Undercover in the House of Lords – podcast

found 2025 › Feb › 26 (Wed) @ 18:11 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal. Henry Dyer repo…

Labour peer faces cash-for-access questions – podcast

found 2025 › Feb › 26 (Wed) @ 06:38 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal. Henry Dyer repo…

Revealed: £5,000 worth of damage after guests smash furniture and leave brown stains on bed at Harry Potter-themed Airbnb - leaving owners 'traumatised'

found 2025 › Feb › 25 (Tue) @ 16:29 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The property owner added that the house, in Watford, was also left with smashed Harry Potter mugs and glasses in the kitchen.

Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture

found 2025 › Feb › 25 (Tue) @ 12:56 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner

Profile: who is Lord David Evans of Watford?
Explainer: what are the House of Lords rules?

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Owner of Harry Potter Airbnb left heartbroken after guests smash furniture and leave brown stains on bed

found 2025 › Feb › 22 (Sat) @ 17:07 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The owner of a Harry Potter themed rental property in Watford has been left heartbroken after a guest left them to clean up 'the most horrific scene ever'.

Dining across the divide: ‘She objected to people coming to the UK who haven’t been invited’

found 2025 › Feb › 13 (Thu) @ 15:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Watford ■

They disagreed on immigration and the climate crisis – would they be more aligned on sentencing and the death penalty?

Benjamin, 39, Watford

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He lost £800million and brought down Barings Bank. Now, 30 years on, rogue trader NICK LEESON says: 'I'm not lying awake worrying about the victims'

found 2025 › Feb › 10 (Mon) @ 06:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Thirty years ago, a working-class trader from Watford was the undisputed king of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX). But in 1995, Nick blew everything up...

Jack Grealish names the celebrity that left him 'starstruck' and opens up on unlikely friendship with music legend

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Manchester City star opened up on his unlikely friendship with Elton John, who is an honorary life-president of Watford - and Grealish admitted he often gets a phone call from the legendary singe…