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Queen’s bank boss denies it was an “old boy’s club” amid £400,000 sexism claim
Donna Ball, 53, claims a 'glass ceiling' meant she was the only senior woman among 47 executives in the bank's commercial department
Facebook unveil plan to merge Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
Facebook execs today unveiled plans to integrate the messaging element of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in a move set to bolster the group’s dominance of social media. This will mean that Facebook users for example, will be able to message a WhatsApp user making the ecosystem the social media giant is creating even more seamless. Merging communication between the apps is set to occur by the end of this year or early 2020 and will pit the reach of the...
Tory councillor under fire for urging council to pull down homeless people’s tents
A Tory councillor has come under fire for urging her local authority to pull down tents used by homeless people. She took to Twitter to share he thoughts on the homelessness issue in the city she represents. Kathryn Kelloway, a councillor for the Cyncoed area of Cardiff, tweeted to the city council’s leader a picture of herself standing in front of tents pitched on a shopping street. “Cllr Thomas, if you seek safety in our city centre, if you seek prosperity for...
Celebrity Big Brother star admits using “racially aggravated” threatening language
Celebrity chef's son Marco Pierre White Jr has admitted a charge of drunken disorderly and one of using racially aggravated threatening language.
Photos show UK’s largest recycling mountain which was dumped over six years ago
The tip was abandoned by a private recycling company before it went bust.
Did the Queen wade into the Brexit debate?
In a speech yesterday the Queen made a series of comments that appear to refer to Brexit. She asked for people to find "common ground" and to respect "different points of view". The Head of state said: “The continued emphasis on patience, friendship, a strong community focus, and considering the needs of others, are as important today as they were when the group was founded all those years ago. "Of course, every generation faces fresh challenges and opportunities. "As we...
It has “torn British society apart” – Macron delivers stinging attack on Brexit
Emmanuel Macron, the French President, has not held back with his views over Brexit and the damage it has inflicted on the UK. He said that the EU withdrawal has “torn British society apart” and that it “can’t be delivered.” Macron said: “People are starting to realise that all the figures they were given are entirely false, and what they were told could be done overnight in fact can't be delivered. “And in the end it's going to cost them....
Hunt for bus pervert who has attacked at least four women in London
Four women, the youngest aged just 19, have been sexually assaulted by the same man in the space of six weeks in north London
Brexit: Today “PM failed to give guarantees over protecting jobs and rights at work”
Today Theresa May had a series of meeting with union leaders regarding Brexit. Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite , TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady, Dave Prentis of Unison and Tim Roache of the GMB, held separate meetings with the PM and senior figures in the Goverment. Yesterday Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unit stressed a no-deal Brexit would be "disastrous". After his meeting today (Thursday) with Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Brexit, GMB General Secretary Tim Roache said:...