American tech billionaires are no more entitled to meddle in British democracy than other foreign oligarchs
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Microchip boss wins payout after being sacked when he raised concerns the Chinese government was trying to take over his British company ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Ron Black (pictured) was so concerned at the potential national security risks of moving his company to the Far East he called in an intelligence agency, a tribunal heard.
British Airways suspends ANOTHER route as it axes all Abu Dhabi flights from Heathrow amid delays to delivery of engine parts from Rolls Royce ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
British Airways has suspended all flights to Abu Dhabi from Heathrow, causing more disruption for passengers, who will now have to fly via alternative destinations .
Direct action! Buy a print from the Jane Bown archive ○
A new gallery looks back at some of the strike action covered by Jane Bown over the last 60 years. The series has been selected from the Jane Bown archive and the book Jane Bown: A Lifetime of Lookin…
British Army Officer Cadet educated at Cambridge University 'forcefully' sexually assaulted two female trainees sharing a bed with him at Sandhurst course ○
Officer cadet Max Gibbins was with group of trainees at the Lake District, Cumbria, undertaking adventurous training when the abuse of the woman - both in their 20s - happened.
Direct action! Strikes in pictures from the Jane Bown archive ○
A new gallery looks back at some of the strike action covered by Jane Bown over the last 60 years. The series has been selected from the Jane Bown archive and the book Jane Bown: A Lifetime of Lookin…
S8, E13: Matt Goss, musician ○
Join Grace for a twinkly helping of festive Comfort Eating, where she is joined by Matt Goss, one third of Bros. One of the biggest boy bands of the 20th century, it was a tabloid sensation when the …
The prince and the ‘spy’ – podcast ○
Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. Dan Sabbagh and David Pegg report
In parliament, it has sparked fears about how far the British …
Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots
Pope Francis has said he escaped a double suicide bombing during a visit to Iraq three yea…
‘Ridiculous’ ban on exotic animal skins at London fashion week criticised by experts ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Trade can help protect species – and real skins are often more sustainable than synthetic alternatives, say conservationists
Conservation experts have criticised a decision by London fashion week to b…