Author: Laura Robinson

Nigel Farage has fired another broadside at Rishi Sunak over Rwanda today as Reform UK rose again in the polls.The I’m A Celebrity bronze medal winner and former Ukip leader hit out after emerging from the Australian bush to leap straight back into UK politics.Mr Farage warned that immigration will dominate the next election if the Prime minister doesn’t get it sorted soon.Mr Sunak faces a battle to unite the Tories over his new plan to get Rwanda deportation flights off the ground, which faces its first Commons test tonight.A new poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies has Reform UK, led…

Radioactive substances could be smuggled out of Ukraine’s besieged nuclear power plants and end up being used to create ‘dirty bombs’ for terror attacks in the UK if border security is not tightened across NATO territory, a nuclear expert has warned.Dr Bahram Ghiassee, a nuclear scientist, warned that the ‘unprecedented’ aerial attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants by Russian soldiers during the war have ‘severely’ undermined the facilities’ security.Dr Ghiassee, an Associate Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society think tank, said this increases the risk of terrorists, proxy groups acting for ‘hostile states’ and organised crime syndicates gaining access to the radioactive…

By Leah Montebello Updated: 17:01 EST, 11 December 2023 The owners of the O2 and the Hammersmith Apollo look set to fight it out over one of the UK’s biggest ticketing merchants.French media giant Vivendi has been courting potential buyers for See Tickets and its events arm in a deal that could value it at over £250million.Both Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns London’s O2 Arena, and German ticketing group CTS Eventim, which co-owns the Hammersmith Apollo, are in talks with Vivendi.See Tickets, which operates in eight European markets, sold 39m tickets last year to sporting events, museums and concerts.It…

Nathan Lyon is comfortable with bumping into Mitchell Johnson this week Johnson has been particularly scathing of David Warner and George Bailey But Lyon says he will act cordially with his former teammate if they cross paths By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:15 EST, 11 December 2023 | Updated: 06:31 EST, 11 December 2023 Nathan Lyon will treat Mitchell Johnson cordially if he crosses paths with his former teammate at Optus Stadium this week after the ex-fast bowler let rip at veteran opener David Warner.Johnson set the cat among the pigeons when he smashed Warner and selector George Bailey over…

Endless touting now of ‘work-life balance’ has become an irritantCountry we live in today was shaped by the decade of Madonna and Maggie We could do with an injection of their energyBy Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:53 EST, 10 December 2023 Watching Madonna in concert at the O2 last week made me think about economics in the eighties and not just the music. Yes, I probably should get out more, but bear with me.Madonna has never been the greatest singer, but she wholeheartedly embraced the eighties culture of aspiration.Love her or hate her, she worked for her success,…

Nestory Irankunda was upset after being substituted He failed to make an impact as Adelaide lost to Brisbane Irankunda is set to sign for Bayern Munich and is a huge talent By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:21 EST, 10 December 2023 | Updated: 06:22 EST, 10 December 2023 Concerns have been raised over Nesotry Irankunda after the Bayern Munich-bound wonderkid burst into tears following his substitution on Sunday.Irankunda, 17, was visibly upset after failing to make an impact on Adelaide United’s A-League Men’s game against Brisbane Roar, with the Roar running out 2-0 winners to move to second in the…

The landscape of the British hospitality sector is rapidly changing, just as the country’s overstretched pubs, restaurants and hotels face their busiest period of the year. Two well-known hospitality businesses have accepted takeover bids in the past seven weeks alone and analysts think this may be the start of a period of significant consolidation for the sector. Wagamama’s parent company, The Restaurant Group (TRG), agreed to a £506million buyout by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in mid-October.A month later, serial entrepreneur Clive Watson scored another sizeable payday by selling City Pub Group to pub chain Young’s in a £162million deal.Deals are…

By Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail Published: 17:32 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 06:08 EST, 9 December 2023 Ange Postecoglou promised on Friday that Tottenham will shake their ‘Spursy’ tag if they trust his tried-and-tested process despite letting 1-0 leads slip in their last five Premier League games.Thursday’s 2-1 loss to West Ham set a new record for consecutive collapses, prompting jibes from rivals who say they are still showing their soft side. Tottenham hope to end their winless run when Newcastle – another club in the midst of an injury crisis – visit on Sunday.’That’s schoolyard stuff,’…

Putin does use body doubles and has a ‘clean zone’ where staff have to quarantine before getting close to him, a Russian investigation has claimed. The extent of Putin’s distancing is noted in the report by Russian media outlet Proekt. People who constantly accompany the Russian president spend time in the so-called ‘clean zone’ – a boarding house where only quarantined people live and work, according to the report.They can leave their rooms and are allowed to walk around the allocated area. The Sochi sanatorium ‘Rus’ was initially used as a ‘clean zone’, it adds. Since then, the zones have appeared in other…

CMA examining relationship and whether it could be considered a merger It is the first authority to question the tie-up But other regulators around the world are expected to follow the UK’s lead By Leah Montebello Updated: 16:59 EST, 8 December 2023 The competition watchdog is taking on Microsoft again – this time over its partnership with the maker of ChatGP.In a shock move, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) said yesterday it is examining the tech giant’s multi billion-pound relationship with OpenAI and whether it could be considered a merger.The CMA is the first authority to question the tie-up but other regulators around…