A group of men at the club who hope the male-only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new members Seven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club agrees to change […]
Month: March 2024
Only survivor after vehicle falls 50 metres and catches fire is eight-year-old who was taken to hospital with serious injuries An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell 50 metres from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire. The child, […]
Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance The international court of justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to Israel’s claim it is […]
Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny Labour is demanding answers over what the party said was “potentially serious impropriety” by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his role as a consultant […]
Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours A businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated £5m to the Conservative party last year has unexpectedly been given a knighthood on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak. Mohamed Mansour, a senior treasurer of the Conservative […]
Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage How polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit? Regulators face pressure to act after further evidence of potentially illegal activity by water companies has been revealed. Analysis of […]
Charlotte Proudman posted tweets critical of ruling by Sir Jonathan Cohen, a Garrick Club member A barrister is facing disciplinary proceedings for expressing frustration at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” that she claims were in a family court judgment that went against her client. Charlotte Proudman criticised a […]
Dublin joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice, arguing that stopping delivery of essentials may constitute ‘genocidal intent’ Ireland is to seek to widen the definition of genocide to include blocking humanitarian aid in a landmark international court of justice (ICJ) case against Israel. The Irish government […]
The Israeli-American’s first book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, was a worldwide bestseller with revolutionary ideas about human error and bias Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the discipline, and won him a Nobel prize, has died at age 90. Kahneman, who wrote bestselling […]
Patients taking certain progestogens as a contraceptive or for gynaecological conditions may be more likely to develop growths, researchers say Millions of women around the world who use certain hormone drugs for contraception and to manage conditions such as endometriosis may have a raised risk of rare, usually benign, brain […]