Tag: row

Titanic shipbuilder suspends shares amid row with auditors

Belfast-based shipbuilder Harland & Wolff asked for trading of its London-listed shares to be halted – Radharc Images/Alamy Stock Photo Shares in the troubled shipyard that built the Titanic have been suspended after auditors refused to sign off its accounts, prompting fresh fears for a major Royal Navy contract. Harland & Wolff asked for trading […]

Christian Horner’s row with my dad could have been avoided

Max Verstappen launched a thinly-veiled dig at Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, claiming the latest row with his father, Jos, could have been avoided. Jos Verstappen had been set to drive the Red Bull machine which carried Sebastian Vettel to the world championship in 2012 ahead of the team’s home race in Austria on […]

Farage faces racism row over canvasser’s Sunak slur

Rishi Sunak rebuked racist language used about him by a Reform UK activist and Nigel Farage faced questions about the state of his party as campaigning for the UK General Election enters its final week. Racism row rumbles on UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said he was “hurt” and “angry” after a canvasser for Mr […]

SA president hits out at coalition partner in fierce row

President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst-ever election result [EPA] South Africa’s main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to share power, as President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen of trying to create a “parallel government” in breach of the constitution. He is said to have […]

Sunak refuses to say whether he told gambling row aide the election date

British prime minister Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to say whether he told his parliamentary aide about the date of the UK election, as the Metropolitan Police said they were investigating a “small number” of bets on the July 4th poll. Police are examining whether offences beyond cheating using inside information had been committed, while the […]

Sunak and Starmer clash over deepening betting row in heated final TV debate

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer return to the campaign trail on Thursday after they clashed over the Westminster betting row in their final televised head-to-head debate ahead of the UK General Election. The Labour leader accused the UK prime minister of being “bullied” into taking action in the scandal, while Mr Sunak repeatedly warned […]