The Commission is coming after EU funds Orban and his allies are accused of having funneled away to line their pockets.
The MP's Standards Committee are also calling for lobbying rules to be tightened so MPs can't take part in proceedings that would benefit someone they are receiving money from. The Chair of the committee Chris Bryant has called the new measures "robust" and says they will "uphold and strengthen" standards in parliament. The report comes after the case of former MP Owen Paterson, which triggered a row over MPs second jobs.
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer asks what "attracted" Boris Johnson to a "U-turn" on a windfall tax on the week the Sue Gray report is published. The Prime Minister responds by accusing Labour of being a tax raising party, saying "they absolutely love to confiscate other people's assets".
NI Secretary Brandon Lewis said the UK’s ‘firm’ preference was for a negotiated solution with the EU.
The superstar footballer revealed in a candid interview his struggles in the game - opening up about his battle with mental health. .
Crymych Panthers Boccia Club recently held their first in-house Boccia competition, with eight members in the tournament.
Negotiations for a peace deal cannot resume until Russia pulls out troops, president says
In my childhood memories my mum is hitching up her sari to snip a cutting from a stranger’s garden, or watching Gardeners World. Now crocuses, tulips and daisies are my portal to her, writes Chitra Ramaswamy
Empty playgrounds, lonely dogs and a constant backdrop of shelling fill the otherwise ghostly towns of Soledar and Bakhmut, located in the besieged Ukrainian east. The only movement is people boarding a bus -- storing their suitcases in the hold and preparing to flee.
Ricky Gervais has defended his new Netflix show after a LGBT rights group called his material "dangerous" towards trans people. The comedian has sparked controversy with his latest show SuperNature, which was released on the streaming platform on Tuesday. Gervais has defended the programme, saying he wanted to take the "audience to a place it hasn't been before".
Suella Braverman attacked her opposite number by claiming her heroes were "Lenin and Corbyn".
Biker deaths on Scotland’s roads have reached their highest for three years despite a lack of traffic on roads during lockdown.
The Prime Minister has insisted that it was his “duty” to attend certain Downing Street parties as senior Tories questioned whether he will win the next election.
The survey, Understanding Scotland, interviewed more than 2,000 adults about their finances
Reuters reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would willingly meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to end the war in Ukraine.
Eleven newborn babies have perished in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, authorities said Thursday.
Analyst says negative tweets about Heard were not related to Depp lawyer's statements
The three banked mural walls in the pedestrian concourse of Birmingham’s Hockley flyover underpass feature geometric shapes and abstract patterns.
Families grieving from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas will be getting a visit from comfort dogs from Central Florida.
<p>The average person feels confident four days a week, according to new research.</p><p>A survey of 2,000 adults looked at how people have overcome challenges to feel better about their blemished skin and found that a fresh change to their appearance like a facial or haircut (52%), wearing their favorite clothes (48%) or compliments (46%) gives them that extra boost of confidence.</p><p>The data shows that generally, people are over being ashamed of their scars and imperfections, with 81% admitting they wouldn’t feel like themselves without them.</p><p>Acne (30%), stretchmarks (29%) and surgery scars (28%) are just some of the blemishes that people were insecure about for a long time.</p><p>But they’ve been inspired by celebrity scar stories like Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant scar (21%), and Seal’s lupus scar (21%). In fact, 78% said speaking about their scar stories helped them heal emotionally.</p><p>Three in five Americans also said they’d like to see more characters with visible flaws on the big screen (63%) and 60% of these respondents said this would help them feel more represented.</p><p>Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the scar treatment brand <a href="https://www.mederma.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Mederma</a>, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the survey found that 65% used to go to great lengths to cover up their imperfections or wear clothes to hide them — but 54% feel like they’re not being true to themselves when they do.</p><p>Now, most of those who have easily visible scars on their body (851) said it makes them feel empowered (68%) and unique (80%).</p><p>The results found that 86% are even comfortable with sharing the story of how they got their scar, with a similar percentage agreeing they’d talk to others about it if it helped them feel more confident about theirs, too (88%).</p><p>It may have taken a long time for people to gain this confidence, though. More than half of Americans deal with low confidence often (56%).</p><p>This may be because 59% are worried that others will notice imperfections that they notice about themselves. A similar percentage said concern over how their blemishes look to others has had a negative impact on their mental health (56%).</p><p>“We know that feeling confident in our perceived imperfections goes a long way toward improving mental health,” said HRA Pharma America President, Bradley Meeks. “But confidence comes at its own pace, and this survey shows that getting to the point of empowerment in our appearance comes in different ways.”</p><p>Sixty-one percent said that they’re mentally at a place where they’ve conquered their insecurities and 56% agree that owning their insecurities helps them feel empowered.</p><p>More than a third of those with scars said they were able to mentally and emotionally heal with advice from those with similar scars/imperfections (38%).</p><p>“Hearing others’ scar stories is an important step towards debunking the negative reception of scars in media and everyday life,” said Meeks. “This is especially true for the 78% who said that they were able to heal emotionally after speaking on their own scar stories.”</p><p><strong>WHAT CELEBRITIES “OWN THEIR SCARS”?</strong></p><ol><li>Selena Gomez - (21%)</li><li>Seal - (21%)</li><li>Jason Momoa - (20%)</li><li>Joaquin Phoenix - (20%)</li><li>Amy Schumer - (19%)</li></ol>
A US politician pleaded with colleagues to act after the latest mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
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