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Good evening. It has been revealed that the trans activist who disrupted a talk by Prof Kathleen Stock is the daughter of a council boss who introduced a four-day working week. We have the latest, as the FTSE 100 joined a global rally in stock markets.

Trans activist who disrupted Kathleen Stock is daughter of four-day week council boss

Riz Possnett’s mother Liz Watts was working on a PhD thesis on the topic when South Cambridgeshire District Council last year became the first to implement a trial to cut hours with staff remaining on the same pay. 

Hayley Dixon, Max Stephens and Benedict Smith report that the 19-year-old’s father Robert Possnett is an Extinction Rebellion protester who has been arrested a number of times.

New BBC chairman is state-educated Welsh speaker

A state-educated Welsh speaker will be the acting BBC chairman after Richard Sharp’s resignation. 

Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens was appointed to lead the BBC’s board on Friday by Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary, for twelve months or until a new permanent chairman has been found. 

Ewan Somerville reports that the Oxford alumnus vowed to “champion the licence fee payer across all of the UK”.

Phillip Schofield gives first interview since ITV scandal emerged

Phillip Schofield said he has felt suicidal in the past week amid the scandal over his affair.

Ewan Somerville details the six key things we learned after Schofield ended his silence on the fallout

Alison Hammond broke down in tears on This Morning after watching Schofield’s admission of suicidal thoughts, saying she “still loves” him. 

Anita Singh writes that Schofield’s interview showed that lies catch up with you in the end.



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