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Jenny Hastings, who ‘loved the water’, failed to return from Wardie Bay in EdinburghThe wife of Scott Hastings, the former Scottish international rugby player, has gone missing after going swimming in a Scottish estuary. Jenny Hastings, “who loved the water”, failed to return from Wardie Bay in Edinburgh on Tuesday after going for a swim in the Firth of Forth.Emergency services were alerted a “report of concern” at about 2.45pm on Tuesday, and a helicopter, coastguard rescue teams, lifeboats and other nearby vessels all took part in a search. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/05/wife-of-ex-rugby-star-scott-hastings-missing-after-firth-of-forth-swim Author : Donna Ferguson Publish

Former prime minister says other parties should preference the minor party last. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMichele O’Neil said this isn’t about “expecting everyone to have the same opinion all of the time” but continued:We’re a diverse movement, and people have strong opinions, but it is at its core about who we are and what we stand for. And we don’t walk away when things get tough, we face up to them. And angry individuals lashing out and blaming everyone except themselves, doesn’t get us through this.We need to stay

Accounting firm tells its 26,000 workers move is to ensure workers spend ‘minimum of three days a week’ in officeThe consultancy PwC has told its employees it is going to begin tracking their working locations to ensure that all workers spend “a minimum of three days a week” in the office or at client sites.In a memo sent to its 26,000 UK employees, the big four accounting firm announced that it will start monitoring how often employees work from home in the same way it monitors how many chargeable hours they work. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/pwc-to-start-tracking-working-locations-of-all-its-uk-employees Author :

It comes as the White House targets Kremlin influencers ahead of the US presidential electionsUS investigators have indicted a prominent Russian state television personality and his wife for violating sanctions and money-laundering as the White House targets Kremlin influence operations ahead of the US presidential elections.Dimitri Simes, a television presenter and producer for Russia’s state-owned Channel One, was charged with receiving over $1m (£759,000) in compensation, a personal car and driver, a stipend for a flat in Moscow, Russia, despite the television station’s designation in 2022 by the US’ Office of Foreign Assets Control. He and his wife, Anastasia, were