Labour row over benefit cuts as Rachel Reeves ‘plots to reduce spending by £5billion but resist calls to spend it on defence or back-to-work schemes’_Nhy
Senior Labour ministers are embroiled in a row over how to spend £5billion expected to be trimmed from benefit spending next month. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to want to cut the figure from state handouts for the disabled in her spring…
Now Angela Rayner’s CV is under scrutiny over how long she worked as a home help_Nhy
Angela Rayner became the latest Cabinet minister to face questions over their CV last night after conflicting accounts of how long she had worked as a carer emerged. The Deputy Prime Minister’s recollection of how long she worked as a home…
US Congress sounds the alarm over China’s proposed 600,000 square-foot ‘mega-embassy’ in London in rare intervention_Nhy
China‘s proposed ‘mega-embassy’ in London raises ‘significant security concerns’, US politicians have warned. Beijing is controversially planning to construct a major new embassy on the 600,000 sq ft site of the former Royal Mint, opposite the Tower of London. But ministers came under growing…
Is laughter the best medicine? Comedy shows could be prescribed for people on antidepressants to curb NHS costs_Nhy
It is an old adage that ‘laughter is the best medicine’. But now trials are taking place to provide ‘comedy-on-prescription’ in a bid to improve people’s mental health, reduce NHS costs and offer alternatives to antidepressants. Technology firm Craic Health has secured…
What about your housebuilding drive, Angela? Rayner is accused of ignoring her domestic duties in favour of ‘swanning around the world’ as Deputy PM jets off for a tour of Africa_Nhy
Angela Rayner was today accused of ignoring her domestic duties in favour of ‘swanning around the world’ after she jetted off for a tour of Africa. The Deputy Prime Minister said she was ‘delighted’ to be travelling to Ethiopia to meet with the…
Britain’s ‘new era of stagflation’: Inflation leaps to 3% under Rachel Reeves – its highest rate in 10 months – with Chancellor still scrambling for growth_Nhy
Britain was said to be at risk of a ‘new era of stagflation’ today after inflation leapt to 3 per cent in January to reach its highest level for 10 months. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3…
William Hague attacks students’ ‘comfort blankets of cancellation’ and vows to protect free speech as former Tory leader becomes 160th Chancellor of Oxford University_Nhy
William Hague has attacked the ‘comfort blankets of cancellation’ while vowing to champion free speech as the new Chancellor of Oxford. The former Tory leader said it was ‘of paramount importance’ to protect the free exchange of ideas as he was officially…
Scotland’s ‘super sized’ public sector needs Donald Trump-style purge of ‘useless jobs with silly titles’, says Findlay_Nhy
A tycoon should be brought in to make Donald Trump-style cuts to Scotland’s ‘super-sized’ public sector, Russell Findlay has said. Declaring war on the ‘chattering classes’, the Scottish Tory leader said the country needed a version of the US Department of Government…
25 photos rares et magnifiques de Marylin Monroe par Eve Arnold.sn
Eve Arnold était une photojournaliste américaine. Elle a rejoint l’agence Magnum Photos en 1951 et en est devenue membre à part entière en 1957. Les images prises par Arnold de Marilyn Monroe sur le tournage du dernier film de l’actrice, The…
Former Labour MP who exposed false convictions of Birmingham Six says case draws parallels to conviction of killer nurse Lucy Letby_Nhy
The former Labour MP who exposed the miscarriage of justice over the Birmingham Six has drawn parallels with the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby – saying the case against her has ‘not been proven beyond reasonable doubt’. Chris Mullin led the campaign through ITV‘s World…