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‘Phantom gnome snatcher’ of Formby admits prank almost 50 years on
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:48
The closest that residents in the sleepy seaside town of Formby got to violent crime in 1977 was, the BBC solemnly reported, by watching Kojak. So the mysterious disappearance of garden ornaments, replaced by sinister ransom notes, was big news. It led to a media circus as journalists were dispatched …
Labour urges inquiry into claims Lee Anderson was offered money to join Reform
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:45
Labour has written to parliament’s standards watchdog asking for an investigation into claims that Lee Anderson was offered a six-figure financial incentive to join the Reform party the year before he defected. Ellie Reeves, the chair of Labour, called on the parliamentary standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, to look into the …
RFU’s annual report shows a worrying decline. Has it lost its purpose? | Gerard Meagher
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:38
There have been suggestions in recent years, little more than rumours – though plenty of them – that the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive, Bill Sweeney, might have been preparing his exit strategy. That finding a replacement for Eddie Jones could be his parting gift, that negotiating the new eight-year …
Senior UK bankers will get bonuses years earlier under plan to relax rules
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:26
Senior UK bankers will receive their bonuses years earlier under plans by the Bank of England to relax post-financial crisis restrictions. The proposals are to reduce the bonus deferral period for some of the most senior bankers from eight years to five. Less senior bankers would get their bonuses after …
John Prescott packed a punch for the environment | Letters
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:20
John Prescott (Obituary, 21 November) punched above his weight in more ways than one. In the outdoor movement we owe him for at least three major victories. The first is the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. John, as environment secretary, pushed through Labour’s manifesto promise, giving us a …
‘Nightmare’: Juan Martín del Potro lives with daily pain after tennis career
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:16
Former US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has detailed the toll injuries took on his career and the pain he still experiences. The 36-year-old’s last professional tournament came in February 2022 at the Argentina Open, whenhe hinted his career was overafter a first-round loss. He had not played in …
‘More straight talking’: How Reform UK is gaining support in Wales
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 17:12
Crossing Gwent Square on a cold, crisp day in Cwmbran, married couple Maxine and David Griffin have more in common with each other than they did a year ago. In July, the Brexit supporters voted for the Reform UK party in the constituency of Torfaen; it was the first time …
Seth Meyers on Elon Musk: ‘Donald Trump finally got his own Donald Trump’
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 16:20
Late-night hosts talk tension within Donald Trump’s transition team over the presence of Elon Musk, Matt Gaetznot returning to Congress and Wicked’s box office dominance. Seth Meyers Seth Meyerschecked in with the incoming Trump administration on Monday evening, amid reports that Trump’s team has grown frustrated with his adviser Elon …
Israel makes ‘widespread attack’ on Hezbollah targets as ceasefire deal expected
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 16:02
Israel has launched some of the heaviest airstrikes to date on Beirut, the Lebanese capital, beforean expected ceasefire in its warwith Hezbollah. The Israeli military began attacking areas of Beirut dominated by the Lebanese militia early on Tuesday before issuing a flurry of 20 evacuation calls – its widest warning …
Irish PM’s party drops six points in pre-election polls amid ‘Simon slump’
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 16:00
Ireland’s three main parties are almost neck and neck in the polls ahead of Friday’s general election, as the taoiseach, Simon Harris, struggles to contain the damage inflicted on his campaign by a disastrous interaction with an angry care worker. In what has been called the “Simon slump”, Fine Gael, …
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