Category Archives: Sunday Times

Farage reportedly met Cummings for ‘friendly chat about the general scene’

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Pair recently met to discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other political matters, Sunday Times says

Nigel Farage has reportedly met Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s adviser turned nemesis, after the Vote Leave founder suggested voters should back Reform UK at the local elections.

Cummings, who was once a sworn enemy of Farage during the EU referendum as he battled to keep control of the leave campaign, is reported to have met the Reform leader to discuss Whitehall changes, which allies said was the strongest sign yet that Farage was taking seriously the idea of becoming prime minister.

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Charlotte Tilbury tops list of UK’s richest beauty entrepreneurs

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Sunday Times estimates the celebrity makeup artist, who founded her brand in 2013, has amassed £350m fortune

Charlotte Tilbury has topped a list of the top 30 richest beauty entrepreneurs in the UK.

The entries on the Sunday Times’s inaugural Beauty Rich List have built their wealth from a range of products and services including skincare, hair care, makeup, bath bombs and tanning shops.

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Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse

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Claims related to seven-year period are detailed in Times and Channel 4 investigation after actor had already denied allegations

Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse over a seven-year period at the height of his fame.

The allegations between 2006 and 2013 were the result of a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4 Dispatches. Brand denies the allegations.

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Boris Johnson facing accusation he tried to get job for woman claiming affair

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PM pushed candidate forward for role in City Hall while he was mayor of London, report claims

Boris Johnson is facing new allegations he lobbied to get a job for a woman who claimed to be having a sexual relationship with him while he was London mayor.

It is alleged that Johnson lobbied for the woman to have a City Hall job during his time as London mayor and MP for Henley.

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US court finds Assad regime liable for Marie Colvin’s death in Syria

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Syria ordered to pay $300m over death of Sunday Times journalist in ‘targeted’ shelling in 2012

The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has been held liable by a US court for the extrajudicial killing of the Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and ordered to pay $300m dollars (£228m) in punitive damages.

In a judgment published on Thursday, the Syrian government was found to have targeted journalists deliberately during the country’s civil war in order to “intimidate newsgathering” and suppress dissent.

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