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1. Sarah Everard suspect ‘uncovered himself in restaurant’
The police officer arrested on suspicion of murdering Sarah Everard was accused of exposing himself in a quick meals restaurant on the finish of final month, it has emerged.
On Thursday evening, the Independent Office for Police Conduct introduced it was investigating two of his Scotland Yard colleagues over the way in which the incident was dealt with. Read the complete story.
2. Boris Johnson won’t grant a second Scottish independence referendum
Boris Johnson will clarify on Sunday that he won’t grant a second Scottish independence referendum, even when the SNP wins a majority in May’s Holyrood elections.
In a speech to the Scottish Conservative Party convention, the Prime Minister will argue holding a referendum through the Covid-19 pandemic can be reckless. Read the complete story.
3. Royal Mail takes on Amazon with Sunday parcel deliveries
Royal Mail is to launch Sunday parcel deliveries nationwide for the primary time in its 500-year historical past in a bid to tackle Amazon.
Parcels can be delivered throughout the nation seven days every week from subsequent month because the postal service responds to a surge in on-line procuring through the pandemic. Read the complete story.
4. Furloughed ladies are out of labor for longer than males, says examine
Furlough has “disproportionately” affected ladies, teachers at King’s College London have concluded.
Once furloughed, ladies have been with out work for longer durations than males, in accordance with analysis by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. Read the complete story.
5. Duchess of Sussex’s workers criticised BBC for utilizing ‘three middle-aged white males’ to debate race
A member of the Duchess of Sussex’s workers despatched an electronic mail to the BBC warning the company that “three middle-aged white males discussing problems with race” was not perfect.
The message was despatched following Monday’s version of the Today programme on Radio 4, broadcast just some hours after the Sussexes’ bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview was aired on US tv. Read the complete story.
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