STAR TV

The questionnaires are part of a police investigation into 12 gatherings, six of which are said to have been attended by the Prime Minister. According to released documents, the police questionnaire given to Boris Johnson regarding the No 10 parties was the equivalent of the Prime Minister being interrogated under oath. Mr Johnson and other No 10 workers were asked to provide a "lawful exemption" or "fair cause" for the gatherings, according to a copy of the poll acquired by ITV News. According to ITV, the document is practically the written equivalent of a police interrogation under oath, making Mr Johnson the first prime minister to be subjected to such scrutiny. The document notifies respondents that they will be asked to make "a written statement under caution" and asks them to answer a series of questions. These include questions such as whether they "participated[ed] in a gathering" and, if so, for how long, why, and if anyone else was pres

Following Moscow's recognition of Ukraine's two separatist regions, the US has canceled high-level meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which the West has seen as laying the basis for an invasion. Putin and US President Joe Biden had agreed to meet "in principle," according to French President Emmanuel Macron's office, with Biden accepting on the condition that Russia did not attack Ukraine. The Kremlin, on the other hand, has dismissed ideas of a summit as "premature." Putin signed military cooperation treaties with the breakaway republics of eastern Ukraine this week and despatched so-called "peacekeepers," while Russian senators approved Putin's proposal to send soldiers there. Ukraine's separatist republics despatched "peacekeepers," while Russian senators approved Putin's proposal to send soldiers to the country. A Biden-Putin summit "is clearly not in the plans,"

On Monday, Canada's parliament approved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to employ rarely-used emergency powers to put a stop to pandemic-related protests that have shut down Ottawa's streets for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was passed by a vote of 185 to 151 in parliament, with the left-leaning New Democrats supporting the minority Liberal administration. Some opposition MPs have called Trudeau's extraordinary measures, which he unveiled a week ago, unnecessary and an abuse of power. Over the weekend, Canadian police in Ottawa were able to restore order. Initially, the demonstrators intended to put a halt to cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truck drivers, but the occupation morphed into a larger anti-Trudeau rally. Protesters shut down the busiest land crossing between the two countries. Trudeau told reporters earlier on Monday that his government still required temporary emergency powers, citing "serious concerns" about threat

Colombia's constitutional court ruled on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of pregnancy, according to a statement from the court. The decision is a triumph for abortion rights groups who petitioned to have the procedure removed from the penal code. Colombia joins a group of Latin American countries, including Mexico and Ecuador, that have recently liberalized abortion access. In 2006, a Colombian court decision partially legalized abortion, allowing it only in circumstances of rape, fatal fetal malformation, and the woman's health, with no time constraints. Women would not be prosecuted for obtaining abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy under Monday's verdict, which was approved by five of nine justices. After that, the procedure will only be allowed under the original three circumstances. "Abortion will only be punished if it is performed after the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy, and this time limit will not apply to the three conditions outlined in Ru

According to news sources, US intelligence has discovered evidence that Russian forces deployed near the Ukrainian border have received actual orders to launch an assault. On Sunday, CBS News was the first to report that the Kremlin had given the go-ahead to commanders among the more than 150,000 troops stationed in possible attack areas. Face the Nation said that "on the ground commanders are drafting concrete plans for how they will manoeuvre in their sector of the battlefield. According to the New York Times, the Kremlin has also authorized an invasion. According to the publication, this intelligence caused Joe Biden to announce this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin had chosen to carry out an attack. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told CBS that the Biden administration is still persuaded that Russia is moving through with its strike plans. "Everything we're seeing, as President Biden stated, indicates that the choice we believe President Putin has

It is my pleasure and joy to welcome you all to the ABI's annual dinner as the ABI's new Director General. I'd want to express my gratitude to John Glen, the Economic Secretary, and KPMG, our sponsors. I'd also like to express my gratitude to the ABI team for putting on such a spectacular event. I also want to express my gratitude to Huw Evans. Huw is a well-known figure in the industry, and with good reason. Huw graciously allowed me to attend what turned out to be his final Board meeting in December. The main topic of conversation looked to be, well, Huw and the really astronomical results he had achieved in the member and staff surveys, so I should have been dubious right away. As the applause faded, one Board Director turned to me and remarked, "There's just one route you can go from here." Not exactly the upbeat encouragement I was hoping for! Those polls reveal a clear picture. Huw put in long hours for the ABI and the industry. And I'm sure we&#

In his prison cell in Paris, a French modeling agent and close associate of the late US millionaire and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was discovered dead. Prosecutors said that Jean-Luc Brunel was found hanging in his cell at La Santé prison around 01:00 on Saturday. The 76-year-old had been detained for more than a year while being probed for rape of minors and trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation. Brunel had vehemently denied any misconduct on his part. Brunel's lawyers stated the allegations had "crushed" him and blamed the allegations on a "media-judicial system." Brunel co-founded Karin Models in France in 1977 and MC2 Model Management in the United States with the help of Epstein. In December 2020, Brunel was stopped at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport while attempting to catch a flight to Senegal. His detention was part of a French investigation into charges of sex trafficking and sexual assault against Epstein, which focused on possible crim

According to tweets from an executive on a test version seen by Reuters, Donald Trump's new social media endeavor, Truth Social, is slated to launch in Apple's App Store on Monday, perhaps marking the former president's return to social media on the US Presidents' Day holiday. A verified account for the network's chief product officer, Billy B, responded to queries about the app from users asked to use it during its test period in a series of postings late Friday. According to screenshots seen by Reuters, one user inquired when the software, which had been accessible for beta testers this week, would be released to the general public. "We're scheduled to be released on the Apple app store on Monday, February." The launch will reintroduce Trump to social media after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube following his supporters' attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, when he was accused of sending comments inciting violence. Donald

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order for the military to conduct a series of maneuvers using the country's nuclear arsenal on Saturday. The exercises will feature ballistic and cruise missile launches, as well as nuclear-capable bombers and vessels from Russia's Black Sea Fleet, according to The New York Times. In recent weeks, Russia has undertaken significant military maneuvers along Ukraine's border, in the Black Sea, and in Belarus. The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Russia had flown two Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable bombers over Belarus. Russia has around 6,000 nuclear warheads, according to the Arms Control Association. President Biden warned on Friday that he is "convinced" that Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and that the assault will almost certainly include a strike on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital city. Russia has around 100,000 troops stationed along Ukraine's border. According to the New York Times, Russian-backed separa

As forecasters issue additional yellow weather warnings for areas of the UK, energy firms are rushing to restore power to thousands of homes. On Sunday, high winds of up to 70 mph are expected in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with heavy rain in Cumbria, Lancashire, and West Yorkshire. It comes after three people were murdered in one of the biggest storms to batter the UK in decades on Friday. Storm Eunice ripped through the United Kingdom, bringing down trees and demolishing roofs. Greg Dewhurst of the Met Office predicted "a modest abatement in the wind" on Saturday night, but that "it won't be long before they kick up again tomorrow, leading to another windy day across the country." "Over the course of the day, this will have an impact on the cleanup procedure." In addition, a yellow rain warning is in effect for Cumbria, Lancashire, and West Yorkshire from midnight Saturday to 18:00 GMT Sunday. The Energy Networks Association stated in a Sat