A second of David Cameron’s mandarins was allowed to work for both business and Whitehall at the same time, it emerged last night. Sir John Manzoni kept his £100,000 directorship with drinks giant SABMiller after he was appointed chief executive of the Civil Service. The revelation came as the country’s top civil servant demanded to … Read more
Muslims making a pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque at Mecca must be vaccinated against Covid, Saudi officials have insisted today. Strict social distancing measures and disinfection routines will also be implemented inside the world famous holy site, in western Saudi Arabia, where millions of Muslims visit each year for the umrah and hajj pilgrimages. The … Read more
Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more
Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more
Officials in Florida on Sunday warned of a 20 foot wall of wastewater and ‘catastrophic flooding’ after a significant leak at a large pond threatened to burst a system that stores polluted water. Governor Ron DeSantis took part in an aerial tour of the site and later held a press conference after more than 300 homes were evacuated … Read more
Officials in Florida on Sunday warned of a 20 foot wall of wastewater and ‘catastrophic flooding’ after a significant leak at a large pond threatened to burst a system that stores polluted water. Governor Ron DeSantis took part in an aerial tour of the site and later held a press conference after more than 300 homes were evacuated … Read more
The former Crown Prince of Jordan was today put ‘under house arrest’ with his ‘internet and phone lines cut’, he claimed in a video. Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, was arrested and accused of planning a coup as 19 other officials were rounded up by security services on Saturday. … Read more
The former Crown Prince of Jordan was today put ‘under house arrest’ with his ‘internet and phone lines cut’, he claimed in a video. Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, was arrested and accused of planning a coup as 19 other officials were rounded up by security services on Saturday. … Read more
Chinese spy on British visitors: Officials are routinely checked up on when they travel to the country on business, leaked documents suggest Information recorded includes dates of birth and passport numbers Those on database include Margaret Johnson OBE and an Army officer List also includes 7,600 Uighur Muslims in Shanghai, marked as ‘terrorists’ By Daily … Read more
British passenger Stuart Miller (pictured), a 47-year-old offshore worker from Manchester, said the situation at the Spanish airport was ‘absolutely diabolical’ Spanish border officials refused entry to dozens of Britons and sent them back to Manchester on the same plane despite them having post-Brexit residency. Forty passengers were left angry and confused after they were … Read more