Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh. It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be…
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned, according to a Justice Department court filing submitted on Saturday. CBS News recently reported Smith would resign from the Justice Department after completing his work. According to court documents, Smith…
Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the next Liberal leader replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual. “In my opinion, it’s essential for the leader of the Liberal party to speak both official languages,” said former Housing minister Sean Fraser, who announced in December he would not run for re-election in his Nova Scotia…
Nigel Farage reiterated his call for a national inquiry into grooming gangs as he addressed Reform UK’s North West conference. The Reform UK leader had been introduced by Elizabeth Harper, a survivor of child sexual abuse in Rotherham, who also called for a national inquiry. Mr Farage said: “Unless we get to the bottom of…
From deadly bacteria to bedbugs, rotten food to fire concerns – the Bibby’s 18-month stay in Portland has been both dramatic and tragic. I remember tracking the tugboats as the barge first arrived in Falmouth for a refit in the summer of 2023, before broadcasting live alongside the huge grey rectangle at sea, as it…
Carrie Johnson has begged people to get the flu jab after spending almost a week in hospital with a chest infection that left her “struggling to breathe”. The wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson said she is still not recovered after contracting flu and pneumonia. Ms Johnson posted an image on Instagram showing her…
Ian Russell says there is “no real movement” within government on online safety The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after seeing harmful content online, has personally appealed to the prime minister to tighten rules that protect children and has warned the UK is “going backwards” on internet safety. Ian…
President-elect Donald Trump sentenced in New York hush money trial – CBS News Watch CBS News When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in nine days, it will be as the first president with a felony conviction on his record. A Manhattan judge formally sentenced him on Friday for falsifying business records. He could have received…
Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way. When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she didn’t learn…
BBC Elon Musk is destructive, says party activist Gloria Jane Martin Even by the standards of the Reform UK party, it has been an interesting few weeks. In December, its leader Nigel Farage flew to Florida to meet Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire, where they discussed a possible donation. On Boxing Day, it announced its membership…
