Probation service returns to public control seven years after Chris Grayling’s ‘deeply flawed’ reforms as watchdog warns more funding is needed Then-Justice Sec Chris Grayling introduced £3.7billion probation reform in 2014 The controversial reforms saw private companies take control of some services However, probation services have now been taken back under public control By Danyal Hussain … Read more
Flawed figures led to building of thousands of homes on green belt land, watchdog says Inaccurate stats were used to justify building of thousands of homes in Coventry It had been thought city’s population would rise by 32 per cent from 2011 to 2031 Campaigners say it was wrongly thought foreign students would stay in … Read more
No one can accuse Liberty Steel boss Sanjeev Gupta of giving up the ghost. Faced with the collapse of his main lender Greensill and a refusal by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to provide £170million of rescue loans, he is hanging on by his fingertips. In the latest moves to shore up his global empire, GFG … Read more
A ‘crude’ and controversial algorithm is being used to divvy up Covid jab supplies around the UK, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health bosses today confirmed officials deployed the Barnett formula to decide how many doses should be allocated to the devolved nations. The method — used in the Treasury since the 1980s to distribute … Read more
A ‘crude’ and controversial algorithm is being used to divvy up Covid jab supplies around the UK, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health bosses today confirmed officials deployed the Barnett formula to decide how many doses should be allocated to the devolved nations. The method — used in the Treasury since the 1980s to distribute … Read more
Leading ecologists warn moving ancient woodland to make way for HS2 is a ‘fundamentally flawed’ idea based on no strong evidence HS2 bosses say they are trying to move ancient woodland soil to a nearby field Ecologist warns it could take ‘hundreds of years’ for nature to recover from move Experts at HS2 accept there’s … Read more
Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more
Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more
British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair launch legal action against Government’s ‘flawed’ quarantine policy they say will have ‘devastating effect’ on tourism and economy The group of airlines want a judicial review to be heard ‘as soon as possible’ They claimed quarantine would wreak devastation on British tourism industry They said they have seen no evidence … Read more
Barclays has unleashed a furious broadside against the corporate raider seeking a seat on its board – branding him disruptive, inexperienced and damaging. In a brutal takedown released last night to the stock market, Barclays said activist investor Edward Bramson did not understand how banks work and could wreak havoc. Bramson – who controls a 5.51 … Read more