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SUNAK REFUSES TO SAY IF HE TOLD AIDE ELECTION DATE BEFORE HE PLACED BET The list of those under investigation grows Rishi Sunak has refused to say if he told one of his closest parliamentary aides the date of the election before he placed a bet on it. Just to remind you, Craig Williams, who has now been suspended as the Conservative candidate in Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, admitted he “committed a serious error of judgment” but “not an offence” and declared he would continue to fight to win his seat. Speaking to broadcasters, the PM insisted he was “furious” when…

EX-FUJITSU ENGINEER ADMITS CHANGING COURT TESTIMONY – Post Office requested him to change his testimony A former IT engineer Gareth Jenkins has admitted he changed crucial expert court testimony at the request of the Post Office during wrongful prosecutions of branch operators. Gareth Jenkins, a former senior engineer at the contractor Fujitsu, on Tuesday, told the public inquiry into one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history that lawyers had asked him to change witness statements. Jenkins, who was facing the first of four days of questioning at the judge-led hearings in London, also claimed that the Horizon…

WIKILEAKS’ JULIAN ASSANGE LANDS IN AUSTRALIA AFTER PLEA DEAL An end to an extraordinary 14-year legal saga Julian Assange has arrived in Canberra and been able to hug his wife, after being released from prison in the UK on Monday,  He pleaded guilty to violating US espionage law at a court in the US Pacific island territory of Saipan on Wednesday morning. A charge that was brought under Espionage Law really meant to stop foreign spies stealing state secrets, not Journalists revealing the truth of what their country or big business is doing in the world. The deal left him…

ZELENSKY THANKS EU FOR SECURITY AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED IN BRUSSELS- Accession negotiations between the European Union and Ukraine have started President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels on June 27 to meet with European officials and sign a security agreement with the European Union. The EU is expected to join 17 countries, including the U.S., Japan, U.K., Germany, and France, that have signed similar bilateral treaties to help Kyiv repel Russia’s aggression. “It (the agreement) will for the first time establish the commitment of all 27 member states to provide Ukraine with broad support despite any internal institutional changes,” Zelensky…

KENYAN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS FLARE UP IN NAIROBI- Teargas and arrests as Government sends in the troops Police officers and protesters clashed in the central business district of Nairobi on Thursday (June 27). Police deployed tear gas in attempts to disperse the crowds of anti-government protesters, and made arrests. Protesters vowed on Thursday to keep up their demonstrations against President William Ruto’s government despite his pledge to withdraw proposed tax hikes that prompted a week of deadly unrest. It was not clear how far protesters would be mollified by Ruto’s Wednesday decision to withdraw the finance bill, a day after clashes…

DOLLAR BARGES PAST 161 YEN AND EYES QUARTERLY RISE-A near four-decade high against the troubled currency  The dollar was headed for a second straight quarterly gain and jumped to a near four-decade high on the battered yen in Asia trade on Friday (June 28), ahead of a crucial U.S. inflation reading. Neither an overnight drop in U.S. yields nor data showing solid consumer price gains in Tokyo could arrest the downward slide in Japan’s currency, which sank to its weakest since 1986, at 161.155 yen per U.S. dollar. For the quarter it is down 6% on the dollar and for…

FIRST UNIVERSAL THEME PARK IN EUROPE Set to generate £50bn of economic benefits for UK New details have been unveiled for Universal’s first UK theme park – including plans for the attraction to be open 365 days a year. Universal Destinations & Experiences – which is owned by Sky’s parent company Comcast – has bought land near Bedford as it plans to build Europe’s largest theme park with millions of visitors per year, as well as a 500-room hotel and dining area. Universal’s economic impact analysis, produced in line with HM Treasury guidelines on economic appraisal and published today suggests…

ENGLAND ELIMINATED FROM T20 WORLD CUP – England were bowled out for 103 by India as they slumped to a 68-run defeat Captain Jos Buttler says England will “review everything” following their semi-final exit at the T20 World Cup. The defending champions were bowled out for 103 by India in Guyana as they slumped to a 68-run defeat. It is the second world title they have given up in the past eight months following last year’s disappointing defence of the 50-over World Cup. Speaking to reporters, England Captain Joe Buttler said “You take some time to review tournaments and try…

TRUMP, BIDEN SPAR OVER GOLF, COGNITIVE TEST SCORES Democratic President Joe Biden delivered a shaky performance at the debate  Democratic President Joe Biden delivered a shaky performance at Thursday’s (27 June) debate while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of attacks, as the two oldest presidential candidates ever exchanged deeply personal insults ahead of November’s U.S. election. Biden and Trump, 78, were pressured to display their fitness for office. Biden has been dogged by questions about his age and sharpness, while Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and legal woes remain a vulnerability. Trump claimed under his presidency the…

CONSERVATIVES SET FOR HEAVY ELECTION DEFEAT Polls forecast Labour Victory with two weeks until elections Opinion polls show Britain’s Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is on course to win a July 4 election, a result which would end 14 years of Conservative-led government and remove Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from office. Reuters has compiled data from more than 50 different polls produced by nine different polling firms during the election campaign to track the backing for the five most popular parties that are running nationwide. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is set for a heavy defeat at a…