Many of us of a certain age will remember the Alan Partridge scene where he is pitching to a TV executive in a bid to get a new series commissioned. Getting ever more desperate, the fictional British TV presenter suggests shows such as Inner City Sumo, Youth Hostelling With Chris Eubanks, and finally, Monkey Tennis. […]
Addressing the issue of a cover-up, he said better wording was “hiding the truth”. There had been a lack of openness, inquiry, accountability and elements of “downright deception”, including destroying documents. But hiding the truth included not only deliberate concealment but telling half-truths or not telling people what they had had a right to know […]
Evan Vucci/Associated Press Evan Vucci/Associated Press Angling to tap into strong support for the sweeping health law he helped pass 14 years ago, one of President Joe Biden’s latest reelection strategies is to remind voters that former President Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Folks, he’s coming for your health care, and […]
The Tainted Blood campaign group chairman, Andy Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a child through his haemophilia treatment, said publication of the report would be a “defining” moment after decades of campaigning. “This is where we pin our hopes, really – we don’t have anywhere else to go after this,” […]
May 19, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Erling Haaland scored 27 goals in the Premier League for Manchester City this season. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Erling Haaland won the Premier League Golden Boot for the second successive season after notching up 27 goals in Manchester City’s title winning campaign. City sealed their fourth consecutive league title on Sunday […]
England opener Zak Crawley returned to form with a superb double century to lead a stirring Kent fightback on the third day of the County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton. There were three wickets each for Craig Overton and Migael Pretorius as the visitors were bowled out for 178 in their first innings from […]
Fujitsu, the company that built the flawed Horizon IT system, sacked a top boss at the height of the scandal. Rod Vawdrey, 67, was dismissed as Fujitsu’s global president in 2014 for personal conduct issues, former colleagues say. He returned to his native Australia, where he is now being sued for his involvement in a […]
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The prosecution just about wrapped up its case in Trump’s hush money trial. But did they effectively present their case? Scott Detrow and Ximena Bustillo discuss with law professor Jed Shugerman. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, HOST: This week, prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial called on their star witness, Michael Cohen, to […]
Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Mr Griffiths said: “Gaza is a war zone and the collection of data and statistics, while admirable and necessary, is first of all secondary to actually delivering some aid and, secondly, very difficult in cases of insecurity and violence. “So… be realistic, please, about what’s possible in the middle […]