Is Dominic Raab, the deputy prime minister, a bully? This is what Adam Tolley KC, the barrister leading the investigation into Raab’s behaviour towards civil servants, is attempting to find out. Is Raab simply a tough boss who sets high, “professional” standards for his team? Or does he make unreasonableContinue Reading
Shutterstock The leak of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages exchanged between former health secretary Matt Hancock and his contacts has finally exposed the central role the messaging app has come to play in official government business. A selection of the messages published by The Telegraph – a newspaper with anContinue Reading
A Vespa scooter that featured in The Who’s Quadrophenia Tour has been restored to its former glory to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. The original 1964 GS Vespa was ridden on stage by guest star Billy Idol as popular Mod icon Ace Face during the 1996 tour. The scooterContinue Reading
Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences.Continue Reading
Within days of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the resulting war. On March 17 2023, the ICC issued its first arrest warrants against two Russian government officials. While significant attentionContinue Reading
Rawpixel.com/Shuttersock Why children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have suggested that it might be because children are less likely to have diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, that are known to be linked to moreContinue Reading
Io has volcanism. NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Evidence for current volcanic activity on the planet Venus has recently made the news. But Venus is far from the only world beyond Earth to exhibit signs of volcanic activity. In fact, having volcanic activity (volcanism) on planets is quite common. Here are fourContinue Reading
JULIAN NAGELSMANN has been installed as the new favourite for the Tottenham job by Ladbrokes. Nagelsmann was axed by Bayern Munich – with former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel taking over the reigns of the Bavarians. 1 Julian Nagelsmann is favourite for the Tottenham job, according to LadbrokesCredit: GETTY Ladbrokes: GetContinue Reading
Ian_Stewart/Shutterstock Baroness Louise Casey has found that London’s Metropolitan police force is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. We heard similar 24 years ago when, after the incompetent investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Sir William MacPherson reported that the Met was institutionally racist. The Met’s commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley,Continue Reading
The 15-minute city has, in recent months, become the focus of conspiracy theories. Politicians and pundits have described it variously as “an international socialist concept”, a “dystopian plan” and a surveillance tool “that would make Pyongyang envious”. Quite what this longstanding urban planning idea actually results in, however, has beenContinue Reading
