Giorno: 2 Aprile 2023

DA warns delegates to disregard message criticising Steenhuisen

Read More Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy A warning to delegates at the DA’s electoral conference was sent out late on Saturday night by the party’s presiding officers following the circulation of an anonymous message disparaging outgoing party leader John Steenhuisen. Presiding officers Greg Krumbock, Bridget Masango and Mimmy Godwe told delegates […]

Revealed: maker of Wegovy ‘skinny jab’ is funding NHS weight-loss services

Read More The pharmaceutical company that makes Wegovy slimming jabs is funding the expansion of weight-loss services across England as it seeks to boost sales of its obesity drugs, the Observer can reveal. Novo Nordisk is paying the salaries of staff on NHS obesity teams and financing the launch and redesign of services, including giving […]

Nicola Sturgeon resignation: online rumours played a part, says ex-SNP leader

Read More The former first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has said the need to seek more privacy in the wake of internet rumours was “part of the reason” for her resignation. Sturgeon surprisingly resigned as leader of the Scottish National party in February, citing the funeral of independence activist Allan Angus as the moment […]

‘This conversation is vital’: climate activists plan to disrupt Grand National

Read More Climate activists are planning to stage a disruptive protest at this month’s Grand National. Members of Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, plan to break into Aintree using bolt cutters and form a human barricade across the course, according an undercover investigation by the Mail on Sunday. In the footage taken at […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘Absurd and destructive’ for Russia to chair security council, says Zelenskiy

Read More We reported earlier on the Ukrainian claims of deaths as a result of Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka. Ukrainian officials have now put the death toll at six people, with a further eight wounded, Reuters says. Zelenskiy’s office say 16 apartment buildings, eight private houses, a school and an administrative building were damaged. An […]

Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues of 14 hours

Read More Suella Braverman has denied Brexit is responsible for delays at the port of Dover after some passengers said they had been queueing up to 14 hours to have their passports checked. Extra sailings were being put in place overnight with hopes of clearing the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday, after a critical incident […]

2024 Watch: Republican Mayor Suarez of Miami headed to New Hampshire after stop in Iowa

After a stop in Iowa a week and a half ago, Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami is headed to New Hampshire. The visits to the first two states to vote in the GOP presidential nominating calendar are sparking further speculation that the Florida Republican is seriously mulling a White House run in 2024. Suarez will […]

Tennessee governor to expand proposal for armed guards in schools after Nashville shooting

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said he intends to expand a school safety measure to include the placement of school resource officers at every school in the state following the shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville. The governor’s plan comes after a 28-year-old transgender person opened fire in the Covenant School killing six […]

‘Exotic’ presidential candidate running from prison tells Trump, ‘Welcome to the party,’ after indictment

EXCLUSIVE: Joe “Exotic” Maldonado, who launched a 2024 presidential campaign from prison, wishes former President Trump would have “his arraignment in an orange jumpsuit and shackles” after his indictment Thursday. “Former President Donald Trump now that you have been indicted, welcome to the party,” Maldonado wrote on his Instagram. “Trump should have to go to […]

Sen. Mullin blasts Bernie Sanders for ‘demonizing people’ following heated Senate debate

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., accused independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders of displaying “wild” hypocrisy after the pair entered into a heated debate on the Senate floor Wednesday. During a Senate HELP Committee hearing questioning Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Mullin called out Sanders for criticizing Schultz and pointed to the self-described democratic socialist’s own multi-million dollar […]