Windrush scandal was ‘foreseeable and avoidable’ and the Home Office let down victims because of ‘systemic operational failings’ according to a damning official report The long-awaited Windrush Lessons Learned Review was finally published today Review commissioned in 2018 after migrants wrongfully detained or deported Home Office had branded thousands of legal UK citizens as illegal … Read more
The streets of Dublin were deserted today on St Patrick’s Day after the parade was cancelled, but plenty of English revellers defied the government’s warnings as they visited pubs to celebrate. A lonely leprechaun was was pictured cutting a sorrowful figure as he traipsed through the streets of the capital city, after pub closures prevented … Read more
A leading Iranian official has admitted that hospitals in the country could be overwhelmed by the coronavirus after a record 113 deaths and 1,209 new cases were reported in just 24 hours. It was the first time that more than 100 people had died from the virus in a single day in the Islamic nation. … Read more
Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond apologised to a civil servant after getting on top of her on a bed, kissing her ‘sloppily and haphazardly’ and murmuring she was ‘irresistible’, a court has heard. The woman told the High Court in Edinburgh today that the alleged assault happened one evening at Bute House – the … Read more
Meghan Markle donned a stunning red gown by London-based fashion house Safiyaa for an event at the Royal Albert Hall last night – continuing her trend of honouring British female designers during her final official engagements in the UK. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, colour-matched her husband Prince Harry’s military uniform with the vibrant £1,295 … Read more
Queen says diversity ‘makes us stronger’ in Commonwealth Day message ahead of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s final official royal appearance The Queen used her annual message to praise the diversity of ‘worldwide family’ Monarch’s speech will be printed for service at Westminster Abbey on Monday Service to be attended by Queen, senior royals, Boris Johnson and … Read more
You might think this fine old British tradition had gone the same way as red telephone boxes and village post offices. So to discover a pub crawl flourishing in the heart of London, showing tourists Britain at its eccentric best, brought a warm glow to the cheeks of this lifelong aficionado of public houses. On … Read more
Criminals are using the coronavirus outbreak to try and bait people into clicking suspicious links in a bid to hack into their computers and steal personal information. Cyber-security researchers have identified several campaigns where hackers pretend to be legitimate health organisations to ensnare victims. Users are being urged by experts to not click on any … Read more
Post Office bosses are to face MPs as part of official inquiry into scandal of staff who were wrongly accused of theft The Post Office accused its staff for years of stealing from its branches Many former postmasters were convicted and fined, and in some cases jailed But it later emerged that its IT system … Read more
One of the Government’s most senior officials has made the incendiary suggestion that Britain does not need its own farming industry. In leaked emails obtained by The Mail on Sunday, powerful Treasury adviser Tim Leunig argues that the food sector is not ‘critically important’ to the economy – and that agriculture and fishery production ‘certainly isn’t’. … Read more