Dust blown in from drought-hit areas to the north sends pollution soaring to twice the hazardous level The third major sandstorm in five weeks turned Beijing’s skies sepia on Thursday, and sent air quality plummeting in the Chinese capital. The storms, caused by winds from drought-hit Mongolia and north-western China, […]
Year: 2021
David Brierwood joined government in 2014 and two months later was recruited to Greensill Capital A second Cabinet Office adviser was hired by Greensill Capital while working for the civil service, raising further questions over revolving doors between the government and the scandal-hit firm. Former Morgan Stanley banker David Brierwood […]
Exclusive: Equalities watchdog tells government documents could create ‘two-tier society’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-status certificates being considered by ministers to help open up society could amount to unlawful indirect discrimination, the government’s independent equalities watchdog has advised. As ministers decide whether the documents should […]
Proposal, aimed at breaking up a conservative majority on the court, is predicted to draw opposition from Republicans Democrats are planning to introduce a bill to expand the supreme court – proposing to add four justices to the US’s highest court. Continue reading…
Labour claims ‘sleaze is now at heart of this Tory government’ and says current inquiry is ‘inadequate, and deliberately so’ Tory MPs have voted en masse to block a broader inquiry into the Greensill scandal as Labour claimed there was now evidence of sleaze at the heart of government. The […]
The Australian defence force’s latest scandal involves a twerk dance in hotpants in front of the HMAS Supply – and an upset Liberal MP UPDATE: the dance squad 101 Doll Squadron have issued a statement condemning the ABC’s coverage and accused them of ‘deceptive editing’ of the video. Follow live […]
Universities in capital say proposals could create more inequalities than it addresses Universities in London have said the government’s “levelling up” agenda has resulted in a funding shortfall that risks pushing three institutions into the red. The universities regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), is planning to remove a portion […]
Bill Crothers became a director of finance firm months after leaving civil service, records show The scandal over Greensill Capital’s influence within government has deepened as it emerged one of Britain’s most senior civil servants began working as an adviser to the finance firm while still serving in Whitehall – […]
Monarch held ceremony for the retirement of her household’s most senior official, the Lord Chamberlain The Queen has returned to royal duties, four days after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, to mark the retirement of her household’s most senior official. The monarch held her first in-person event to […]
PM says ‘people have just got to understand’ that vaccines alone will not stop spread of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Easing lockdown will inevitably create a rise in coronavirus deaths, Boris Johnson has said, crediting the lockdown rather than vaccines for “the bulk of […]