Donald Trump’s former aid Sebastian Gorka gave short shrift to the BBC’s political editor this week, eventually asking him, “Do you not speak English?”
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Detectives have not reported any cases for prosecution over the high-profile investigation into alleged SNP fraud.
The update came after senior party figures reportedly said they are concerned Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell could be charged.
Operation Branchform has been investigating complaints about how hundreds of thousands of pounds in indyref2 donations were spent.
Sturgeon, who was SNP leader and First Minister for nine years, former party chief executive Murrell and one-time treasurer Colin Beattie were arrested as part of the probe.
All three were then released without charge pending further investigation.
In a recent interview, outgoing Police Scotland chief constable Iain Livingstone said the investigation had widened: "It’s moved beyond what some of the initial reports were. That’s not uncommon in investigations such as this."
He added the force would not put an “absolute timeframe” on the length of the investigation but that it would be “proportionate and timeous”.
He added: “Investigations into the finances of an organisation, the finances of individuals, are often complex.
“Investigations around fraud or investigations around potential embezzlement or investigations around the misuse of funds take time.”
The Record asked the Crown Office if they had received the final report on Operation Brachform.
A spokesperson said: "The police haven’t reported any Branchform cases to COPFS for consideration of prosecution."
First Minister Humza Yousaf was asked this week if he was worried there would be charges.
He said: “I'm not going to comment on a live police investigation.”
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Donald Trump’s former aid Sebastian Gorka gave short shrift to the BBC’s political editor this week, eventually asking him, “Do you not speak English?”
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America is continuing to downplay expectations for Friday’s meeting with the studios, and is telling members that it will not be pressured into accepting a bad deal. Ellen Stutzman, the WGA’s chief negotiator, is scheduled to meet Friday with the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It will be the first formal meeting between the two sides since the writers went on strike on May 1.
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They may not be a Marvel lover, but they better be ready to enter the MCU!
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Viola Davis is backing away from “G20” in a move that may put pressure on other A-listers.
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Kylie Jenner is putting in effort with former best friend Jordyn Woods after their reunion.
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The cause of singer Sinéad O’Connor’s death has not been disclosed, but London’s Metropolitan police say the death is not being treated as “suspicious.”
Tori Kelly is on the road to recovery after experiencing a medical emergency on Sunday night. The 30-year-old gospel singer was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital where she was treated for blood clots, a source close to Kelly told ABC News. On Wednesday, the two-time Grammy Award winner's husband, André Murillo, shared an update on her condition with her fans.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been banned from a private members club near their family home in Montecito.
Baldur’s Gate 3 should not create a “raised standard” for other role-playing games, due to the upcoming game’s large scale.Xalavier Nelson Jr, accomplished independent developer and founder of Strange Scaffold, took to Twitter to explain that Baldur’s Gate 3 is an abnormal game. To exemplify this, Larian Studios began work on the new entry in the series in 2017, using seven different studios with over 400 developers, and benefitted from a significant volume of fan feedback in a three-year early access period.Like a lot of people, I'm deeply excited about what the lovely folks at Larian accomplished with Baldur's Gate 3, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push back against players taking that excitement and using it to apply criticism or a "raised standard" to RPGs going forward1/10— Xalavier Nelson Jr.
A health board has sent hundreds of cancer patients to other parts of Scotland for treatment as it tries to attract new consultants to treat those with the disease, it has emerged. Labour is demanding the Scottish Government work with NHS Tayside to tackle the situation there as a “matter of urgency”, claiming patients had been “completely betrayed”.
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