MasterChef has been plunged into turmoil after the BBC dismissed long-standing host John Torode over an allegedly discriminatory remark, casting doubt over the scheduling of forthcoming celebrity and amateur series.
A MoD leak that exposed personal details of around 100,000 Afghans who had helped British forces triggered a covert legal clampdown, sparked ministerial apologies and prompted a £7 billion plan to bring thousands to safety in the UK to shield them from Taliban reprisals.
Two men who deliberately felled the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland have each been sentenced to four years and three months in prison, the court finding that the act was pre-planned and carried out in a professional manner.
Pressure is building on ministers to explain a clandestine £7 billion airlift scheme that has brought 18,500 Afghans into Britain under a long-running super-injunction, prompting cross-party calls for transparency and accountability.
Following a Ministry of Defence data breach that accidentally revealed the identities of Afghans who had assisted British forces, ministers obtained a super-injunction and discreetly relocated more than 1,500 affected individuals and their families to the UK at a cost exceeding £200 million, prompting scrutiny over transparency and legal accountability.
A leaked dossier reveals ministers secretly spent £7 billion housing thousands of Afghan personnel in the UK after a data breach exposed them to reprisals, prompting allegations of a prolonged cover-up and demands for transparency.
Following the most serious data breach in recent government history, a botched email that exposed thousands of Afghans who aided British operations has led ministers to approve asylum for about 24,000 people and their families, with costs projected at £6 billion amid mounting scrutiny over the long-running cover-up and potential legal action.
John Torode has voiced his reaction to being removed from MasterChef by the BBC after an inquiry upheld a complaint that he used discriminatory language, saying he was not informed beforehand.
Following a serious data breach that revealed the identities of thousands of Afghans who had worked with British forces, the government covertly launched an expensive emergency scheme to relocate many of them and their families to the UK to shield them from Taliban reprisals, drawing criticism for limited uptake and for withholding details from Parliament.
A High Court judge has lifted a super-injunction that had concealed an £850 million airlift quietly relocating thousands of Afghans to Britain, warning that the MoD’s secretive handling of the operation risks undermining democratic accountability.