William Hague: Last News

Boris Johnson faces being booted out by Christmas if he returns as PM and is found guilty in a probe on claims he lied about Partygate, Tories have warned. And key figures fear his ­comeback would spark a full-scale civil war within the party as it still reels from his scandal-ridden period in office.

Russia has now lost 30,000 troops, 1,330 tanks, 207 planes and 174 helicopters during the war, according to Ukrainian officials.President Vladimir Putin is being forced to “conceal” the true scale of Russian losses in Ukraine to avoid the country’s citizens from accepting that they might not be winning the war, former UK foreign secretary, William Hague, has claimed.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.He said in a radio interview: "They’re very uncomfortable, and of course what they mean to him first of all is that he has to conceal them as much as possible from the Russian population, because he doesn’t want to admit that the Russian losses have been anything like that."Look at how he reacted – how the Russian government reacted – to the loss of the Moskva, which was to say that a fire had broken out and the seas were stormy and so on, and to not even admit that it might have been hit by the Ukrainians, which it clearly was."So what it means to Putin first of all is cover this up at all costs because people in Russia might realise what is going on."

Britain's Got Talent has showcased some of the nation's finest talent year after year since its launch in 2007.During the history of the show, there's been incredible gymnasts, dance acts, breathtaking singers and talented animals.Winners have bagged hefty prize money, a spot on the Royal Variety Performance bill and went on to forge successful careers such as 2009 winners Diversity. But some of the previous incredible contestants have sadly passed away or died in heartbreaking circumstances.Daily Star remembers some of the finest talents to grace Britain's Got Talent stage who are no longer with us.Britain's Got Talent magician David Watson died aged 62 at his home in Altringham, Cheshire in December last year after appearing on the show 12 times.Police broke into the retired NHS worker's home after his family raised concerns he wasn't picking up their messages, and his death was not treated as suspicious.David's first appearance was in 2008 where he had viewers in stitches with his impersonations of Tony Blair, William Hague and David Blunkett.

A post shared by VICTORIA BONYA (@victoriabonya)While the world marvels at Bonya and her fellow bloggers’ and tv presenters’ astounding own goal (“couldn’t they just have sold their perfidious Chanel and given the money to charity?” suggests Julian Vogal, Brand Communications Expert at Modus BCPM) and monumental  lack of world perspective, Chanel must be rubbing its hands in glee. For decades it has had to finese the slightly murky activities of its founder, Coco, whose famous romantic conquests included a Nazi SS officer, only to find itself firmly and categorically on the right side of history.

Oxford Union Society, has come to propose the motion that ‘This House Has Had Enough of PPE’ (Oxford’s famous course of philosophy, politics and economics). ‘The PPE degree is too powerful and not good enough,’ she proclaims, turning to address an audience attired in black tie.

must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty “or face severe consequences” (an Iron Ladylike refrain in itself), she posed for pictures in Red Square in a fur coat and hat, 35 years after the former Tory premier did the same on a visit to the then Soviet Union.'It's just a hat', you may say – but in politics there’s no such thing as just a hat. Ask William Hague, whose baseball cap generated more debate than many of his policies. In Truss’s case, her headgear carries a not-very-cryptic message, and must be viewed in the context of another recent image, dating from November, of the member for South West Norfolk astride a tank in Estonia.

Amanda Holden, 50, has been a judge on Britain's Got Talent since 2007, seeing many contestants through the doors.The TV personality has taken to Instagram to announce the death of Britain's Got Talent star David J Watson.In view of her 1.8 million followers, Amanda posted a picture of David to her Instagram.She captioned the image: "So sad to hear that @davidjwatsonbgt has passed away."He was always up for a laugh and such a good sport.

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