BBC chairman vows to stay to 'fix' problems pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 59 minutami Samir Shah says he is "not someone who walks away" after criticism of his handling of the recent crisis over Panorama's edit of a Donald Trump speech.(BBC News)
US justice department renews request to unseal Epstein grand jury materials pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 7 minutami DoJ argues that congressional action last week to release the Epstein files permits unsealing of court recordsThe justice department has renewed its request to unseal grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that led to the disgraced financier’s federal indictment on sex-trafficking charges in 2019.The submission, signed by US attorney Jay Clayton for the southern district in New York, says that Congress made clear in approving the release of investigative materials last week that the court records should be released. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Motability scheme to drop BMW and Mercedes as it aims to buy UK-made cars pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 8 minutami Rachel Reeves says changes to subsidised scheme for disabled drivers will help support thousands of jobs The Motability scheme to provide disabled drivers with subsidised cars has said it will remove expensive cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz and aim to buy more British-built cars.Motability said it hopes that 50% of the vehicles it offers will come from British factories by 2035. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the changes to the scheme would “support thousands of well-paid, skilled jobs”, before the budget on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)