The Good Friday agreement is widely revered as a model of peace and celebrated worldwide. Yet the Home Office has openly disregarded the agreement, and is actively seeking to undermine its very foundation. I should know: I have spent the past four years in legal proceedings battling the Home Office. The people of Northern Ireland […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, aka the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have welcomed their first child, a boy, the first interracial baby in the British monarchy’s recent history. Live news coverage of the event has been a bit subdued in the UK, with news channels, including Sky News and BBC News covering live, but […]
Image copyright Reuters Warren Buffett has said he wants to invest more in the UK and other parts of Europe, despite uncertainty over the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The US investment guru said he would like his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, to be better known across the Atlantic. “We’re hoping for a deal in […]
The British government is now accepting Apple and Google Pay for some services (via iTV and Apple Insider). Citizens can use their phones to pay for four services at present, with more to receive the capability later this year. The effort is part of a trial service from the ministry. UK citizens can use their […]
Image copyright Getty Images Universities using “gagging orders” to stop staff going public with claims of bullying or sexual misconduct is an “outrage”, according to a minister. Chris Skidmore said using non-disclosure agreements in this way risks the reputation of UK higher education. It comes after BBC figures showed universities spent about £87m on pay-offs […]
Britain leaving the EU could make the country less appealing to international performers, one of the world’s leading jazz musicians has said. Kamasi Washington, whose album The Epic and his work with Kendrick Lamar made him a poster boy of the jazz revival, said Brexit was not an inviting idea to musicians and could make […]
Image copyright Getty Images If you’re hoping to ride an electric scooter almost anywhere in the UK, you’re out of luck. Electric scooters are like normal, two-wheeled scooters but with small, electric engines to power them. They have been popular in some cities such as San Francisco, where they are having a pilot of a […]
Image copyright Getty Images If you’re hoping to ride an electric scooter almost anywhere in the UK, you’re out of luck. Electric scooters are like normal, two-wheeled scooters but with small, electric engines to power them. They have been popular in some cities such as San Francisco, where they are having a pilot of a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Universities using “gagging orders” to stop staff going public with claims of bullying or sexual misconduct is an “outrage”, according to a minister. Chris Skidmore said using non-disclosure agreements in this way risks the reputation of UK higher education. It comes after BBC figures showed universities spent about £87m on pay-offs […]
Image copyright Getty Images Universities using “gagging orders” to stop staff going public with claims of bullying or sexual misconduct is an “outrage”, according to a minister. Chris Skidmore said using non-disclosure agreements in this way risks the reputation of UK higher education. It comes after BBC figures showed universities spent about £87m on pay-offs […]
