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The Welsh Government was accused of wasting taxpayers’ money today after unveiling a £20million basic income scheme that will offer hundreds of teenagers £1,600 a month without the need to work. In what is one of the most generous schemes of its type in the world, 18-year-olds leaving the care system will be eligible for the payments for two years, amounting to a salary of £19,200 before tax. It is estimated that up to 500 will be able to apply to the programme, where the money is put in their bank accounts with no demands on what they do to…

A White House spokesperson on Monday declined to comment on Special counsel John Durham’s allegations that Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) spied on former President Donald Trump’s residences and the White House when he was in office in order to bring a “narrative” to federal government agencies linking him to Russia. Deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked three times at a press briefing by Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich to answer questions regarding the allegations. But each time, the White House spokesperson referred her to the Department of Justice. “Does the President have any concerns about a candidate for president using computer experts to infiltrate computer systems of…

The Metropolitan police have launched an investigation into cash-for-honours allegations linked to the Prince of Wales’s charity the Prince’s Foundation. Scotland Yard said in a statement: “The Metropolitan police service has launched an investigation into allegations of offences under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. “The decision follows an assessment of a September 2021 letter. This related to media reporting alleging offers of help were made to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national. “The Special Enquiry Team has conducted the assessment process which has included contacting those believed to hold relevant information. “Officers liaised with the Prince’s Foundation about…

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has agreed to a $90 million settlement over a decade-old lawsuit which accused the social media platform of tracking users’ internet activity through browser plug-ins, even after they logged out of their accounts. A judge must now approve the settlement between Meta and the plaintiffs which was filed on Monday night with the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, the social media company must also delete all data collected without users’ knowledge. Meta must also pay $90 million to users who filed a claim. The lawsuit, filed in 2012, stems from a 2010 update by…

Matt Hancock broke the law by appointing two insiders to senior posts in the government’s Covid response without proper competition, the High Court ruled today. Two judges ruled that former health secretary Matt Hancock did not comply with the public sector equality duty when appointing Conservative peer Baroness Dido Harding and Mike Coupe, a former Sainsbury’s colleague of Baroness Harding, to posts in 2020. The duty prevents ministers from favouring friends, relatives or associates while making appointments because of the harm this can cause to less well connected candidates, including ethnic minority and disabled people. Judges concluded that Mr Hancock had breached…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of bringing ‘martial law’ to Canada as he invoked the rarely-used Emergencies Act on Monday to bolster police presence across the country to crack down on Freedom Convoy protesters. Under the Emergencies Act, the government introduced measures intended to cut off protesters’ funding and took steps to reinforce provincial and local law enforcement with federal police. Fox News host Tucker Carlson was among commentators saying Trudeau had gone too far Monday, during a slot with on-screen graphics saying: ‘Trudeau’s new move sounds like martial law.’ ‘Canada became a dictatorship today. It actually did,’  Carlson said on his…

Pep Guardiola says harmony at Manchester City is exceptional but insisted he will not be the manager for as long as Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge of Manchester United. Guardiola is in his sixth year at City, a tenure that has so far been supremely successful. While his opening season was trophyless, the 50-year-old has since led City to three Premier League titles, the FA Cup, four successive League Cups and last season’s Champions League final. City’s first domestic crown was claimed with a record 100 points and, if Guardiola’s side defend the title this year – they lead Liverpool, who have played…

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy organizers say they will continue to protest on Parliament Hill despite the federal government’s declaration of a state of emergency. “We are not afraid. In fact, every time the government decides to further suspend our civil liberties, our resolve strengthens and the importance of our mission becomes clearer,” organizer Tamara Lich said on Feb. 14 in anticipation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act over the protests demanding an end to COVID-19 mandates. “We will remain peaceful, but planted on Parliament Hill until the mandates are decisively ended. We recognize that there is a democratic process…

A former clinical trial overseer for a contractor holding trials of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is pressing forward with a lawsuit against Pfizer and her former company despite the U.S. government declining to side with her. Brook Jackson was fired by the contractor, Ventavia Research Group, in 2020. She came forward as a whistleblower in 2021. Jackson filed a False Claims Act suit against Pfizer, Ventavia, and another company involved in the trial, ICON. It has been under seal for over a year, but is now public after the U.S. Department of Justice declined to intervene on behalf of Jackson. Government lawyers did not explain…

Boris Johnson plans to hold further talks with world leaders as they work to bring Russia “back from the brink” of war with Ukraine as the crisis enters a “critical juncture”. The prime minister will continue with diplomatic efforts this week despite No 10 assessing that all information suggests Moscow could be planning an invasion “at any moment”. He is understood to be receiving daily intelligence briefings from security chiefs on the increasing buildup of Russian forces and will travel to Europe towards the end of the week. No 10 did not set out which world leaders Johnson was hoping to…