7 h. ago What Boris did next: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in No 10Boris Johnson started the day with a jog. He had the kind of schedule that would be familiar to any occupant of Downing Street. From 8.44am, he talked with his aides, then chaired cabinet, ate lunch, prepped for prime minister’s questions, took a briefing on security threats, and got ready for an interview with one of Rupert Murdoch’s reporters.The entry for 5.48pm in the official log for Tuesday 26 April 2022 contains one of several privileged interactions that he would later seek to exploit for financial gain. Johnson was in his office, the log notes, “alone texting MBS”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Boris Johnson after No 10: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in Downing StreetBoris Johnson started the day with a jog. He had the kind of schedule that would be familiar to any occupant of Downing Street. From 8.44am, he talked with his aides, then chaired cabinet, ate lunch, prepped for prime minister’s questions, took a briefing on security threats, and got ready for an interview with one of Rupert Murdoch’s reporters.The entry for 5.48pm in the official log for Tuesday 26 April 2022 contains one of several privileged interactions that he would later seek to exploit for financial gain. Johnson was in his office, the log notes, “alone texting MBS”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine as Zelensky issues new warning to the West over Putin

The former Prime Minister was spotted watching a sunrise across the Black Sea in Odesa alongside excited Ukrainians taking selfies.

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31 h. ago UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds

Exclusive: A third of those polled do not tell bosses about use of tools and half think AI threatens the social structureIt is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned if they do.Research for the Guardian has revealed that only 13% of UK adults openly discuss their use of AI with senior staff at work and close to half think of it as a tool to help people who are not very good at their jobs to get by. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Our country has a nightmare government run by a blinking human bollard and reasonable, decent people are thinking: We can't take it much longer

After the last couple of weeks we are getting to the stage where millions of good, decent, reasonable people are looking at this government and thinking: we can't go on like this.

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69 h. ago Starmer is always torn between risk and caution. When it came to Mandelson, the wrong side won | Emma Burnell

The PM stood by his man for so long, he can’t even claim credit now for firing him. It’s a worst-of-both-worlds scenarioEmma Burnell is the editor of LabourListKeir Starmer’s public image is one of stolid caution. This was something deliberately crafted at the start of his leadership of the Labour party to put him into sharp contrast with the charismatic but chaotic then prime minister, Boris Johnson. Starmer is – we were repeatedly told – forensic. He’s a details man who plays by the book.However, look more closely and you will see that Starmer is actually something of a political risk-taker. The hiring – and now firing – of Peter Mandelson is just the latest case in point.Emma Burnell is the editor of LabourList Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Here’s a radical idea: what if Belly finished The Summer I Turned Pretty single?

People talk about Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah – I think I’m probably on Team Neither at this point

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson leads Britain's tributes to MAGA star Charlie Kirk after 31

Boris Johnson and several other British politicians have paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was shot dead at Utah Valley University.

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3 d. ago Leaked files cast doubt on source of £2.6m in Tory donations

Official log refers to Wafic Saïd, a Canadian billionaire whose British wife has given millions to party, as ‘donor’The Conservative party is facing questions over a possible breach of electoral law involving one of its largest benefactors, after leaked files cast doubt on official declarations of donations worth £2.6m.More than 40 donations to the Tories over 23 years have been registered in the name of Rosemary Saïd, a British woman. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mental health expert shares six important ways to help someone who is suicidal

On World Suicide Prevention, a charity is urging people to check on those who they think may be suicidal as a mental health expert explains six key ways to do so

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4 d. ago Thousands at risk of invalidating travel insurance by using weight

About one-fifth of people incorrectly think weight-loss jabs are a lifestyle or cosmetic tool instead of a medical treatment

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4 d. ago Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM

Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency recordsThe publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed he gave extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when Johnson was prime minister.The files shed light on how the media executive, who at the time was vice-chair of the Associated Press news agency, worked behind the scenes with Johnson as his premiership was engulfed by a series of scandals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Area of England well protected for nature is in decline, data shows

Wildlife coalition says figure stands at 2.83% of country, less than in 2024 and tiny fraction of the 2030 target of 30%The area of England protected effectively for nature is continuing to decline, according to data from the country’s largest coalition of wildlife organisations, as experts say the government is allowing habitats to deteriorate.The government is under a legal obligation to protect 30% of land and sea in the UK for nature by 2030, a pledge made in 2020 by the then prime minister, Boris Johnson. At the moment, however, 2.83% of England is well protected for nature, 2.4% of Wales, 4% of Northern Ireland and 12.6% of Scotland. This gives an average of 6% of the UK as a whole, which is well below the target. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev

Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev  The Guardian

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4 d. ago Dementia expert reveals 'red flag' memory issues as new blood test trial launches

Professor Schott’s new blood test for Alzheimer's is being trialled on people with thinking and memory problems at NHS clinics - see which areas are offering it

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4 d. ago Rosie O’Donnell says she missed daughter’s graduation over Trump feud

‘Security people said to me they didn't think it was wise,’ said the actor and comedian

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4 d. ago I was squashed in my seat by an overweight plane passenger and want a refund. I don't care if people think I'm fat

On a recent flight from Faro to Luton with easyJet, I couldn't sit comfortably in my seat due to the large size of the passenger next to me. The airline apologised but refused to refund my fare.

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4 d. ago Netflix series dubbed 'one of best ever produced' as viewers keep rewatching it

Viewers have hailed this series as "one of the best produced by Netflix", as they can't get enough of it. People keep rewatching it because they think it's so good

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4 d. ago Badenoch defends Johnson over claims he profited from contacts made in office

The Guardian newspaper reported that the former prime minister has profited from the influence and contacts gained while in office.

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5 d. ago Boris Johnson's data leaked sparking 'shocking allegations' with 'questions to answer'

The former PM was accused of hosting a Tory peer who financed a lavish refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, a day after the second lockdown came into force

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