Author: News Desk

Ten people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia A tragic accident in Australia’s Hunter Valley, a renowned wine region, has claimed the lives of at least 10 people and left 25 others hospitalised. The passengers were returning from a wedding held at a winery on Sunday night when the bus they were travelling in overturned. The driver of the bus, 58, has been charged with 10 counts of dangerous driving leading to death. Authorities are in the process of identifying the deceased and the crash site remains an active crime scene, with forensics officers, crash investigation unit officers, and…

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George Soros gives empire to son Alex American billionaire philanthropist George Soros has announced that he has handed over the management of his $25 billion (£19.9 billion) financial and charitable empire to his son, Alex, stating, via an interview with the Wall Street Journal, that his son had “earned it.” For several decades, the Soros family has dedicated their wealth to promoting democracy in numerous countries. However, in recent years, George Soros, a 92-year-old former hedge fund manager, has been the subject of baseless anti-Semitic conspiracies. George Soros is renowned as one of the largest donors to the US Democratic…

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Senior Tories tell Boris Johnson and allies to ‘shut up and go away’ The Guardian says Boris Johnson and his allies have been told by senior Conservatives to “shut up and go away” as the privileges committee prepares to sign off what is expected to be a damning report into his conduct. MPs on the committee are understood to have received threats from members of the public over the weekend, following Johnson’s decision to stand down as an MP after being told they had concluded he deliberately misled parliament over Partygate. Some MPs loyal to the former prime minister who…

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Rishi Sunak attempts to ignore Boris Johnson drama with focus on tech and tax The i says Rishi Sunak will today seek to move on from the latest Boris Johnson drama with a new push on technology and tax policy. The Prime Minister’s predecessor warned that the Conservative party “needs urgently to recapture its sense of momentum” as he resigned from his seat in Parliament. Allies of Mr Sunak insisted that his policy agenda was delivering the promises of the last election manifesto, despite the rise in taxation and delays to key pledges. Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said the Government…

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MPs to conclude Partygate inquiry as former PM accused of leading ‘mutiny’ The Metro says MPs are today set to meet to conclude their inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over No 10 lockdown parties. The Privileges Committee has pledged to continue the investigation process after Mr Johnson stepped down as an MP on Friday and launched a scathing attack on the probe, branding it a ‘witch hunt’. The panel is set to meet in Westminster on Monday with a view to deciding when to publish its report. Meanwhile, Tobias Ellwood, who chairs the defence select…

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Boris Johnson’s narcissistic attempt to take democracy down with him must fail The Independent says On leaving parliament, Boris Johnson has decided to blame everyone for his downfall except himself. He accuses the privileges committee, with its Conservative majority, of being a “kangaroo court”. By extension, he accuses the entire House of Commons, with its Conservative majority, won under his leadership, of taking part in a “hitjob”. And he is too cowardly to face the voters of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, who gave him a majority of 7,000 votes at the last election. This is dangerous. The seriousness of the…

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