Benefit claimants face longer waits as DWP ‘surrenders’ more appeals before hearing
A higher proportion of benefit claimants are having their appeals rubberstamped, without ever making it to a hearing Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Widow appeals to Hamas for husband’s body so she can give him a proper burial
‘I need my husband’s body back because my children cannot accept their dad is dead until we have a proper funeral for him,’ said Ella. Daily Express :: World Feed
Trainline app to feature urgent missing person appeals
Charity Missing People says it means appeals could be seen by millions of train users Daily Express :: News Feed
Spain appeals to EU to ditch tough 90 day Brexit rule for Britons – can ‘stay longer’
Spain wants to scrap the unpopular 90 day rule so British tourists can stay for longer. The 90 day stay limit has made life complicated for British expats. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Harry and Meghan: Sophie Wessex ‘hilarious’ snipe ‘appeals to British sense of fair play’
PRINCE HARRY and Meghan Markle’s bombshell sitdown with Oprah Winfrey was made light of by Sophie, Countess of Wessex in a new interview. One royal commentator has claimed Sophie’s “hilarious put down” will “appeal to the British sense of fair play.” Daily Express :: News Feed
NASA appeals for extra funding to avoid China gaining HUGE strategic advantage
CHINA could gain strategic advantage in space if the US does not maintain a presence in Earth’s orbit once the International Space Station is withdrawn, Nasa chief Jim Bridenstine has warned. Daily Express :: World Feed
Estonian President appeals to EU to increase defence spending in the Baltic states
ESTONIA has called for the EU to increase spending on the defence of its external borders amidst worries about Russia’s military build-up in the region. Daily Express :: World Feed
Sports tribunal begins hearing appeals from 39 banned Russians
By Brian Homewood GENEVA (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) began to hear appeals on Monday from 39 Russian athletes who were given lifetime Olympic bans for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games. The athletes were among 43 disqualified from their events, banned from participating Mixed Martial Arts on Yahoo! Sports […]
University of Missouri Prof Click Appeals Termination
Former University of Missouri assistant communications professor Melissa Click is appealing her firing, which occurred last month. Her termination was connected to her participation in a race-related student protest, making Click believe that her expulsion was political in nature. Click explained in a statement that her dismissal was not fair because the university’s officials had not […]