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Washington DC’s mayor has said she and her team are ‘extremely concerned’ about security for Joe Biden’s inauguration, following the deadly violence on Wednesday when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Muriel Bowser wrote to Chad Wolf, the acting Homeland Security Secretary, to express her concerns as Biden’s team intends to continue with … Read more
The ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ met Cher in a Pakistan zoo before he left to live out his retirement in a Cambodian sanctuary on Sunday. His departure comes following years of campaigning by animal activists including American singer and actress Cher, who helped to secure his trip to the Cambodian sanctuary. The elephant named Kaavan, an overweight … Read more
Tom Mangold (pictured), who was senior reporter at the current affairs programme for 26 years, said executives covered up the deceit used to get her to talk on camera BBC bosses ‘conspired, lied and cheated’ their way out of the scandal around Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview, a former Panorama journalist has claimed. Tom Mangold, who was … Read more
Putin moves a step closer to securing lifetime immunity as bill passes first reading in Russian parliament’s lower house A new law would guarantee all former presidents immunity for life after office Presidents are currently only immune from crimes committed during office They and their families will also be exempt from searches, arrests or questioning … Read more
Serial competition winner bags his best prize yet after securing free IVF for him and his wife in bid to make ‘dream’ of having children come true Kevin and Nicci Button have spent three years trying but failing to have a baby They were unsuccessful with IVF on the NHS and face £5,000 bill to … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has secured a £1.2bn rescue package that will salvage thousands of British aviation jobs, it has been reported. The package would remove the chance of the airline plunging into administration as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The deal, which will involve backing from Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and US hedge fund Davidson Kempner, … Read more
As crunch time approaches for Sirius Minerals, the fertiliser company boring a massive tunnel underneath the North York Moors, investors have been eagerly snapping up its shares. Sirius is trying to thrash out a financing agreement worth more than £2.5billion with an unnamed major financial institution, which should secure the construction of its Yorkshire polyhalite … Read more