The Independent3 hours agoTory whip suspended from Chris Pincher after formal investigation launchedThe Independent - Ollie CooperBoris Johnson has agreed that the Conservative whip should be suspended from Chris Pincher while the MP is investigated by the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, a Tory spokeswoman has said. This comes after Pinched resigned after he is said to have groped two men while drunk. In a resignation letter sent to Boris Johnson, he said he had “embarrassed himself and other people” by drinking too much at the Conservative Party’s private members’ club. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
The Independent4 hours agoLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah signs new long-term contractThe Independent - Ollie CooperMohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool Football Club. The Egyptian forward, who turned 30 recently, has seen much speculation about his future, with his previous contract set to expire next summer. The deal is expected to have made him the highest-paid player at the club, following the high-profile departure of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich earlier in the window. Salah enjoyed another fruitful season, winning both domestic cups with Liverpool and reaching the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of F1’s ‘older voices’ a ‘load of rubbish’, Bernie Ecclestone says Katie Boulter cries as she dedicates Wimbledon win to grandmother who died this week Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of F1’s older voices ‘a load of rubbish’, Ecclestone says
The Independent5 hours agoPolice release Luiz Inacio Da Silvaneto interview footageThe Independent - Ollie CooperPolice have released interview footage after a man was found guilty of drugging two men and sexually assaulting them at a house in Oxfordshire. Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto, 36, had spiked the drinks of his victims with an unknown stupefying drug – possibly GHB or GBL – and then sexually assaulted them, knowing they were in no position to consent, Oxford Crown Court heard. Claire Beards, of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said Da Silva Neto had “opportunistically targeted” his victims in November and December 2021. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
The Independent5 hours agoRoad to ruin: Living with the supported housing scandalThe Independent - Rob Le MareIn a street in Birmingham, at least nearly a quarter of the properties are so-called supported exempt accomodation. They are supposed to offer home and hope to some of society's most vulnerable people. The scheme is funded by public money, meaning housing providers don't have to abide by housing benefit caps. Some are exploiting a loophole to cash in on this opportunity whilst providing failing provision. Residents on the street that aren't living in exempt accomodation have reported a wide variety of issues stemming from these properties and their inhabitants. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
The Independent7 hours agoNelson Piquet uses racist and homophobic language against Hamilton in resurfaced podcastThe Independent - Oliver BrowningFootage of Nelson Piquet using racist and homophobic language against Lewis Hamilton during an interview from 2021 has emerged. Speaking on a podcast, the former F1 world champion used two slurs when he was discussing how Hamilton missed out on the 2016 title to Nico Rosberg. “The [racist slur] should be given [homophobic slur] at the time. He was kinda bad,” Piquet said. Video of the Brazilian’s comments surfaced days after he apologised “wholeheartedly” to Hamilton for using a racial slur, saying “discrimination has no place in F1 or society”. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Nelson Piquet uses racially abusive language to refer to Lewis Hamilton on podcast Bernie Ecclestone likens using the N-word to ‘being rude’ about weight or size Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of F1’s older voices ‘a load of rubbish’, Ecclestone says
The Independent8 hours agoMarcus Rashford backs Aldi reading campaign to donate 100,000 books to childrenThe Independent - Oliver BrowningMarcus Rashford MBE has backed a campaign by Aldi to donate 100,000 books to children this summer. As part of the supermarket’s campaign, the Manchester United and England footballer has also narrated an animation called ‘My Reading Journey’, which has been illustrated by author Lisa Stickley. Rashford has said he began reading books as a teenager but the “escapism and joy” of it could have significantly benefitted him as a child. Research by the National Literacy Trust has shown that as of 2021, one in 17 children in the UK don’t own a single book. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Election win should trigger Scottish independence, says Sturgeon ‘Rebel scum’ steals Star Wars Stormtrooper from driveway AirBnb host kicks guest out of house after she 'complained about mouldy food in bin'
