Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts

Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts

An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn … Read more

A Rememberance Garden At Sericourt

A Rememberance Garden At Sericourt

I spent most of yesterday sorting out a computer upgrade, a messed up router and hanging with my little people (who had a holiday from school), so I didn’t get to posting this garden that was (in my mind) so perfect for the day. So it goes, a day late and a dollar short…I share … Read more

London transport cyber attack: Boy, 17, arrested

London transport cyber attack: Boy, 17, arrested

Getty Images Tfl says a “limited number of customers” may have had bank account numbers and sort codes accessed A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the cyber security incident affecting Transport for London (TfL), the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. TfL said that about 5,000 customers’ sort codes and bank account details … Read more

‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’

‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’

BBC Mandi Masters, a community midwife, was hospitalised with Covid in the pandemic. The public inquiry into the pandemic will start 10 weeks of hearings on Monday looking at the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider NHS. Covid patients have been admitted to hospital more than a million times in the UK since … Read more