End of an era: Watch as McDonald’s golden arches come down in Moscow May 25, 2022 Workers removed the trademark “Golden Arches” sign from a McDonald’s restaurant just north of Moscow. Watch the full video report.
Govt owes itself £263m in back taxes as Whitehall departments failed to comply with payroll rules May 25, 2022 Due to a failure of Whitehall departments to comply with rules on off-payroll working, MPs have stated that the Government owes itself hundreds of millions of pounds in back taxes. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said it was “not acceptable” that central government was paying out to cover tax owed for individuals who had been [...]
Emotional Tedros survives global Covid storm as he is re-elected as WHO head for five more years May 25, 2022 The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years. After taking his oath, Tedros gave a speech in which he spoke about his brother who died at a young age from what he now thinks was measles. Watch the full report.
Former head of Civil Service accuses Boris Johnson of ‘intentionally’ misleading Parliament over partygate: ‘It is pretty clear’ May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson “intentionally” misled Parliament over partygate, the former head of the Civil Service believes. Lord Kerslake said junior members of staff in Downing Street are now telling the story in their own words about the lockdown events and “that is quite damaging for the Prime Minister”. Lord Kerslake told Times Radio: “He (Mr Johnson) [...]
Sounds familiar? Monkeypox can be contained via tracing and forced isolation, says WHO May 25, 2022 The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization has said, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus. Watch the full report.
People infected with Monkeypox should be forced to quarantine for 21 days, recommends expert May 25, 2022 The head of Germany’s well-respected Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases, has said hat measures such as a forced isolation period of at least 21 days are recommended for people infected with Monkeypox. Watch the full video report.
D-Day for Boris Johnson as Downing Street hold its breath ahead of today’s Sue Gray partygate report May 25, 2022 The long-awaited Sue Gray report – into Downing Street parties during the coronavirus lockdowns – is to be published today. Downing Street is holding is breath as it is widely expected the document may contain some harsh conclusions. In fact, the senior civil servant’s report is expected to be heavily critical of the culture in [...]
Grab ’em by the Porsche: EU plans to confiscate and sell Russian oligarchs’ cars, villas and other assets May 25, 2022 The EU’s executive body, the European Commision, is planning to roll out proposals to allow EU countries to confiscate assets belonging to Russian oligarchs, and then to sell them off. Assets that are currently frozen by authorities across EU member states should be sold, rather than merely frozen, two EU officials told the publication Politico. [...]
EC chief Von Der Leyen lashes out at Putin as she calls out ‘Russia’s blackmail’ on food and fuel May 24, 2022 Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, today denounced Russian aggression and its use of “hunger and grain to wield power”, in an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Global cooperation is the antidote to Russia’s blackmail,” she said. Her message focused on strategic priorities for Europe since the invasion. Boosting military spending [...]
FIFA boss expects record 5 billion people to watch 2022 World Cup in Qatar May 24, 2022 The 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said. Watch the full video report.
