Gag about Coleen Rooney’s sleuth saga among best Christmas cracker jokes of 2019
Jokes about Donald Trump, Love Island and Coleen Rooney’s sleuth saga have been named as some the best Christmas cracker gags of 2019.
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Mind Gym flexes muscles with half-year profits surge
Management consultancy Mind Gym has revealed a jump in half-year profits as it capitalises on company overhauls and the recent spate of high-profile workplace harassment scandals.
Caley Thistle appoint two new directors to board
Caley Thistle have added two fresh board members with David Cameron and Allan Munro both returning for second stints as directors at Caledonian Stadium.
John Bercow: David Cameron thinks people like him are born to rule
John Bercow has claimed David Cameron “thinks people like him are born to rule” as he criticised the former prime minister’s “enormous” self-confidence.
Johnson has told ‘so many lies’ during Brexit campaign, says Juncker
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told “so many lies” during the Brexit campaign, the outgoing president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has claimed.
Which musicians have banned Trump and other politicians from using their songs?
Twitter has removed a tweet by US President Donald Trump that featured Nickelback’s song Photograph after receiving a copyright complaint from the band.
Politicians avoiding ‘proper scrutiny’, BBC boss says
Lord Tony Hall has said that politicians should submit to long-form interviews so they can be “quizzed at length” about their policies.
David Cameron actively sought the Queen’s support during 2014 referendum campaign
David Cameron actively sought support for a No vote from the Queen when he stayed at Balmoral during the independence referendum campaign, it has emerged.
Jeremy Paxman: Boris Johnson someone ‘you wouldn’t trust alone with your sister’
Jeremy Paxman has said Boris Johnson is someone “you wouldn’t trust alone with your sister”.
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook: Current levels of poverty in the UK are disgraceful
Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook has described the current levels of poverty in the UK as “disgraceful”.
Emmerdale makes David Cameron pig joke
Emmerdale fans saw the funny side of a funeral with a joke at the expense of David Cameron.
Saturday Night Live satirises Theresa May’s week after confidence vote
Saturday Night Live has taken aim at Prime Minister Theresa May and former Conservative party leader David Cameron in a political Christmas sketch.
Danny Dyer: If Donald Trump can be president, why can’t I be king?
Danny Dyer has said the royal family does not recognise his regal heritage, adding that he is “110,000th in line to the throne”.
Remainer Benedict Cumberbatch says it’s a ‘hell of a role’ playing Leave boss
Benedict Cumberbatch has described playing the director of the Vote Leave campaign as a “hell of a role”.
Brexit has put the UK Government in an invidious position of its own making
Long before Brexit was even a word (let alone the epoch-making political event that lies round the corner), David Lidington was holding forth in a smart restaurant in Belfast.
Danny Dyer targets Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage in Brexit rant
Danny Dyer has attacked Brexiteers Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage in an expletive-ridden rant.
Cameron refuses to rise to the bait after being abused on TV by Danny Dyer
David Cameron has refused to rise to the bait after being subjected to a brutal tongue-lashing from actor Danny Dyer over his part in Brexit.
Schoolhill scheme moves forward despite criticism from SNP
Councillors have agreed to press ahead with a package of environmental works around Aberdeen Art Gallery despite criticism from the city’s SNP group.
Jamie Oliver: Brexit ‘blew up’ obesity strategy and Theresa May must get it back on track
Celebrity chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver has attacked Brexit for “blowing up” the strategy to tackle childhood obesity he had worked on with David Cameron.
Deeside gamekeeper banned for three years for alleged illegal bird trap
A Deeside gamekeeper has been banned from working for three years amid claims a bird of prey was illegally trapped on an estate.
Sheriff rules guns can be returned to drug dealer’s dad
The father of a jailed drugs dealer has won his battle with Police Scotland to get his weapons returned and his guns licence restored.
Theresa May ‘blocked Cameron’s offer to guarantee rights of EU nationals’ after Brexit vote
Theresa May blocked David Cameron's attempt after last year's Brexit referendum to unilaterally guarantee that European Union nationals living in Britain could stay in the country, George Osborne's newspaper has claimed.
May to hold talks with Northern Ireland political leaders
Theresa May will hold talks with Northern Irish political leaders today amid fears a deal between the Democratic Unionists and Tories could undermine the peace process.
May admits energy bills could still go up despite flagship price cap pledge
Theresa May has defended her planned cap on energy prices but admitted electricity and gas bills could still go up.
May fully committed to National Insurance reform, says Number 10
Downing Street has insisted Theresa May remains fully committed to reforming National Insurance for the self-employed - despite offering an apparent concession in the face of a backbench revolt.
£10.5million Aberdeenshire estate has a new owner… But it’s not David Cameron
An Aberdeenshire estate, valued at £10.5million, has been sold to a mystery buyer.
David Cameron channels inner Arnie, vowing ‘I’ll be back’
David Cameron promised he will “be back” as he channelled Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator in a video with the Hollywood star.
Mundell says coming out was one of best things he has done
Scottish Secretary David Mundell said last night that coming out was one of the most difficult things he has done - but also among the best.
Ramsay Jones: ‘For Chris, to serve your country is an honour’
Last week I went to a memorial service for somebody you have never heard of.
Osborne urges May to take airports decision
Former chancellor George Osborne has urged Theresa May to get on with making a decision on airport expansion in the south-east of England.
Sturgeon and Dugdale finally find common ground… And it’s over Theresa May’s speech
They don't often agree, but Nicola Sturgeon and Kezia Dugdale have rounded on Theresa May, branding her vision for Brexit "ugly" and "toxic".
UK transport secretary pledges better regional connectivity as part of airport expansion
The UK transport secretary has promised regional connectivity will be an important factor in the decision over where to site a new runway in the south-east of England.