- Monday, February 24, 2025
LEICESTER EAST MP Claudia Webbe on Friday (24) said that she will stand for re-election as an independent candidate. “My independence means I’ll listen to local people and put them first. I’ll place people and planet over profit and vote for humanity and never against. I will work for justice…
Michael Gove, a prominent member of Rishi Sunak’s government, announced his resignation on Friday, becoming the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to leave parliament ahead of the July general election. Gove, who has held various ministerial roles including education, justice, and environment, is the 77th Tory MP to declare they will…
WHETHER it is tackling taboos, finding new ways of telling stories or breaking existing rules, Amina Khayyam has always found innovative ways to present live dance performances. Her leading dance company will present acclaimed shows You&Me and Bird in a Kathak double bill at The Place in London on June…
YOGA is an all-round practice, which works on many different layers of our being including the body, mind, heart and soul. So why and how is yoga so good for these four parts of our being? Strength: Yoga postures, also known as asanas in Sanskrit, such as downward facing dog…
WORLD BANK president Ajay Banga has said that he is “absolutely” open to the idea of managing aG7 loan fund for Ukraine backed by the earnings from frozen Russian sovereign assets – at least for non-military purposes. Banga, attending a meeting of G7 finance ministers who are hashing out the…
TWENTY-TWO passengers from a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday (21) have spinal cord injuries and six others, including a two-year-old child, have brain and skull injuries, according to media reports on Friday. Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old British passenger, died likely due to a heart…
EASYJET said Thursday (16) that chief executive Johan Lundgren would step down at the start of 2025 after seven years piloting the no-frills airline, notably through Covid turbulence. Easyjet, which flies mainly across Europe, added in a statement that it would promote chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis to the top…
ELECTIONEERING is off to a flying start in Scotland after prime minister Rishi Sunak decided to go ahead with a snap general election on July 4. Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer reached Glasgow on Friday (24) and pledged to make Scotland “central to the mission” of a Labour government,…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak’s decision to call an early general election means his flagship smoking ban will not pass before the current parliamentary session is suspended on Friday (24). The Tory party leader had pledged to create a “smoke-free generation” by introducing a law preventing young people from ever being…
THE LABOUR Party has a 17-point lead over prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in the first poll since the July 4 election date was announced. The poll was conducted by More in Common, a member of the British Polling Council. The poll surveyed just over 2,000 people and showed…
