Kevin Rawlinson

London

Reporter at The Guardian

Reporter at the @Guardian | Head of analysis at @LewesFCMen | Uefa B-licensed coach

Articles

Mourners honour ‘political genius’ Alex Salmond at Edinburgh service

Nov 30, 2024 | msn.com | Kevin Rawlinson

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Mourners honour ‘political genius’ Alex Salmon at Edinburgh service

Nov 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

The former prime minister Gordon Brown and the Scottish first minister, John Swinney, were among those who gathered at a memorial service for Alex Salmond after his sudden death in October at the age of 69. Tributes were paid to Salmond during the service on Saturday in Edinburgh; held to celebrate his love of Scotland and his commitment to the cause of independence.
Ex Harrods director says Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes to ‘control’ staff

Nov 30, 2024 | msn.com | Kevin Rawlinson

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Ex Harrods director says Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes to ‘control’ staff

Nov 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

A former Harrods director has claimed he was handed envelopes of cash by Mohamed Al Fayed as part of the billionaire’s plan to control and manipulate senior management and cover up alleged incidents of sexual abuse. Jon Brilliant, who worked in Al Fayed’s private office for 18 months, claimed his former boss would sack those he could not control. Managers were let go or quit so often that a national newspaper began to publish a regular count, which reached 48 in 2005, he said.
MPs across divide call for better palliative care after assisted dying vote

Nov 29, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

MPs on both sides of the debate over assisted dying have called for improvements to palliative care, regardless of whether parliament eventually backs legalisation. Layla Moran, who supported the bill at its second reading on Friday, and Diane Abbott, who did not, agreed that more funding was required to improve end-of-life care during a joint-interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Cher reveals Lucille Ball’s advice pushed her to leave Sonny Bono

Nov 29, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

It was the showbiz breakup that set the stage for a decades-long music career and entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, the singer Cher has revealed what finally made her leave Sonny Bono and strike out on her own: the Hollywood legend Lucille Ball reminded her she was the talented one. The singer told BBC One’s Graham Norton Show she resolved to break up the onstage and marital union unless Bono agreed to an equal split. But she still needed a final push to take that step.
Daniel Khalife: a fantasist or a player in the world of spies?

Nov 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

At the heart of the Daniel Khalife trial has been the question: is he an amateurish fantasist who convinced himself he was playing a game of chess with spies, or a consequential character in the global world of espionage? The answer, the police have said, is a bit of both. They believed Khalife to be inept in many regards. Khalife’s own barrister, Gul Nawaz Hussain KC, said he was “hapless” and “sometimes bordering on the slapstick” – more Scooby-Doo than 007.
Former soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

Nov 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

A former soldier whose prison escape sparked a huge manhunt in 2023 has been convicted of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax. Daniel Khalife was found guilty of three counts relating to his espionage on Thursday. The 23-year-old had admitted partway through his trial to the escape from HMP Wandsworth, in south-west London. Khalife had strapped himself to the underside of a food delivery van while being held on remand on the spying charges.
UK weather: Met Office warns of wintry conditions as ‘multi-hazard’ Storm Bert approaches

Nov 22, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kevin Rawlinson

Much of the UK is being warned to expect unsettled, wintry weather over the weekend, as forecasters say Storm Bert will bring wind, rain, ice and snow in what they have called a “multi-hazard event”. The Met Office has issued several weather warnings – mostly yellow, but also including the more severe amber in Scotland – for Saturday and Sunday. “We’re looking at strong winds, some high snowfall accumulation, heavy rain, all in various different parts of the UK.
Storm Bert to cause disruption with snow, winds and rain

Nov 21, 2024 | msn.com | Kevin Rawlinson

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