Boris Johnson challenges EU after Italy blocks Astrazeneca vaccine shipment March 5, 2021 Boris Johnson has challenged the EU’s decision to approve the blockade of 250,000 doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine from being shipped to Australia. Italy yesterday announced it had blocked the shipment of vaccines made at its Anagni plant near Rome after the British-Swedish drug manufacturer failed to meet its EU contract commitments. The European Commission gave [...]
US Capitol ‘at risk of attack’ today after FBI warns of QAnon militia riot plans March 4, 2021 FBI aware of possible second attack on US Capitol after militia groups threaten to remove Democrat lawmakers.
Nicola Sturgeon refutes claims of misleading Scottish Parliament after giving evidence March 3, 2021 Nicola Sturgeon rejected claims she could have intervened more after giving evidence in Alex Salmond inquiry
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon says bank will not force staff to get Covid-19 vaccine March 3, 2021 JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon says bank will not make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory
Royal aides reveal Meghan Markle faced bullying allegation March 3, 2021 Royal aides have revealed Meghan Markle faced a bullying complaint made by one of her closest advisers during her time at Kensington Palace. The complaint claimed Markle drove two personal assistants out of the household and was undermining the confidence of a third staff member, the Times reported. The news comes ahead of an [...]
Nicola Sturgeon faces calls to resign over Alex Salmond revelations March 3, 2021 Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign amid claims she lied to Parliament over her involvement in the Alex Salmond saga. The Scottish government has published emails showing it continued a doomed legal fight with Salmond despite lawyers saying it was likely to lose. In a devastating blow before her appearance at [...]
Crispin Odey’s hedge fund hits three-decade high as sexual assault trial rumbles on March 2, 2021 Crispin Odey’s hedge fund hits three-decade high as sexual assault trial rumbles on
New Attorney General named to cover Suella Baverman’s maternity leave March 2, 2021 Conservative MP Michael Ellis QC has been temporarily made Attorney General while Suella Braverman is on maternity leave. Braverman is due to be on maternity leave for six months, during which Ellis will take up the reins in her absence. Ellis, who was elected Conservative MP for Northampton North in May 2010, was officially made [...]
Khan accused of cutting affordable housing by two thirds despite £4bn grant March 2, 2021 Sadiq Khan has been accused of not delivering on his affordable housing promise today by proposing to cut City Hall housebuilding by nearly two-thirds, despite receiving a third of the UK’s affordable housing budget. The latest figures reveal the mayor’s 2021-26 housebuilding programme will only build 35,000 new affordable homes using the government’s £4.82bn grant. [...]
Boris Johnson rules out meat and carbon taxes ahead of COP26 climate pledges March 1, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has categorically ruled out introducing new levies on meat or carbon despite his net zero targets