Boris Johnson breached UK government rules by failing to disclose his relationship with a hedge fund that organised his visit to meet Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in February, according to the business appointments watchdog ft.com/content/ece299… via @ft

Natalie Elphicke, who has just been welcomed to the Labour Party by Sir Keir Starmer, cruelly and publicly tormented the victims of her sex offender ex-husband Charlie. She claimed ***after his conviction*** that he had merely been punished for being "attractive and attracted"

There is one reason and one reason only why this case is not settled yet. When the PL launched the procedure for the 115 charges, City made sure that it got stuck in the courts for almost 3 years challenging every technical aspect it could to delay it. A summary:

The #postofficeinquiry sees this email from Paula Vennells from 2014. After all she has said in the last three days about her respect for sub-postmasters. No coming back from that.

EXCLUSIVE: Man City launch unprecedented legal action against Premier League. Has sparked civil war among clubs with hearing due to start on June 10. City describing PL financial rules as ‘tyranny of the majority’. Full story here on ⁦Times Sport⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/29c358…

A 60 per cent national turnout is woeful. That needs addressing.

🧑‍🏫 Randal Cremer Primary School will close forever tomorrow - because it's run out of children It's a problem affecting much of inner London During my visit for The i Paper, staff blame unaffordable housing, the cost-of-living crisis and gentrification: inews.co.uk/news/education…

Ok people, what should we call our London title? We're already editing stories for it but we need a name. Lifetime free sub for the namer.

The best bits in the Boris Johnson memoirs are the unintentional revelations. Here, we learn that the Queen read government briefings, and he didn't.

Morning - I'm at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry day 186 where we're hearing evidence from Missing Mike Young, the Man The Inquiry Could Not Find. Young was one of the five execs blamed by Paula Vennells for not telling her the PO's Horizon IT system didn't work and...

Bellingcat’s Financial Investigations team explores the bizarre streams of online gambling company 1xBet, that allow gamblers to bet on tournaments organised on an industrial scale from amateur sports separated by curtains to strange arcade-like games. bellingcat.com/news/2024/10/2…

Any member of Congress who purchased stocks in the last 48 hours should probably disclose that now. I’ve been hearing some interesting chatter on the floor. Disclosure deadline is May 15th. We’re about to learn a few things. It’s time to ban insider trading in Congress.

NEW with Simon Kuper The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong. Players don’t play more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play. Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.

every community meeting on housing I've attended

An interesting test tomorrow of the government’s efforts to get local councils to stop pandering to NIMBYism. Barnet Council is set to vote on Barnet FC 🐝’s bid to return to its 140-year old home by building a new stadium and community facility on a low-quality piece on greenbelt

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal & Sporting CP on verge of total agreement for Viktor Gyokeres. €63.5 + €10m already struck but add-ons needed work - now finishing touches, conclusion imminent. #SportingCP striker wanted #AFC only; 5yr contract ready The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/64912…