“UK Government to Classify Extreme Misogyny as Terrorism: A Groundbreaking Move to Protect Women?”_L
Yvette Cooper orders review to identify gaps in current legislation to address violence against women and girls Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of terrorism for the first time under government plans, it was reported. Yvette Cooper, the…
Guilty verdict for white Florida woman who fatally shot Black mother_L
Susan Lorincz faces up to 30 years for manslaughter in a case that provoked outrage from civil rights advocates Susan Lorincz takes notes during her trial in Ocala, Florida, on Tuesday. Photograph: Doug Engle/AP A jury on Friday convicted a white Florida woman…
Journalist Jeff German was stabbed to death. Las Vegas watches as the accused politician goes on trial
German had written about workplace harassment by Robert Telles, a county lawyer, before he was killed Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German on the Las Vegas Strip on 2 June 2021. Photograph: Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS Jeff German was a doggedly…
FBI raids US home of Russian-born analyst who advised Trump in 2016
Dimitri Simes, whose name appeared prominently in Mueller report, ‘puzzled and concerned’ by raid in Virginia The Hoover FBI building in Washington. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters FBI agents have raided and searched the Virginia home of Dimitri Simes, an author and policy…
‘The world is watching’: 1968 protests set stage for Democratic convention
National guard soldiers face off with demonstrators at Grant Park in Chicago on 26 August 1968. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images On Monday Democrats return to Chicago to prepare to anoint Kamala Harris as their candidate – amid striking…
Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax
Democratic nominee unveils proposals to lower cost of living and advocates ban on price-gouging by big companies Kamala Harris speaks in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP Vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in…
Shocking Footage Captures Mob Attacking Police and Storming Migrant Hotel—More Rioters Jailed Amid Rotherham Unrest_L
Heart-stopping footage from inside a hotel which was attacked by a baying mob outside during the recent UK riots has been shared for the first time. The video shows rioters trying to tip over a police van, while balaclava clad…
“Chaos Looms: Train Drivers and Border Force Announce Strikes Despite Pay Offer—Is Labour Losing Its Grip on the Unions?”_L
Sir Keir Starmer was last night accused of losing control of the unions as rail barons announced new strikes just 48 hours after being offered a bumper pay rise. Critics said Labour’s ‘paymasters’ were ‘running rings around’ the Prime Minister, ahead of…
“Massive Blaze Engulfs Iconic Somerset House: 100 Firefighters in Epic Battle to Save Historic London Landmark”_L
London‘s iconic Somerset House is on fire – with 15 fire engines and 100 firefighters at the scene as smoke pours from its roof. Video shared on social media showed dark smoke pouring from the building’s western edge alongside Waterloo…
Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?
City officials are looking at the 1984 Games held in Los Angeles for inspiration for moving people. Composite: AP Karen Bass, the mayor, pledged to make the Games car-free, but the sprawling city’s public transit falls far behind that of previous…