Chatty office worker dubbed ‘Tracey Trap’ has unfair dismissal claim thrown out

An office worker who was so talkative she was called the ‘Tracey Trap’ by coworkers, who complained they couldn’t ‘break away’ from her conversations, has seen her unfair dismissal claim thrown out. Tracey Bodman resigned from AA-Wargames, a company based in Westbury, Wiltshire, after she was given a warning by her bosses for her slow … Read more

The chatty cat flap that talks to your pet: It’s one of a host of new high-tech gadgets for animals

Having dinner at my boyfriend’s house, I get a notification on my phone saying that Coco’s food has just been released for her. I open the smart food dispenser app on my phone and watch my delighted cat tucking into her dinner. I press the microphone so she can hear me, and start cooing to … Read more

The chatty cat flap that talks to your pet: It’s one of a host of new high-tech gadgets for animals

Having dinner at my boyfriend’s house, I get a notification on my phone saying that Coco’s food has just been released for her. I open the smart food dispenser app on my phone and watch my delighted cat tucking into her dinner. I press the microphone so she can hear me, and start cooing to … Read more

DAN HODGES: Where are the Big Beasts to help Boris Johnson fight off Chatty Rats and Red Moles?

For months, Sir Humphrey has been at war with Boris. Now it’s George Smiley’s turn. ‘The security services are furious,’ a Minister tells me. ‘No 10 have been saying things they’re not supposed to say.’ Their anger revolves around the hunt for the ‘Chatty Rat’ and the decision to use what has euphemistically been dubbed … Read more

DAN HODGES: Where are the Big Beasts to help Boris Johnson fight off Chatty Rats and Red Moles?

For months, Sir Humphrey has been at war with Boris. Now it’s George Smiley’s turn. ‘The security services are furious,’ a Minister tells me. ‘No 10 have been saying things they’re not supposed to say.’ Their anger revolves around the hunt for the ‘Chatty Rat’ and the decision to use what has euphemistically been dubbed … Read more

Dominic Cummings ‘is STILL in the frame as the chatty rat leaker’

Dominic Cummings is still considered a suspect in the hunt for the government’s ‘chatty rat’ leaker, sources have claimed. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will be grilled by MPs this afternoon about a string of explosive allegations made by Mr Cummings. The PM’s former-svengali denied being the ‘chatty rat’ and on Friday accused Henry Newman, a … Read more

How Dominic Cummings was fingered by MI5 WhatsApp probe over ‘Chatty Rat’ leak

How Dominic Cummings was fingered by MI5 over ‘Chatty Rat’ leak: Probe by security services into WhatsApp messages sent after key top-level meeting ‘show ex-aide was responsible’ claim opponents By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:22 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 25 April 2021 Dominic Cummings was fingered as the … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘accuses Dominic Cummings of being the ‘Chatty Rat’ who leaked texts

Boris Johnson has accused his former aide Dominic Cummings of being the ‘Chatty Rat’ who leaked his private texts, reports say. The Prime Minister is said to have pointed the finger at the Vote Leave mastermind, who quit Downing Street in November after a power struggle. Mr Johnson reportedly thinks Mr Cummings was ‘bitter’ following his … Read more

So who WAS Chatty Rat who blabbed about Boris Johnson’s bike ride seven miles from Downing Street?

So who WAS the Chatty Rat who blabbed about Boris Johnson’s bike ride seven miles from Downing Street? ‘Chance sighting’ of PM in the Olympic Park raises suspicions of repeat of last year’s furore over Cabinet leak fears PM appeared to be contravening official guidance on exercise during lockdown  This explicitly states that participants should … Read more