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Nazir Afzal to focus in review’s first stage on support given to professor in immediate period before his deathThe University of Cambridge has asked Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, to lead the first part of its review into the death of the scholar Jason Arday.Arday died at his home in south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation as a Cambridge pro...
Splits emerge within party after resignation of officials reported to police for apparent plot to evade donations lawNigel Farage sought to shore up his damaged leadership on Friday as he attempted to distance himself from two of his most senior officials reported to the police for apparently plotting to evade the law on foreign donations.As the scandal engulfed Reform UK’s party conference in Bir...
Labor department report alleges Lori Chavez-DeRemer also made a staffer attend a strip club while on a personal tripDonald Trump’s former secretary of labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, drank during working hours, kept alcohol on federal property and made a staffer attend a strip club while on a personal trip, according to a new report by the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General .Chavez-DeRe...
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereBritish ministers have hit back after the Argentinian president said “winds of change” favourable to his country’s claim to the Falklands were “blowing around the world”, Kiran Stacey reports.The Electoral Commission has issued a statement this morning saying it is in touch with the police about the undercover investigation into Reform U...
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to GreenlandThe United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.In a session at it headquarters in New York, the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-...
James Orr and Dan Jukes, aides to Nigel Farage, stepped down after an investigation by Channel 4 NewsBritish ministers have hit back after the Argentinian president said “winds of change” favourable to his country’s claim to the Falklands were “blowing around the world”, Kiran Stacey reports.The Electoral Commission has issued a statement this morning saying it is in touch with the police about th...
British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rulesWhat is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK?A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies.JL Partners, which is run by former Conservative aides, has been accused of bre...
British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rulesWhat is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK?A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies.JL Partners, which is run by former Conservative aides, has been accused of bre...
Jury returns to tell judge for a third time it cannot reach a verdict in case of Massachusetts woman who killed her childrenJudge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked third timeAfter the judge read out the note from the jury, prosecutors expressed they were in favour of a mistrial, whereas Lindsay Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington had asked the judge to send jurors...
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story herein Magdeburg, Saxony-AnhaltPolls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state government led by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), shattering a postwar taboo and leaving minorities’ fate in the hands of a party that has promised to launch deportations “from day one”. Continue reading...
Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third timeLindsay Clancy murder trial: live updatesThe judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations.Jurors in Plymo...
Jury returns to tell judge for a third time it cannot reach a verdict in case of Massachusetts woman who killed her childrenThis dramatic turn of events, as the judge was about to declare a mistrial and call the jury back in, comes after Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked for an emergency stay.The judge, William Sullivan, has given him one hour to do so. Continue reading...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has instructed SBU to deliver an ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strikeThe head office of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency has been hit in a Russian drone attack, sending plumes of black smoke rising into the air in the heart of Kyiv.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he had instructed the SBU to deliver an “appropriate, tangible response” to the s...
Outlet faced significant financial challenges after it had funds blocked by bank without explanationWorkers at the leftwing news outlet the Canary fear it will not survive beyond this year amid access to funds being blocked and allegations of financial mismanagement and internal turmoil.The site, which was founded in 2015 against a backdrop of the wave of support for the then Labour leader, Jeremy...
Officers clipped to bridge had tried to talk man, who was holding a knife, into coming down safely, officials sayNew York City police shot and killed a man on Friday morning after he climbed onto the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approached officers with a knife extended, New York police department officials said.At a news conference Friday, NYPD officials said that a 911 call came in at aroun...
Belarusian said to have had tourist visa issued by Italy is investigated over alleged attempt to attack Leipzig airportEurope live – latest updatesGermany is urging its European partners to introduce tighter limitations on Russian citizens entering the EU on tourist visas, after recent sabotage attacks which Berlin has blamed on Moscow.German authorities are investigating a Belarusian national, wh...
Jury starts seven day of deliberations after foreperson told judge juror won’t follow instruction about reasonable doubtThe deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh day of deliberations Friday, a day after the jury’s foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt.The extraordinary disclosure made in the form of a note deli...
With senior party figures appearing split and leader’s favourability rating dropping, questions about donations are causing yet more headachesUK politics live – latest updatesMidway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands wen...
Senior party figures appear split and leader’s favourability rating is dropping, just as he wasUK politics live – latest updatesMidway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands went up. The faithful might be sanguine. But make ...
Senior party figures do not appear united, but Farage may be more concerned about impact on performance in pollsUK politics live – latest updatesMidway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands went up. The faithful might be sa...
Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent Sign up for US Breaking News emailsPresident Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates.Trump cited August’s strong jobs report as sufficient justification to lower rates, and w...
James Elmore Jr sentenced in death of Laura Miller, whose body was found in 1986 in notorious ‘Texas Killing Fields’A man found guilty in the death of teenager Laura Miller, whose body was recovered in 1986 in the notorious so-called “Texas Killing Fields”, was given a 20-year prison sentence on Thursday.James Elmore Jr received that punishment from a Galveston county jury that a day earlier had c...
Cotality says prices have declined in most capital cities over winter. Search the data to see how they have changed in your areaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s property market is facing a rare price correction, as rising interest rates and less favourable tax settings for investors accelerate a downturn.Most capital cities recorded winter price falls, accordi...
State decides to proceed hours after Trump administration asks supreme court to let it carry out proposed crackdownNorth Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for November’s US midterm elections on Friday, as Donald Trump’s administration fights to impose sweeping restrictions on the practice before millions of Americans cast their votes.The state’s decision to proce...
Russian and Ukrainian strikes in July killed more crew than in whole war to that month, preventing grain exportsA summer of hostilities in the Black Sea proved deadly for seafarers, as Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s ships and port infrastructure, preventing vital grain exports and prompting concerns that the conflict will push global food prices even higher.More crew were killed in the B...
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a Russian drone hit the headquarter of the security service of Ukraine, in Kyivin Magdeburg, Saxony-AnhaltPolls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state government led by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), shattering a postwar taboo and leaving minorities’ fate in the hands of a party that has p...
Lorena Isceri was thrown off a motorway bridge, allegedly by ex-boyfriend Federico VellaA 45-year-old woman has been killed and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence, in the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August.Lorena Isceri was abducted on Thursday afternoon, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Federico Vella, in the Rifredi area of Florence, before being forced into the boot of his...
Abelardo De La Espriella posts video of himself with rows of body bags as performative populism continues to sweep AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he says contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowin...
Abelardo De La Espriella posts video of himself with rows of body bags as performative populism continues to sweep AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he says contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowin...
Footage provokes outrage, as bellicose and performative far-right politics continue to spread across AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a social media video in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he said contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowing “all-out war” a...
