Boris Johnson s most senior black adviser to step down in May
Samuel Kasumu will leave his post as special adviser for civil society and communities in May.
The news comes a day after a government-backed review of racial disparities in Britain
was published.
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities 258-page report was criticised for being steeped in denial .
But a Number 10 spokesman rejected reports that Mr Kasumu s resignation, first reported by Politico, was linked to this. Mr Kasumu has played an incredibly valuable role during his time at No 10, he said. As he previously set out, he will be leaving government in May - this has been his plan for several months and has not changed.
Aberdeenshire Council pledge to minimise job losses in budget
In the meeting, councillors pledged to minimise compulsory redundancies for their north-east staff.
They had to find £24 million for the upcoming year and opted to avoid cuts by adapting a policy of natural wastage .
It means they are likely to not replace staff who retire or leave but will train and upskill their current employees to fill the empty roles.
Councillor leader Andy Kille said: Every resident in Aberdeenshire will feel the the benefit of this budget, the investment we re making today will reach every corner of the wards we represent.
More than two million people receive first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Scotland Scotland s coronavirus vaccination programme has reached the two million mark for people being provided a first dose of a vaccine.
The milestone was reached today, just more than three months after the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered north of the border.
44% of the adult population across the country have now had a first dose.
Across the UK, more than 25 million people have been offered a first dose of a vaccine.
Department for Health figures show nearly half of all British adults have received a jag.
Meanwhile, Scotland s vaccination programme is making progress through groups 6 and 7 on the priority list.