Radio 4 host claims off-air conversation with colleague Jon Sopel about Carrie Gracie was ‘silly banter between old mates’A recording of BBC Radio 4 Today host John Humphrys making light of the gender pay gap row has left BBC management “deeply unimpressed”.In a leaked conversation recorded before Monday’s programme, Humphrys Read more
Councils warn they face pressures on 'staggering scale' as data shows there were 646,120 referrals to children's services last year – equating to 1,770 referrals per day Via: Child referred to social services every 49 seconds amid rising reports of domestic violence
Attempts to modernise HMRC a 'precarious high-wire act' being 'battered by the winds of Brexit' Via: Brexit could have 'catastrophic consequences' for customs authorities, warn MPs
President will not now open new US embassy next month, with secretary of state Rex Tillerson likely to take his placeDonald Trump has backed off the idea of visiting Britain next month to open the new US embassy in London amid fears of mass protests.Government sources suggested that Washington had Read more
Royal Court theatre, LondonAndrea Dunbar’s unflinching portrait of a world of limited horizons still seems chillingly resonantThis production has had an eventful history. It was yanked out of the Royal Court schedule at a time when the theatre was encouraging people to come forward with stories of sexual harassment and Read more
President said to be unhappy about the scale of the visit Via: Donald Trump cancels trip to Britain amid fears he won't be welcome, say reports
Rigby & Peller has its warrant withdrawn following autobiography Via: Queen's bra-fitter loses royal warrant after book upsets Buckingham Palace
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgaria says it will use its six months at the helm of the European Union to soothe tempers between EU headquarters and Poland.The… Via: EU presidency vows to seek compromise in fight with Poland
WASHINGTON (AP) – A quick study of the brutal American cold snap finds that the Arctic blast really wasn’t global warming but a freak of nature.A team of… Via: US cold snap was a freak of nature, quick analysis finds
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Walmart, the country’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time… Via: Walmart raises starting wages, handing out bonuses