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Don’t go to work, but do go to parties, says Boris JohnsonImmediate backlash at ‘irrational’ new Covid rules after Prime Minister moves England to Plan B
No 10 party: more Downing Street gatherings now under the spotlightThere are allegations that several other events may have contravened Covid rules18 December 2020 – Downing Street Christmas party10 December – Gavin Williamson’s staff partyUnspecified date in December – a festive No 10 quiz27 November – Downing Street leaving do13 November – Boris and Carrie Johnson flat party
New Windows 11 Voice Access lets you control the OS with your voiceWindows 11 is getting a new "Voice Access" feature to control the operating system using your voice and a microphone.While Microsoft has already supported dictation via a microphone, the ability to use your voice to execute commands in Windows has been limited to specific applications.In the Windows 11 preview build 22518 released today, users can now use the Voice Access feature to launch or close applications, switch to the Desktop, minimize and maximize windows, switch applications, select items, scroll, edit text, and more.At this time, Voice Access is only supported with the English-U.S. language, and the display language needs to be configured to English-U.S. for the feature to work correctly.
Pope Francis says ‘sins of the flesh’ aren’t that ‘serious’ Lust is not the worst of the seven deadly sins, according to Pope Francis.There are worse indiscretions than sex outside of marriage, the leader of the Catholic Church told reporters on the papal plane while en route from Greece to Italy on Monday, Reuters reported. “Sins of the flesh are not the most serious,” the 84-year-old religious leader said regarding sex outside of marriage. Top transgressions instead include pride and hatred, according to Reuters.
Rule breaking Christmas party for Shaun Bailey’s mayoral campaign took place last DecemberConservative aides threw a separate party at the Westminster headquarters during coronavirus restrictions last December, the party have admitted, amid the fallout over the alleged 18 December Christmas bash in Downing Street.The event, organised by Shaun Bailey’s mayoral campaign, took place on December 14 while the capital was in Tier 2 restrictions - when no mixing of households indoors was allowed apart from support bubbles.According to the Times, the “raucous” party took place in the HQ’s basement and was attended by No 10 aides and featured dancing and wine-drinking into the early hours.A Conservative party spokesperson confirmed the event took place, but did not say whether last year's London mayoral candidate was there.
Boris Johnson accused of 'lying' about flat refurbishment as Tory Party fined over donationBoris Johnson has been accused of misleading an investigation into the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat after a separate probe uncovered evidence contradicting his previous claims about how the revamp was paid for.Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner asked the prime minister to explain why he "lied" by saying he did not know who was behind the payments made to for improvements to the 11 Downing Street flat.The Conservative Party was fined £17,800 by the Electoral Commission, which said the Tories had failed to "accurately report a donation and keep a proper accounting record" of the money handed over by Tory peer Lord Brownlow in October 2020.
People could remove masks to sing their way round supermarkets under new Covid rulesNew plan B exemption – designed for places of worship – is also applicable to other settingsBoris Johnson’s new Covid rules mean shoppers could remove their masks in supermarkets so long as they walk around the store singing.
Christmas parties row: PM's press chief spoke at No 10 event last yearDowning Street's director of communications addressed the No 10 press team at a party in December last year which is now the centre of an investigation, it is understood.Jack Doyle, then deputy director of communications, gave a speech to 20- 30 people at the gathering on 18 December.