Month: June 2021

Matt Hancock has admitted breaking social distancing guidelines after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide. Questions about the health secretary hiring former lobbyist Gina Coladangelo surfaced after pictures in The Sun newspaper showed Mr Hancock, who is married, embracing the aide in his office. “I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in
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Travel firms say the limited expansion of the green list for holiday destinations has sparked a wave of new bookings, despite renewed industry criticism of the government’s handling of coronavirus restrictions. Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of “sowing confusion” as he told Sky News there was no science-led approach
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The health secretary’s appointment of a close personal friend as an aide would have gone through an “incredibly rigorous” process, a minister has claimed. Questions about Matt Hancock’s appointment of former lobbyist Gina Coladangelo surfaced after pictures in The Sun newspaper appeared to show the health secretary, who is married, kissing the aide in his
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1:23 AM ET The Chicago Cubs threw their first combined no-hitter in franchise history as four pitchers shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 on Thursday night. It’s the seventh no-hitter in baseball this season, the most ever before July 1 and tied for the most in a season since 1900, when the modern era
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Britney Spears has apologised to fans for not being honest about her feelings over her controversial conservatorship. In a lengthy post on Instagram, the singer said she regretted “pretending she was ok for the last two years” but that pride and embarrassment prevented her from admitting the truth. “I was embarrassed to share what happened
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To the start the summer with some strongly positive news, Vestas Mediterranean has announced that TTR Energy placed a 122 megawatts (MW) order for the Sud Marne wind park. It is located in Marne, France. The contract is to secure the transport, supply, and installation of 30 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines. Some of the installations will
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Winston Marshall has quit Mumford & Sons, blaming his “difficult decision” on an “unintentional Twitter storm”. The banjoist and lead guitarist, 33, found himself at the centre of controversy after tweeting about US journalist Andy Ngo’s book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy. Marshall told his 10,000-strong following in March how he had
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