86 m. ago Dessert restaurant licence suspended after 8 staff found living in storerooms and offices

When council officers raided the premises at the historic city they found beds everywhere

Society

2 d. ago Contractor 'played a blinder' after stepping in to help in the aftermath of Kilmarnock blaze

A senior council officer praised staff and contractor to make King Street blaze site safe

Politics

3 d. ago London exodus is over as bosses call staff back into the office

London exodus is over as bosses call staff back into the office  The Telegraph

Politics

8 d. ago Violent criminals to be 'reassured' by prison officers in case Taser trial behind bars triggers them

Guidance issued to officers at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London instructs staff to explain the rollout of the devices and 'provide reassurance' to convicts unsettled by the scheme.

Events

9 d. ago New headache for Keir Starmer as comms chief quits amid mini Downing Street reshuffle

James Lyons, the son-in-law of Labour grandee Dame Margaret Hodge, is the fourth senior staff member to be replaced in the PM’s office in 12 months

Politics

1 week ago New headache for Keir Starmer as comms chief quits amid reshuffle

James Lyons, the son-in-law of Labour grandee Dame Margaret Hodge, is the fourth senior staff member to be replaced in the PM’s office in 12 months

Politics

1 week ago UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.The 1,100-word letter, signed by about a quarter of the 2,000 staff of the Geneva- and New York-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), says the Israeli offensive in Gaza meets the legal threshold of genocide and that this means “arms sales, transfers and related logistical or financial support to Israeli authorities” constitutes a clear breach of international law by all those involved. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer is set to replace a THIRD senior staff member in less than a year as PM's top official leaves her role

Nin Pandit, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary (PPS), has only been in her job for 10 months but is now moving to another role in Downing Street.

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer replaces third senior office aide in less than a year

The Prime Minister’s principal private secretary, Nin Pandit, is being replaced after just 10 months running the Prime Minister’s team in Number 10

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer is set to replace a THIRD senior staff member in less than a year as PM's top official is 'moved out of Downing Street'

Nin Pandit, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary, has only been in her job for 10 months.

Politics

2 w. ago Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says

SSA official alleges that Doge staff uploaded personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans to vulnerable cloud serverUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) copied and uploaded sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) data to a vulnerable cloud server, potentially risking the safety of hundreds of millions of Americans and violating federal privacy laws, according to a whistleblower complaint filed on Tuesday.The complaint from Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the SSA, alleges that Doge staffers effectively created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data from its numerical identification system database. The information is a goldmine for bad actors, the complaint alleges, and was placed on a server without independent oversight that only Doge officials could access. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged

Jeffrey Epstein associate attended Clinton Global Initiative conference in 2103 as advocate for ocean conservationGhislaine Maxwell was honored by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2013, four years after sexual abuse accusations against her emerged – and two years after the former president Bill Clinton’s staff recommended banning her from official events, CNN has reported.Maxwell – who in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes – attended the CGI conference as a guest of merit, where she was applauded for her work on ocean conservation alongside other “Commitment to Action” leaders, according to the network. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Police use drone team for the first time to prevent more Notting Hill Carnival carnage after murder of young mum

Organisers say 7,000 officers and staff will be on site today and tomorrow with live facial recognition cameras and screening arches to detect weapons at the busiest entry points.

Events

2 w. ago East London Indian restaurant loses licence after employing staff 'below minimum wage'

An East London Indian restaurant's licence has been suspended after the Home Office found staff were paid below minimum wage

Politics

2 w. ago Officers at Notting Hill Carnival fear being attacked, sexually assaulted or trampled in a deadly crowd crush, their policing association reveals

Some 7,000 Metropolitan Police officers and staff will be trying to keep up to two million revellers safe as they descend on the packed streets of West London this weekend.

Events

2 w. ago DWP launches independent review into Post Office staff prosecutions

There were around 100 prosecutions against Post Office staff by the DWP between 2001 and 2006

Politics

3 w. ago 'Drunk' plane passenger 'VOMITS on a family and spits wine at them' on flight from Heathrow

FBI operatives arrested the woman, described as the 'ultimate passenger from hell' by other customers, on the flight's arrival in California. Fellow travellers and staff gave statements to officers.

Society

3 w. ago BBC spends £61,000 on 10,000 pin badges, 7,000 mugs and 6,000 lanyards for its 'Call It Out' campaign

The BBC has spent £61,000 on office accessories to encourage staff to call out bad behavior in the wake of recent scandals.

Economics

4 w. ago City firm's 'league table of shame' for WFH staff who rarely visit the office amid crackdown on remote working

Bosses are monitoring whether employees are spending the required three days a week - or 60 per cent of their time - either out with clients or in the office.

Economics