Government to sue Mone-linked PPE firm for £122m
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Michelle Mone is on a leave of absence from the House of LordsThe government is suing a company that supplied it with personal protective equipment (PPE) for £122m plus costs.PPE Medpro won contracts through the so-called VIP lane in 2020, after being recommended by Tory peer Baroness Mone.The government is
Gareth Southgate to remain England manager until after Euro 2024
Southgate's England exited the 2022 World Cup after a 2-1 defeat by reigning champions France in QatarGareth Southgate will remain as England manager until after the European Championships in 2024, the Football Association has confirmed.He had said he was "conflicted" about his future in the role after England's quarter-final exit at the World Cup.The 52-year-old
Oliver Dowden firm on pay as nurses warn of more strikes
Media caption, Oliver Dowden: Unions please call off strikesBy Suzanne Leigh & Paul SeddonBBC NewsThe government has said it is "resolute" on pay after nursing unions threatened to escalate strike action if ministers do not join talks within 48 hours of Tuesday's walkout.Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are due to stage a…
Salah Hammouri: Israel deports Palestinian lawyer to France
Image source, AFPImage caption, Salah Hammouri has been held in Israeli administrative detention since MarchIsrael's interior ministry says it has deported a Palestinian-French human rights lawyer after accusing him of security threats.Salah Hammouri, 37, was escorted onto a flight to France by police early on Sunday morning, the ministry said.A lifelong resident of Jerusalem, he
Iraq: At least seven police killed in bomb and gun attack
Image source, Getty ImagesAt least nine police officers have been killed in a bomb and gun attack in northern Iraq.The attack took place near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, about 290km (180 miles) from the capital Baghdad on Sunday.The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. IS has already said it was behind the planting of
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