Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells broke down in tears as she faced questioning on the third day of giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry. "I loved the post office. I worked as hard as I possibly could to deliver the best post office for the UK," Ms Vennells said. .
Dear readers, to those who have quite rightly concluded in this silliest of silly seasons that the country is going to the dogs, apologies. It is time for a new metaphor of decline; Britain is for the birds. And I’m not even referring to Swiftmania; if only our ills really could be cured with friendship bracelets and a loud chorus of Shake It Off. Somehow, amid all the other crises that beset us, seagull-psychos have us in their claws.
The Biden administration is moving towards lifting a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine, four US officials familiar with the matter told CNN, to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems.
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has the potential to unravel his ruling coalition.
Gareth Jenkins, co-architect of flawed Horizon IT system, was expert witness in wrongful prosecutions of operators
Israel's top court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that the state must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into military service, potentially destabilising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition.- Divided coalition - The ultra-Orthodox community, represented in Netanyahu's government, has historically received exemptions for men to study in religious seminaries, viewed as crucial to preserving Israel's Jewish identity.
Jeremy Hunt has deleted a social media post showing a photograph of his wife’s postal ballot after claims that it broke the law.
The White House has issued a trio of veto threats against the first set of spending bills the House is scheduled to vote on, dismissing each proposal as “partisan bills” put forward by Republicans. The White House published statements of administration policy Monday addressing House spending bills for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland…
Mayor Sheng Thao's lawyer reportedly quit shortly after her defiant news conference.
Not an easy day for John Swinney, as it’s becoming clear that the SNP leader is facing renewed tension with his own deputy, Kate Forbes, over his backing for Nicola Sturgeon’s controversial gender reforms.
The Herefordshire Conservative councillor who is the latest to be investigated over bets on the timing of the general election remains in his elected position in the county.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were grilled by The Sun readers in a fiery live streamed Q&A hosted by Harry Cole on Monday night. The Prime Minister batted questions on immigration, housing and NHS wait times while defending his handling of the betting scandal that has rocked the Conservative party’s election campaign. The Labour leader was asked how he could be trusted after he was “happy to lie to us” about Jeremy Corbyn, and answered questions on education, JK Rowling and Brexit.
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The Conservatives have dropped Craig Williams and Laura Saunders, members of the prime minister’s inner circle who were under investigation by the Gambling Commission
A house caught fire in Peterborough last weekend.
A Reform candidate standing in the constituency that was hit by Novichok poisonings has praised Vladimir Putin and rejected comparisons between the Russian dictator and Hitler.
The state security service (SBU) said last month that it had caught two guard service colonels accused of cooperating with Russia to plot the assassination of the Ukrainian president, military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov and other officials
The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives. The former president met with oil industry executives in April and asked for $1 billion in campaign contributions, The Hill reported…
American officials are hoping to gain a better understanding of Israel’s war plans in meetings this week with the country’s defense minister, who arrived in Washington as the rift widened between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
SIR – I take issue with John Sheridan Smith, who wants the House of Lords to be scrapped (Letters, June 25).
Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson made the admission as the Tories seek to shift election focus from poll date betting scandal onto immigration
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