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Michael Gove warned the EU today that a trade deal was off without ‘fundamental change’ in its bargaining position – as Michael Barnier signalled that talks could be restarted. The Cabinet Minister told MPs this afternoon that fresh discussions would be ‘meaningless’ as it stands because of the impasse over state aid rules and fishing. … Read more
Ofcom will probe the ‘market position’ of BBC Sounds after its commercial rivals complained of the ‘adverse impact’ the service was having on business. BBC Sounds was launched in 2018 as a ‘digital home’ for audio content – featuring live and on-demand radio, music mixes and podcasts. But its commercial rivals have since complained about … Read more
Former Commons speaker John Bercow has made more than £500,000 since leaving his Parliamentary position Mr Bercow’s company, called Fedhead Limited, made £547,664, records show The company owed £181,171, including tax and social security of £157,647 Bercow signed up with JLA Speaker Bureau whose speakers can often earn £25k By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: … Read more
From the ‘freefall’ to the ‘foetal’, the differing sleeping positions favoured by high and lower earners have been revealed. A survey of more than 5,000 British professionals found 29 per cent of those earning more than £54,900 a year prefer to sleep with their arms and legs spread out either side of them – a … Read more
Labour plunged back into civil war today as an ally of Keir Starmer urged the party’s Scottish leader Richard Leonard to ‘consider his position’. Shadow minister Rachel Reeves said opinion polls north of the border were ‘pretty dire’ for Labour, with crucial Holyrood elections looming next May. But Mr Leonard hit back that Ms Reeves … Read more
EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan is told to ‘consider his position’ by Ireland’s political leaders after he attended golf dinner with more than 80 people in breach of Covid guidelines EU commissioner Phil Hogan attended golf dinner with 80 people on Wednesday Two senior Irish politicians have resigned after details of the dinner came to … Read more
Saudi man is found dead in Islamic praying position three days after he went missing while collecting wood in a desert Dhuwaihi Hamoud al-Ajaleen, 40, had gone missing in Riyadh Province last week Police launched an intensive search for him and he was found three days later Video footage shows the rescue team coming across … Read more
A Black trainee vicar has been denied a position by the Church of England because the demographic of the parishioners in the area he had applied to work was ‘monochrome white working class’ and it might make him feel ‘uncomfortable’. Augustine Tanner-Ihm has hit out at the ‘institutional racism’ in the church after the the … Read more
Disgraced President of Royal Institute of British Architects returns to position after admitting he had an affair with a woman he mentored Married father-of-two Alan Jones, 55, had a relationship with Sanoara Begom, 40 Mr Jones announced he would be temporarily vacating his position at RIBA He returned to the role Monday after apologising to RIBA … Read more
Lying on my stomach, right arm flung over my head and with my left cheek squashed against the pillow, I feel snug and secure as I drift off. Apart from during my two pregnancies, this is the position in which I’ve slept all my life. But I’m starting to wonder if — despite the initial … Read more