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Boris Johnson fined by police over partygate – what happens next?
After months of dodging the issue, it appears that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in fact break his own emergency laws during COVID restrictions. The police have fined Johnson, his wife Carrie and – in a new twist to the story – Chancellor Rishi Sunak in relation to theContinue Reading
Bayern Munich vs Villarreal LIVE: Updates as Champions League quarter-final UNDERWAY – latest
Bayern 0-0 Villarreal 28, Good chance for Bayern. The ball is laid off for Goretzka who curls one into Musiala first time. The Frenchman gets his head to it, but i’s straight at the keeper from close range. Musiala looks to have a headache after that, now.Continue Reading
Gardaí investigate if Sligo man met attacker online as murder probe launched
Updated 7.55pm Gardaí are investigating if a Sligo man whose body was found badly mutilated in his home had met his attacker online, as a murder investigation officially opened this evening. Businessman and Fine Gael activist Aidan Moffitt is believed to have died violently after gardaí discovered his body inContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak: Britain’s poorest have little privacy over their financial affairs – the chancellor shouldn’t either
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked the prime minister’s independent adviser to look into whether he properly declared his ministerial interests, after a week of headlines about his personal tax arrangements. The fast-rising politician, widely tipped as a future prime minister, must persuade voters there’s no double standard in the wayContinue Reading
HMRC customers in the South West encouraged to check out financial support available to them
Customers in the South West are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to help with living costs. HMRC has listed the support available in one place to ensure people are not missing out and can easily find outContinue Reading
Commenting on the news that both Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Commenting on the news that both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined over lockdown parties, Luke Pollard MP said: “Boris Johnson lied to the House of Commons and he lied to the British people. He and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak both broke the law, havingContinue Reading
Local MP condemns Plymouth Youth Service Cuts
New figures from the YMCA show that Plymouth spends just £23.10 per young person on youth services. This is a cut of 89% from the funding provided by the last Labour Government in 2010. This leaves Plymouth ranked as number 136 out of 167 local authorities in England and WalesContinue Reading
Chelsea news LIVE: Latest transfer, takeover and Roman Abramovich updates
Conor ‘could quit Blues for a European giant’ Chelsea have been warned Conor Gallagher may leave this summer to build on his brilliant loan season with Crystal Palace. Ex-Blues assistant coach Jody Morris, who worked with Gallagher under former manager Frank Lampard, reckons the England midfielder is good enough for ChelseaContinue Reading
Omicron XE is spreading in the UK – a virologist explains what we know about this hybrid variant
Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock As the COVID pandemic has progressed, we’ve repeatedly seen the arrival of new viral variants. Variants of concern, such as delta and omicron, are versions of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) which have acquired mutations. These mutations can provide SARS-CoV-2 with a genetic advantage – so forContinue Reading
French election: as Marine Le Pen makes it to second round, the left-wing vote is what troubles president Emmanuel Macron
After the first round of the 2017 presidential election in France, economist Thomas Piketty suggested that while there were four candidates on very close scores at the head of the field (Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, François Fillon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon), in reality France was divided into three political camps:Continue Reading