Giorno: 3 Dicembre 2022

BBC chairman criticises Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight comments on Dominic Cummings

Read More The BBC’s chairman has said he believes Emily Maitlis was “wrong” in her Newsnight coverage of Dominic Cummings’ visit to Barnard Castle in 2020, as he set out his blueprint for improving the broadcaster. Richard Sharp criticised Maitlis, who has since left the broadcaster, for starting the programme by saying “the country” could […]

Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

Read More Michelle Mone has been accused of attempting to “bully and hector” ministers into awarding public PPE contracts worth more than ?200m to a company that she appeared to profit from. The Guardian revealed last month that the Conservative peer and her children secretly received ?29m originating from the profits of a PPE business […]

Gareth Southgate hopes England can ‘bring happiness’ amid gloom at home

Read More As a nation shivers amid the December gloom and a mounting cost of living crisis, Gareth Southgate believes that his England team can lift the mood in their World Cup last 16 match against Senegal on Sunday night. So far England have seesawed between the sublime and the stodgy in Qatar, but they […]

Uvalde Shooting Victims Seek $27B, Class Action in Lawsuit

Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27 billion due to delays in confronting the attacker, court documents show.

French President Macron meets with Elon Musk to address social media regulations

French President Emmanuel Macron met with billionaire Elon Musk to cap off his visit to the U.S. this week. Macron spent an hour talking with Musk, current CEO and owner of Twitter, and the pair discussed a number of topics, from green energy targets to concerns about content moderation on social media. “In accordance with […]

Sci, la manita di Sofia Goggia: in discesa la quinta vittoria consecutiva a Lake Louise

Read More La “manita” di Sofia. A Lake Louise arriva la quinta vittoria consecutiva sulla pista canadese, contando le tre dello scorso anno e le due discese che aprono questa stagione della velocità. Un’impresa storica, firmata Sofia Goggia. Prima in rimonta dopo esser rimasta a lungo in (leggero) ritardo rispetto a Corinne Suter, alla sua […]

Police watchdog head resigns over investigation into ‘historic allegation’

Read More The head of the police watchdog Michael Lockwood resigned amid an investigation into a historical allegation, the home secretary has said. In a statement, Suella Braverman said: “I have accepted Michael Lockwood’s resignation as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). “I took immediate action upon being made aware that […]

Ministers accused of spoiling for a fight with nurses over pay

Read More Ministers were under intense pressure last night to open new pay talks that could avert a devastating series of NHS strikes as health unions suggested a deal could be struck if both sides were willing to negotiate and compromise. Amid claims from Labour and from NHS sources that ministers appeared to be playing […]