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HS2 project could cost the taxpayer £170BILLION, claims deputy chairman of official review The Oakervee Review warning the final bill of HS2 could reach £106billion The report’s co-author, Lord Berkeley, now thinks costs could spiral further Cited evidence from expert suggesting costs of first phase could hit £88billion By Tom Payne Transport Correspondent For The … Read more
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today unveiled what she called an ‘incredibly diverse’ cabinet, which includes New Zealand’s first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo. The centre-left leader revamped her ministerial line-up in the wake of a landslide election victory, saying her second-term priorities were responding to Covid-19 … Read more
As far as undergraduate accommodation goes, Park View student village is the pinnacle of luxury. The recently refurbished Newcastle University halls of residence boast en-suite rooms with double beds. Each flat contains a communal kitchen with a wide-screen TV. Behind freshly painted purple and blue walls, there are laundry facilities students can control via smartphones, … Read more
Council HR consultant Lyndsey Rolt, 60, admitted assault by beating, but was given an absolute discharge my magistrates The estranged wife of a deputy headmaster dug her nails into him during a doorstep confrontation after discovering him living with his new lover. Council HR consultant Lydnsey Rolt, 60, had been hoping to reconcile with 42-year-old … Read more
Video showing deputy premier ‘eating a FLY’ is released by his political rivals – but the ‘juvenile’ online attack doesn’t sit well with voters LNP video of Labor’s Steven Miles ‘eating a fly’ uploaded to Facebook Deputy Premier appears to lick his lips and swallow the insect Harsh criticism of ‘juvenile’ video as Queenslanders go … Read more
A Tory MP today demanded that Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner apologise for branding him ‘scum’ during a heated debate in the Commons on the Covid-19 crisis. Chris Clarkson had suggested that senior Labour figures were viewing the coronavirus pandemic as a ‘good crisis’ to be exploited. Ms Rayner, a hard-Left Corbynite on the frontbench, … Read more
Jonathan Van-Tam told MPs that intensive care units in the North West could be full within three weeks as the latest figures show there are now 3,090 Covid-19 patients being treated in English hospitals The Government’s deputy chief medical officer has claimed the UK is nearly back to where it was in March as hospital … Read more
The first transgender politician to reach high office in Belgium has been attacked online by a far-right politician just days after she was appointed. Vice Premier Petra De Sutter, 57, of the Green Party was sworn in as part of a new government on Saturday, posting on social media that she was ‘proud that in … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s deputy denies Covid rift between his boss and Boris Johnson after Chancellor said ‘our lives can no longer be put on hold’ Treasury Chief Sec. Stephen Barclay insisted both men were working ‘in tandem’ Mr Sunak yesterday said the nation needed to learn to ‘live without fear’ Mr Johnson’s noticeable absence from Commons … Read more
David Clark, who taught at Richmond School in North Yorkshire for 23 years, was trampled to death by a herd of cows yesterday A popular deputy head teacher has been trampled to death by a herd of cows while walking his dog. David Clark, who taught at Richmond School in North Yorkshire for 23 years, … Read more