Month: November 2024

Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting BBC cooking show MasterChef while complaints made by individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are externally reviewed. It comes as the 60-year-old faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period, as reported by BBC News which said it sent a letter to the TV star’s representatives earlier this week. Among the BBC […]

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of breaching the Official Secrets and Terrorism Acts by collecting sensitive information and passing it to agents of Iran. The 23-year-old spy, who has already admitted escaping from prison, was cleared at Woolwich Crown Court of carrying out a bomb hoax. Prosecutors told his trial he played “a cynical game”, claiming he wanted a career as a double agent to help the […]

Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show. The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. The total for the year to June 2023 has been revised upwards […]

Parents of teenagers can track their Uber journeys under a new scheme. They can also be alerted every time a new trip is requested by their child, and only “highly-rated and experienced” drivers will be allowed to accept the bookings, the ride-hailing app company said. The Uber Teen product is being rolled out from Thursday and will be available in all UK cities served by Uber over the coming months, […]

Sir Ed Davey is launching a bid for Christmas number one with a charity single called Love Is Enough. The Liberal Democrat leader is teaming up with Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir for the song written by six current and former young carers. The song was recorded in Bath last month with a full orchestra, 20 singers and Sir Ed. The proceeds from downloads and streams of the single will […]

Talking therapies and physical and mental rehabilitation “probably improve symptoms of long Covid”, a new study suggests. But “no compelling evidence supported the effectiveness” of other treatments including certain drugs, dietary supplements or oxygen therapy, academics said. An international team of researchers said that current guidance on treating long Covid is “limited” and often based on consensus among medics rather than on systematic reviews of data. So they set out […]

Robbie Williams has said he feels “remarkable” after coming out the other end of a more than decade-long struggle with his mental health. The Let Me Entertain You singer, 50, has a well-documented history of depression and has also fought drug and alcohol abuse. Speaking on the red carpet of the European premiere for his film Better Man on Wednesday, Williams said there is “beauty” at the end of a […]

Sixth form college teachers in England will begin strike action on Thursday in a dispute over pay. National Education Union (NEU) teacher members across 32 non-academised sixth form colleges will stage their first walkout in a fight for an above-inflation pay increase. Teachers will mount picket lines at their colleges and a rally will be held outside Department for Education (DfE) headquarters in London on Thursday. Sixth form college students […]

A police investigation has been launched into more than five people who may have “facilitated” former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed in his alleged sexual abuse of dozens of women and girls. Detectives are looking at individuals surrounding the businessman who could have enabled him to commit crimes which are claimed to have spanned decades between 1977 and 2014. An internal review is also being carried out into how the […]