Antonio Conte grumbles cast shadow over huge week for Tottenham February 18, 2022 Antonio Conte often cuts an agitated figure on the touchline but the Tottenham Hotspur manager has sounded especially restless ahead of a big week for the club. In interviews that emerged on Wednesday, Conte aired his frustration at the quality and quantity of signings Spurs made in the January transfer window. The Italian also hinted [...]
Prince Harry vs the Home Office: First hearing over police protection row this morning February 18, 2022 The Duke of Sussex’s High Court claim against a Home Office decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK will have its first hearing on Friday. Harry wants to bring his children to visit from the US, but he and his family are “unable [...]
World No1 Rahm delivers another blow to Saudi golf league plans February 17, 2022 Men’s world No1 Jon Rahm has become the latest high-profile golfer to rule out joining a new Saudi-funded circuit. Leading players have been offered tens of millions of dollars to leave the PGA Tour and sign up to a new Super League competition fronted by Greg Norman and bankrolled by Saudi Arabia. “There has been [...]
Ed Warner: Commonwealth Games has earned extra life by embracing esports February 17, 2022 If you want to win a full bore rifle shooting medal at the Commonwealth Games you’ll need a keen eye, steady hand, ability to lower and control your heart rate, thousands of hours of practice – and a host city willing to include the event. However good you might be, then, Birmingham 2022 isn’t your [...]
Tech is an alluring bandaid for workplace misconduct but it will leave glaring holes February 17, 2022 Like many other graduates fresh out of university, Ashleigh Barnes was excited to start her first job, joining a design construction company. Her male-dominated workplace, however, soon proved to be a toxic environment, where she became the object of sexual innuendos and offensive comments. “Lots of really misogynistic things were said to me. They made [...]
Wales to roll out world’s most generous basic income scheme with guaranteed income of £1,600 per month February 16, 2022 Wales is to introduce what is believed to be the most generous basic income scheme ever trialled in the world. Ministers want to use the scheme to assess the impact receiving a basic income has on young people as they leave care, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. All young people leaving care who turn 18 [...]
UK facing shortage of duty solicitors, Law Society says February 15, 2022 The UK is facing a shortage of criminal duty solicitors, as the sector faces a chronic recruitment crisis, the Law Society has warned. Any individual arrested in the UK has the right to seek advice from a duty solicitor, free of charge. However, the number of duty solicitors working in Britain dropped 7 per cent [...]
Prince Andrew strikes deal with Virginia Giuffre in US civil sex case: Duke of York to make ‘donation’ February 15, 2022 The Duke of York and Virginia Giuffre have reached a “settlement in principle” in the civil sex claim filed in the US, court documents show. A document submitted to a US court said: “Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out of court settlement. “The parties will file a stipulated dismissal upon Ms Giuffre’s [...]
Majority of UK’s biggest law firms are currently hiring new lawyers, as battle for talent rages on February 15, 2022 Most of the UK’s biggest law firms, with annual turnovers of more than £500m, are now actively hiring more lawyers, as they seek to capitalise on booming demand for legal services, according to a poll of more than 200 law firm partners. Polling from privately-owned litigation funder Harbour shows that 60 per cent of law [...]
Government looks to end free Covid-19 testing February 15, 2022 Ministers are reportedly preparing to end of free Covid-19 testing next week, as the government tries to move past the pandemic. The move forms part of plans to slash the ongoing costs of the pandemic, which will be revealed in the government’s Living Safely with Covid strategy, The Times first reported. The new strategy could [...]