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Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private

The chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled that evidence related to PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, will be heard in a closed, private session next …

Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK

Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK

Live-fire military training has sparked hundreds of wildfires across the UK countryside since 2023, with unexploded shells often making it too dangerous to tackle them. Fire crews battling a vast moor …

Millions needed to fix schools in 'state of disrepair'

Millions needed to fix schools in 'state of disrepair'

Many schools in Northern Ireland 'are in a state of disrepair,' and it would take up to £800m to fix them. A damning report from assembly members on Stormont's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the …

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'

Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have accused the Covid inquiry of an 'establishment cover-up' after their second attempt to be given an official role in the inquiry was rejected. The coup …

MrBeast: AI means it's 'scary times' for YouTube creators

MrBeast: AI means it's 'scary times' for YouTube creators

The world's biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, says the rapid advance of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is 'scary' for the 'millions of creators currently making content for a living'. AI tools that …

Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The …