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Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and orders him to pay $5m
Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former US president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in 2024. The nine-member jury in Manhattan federal court awarded about $5 millionContinue Reading
Rugby league and Lancashire roses feature in Speaker Hoyle’s coat of arms
A rugby league ball, bees and Lancashire roses feature in the new coat of arms for Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle. The design was revealed as Sir Lindsay unveiled two stained glass windows celebrating the British overseas territories (BOTs) and crown dependencies. The coats of arms from the BOTs –Continue Reading
Andrew Bridgen MP expected to join Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party
A ndrew Bridgen MP is set to join Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party following his expulsion from the Conservative Party after comparing Covid-19 vaccines to the Holocaust. The MP for North West Leicestershire is expected to be announced as the first representative of Mr Fox’s party in the House of CommonsContinue Reading
Arcturus: what to know about the new COVID variant, omicron XBB.1.16
CROCOTHERY/Shutterstock A new COVID variant XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus”, has now been identified in at least 34 countries including the UK. Arcturus is a subvariant of omicron and was first detected in India in January 2023. As of April 17, the latest date up to which the UK Health Security AgencyContinue Reading
Thirsty tomatoes emit ultrasonic sounds – and other plants may be listening
Tobacco plants produce sounds at a frequency outside the human hearing range. S.Phoophinyo/Shutterstock Plants may appear silent, indifferent organisms to us, but recent research has found they make high-pitched clicking sounds when they are struggling to find water. In principle, neighbouring plants could pick up on and react to theseContinue Reading
Boris Johnson was planning Sunak move from Chancellor job, ex-comms chief claims
R ishi Sunak would have been removed as chancellor if Boris Johnson had not been forced from office, the ex-prime minister’s former director of communications has claimed. Guto Harri, who served as No 10’s director of communications under Mr Johnson, said that Rishi Sunak would likely have been removed fromContinue Reading
Almost 3,500 children living in emergency accommodation
Focus Ireland will today launch a campaign to require Local Authorities to take the ‘Best Interests of the Child’ into account when working with families who present as homeless. The campaign comes at a time when there are almost 3,500 children in emergency accommodation. The director of advocacy with FocusContinue Reading
SNP would ‘undo Brexit as far as possible’ if election returns hung Parliament
T he SNP would “undo Brexit as far as possible” if the next general election results in a hung parliament, the party has said. Analysis of England’s local authority election results indicates Labour could fall short of a majority in the Commons when the UK next goes to the polls.Continue Reading
Starmer warns top team ‘hardest part lies ahead’ after Labour’s elections boost
S ir Keir Starmer will warn his shadow cabinet the “hardest part lies ahead” as he welcomes signs that voters are returning to Labour after leaving over Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour leader will tell his top team on Tuesday they must demonstrate how Labour would create a “bigContinue Reading
Dublin Bus docked €8 million from budget due to punctuality issues
Dublin Bus had nearly €8 million deducted from its budget in 2022 because of service and punctuality issues. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said bus operators in the capital are facing issues in attracting drivers, hence the rise in the fines meted out to both Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead, which operatesContinue Reading