In this issue

July 04, 2022

Parliament sleaze probes take up to two years

Fears slow investigations are deterring victims coming forward

6 mins

No 10 denies Johnson and Carrie caught ‘in flagrante’

Allegations are ‘sordid and untrue’, according to source

4 mins

PM has ‘no intention’ to create anti-spiking strategy

The government has “no intention” of putting forward a specific national strategy to tackle spiking, it has revealed.

2 mins

Ukrainian Army Leaves Last Major City Held In Luhansk

The Ukrainian military has confirmed it has withdrawn from Lysychansk, the last major city the country’s forces held in the key eastern province of Luhansk.

1 min

‘Genius’ theatre director Peter Brook dies, aged 97

Influential British theatre and film director Peter Brook has died in France at the age of 97. The visionary creative died on Saturday at his home in Paris, his assistant Nina Soufy said.

1 min

Braverman: Remainer Civil Servants Resist Brexit Plans

The attorney general says reforms are blocked by officials ‘time and time again’

3 mins

Nursery fees set to be cut by £40 a week as childcare rules relaxed in England

Parents of young children could see their nursery costs reduced by about £40 a week under government plans.

2 mins

Police Urge People To Stay At Home During Fuel Protests

Police have warned of “serious disruption throughout the day” as protesters across the UK prepare to block motorways in a demonstration over high fuel prices.

3 mins

West should have armed Ukraine in 2014 to avoid war, says exiled oligarch

The West should have acted years ago in arming Ukraine with weapons and imposing severe sanctions on Russia – a move that would have “100 per cent” deterred Vladimir Putin from launching his invasion earlier this year, said Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an exiled oligarch-turned-dissident.

3 mins

US Watching China ‘Closely' For Sign Of Attack On Taiwan

Despite heightened tensions there are currently ‘no indications’ of an impending assault, says General Mark Milley

2 mins

The buzz around DeSantis may be giving Trump some sleepless nights over 2024

There have been a number of reports in recent days about Donald Trump pondering an early offiial announcement of a 2024 presidential run at some point in the next few weeks.

2 mins

Why Is It Ok For Airlines To Pad Out Their Flight Times?

Q It’s not right that airlines can pad their flight times in order to show they arrive at the destination on time, is it?

1 min

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