Rishi Sunak has refused to place his full confidence behind Nadhim Zahawi as the Tory party chairman faces an investigation into whether he breached the ministerial code over an HMRC tax settlement. The prime minister, speaking from his grace and favour Buckinghamshire home Chequers during an awayday with his cabinet, said he believes “in due
Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire for rowing back on reforms designed to prevent another Windrush scandal, with Labour’s David Lammy saying victims were being “once again spat on”. Ms Braverman has confirmed she will not be implementing all of the accepted recommendations from a review into how the scandal unfolded, including establishing a
Mohe is known as China’s North Pole for a good reason. It is the country’s most northern city and is a very, very cold place. It’s difficult to describe what temperatures this low feel like. On Sunday it hit -53C, a new low for the coldest temperature recorded in the country since modern monitoring began.
The government could spend more than £222,000 of public money on legal advice for Boris Johnson as he faces an investigation into whether he deliberately misled parliament over what he knew about partygate, a senior civil servant has confirmed. The Privileges Committee is looking into the former prime minister after his repeated denials to the
The search for missing British actor Julian Sands in California has been hampered by bad weather, local authorities have said. Efforts to find Sands have been ongoing for two weeks, after he went missing in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains in southern California on 13 January. However, the high-ground search has
A school board in Virginia has voted to fire its district superintendent after a six-year-old pupil shot a teacher. The Newport News School Board voted five-to-one to relieve George Parker III of his duties – but as part of a separation agreement, he’ll be paid more than $502,000 (£405,063) in severance – two years of
Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated after a two-year suspension following the 6 January insurrection. Facebook parent Meta said in a blog post on Wednesday it would be adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules. “In the event that Mr Trump posts further violating content,
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a “serious breach” of the ministerial code. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had resisted earlier calls from opposition parties to fire Mr Zahawi following reports that he had paid a penalty as part of an
It’s hard to imagine the internet without Google. The tech giant has become so synonymous with searching the web that it has become a verb – we don’t look it up, we “Google it”. Google ended 2022 as it ends every year, as the most visited website in the world. Its estimated share of the
Hope beckons on pupils of A.U.D Primary School in Osun State, Nigeria, when the executives of iRead To Live Initiative tracked the state of the library in the community. In a swift reaction to address the situation, a team of iRead Initiative held strategic meetings with Simonetta Lein, Founder of the WishWall Foundation, USA, to
Cheer dad! The incredible lessons from this middle-aged man learned coaching a team of tween girls. When Patrick first became a “boy cheer coach” a few years back, he had no idea what was in store for him. He had agreed simply because his daughter asked him to. Once the deal was done, there was
Photography by Getty ImagesBy adopting shape-shifting aesthetics, experimental makeup and gender fluidity, D’Arcy is writing their own red carpet rules. By Natalie Michie Date January 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter This year’s Golden Globes made a few things abundantly clear: menswear has entered its Hot Girl era, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky still take the cutest couple
by Trevor Kimball, January 9, 2023 (Photo by: Netflix) Once upon a time, fans could relax once their show had been renewed for another season. Not any longer. Several shows have had their renewals rescinded in the past week, and we now have another one. Netflix has changed its mind and cancelled the Inside Job
Accepting dares is a way of life for Theo Wright. His close-knit friendships with Jay and Darren revolve around tasking one another with all manner of physical challenges and public humiliations. When Jay dares Theo to ask his crush to prom, Theo knows that his only chance to do so will be at the biggest
The Chainsmokers have a bit of a notorious persona in the music industry. Though their antics have calmed down significantly, when they first started, they were definitely the party boys of EDM, especially considering their meteoric rise after “#Selfie.” But then came “Closer” and “Roses” and then their debut album… now they’re one of the
Actor Johnny Depp has made countless headlines over the past few years, largely related to his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard. After the verdict was revealed, Depp immediately began touring as a musician alongside friend and rock star Jeff Beck. Unfortunately, the latter icon’s generations of fans were saddened to hear the news that