Nicola Sturgeon rejects calls for an urgent inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home scandal

Nicola Sturgeon has rejected calls for an immediate public inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home catastrophe. Politicians have demanded an urgent probe into how many infected patients were discharged into care homes. Scottish Tories have urged ministers to ‘tell us what happened — and do it now’.  It comes after it was revealed at the … Read more

The exams grade scandal leaves us wondering how pupils will ever feel they can trust the system

This has reset the bar for incompetence: The exams grade scandal leaves us wondering how pupils will ever feel they can trust the system again, writes former Education Secretary DAVID BLUNKETT By David Blunkett For The Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 09:11 BST, 18 August 2020 The U-turn on A-level … Read more

Perez Hilton lambasts Ellen DeGeneres as he addresses her ‘toxic’ workplace scandal

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton lambasts Ellen DeGeneres for ‘not taking accountability’ and ‘excellently placing the blame on others’ as he addresses her ‘toxic’ workplace scandal By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:28 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 14:19 BST, 17 August 2020 Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has slammed embattled TV host … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres enjoys lunch with Kevin Hart… after he defended her amid ‘toxic’ workplace scandal

Kevin Hart took to Instagram earlier this month to publicly defend friend and fellow comedian Ellen DeGeneres amid her ‘toxic’ workplace scandal. And on Saturday, Hart, 41, and DeGeneres, 62, looked extra chummy as they enjoyed a sit down lunch at Rosewood Miramar in Montecito. Meanwhile, Kevin’s pregnant wife Eniko, 35, hung out on a nearby beach … Read more

Poor care is ‘the norm’ at baby scandal hospitals: Standards are still falling at NHS trust

Poor care is ‘the norm’ at baby scandal hospitals: Standards are still falling at NHS trust at centre of a maternity scandal, health watchdog warns Care Quality Commission said poor care is the norm at Shrewsbury and Telford Inspectors singled out incompetent leadership and out-of-their-depth staff  They found examples of nurses blaming each other for … Read more

Scottish exams scandal: Students WILL get predicted grades

Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils will get exam results based on their predicted grades after Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish government completed an embarrassing U-turn this afternoon. Her SNP administration bowed to political pressure to alter course over a ‘standardisation’ system designed to tackle the fact that no exams have been sat due to coronavirus. The … Read more

High Court throws out Volkswagen’s appeal over emissions scandal

Volkswagen’s appeal against a High Court ruling that it fitted unlawful ‘defeat devices’ in thousands of UK diesel cars has been rejected.  The German car maker failed in its attempt to fight the decision via the Court of Appeal, which has been described as a ‘landmark’ ruling in what looks set to become the UK’s … Read more

Asos asks brands to reveal supply chains in wake of sweatshop scandal

Asos calls for clothing brands to reveal their supply chains in wake of Boohoo sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Asos has demanded greater transparency from brands which want to sell their clothes on its site, following an industry-wide … Read more

Juan Carlos is hiding out at a luxury Abu Dhabi hotel after fleeing amid corruption scandal

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos’s hideaway is a £10,000-a-night presidential suite in one of the world’s most expensive hotels in Abu Dhabi, it was claimed today.  Respected right-wing Spanish daily ABC reported the 82-year-old dad-of-three checked into the Emirates Palace Hotel on Monday evening, around the same time his letter to his son Felipe VI announcing … Read more

Rebecca Judd weighs in on the Ellen Degeneres bullying scandal

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been hit with multiple claims that racism, bullying and sexual harassment was rife behind the scenes of the daytime program. And Australia’s most outspoken footy WAG, Rebecca Judd, has now weighed in on the scandal. Speaking on the 3pm Pick Up on Monday, the 37-year-old subtly criticised Ellen by throwing support … Read more