‘Get me Riz Lateef!’: Boris Johnson ‘tries to recruit BBC London newsreader to front government’s daily press conferences due to begin in the autumn Boris Johnson’s ‘first choice to front the government daily briefings is Riz Lateef’ PM is familiar with BBC presenter Lateef from his time as the Mayor of London Lateef is thought … Read more
Julian Assange faces new DOJ indictment that states he ‘tried to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide Wikileaks with classified information’ The U.S. Department of Justice filed a new indictment on Wednesday It states he ‘sought to recruit hackers at confernces in Europe and Asia who could provide the Wikileaks … Read more
Basic training’s a blast! Navy instructor saves new recruit from an exploding grenade after he fails to throw it far enough A trainee from China’s Naval Aviation University was saved by his instructor He did not throw his grenade far enough during a training exercise The trainee’s instructor pulled him away and rolled them both … Read more
The Assistant (various streaming platforms, including Curzon Home Cinema, 15) Verdict: Subtle but powerful Rating: The Assistant is not the first film to broach the subject of sexual harassment by powerful men in the entertainment industry, which spawned the #MeToo movement, and it certainly won’t be the last. But it will always be one of the … Read more
More than 65,000 former nurses and doctors will be told ‘Your NHS Needs You’ as a national recruitment drive is launched in an effort to defeat the coronavirus outbreak. The drive comes as Boris Johnson took time to thank you to ‘everyone working in our NHS’. In a tweet the prime minister told NHS staff of … Read more