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Need help or have a question about the website? Ask our 24/7 live support team.The friend and self-styled adviser to Liam Fox who has left the Defence Secretary fighting claims of impropriety appears to have no visible means of financial support, according to analysis by The Times of his active companies. As it emerged that Adam Werritty shadowed the Defence Secretary around the world on 18 privately funded trips, accounts of his three consultancies show that he has earned little more than £20,000 from them in the past four years. The Ministry of Defence published a list of 40 meetings that Dr Fox has had with Mr Werritty since taking office, revealing an extraordinarily high level of access, including dinners with a top US general and the British Ambassador to Israel and a shared private flight from Washington to London paid for by a Conservative donor. The disclosures raised more questions about Mr Werritty’s links with Dr Fox than the Defence Secretary was able to answer as he battled for his political life with a combative display yesterday in the House of Commons. Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, is to interview Mr Werritty about his earnings and links to defence companies as the official inquiry into links between Dr Fox, his friend and defence companies stepped up a gear. Downing Street said that the Defence Secretary had committed “serious mistakes” but insisted that David Cameron would not judge him before the full facts had been established. But officials conceded that the
West Ham United have said they still plan to move to the Olympic Stadium in 2014 despite the collapse of their deal to be handed the arena amid a legal wrangle over its future. The Government is expected to tell Parliament today that the £486 million stadium will remain in public ownership and the process to find a new tenant will begin again. It is thought the decision was made after an anonymous complaint to the European Commission about the nature of the deal with West Ham and Newham Council. “Our bid is the only one that will secure the sporting and community legacy promise of the Olympic Stadium,” Karren Brady, thje West Ham vice-chairman, said. In a joint statement with Kim Bromley-Derry, chief executive of Newham Council, Brady added: “We would welcome a move by OPLC [the Olympic Park Legacy Company, which is charged with th
A couple from Cambridgeshire have come forward with the winning ticket in the £101 million Euromillions draw, and will celebrate their good fortune publicly this afternoon. The pair were the only winners in Friday’s draw and have banked £101,203,600.70 - the third largest jackpot ever to be won in the UK. Their bank account was credited with the full amount yesterday morning. The massive windfall leaves the couple £1 million better off than than David Bowie, the 703rd richest person in the country, according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011. They are now richer than celebrity couples such as Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne (£95 million), and Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (£48 million). A National Lottery spokesman said that the champagne was on ice, and they were looking forward to welcoming the winner to the millionaires club. The biggest-ever EuroMi
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