexit. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer meanwhile insisted that leaving the EU [...]
London disruption warning after rail track left hanging in mid-air due to ‘huge landslip’ January 15, 2023 Major disruption is expected after a main railway line collapsed in a “huge” landslip which left one track hanging in mid-air. The 44-metre landslip happened on the embankment to the north east of Hook station in Hampshire, on the line from London to Basingstoke. The damage has left only two of the four-track railway passable, [...]
Heathrow uranium incident: Police arrest man under terror laws after traces found in cargo January 15, 2023 A man has been arrested under terrorism laws after traces of uranium were found in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport, police said. Border Force officers found the radioactive material with a shipment of scrap metal on December 29 which, according to the Sun newspaper, had originated in Pakistan and was bound for Iranians in [...]
Porn-watching former MP Neil Parish may stand for Parliament again again January 15, 2023 A former MP who quit after admitting watching pornography in the Commons said he is thinking of standing again at the next general election. Neil Parish resigned from his Tiverton and Honiton seat after declaring that he was the politician who other MPs had spotted watching X-rated material in Parliament. But in a candid interview, [...]
