Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage
Read More Driven to closure: Sunshine Hospital’s survival depends on the Road Accident Fund finally paying the money the court has ordered it to. The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims This article is only available […]
Dominic Raab to push for tougher minimum sentence in domestic homicides
Read More Domestic abusers in England and Wales who kill their partners or ex-partners are to face tougher sentences under government plans after a campaign by bereaved families. The justice secretary and lord chancellor, Dominic Raab, will push for a change in the law after pressure from campaigners such as Julie Devey and Carole Gould, […]
Boris Johnson reselected as Tory candidate in Uxbridge
Read More Boris Johnson has been reselected as the Conservative candidate in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. It comes after speculation that the former prime minister might seek out a safer seat before the next general election. “I can confirm Boris Johnson has been reselected as the Conservative candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip,” […]
UK passengers owed millions by airlines in unpaid refunds and expenses
Read More Airlines including Wizz Air and Ryanair owe millions of pounds to passengers from unpaid refunds and expenses, according to an investigation by the consumer group Which?. It called on the government and regulators to take urgent action over the ?4.5m it calculates carriers owe in county court judgments (CCJs), describing the current enforcement […]
Met police on ‘last chance’ as Casey report to condemn failure to change
Read More The Metropolitan police service is riddled with deep-seated racism, sexism and homophobia and has failed to change despite numerous official reviews urging it to do so, an official report will say. The report from Louise Casey, which is due to be published on Tuesday, will excoriate Britain’s biggest police force, the Guardian has […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Poland’s decision to send warplanes puts pressure on Kyiv’s allies
Read More The White House said Thursday that talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be a “good thing,” but warned Beijing against taking a “one-sided” view of the conflict. “We think it would be a very good thing if the two of them talk,” National Security Council spokesman John […]
Pence spotlights chasm with Trump, DeSantis, on support for Ukraine, as former VP visits key primary state
KEENE, N.H. – Former Vice President Mike Pence is highlighting his support for Ukraine and making clear that he firmly disagrees with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on an issue that’s dividing the burgeoning Republican 2024 presidential nomination field. Pence, addressing the more than year-long Russian war against Ukraine, said on […]
Progressive Democrat Ruben Gallego blames 2018 bill for bank collapse despite wife’s employer lobbying for it
FIRST ON FOX: Progressive Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., joined his fellow Democrats this week in blaming a 2018 banking bill for the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) despite the fact that the company where his lobbyist wife works strongly advocated for the bill’s passage. Sydney Barron Gallego, who has worked for the […]
WH Answers Oversight Claim Linking Hallie Biden to Chinese Money
The White House on Thursday issued a blunt statement aiming to defuse a House Oversight Committee claim that bank records suggest President Biden’s daughter-in-law Hallie was among those who received financial benefit through a Chinese energy company.