[ad_1] By Mark Hookham and Brendan Carlin Published: 17:13 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 17:29 EDT, 29 June 2024 The General Election could be hit by a series of legal challenges after it emerged that thousands of postal ballots have not been delivered on time. At least 13 constituencies have been affected by the…
[ad_1] The Royal Navy has splashed out £2.4million on dedicated diversity and inclusion staff in recent years at a time when defence budgets are more constrained than ever, ministers have admitted. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is waging war on what he sees as ‘woke’ and wasteful diversity pushes, including internal jobs inviting serving marines and…
[ad_1] The Dutch royal family have released very relaxed snaps for their annual portraits, leaving their dog Mambo to steal the show. Queen Maxima, 52, and King Willem-Alexander, 56, beamed as they posed with their three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, 19, Alexia, 18, and Ariane, 16, in the pictures taken on the Zuiderstrand during the traditional photo…
[ad_1] England’s local elections held last week were a significant rejection of the ruling Conservative Party, which is presiding over the worst cost-of-living crisis in generations. They also confirmed the evaporation of any committed support for the Labour Party in the working class. From left, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, former Prime Ministers Tony Blair…
[ad_1] EMILY PRESCOTT: No hiding place for Princess Beatrice at Glastonbury… as Tory MP Caroline Nokes reveals plan to crash the young royal’s pad By Emily Prescott For The Mail On Sunday Published: 20:19 EDT, 25 June 2022 | Updated: 20:33 EDT, 25 June 2022 If Princess Beatrice thought she could disappear into the throng…
[ad_1] Inner London Crown Court will close next week due to a strike by criminal barristers over legal aid funding. A judge at the court today warned jurors that they will not be sitting next Tuesday as several days of walkouts begin along with a refusal to take on new cases. Judge Ian Darling explained…
[ad_1] Trade unions are threatening walkouts by teachers, NHS staff, barristers and postmen this summer. They are balloting up to 1.5million workers over strike action on a level not seen since the Winter of Discontent in the late 1970s. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday again failed to condemn rail strikes that will cause chaos this week…
[ad_1] Royal Holloway and Birkbeck University face pressure to remove John Bercow from honorary roles after damning report exposed him as a ‘serial bully’ MPs calling for two universities to remove John Bercow from honorary roles Royal Holloway and Birkbeck urged to remove ex-Speaker from appointments Independent inquiry found Mr Bercow guilty of 21 claims made…
[ad_1] Former Tory peer Lord Ashcroft calls for a Royal Commission to reform the NHS which is in ‘critical condition’ Lord Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott have written a book arguing for NHS reform They believe it cannot be saved by cash alone and it needs a complete overhaul It comes amid concern that a £36billion…
[ad_1] Prince Andrew worked secretly behind the scenes to help a controversial multi-millionaire open a bank for the super-rich in Monaco, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Bombshell emails leaked to this newspaper reveal how the Duke of York contacted the office of Albert II, the sovereign Prince of Monaco, on behalf of his financier…