Boris Johnson is facing an investigation by a watchdog the Tories have been trying to axe, having long accused the organisation of being biased and unfairly targeting pro-Brexit campaigners. The Electoral Commission’s critics are now seeking to have it abolished and replaced after a series of scandals including its lengthy investigation of numerous Vote Leave … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing an investigation by a watchdog the Tories have been trying to axe, having long accused the organisation of being biased and unfairly targeting pro-Brexit campaigners. The Electoral Commission’s critics are now seeking to have it abolished and replaced after a series of scandals including its lengthy investigation of numerous Vote Leave … Read more
2020 Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on December 2, 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a … Read more
Nestlé will axe nearly 600 staff and shut Newcastle factory that makes Fruit Pastilles – with plan to shift production of products to EU plants The company’s site in Fawdon will close at the end of 2023, costing 475 jobs Changing working practices at its site in York will see a further 98 losses The … Read more
The nominations for the 2021 British Academy Television Awards have been revealed, with The Crown and I May Destroy leading the pack. The Netflix period drama landed a nod for Drama Series alongside a nod for star Josh O’Connor in Leading Actor for his role as Prince Charles amongst their 10 nominations across the main … Read more
The nominations for the 2021 British Academy Television Awards have been revealed, with The Crown and I May Destroy leading the pack. The Netflix period drama landed a nod for Drama Series alongside a nod for star Josh O’Connor in Leading Actor for his role as Prince Charles amongst their 10 nominations across the main … Read more
Woman in her 50s fights for life after ‘domestic’ east London axe attack as police arrest man, 47, for attempted murder A woman in her 50s was found seriously injured at a house in Ilford on Friday The victim was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition Police are searching for suspects … Read more
Woman in her 50s fights for life after ‘domestic’ east London axe attack as police arrest man, 47, for attempted murder A woman in her 50s was found seriously injured at a house in Ilford on Friday The victim was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition Police are searching for suspects … Read more
Two leading members of the House of Lords – who are set to battle it out to become speaker – want to axe hereditary peers from Parliament’s Upper House. Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town told the Sunday Times hereditary peers were ‘not something that would be accepted by the British public today’. Lord Alderdice told … Read more
Two leading members of the House of Lords – who are set to battle it out to become speaker – want to axe hereditary peers from Parliament’s Upper House. Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town told the Sunday Times hereditary peers were ‘not something that would be accepted by the British public today’. Lord Alderdice told … Read more