Brexit ‘kept Whitehall too busy to plan for Covid pandemic’ as half of emergency planners were busy
A civil service report says Brexit has ‘kept Whitehall busy’ and that half the emergency planners were tethered up in preparation for a No Deal. 56 of the 94 government…
King who? Poll’s shock winner as little-known Athelstan is named our top monarch
Podcast poll names King Athelstan, who ruled between 925 and 939 AD, Britain’s most powerful monarch. He is ahead of Elizabeths Victoria and Henry V and VI. History lovers cast…
Fiona Bruce criticised for asking non-white member of Question Time panel to handle racism question
BBC Presenter Fiona Bruce was charged with ‘unconscious racism’ for asking the only non-white panel member on Question Time last night to respond to an audience member’s question about racism.…
Aussie senator leads calls to BAN transgender girls from playing with women in local sport comps
Australian Senator calls for Transgender Women to Be Prohibited from Participating in Female Sport at All Levels. Claire Chandler, Federal Liberal Senator, claimed that sex discrimination laws are being used…
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is having over 1,000 possessions auctioned
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy endures not just through his iconic clothes, but also his belongings, because Chanel’s creative director, who died aged 85 in 2019, was an ardent collector.…
NHS app will show proof of a third vaccination
To help Britons travel to countries that require booster jab, the NHS app will display proof of third-party vaccination. The travel section of the NHS vaccination pass will soon show…
Nurse is jailed for using dying patient’s bank card to go on spending spree and splash
A nurse is in jail for spending the bank card of a dying patient to buy wallpaper and a new bed. Leanne Wallace, 40, targeted a patient seriously ill with…
TOM UTLEY: How many people’s marriages would last if we couldn’t tell white lies?
TOM UTLEY: Try to imagine a future in which it will be impossible to tell a lie without being found out. It may sound like science fiction but it is…
Poor OAPs will be hit hardest by social care reform: Expert warns MPs of unfair amendment
Poor pensioners will be hardest hit by a watering down of social care reforms, the architect of the original cap warned last night. Sir Andrew Dilnot offered a harsh assessment…
Sir Geoffrey Cox earned £54,000 for 45 hours work at international law firm Withers
Tory MP Geoffrey Cox picked up £54,000 for 45 hours’ work, updated register of interests shows after he was caught in centre of second jobs controversy Sir Geoffrey Cox paid…