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Patient Safety Watch paid Hunt’s former adviser Adam Smith more than £110,000 in year to January A charity founded by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, paid more than £110,000 – two-thirds of its income – to his former political adviser Adam Smith, who lost his job over a lobbying scandal. Patient Safety Watch, which was set up to research preventable harm in healthcare, paid Smith as its sole employee and chief executive about 66% of its income in the year ending January 2022. Continue reading… ​Patient Safety Watch paid Hunt’s former adviser Adam Smith more than £110,000 in year to JanuaryA…

 The Government had committed to signing a deal by the time Diwali took place on Monday. The Government had committed to signing a deal by the time Diwali took place on Monday. 

Indonesian woman found dead inside python A woman in Indonesia was killed and swallowed whole by a python, according to local reports. Jahrah was reportedly in her 50s and was on her way to work at a rubber plantation on Sunday morning in the Jambi province. She was reported missing after failing to return home, and a day later villagers found a python with what appeared to be a large stomach. Locals later killed the snake and found her body inside. “The victim was found in the snake’s stomach,” Betara Jambi police chief AKP S Harefa told local media outlets,…

  Emmanuel Macron gifted a copy of Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch by Immanual Kant, printed in 1796 to Pope Francis as he visited the Vatican this week. ​Emmanuel Macron gifted a copy of Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch by Immanual Kant, printed in 1796 to Pope Francis as he visited the Vatican this week. 

Foreign secretary dismisses concerns, saying ‘Suella made a mistake and she has apologised’ Rishi Sunak faces first PMQs – live updates The UK foreign secretary has sought to defend the reappointment of Suella Braverman to the Home Office only days after she was forced to resign over a security breach. Concerns have been raised about the propriety of bringing back Braverman without her breach of the rules first being examined by an ethics adviser. Continue reading… ​Foreign secretary dismisses concerns, saying ‘Suella made a mistake and she has apologised’Rishi Sunak faces first PMQs – live updatesThe UK foreign secretary has…

South Africa won’t seize sanctioned Russian superyacht South Africa said it won’t seize a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s superyacht – instead allowing it to dock in Cape Town. The $521m yacht belongs to Alexei Mordashov – an ally of Vladimir Putin. The yacht had left Hong Kong earlier in the week. South African opposition leaders have called on the government to seize the yacht called The Nord. But a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa said he saw “no reason” to comply with Western sanctions. “South Africa has no legal obligation to abide by sanctions imposed by the US and EU,” Vincent…

  Despite France intercepting almost double the number of boats as last year, it is a lower percentage of total crossings. ​Despite France intercepting almost double the number of boats as last year, it is a lower percentage of total crossings. 

  The racially-motivated jibe will do little to improve relations between London and Moscow. ​The racially-motivated jibe will do little to improve relations between London and Moscow. 

  Recent attacks on key infrastructure are a cause of concern for the Russian leader. ​Recent attacks on key infrastructure are a cause of concern for the Russian leader.