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The UK’s elections watchdog has been urged to investigate whether ‘third party’ campaign groups collaborated to flood social media with anti-Labour attack ads. Campaign groups spent as much as £700,000 on ads attacking Jeremy Corbyn and Labour policies during the 2019 election campaign, without declaring any of their donors. But they’re banned from joining forces to plan such campaigns to get around legal spending limits. The Mirror revealed on Friday that a group run by Tory activist Jennifer Powers had spent £65,000 on dozens of ads attacking Jeremy Corbyn and Labour on housing policy. But she flatly denied collaborating with anyone else, insisting she merely had an “amateur interest” in housing, and it was a “kitchen table” operation. But emails obtained by OpenDemocracy reveal striking similarities with another campaign run by a former Boris Johnson aide. The Fair Tax Campaign, founded by Alex Crowley, a former close aide of Boris Johnson, ran around 100 ads … [Read more...] about Watchdog urged to probe whether campaigns broke rules in anti-Labour attack ad blitz

Teresa Giudice revealed during dinner on a group trip that her ex-husband Joe Giudice was selling sex toys on Wednesday's episode of RHONJ. The 48-year-old reality star while dining outdoors at The Chateau on the Lake on Lake George, New York was asked by Jennifer Aydin, 43, if she had brought her Lelo vibrator. 'I didn't bring my toy. ...Joe's selling sex toys,' Teresa told her friends. Sex toys: Teresa Giudice revealed during dinner on a group trip that her ex-husband Joe Giudice was selling sex toys on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey 'Your ex-husband is selling sex toys?,' Jennifer asked. 'Yes,' Teresa confirmed. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Teresa Giudice gets accused of making up cheating rumor in... Real Housewives Of New Jersey: Jackie Goldschneider... Teresa Giudice's daughter Gia, 20, shares statement after... RHONJ star Teresa Giudice, 48, poses with her four daughters... Share … [Read more...] about Real Housewives Of New Jersey: Teresa Giudice reveals ex-husband Joe selling sex toys during trip

More surge testing will be rolled out in Ealing after additional cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa were detected. It is an extension of testing which was started in the west London borough earlier this month following the discovery of previous cases. Cases have been identified in Acton, Greenford, Southall and West Ealing and are not believed to be linked to international travel. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world People living in Ealing are strongly encouraged to take a COVID-19 test when offered. Advertisement Anyone with symptoms should book a free test online or by phone to get tested at a testing site or have a testing kit sent home. On Wednesday the government announced that surge testing would begin in the HP10 postcode in Buckinghamshire and SW8 and SW9 postcodes in Lambeth in London. More from Covid-19 Kenneth Branagh transforms into Boris Johnson in uncanny first-look … [Read more...] about COVID-19: More surge testing in Ealing as additional South Africa variant cases detected

France on Thursday said it would tighten controls at the German border to curb the spread of coronavirus, which is spreading faster in the eastern Moselle region than elsewhere in France. "Strengthening of health measures at the Franco-German border in Moselle, from March 1," the Ministry of Solidarity and Health tweeted. From Monday, workers commuting between Germany and Moselle will have to submit to a weekly PCR test before being allowed to cross the border, Health Minister Olivier Veran and European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said in a statement. Watch video 12:01 Share Europeans cross borders to escape tough lockdowns Send Facebook Twitter reddit EMail Facebook Messenger Web Whatsapp Web Telegram linkedin Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3pZRu Europeans cross borders to escape tough lockdowns The new measures follow a warning from the German government last week that it was considering … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: France announces new border checks with Germany

Jacqueline Jossa has looked to cheer herself up along with her followers by sharing a glamorous throwback pic. The 28-yea-old actress bemoaned that lockdown had left her with "greasy hair and a headache" so looked to lift her spirits by looking at better times. The former EastEnders star joked that she didn't look like the photo she shared on Instagram but was "trying to make herself feel better". In the photo, the pouting mother-of-two wore a pink, peach and white striped jumper along with matching pink lipstick and eyeshadow. Her chestnut hair tumbled in curls over her shoulder as she posed in what looks like a living room. She also asked her 3.1 million followers whether they were excited for the potential end of lockdown on June 21. Jacqueline wrote: "Currently.. greasy hair... headache and friend on my chin that won’t go away. "It’s cheeky of me to post this really but I’m trying to make myself feel a bit better. So let it happen. Who’s excited for June 21st?" … [Read more...] about Jacqueline Jossa ‘trying to feel better’ with glamorous throwback photo