T he Foreign Secretary has said he is Scotland’s “excellent advocate overseas” after he was accused of “sabotaging” the Scottish economy with his “draconian” rules on foreign trips. James Cleverly was challenged in the Commons by SNP foreign affairs spokesman Drew Hendry, who suggested his new guidance to heads ofContinue Reading
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is going on strike for the first time in 15 years after negotiations with major studios, including Disney and Netflix, over higher pay broke down. The move could disrupt TV programming and lead to a delay of the autumn TV season, Reuters reported. TheContinue Reading
S ir Keir Starmer has said he is “confident” that partygate investigator Sue Gray has not broken any rules in her discussions with Labour about a senior party role. A Cabinet Office minister is due to issue a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday containing an “updateContinue Reading
The inflation rate in the eurozone inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to announce another large interest rate increase. Consumer prices across the 20 eurozone countries jumped 7 per cent in April from a year earlier, just downContinue Reading
A n update on a review into the circumstances surrounding partygate investigator Sue Gray’s departure from the Civil Service to join the Labour Party is due to be presented to MPs. A Cabinet Office minister is due to issue a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday containingContinue Reading
T he UK’s aerial evacuation mission from Sudan is over with the passengers on the final repatriation flights expected to land in Britain within hours. Two flights organised by the Royal Air Force (RAF) were expected to land in Cyprus late on Monday. The evacuees, which include Sudanese doctors workingContinue Reading
The scheme would offer smokers vape starter kits to help them quit. ducu59us/Shutterstock The UK government set out ambitious plans in 2019 to make England smoke free by 2030. To achieve this, they recently announced plans to offer free vape starter kits to one million smokers in a bid toContinue Reading
Elvira Tursynbayeva/Shutterstock Dandelions, love them or hate them, are blooming in abundance all over the UK this spring. As an ecologist who studies the insects which visit these flowers, so redolent of sunshine, I have never been able to understand why anyone might hate them. Why do some people despairContinue Reading
A demonstration in Dublin has heard criticism of “extreme” abortion law recommendations. Thousands attended the March for Life event in the capital from St Stephen’s Green to Leinster House. It came as an independent review into Ireland’s abortion legislation has recommended the removal of the current mandatory three-day waiting periodContinue Reading
L abour leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on questions about Sue Gray following speculation the party could have to wait a year for the former senior civil servant to start as his chief of staff. Sir Keir said there is a “process in place” when askedContinue Reading
