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Under fire Hut Group seeks to silence critics: Independent director appointed to address governance fears By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 17 November 2020 The Hut Group has appointed a new independent director to its board to address fears over its governance. Former Deloitte partner … Read more
The BBC has said it will hold a full independent investigation into how it secured the bombshell Princess Diana interview aired on Panorama in 1995. The broadcaster confirmed that an external probe would examine how journalist Martin Bashir landed the famous chat with the Princess, in which she spoke candidly about her marriage. The announcement … Read more
Boris Johnson tells EU to ‘get real’ and treat UK as an independent state if it wants a post-Brexit trade deal – as he’s warned avoiding No Deal is best for a good relationship with Joe Biden Boris Johnson issues warning that major obstacles remained in talks with the EU EU negotiator Michel Barnier arrives … Read more
Furious independent traders have called for a clampdown on major chains like Ryman and The Range for selling ‘non-essential’ items during lockdown while smaller firms have closed. Thousands of retailers were forced to shut alongside pubs and restaurants on Thursday when England was plunged into a four-week lockdown in a bid to stop the spread … Read more
A former TV boss has called for an independent probe into Earl Spencer’s claims that Martin Bashir used ‘dirty tricks’ to land his historic Panorama scoop with Princess Diana. Stewart Purvis also claimed the princess had revealed her ‘secret ambition’ to appear on Panorama a decade before she gave a bombshell interview to the BBC’s flagship … Read more
More than 130 independent book sellers have joined forces in one online shop in order to support smaller businesses and rival retail giants like Amazon. Bookshop.org went live today in the UK and has already raised more than £19,000 for local bookshops. First started in the US by entrepreneur Andy Hunter, the bookstore will receive … Read more
A coronavirus lockdown row erupted today after Number 10’s scientific advisers called for another national shutdown to curtail Britain’s Covid-19 resurgence. Independent experts questioned why the ‘incredibly harmful intervention’ was being considered when Britain successfully squashed its epidemic earlier in the year and the NHS is still nowhere near full capacity. Oxford University’s Professor Carl Heneghan … Read more
Downing Street last night urged Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart today. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden ground’ in the deadlocked discussions as leaked diplomatic cables shows unease among European … Read more
The Independent newspaper columnist who masterminded the Extinction Rebellion blockade of prinworks has claimed that the British media is worse than the Nazis. More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, on Friday night, blocking newspapers from leaving the depots. Donnachadh McCarthy, 61, has emerged as one of … Read more
The US Air Force tested a ‘flying car’ that could soon be part of its flying arsenal. Made by Texas-based LIFT Aircraft, Hexa is a the lightweight 432-pound craft that runs on 18 independent rotors and does the occupant is not required to have a pilot’s license. The vehicle is controlled by a joystick and … Read more