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 […]
There has been a surge in demand for hepatitis C tests since the BBC revealed that hundreds of people in the UK were unknowingly infected with the virus, the Hepatitis C Trust says. Up to 27,000 people caught it when they were given transfusions with infected blood from the 1970s until 1991. According to BBC […]
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 […]
Unpaid carers must repay more than £250 million after many were unknowingly overpaid their allowance, new figures show. The government is seeking to recover money from more than 134,000 carers. Carer’s Allowance must be repaid in full if a strict earnings limit is exceeded by even a few pence. The Department for Work and Pensions […]
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections. The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the archipelago. But local people – particularly those from the […]
May 17, 2024, 07:13 PM ET The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Milan close in on signing Zirkzee, […]
The Bank of England has announced an expansion of its Leeds office – with one in 10 staff set to be based in the city within three years. Its governor, Andrew Bailey, said the bank’s northern hub would grow from a team of 70 to 500 by 2027. The bank’s overall headcount will remain the […]
Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies. She says because of his needs, her […]
Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty […]
Operated by Sport360, the 2024 Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League commenced in January, engaging over 1,300 young talents aged 11-14 from schools across Abu Dhabi and, for the first time, Al Ain. Since its inception in 2022, the Jr. NBA program has impacted more than 11,000 youth in the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain regions, […]