Month: April 2023

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Read More The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar The Home Office is poised to reveal a barge as its first offshore accommodation for asylum seekers, the Guardian understands. The Bibby Stockholm has been used “all over Europe” to accommodate asylum seekers, according to…

Read More Complainant told jury he felt ‘emotionally blackmailed’ by Timothy Schofield into ‘weird and wrong’ activities The brother of Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over three years, prompting the television presenter to say he has disowned his sibling. Timothy Schofield, 54, a civilian police worker with Avon…

Read More Lexi Rizzo, shift supervisor for seven years at one of the first stores to unionize, says company claims she was fired for tardiness Two days after Starbucks chairman and former CEO Howard Schultz was grilled during a Senate Committee hearing on the company’s response to union organizing at its stores, Starbucks fired three…

Read More Barbara Bolton, from Bury, Greater Manchester, had refused to put her heating on despite pleas from family An 87-year-old woman who repeatedly refused to put on her heating due to fears over high energy bills died from profound hypothermia after being found slumped in her home, an inquest has heard. Barbara Bolton was…

Read More Former president facing criminal charges over Stormy Daniels hush money payment Former president facing criminal charges over Stormy Daniels hush money payment

Read More Liam Taylor will be sentenced at later date over killing of Ailish Walsh, 28, in December A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors in what prosecutors called an “exceptionally brutal” attack. Ailish Walsh, 28, was pronounced dead after police were called to her flat in…

Read MoreKevin McCarthy’s office confirms upcoming meeting with Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday despite China’s warnings.Kevin McCarthy’s office confirms upcoming meeting with Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday despite China’s warnings.

Read More Such a move would follow the lead of Italy, where the popular AI application was banned last week over alleged privacy violations Germany could “in principle” block access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot due to privacy concerns, a spokeswoman for the country’s data protection commissioner told the Handelsblatt newspaper on Monday. “In principle, a…

Read MoreFears are mounting that Jewish ultranationalists are trying to alter status quo at the compound housing Al-Aqsa Mosque.Fears are mounting that Jewish ultranationalists are trying to alter status quo at the compound housing Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Read More The group will fly on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there. (Image credit: AP) The group will fly on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims…

Read MorePalestinians, Israeli opposition worry about formation of armed force directly under the far-right minister’s control.Palestinians, Israeli opposition worry about formation of armed force directly under the far-right minister’s control.

Read More Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene insists that her political opposition started the name-calling row Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has defended her labeling of Democrats as a “party of pedophiles,” refusing to disavow the statement when 60 Minutes host Lesley Stahl suggested it was “over-the-top” during an interview on Sunday.  “They are not…

Read More New flash: female athletes talk trash too. Given all the impassioned tweets and hot takes and pearl-clutching that flooded social media after yesterday’s NCAA women’s basketball national championship game, which LSU won over Iowa, 102-85, you’d be forgiven for thinking verbal altercations were a new development in women’s sports. In case you missed…

Read More Far-right, pro-Trump congresswoman uses appearance on flagship current affairs show to defend calling Democrats paedophiles CBS has come under rhetorical fire after devoting an interview on its flagship current affairs show, 60 Minutes, to Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right pro-Trump congresswoman from Georgia who has espoused conspiracy theories and faced censure for threatening…

Read MoreA five-hour journey from Florida to New York City will precede the former president’s appearance in court.A five-hour journey from Florida to New York City will precede the former president’s appearance in court.

Read MoreAbortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortionAbortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion

Read MoreThe tiny girl was rescued from rubble in southern Turkey 128 hours after the quake struck, and it was initially believed that both her parents died in the disaster.The tiny girl was rescued from rubble in southern Turkey 128 hours after the quake struck, and it was initially believed that both her parents died…

Read More The Nordic country will officially join the US-led military bloc following ratification by Türkiye Finland will officially become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced in a statement on Monday. “This is a historic week,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. “From…

Read More CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaigners The UK’s membership of a Pacific trade agreement will result in more deforestation overseas, endanger animal welfare and “make a mockery” of the government’s environmental commitments, campaigners have said. Ministers signed an agreement late last week for the UK to…

Read MoreAfter 408 scooters were involved in accidents in Paris last year alone, an overwhelming majority voted against the devices in a weekend referendum.After 408 scooters were involved in accidents in Paris last year alone, an overwhelming majority voted against the devices in a weekend referendum.

Read MoreThe elaborately carved statue is believed to have been made sometime between 800-400 B.C., the National Anthropology and History Institute said.The elaborately carved statue is believed to have been made sometime between 800-400 B.C., the National Anthropology and History Institute said.

Read More Former president to be arraigned on Tuesday in hush money case brought by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email There’s movement in another of the criminal investigations hovering over Donald Trump. Fox News host Bret Baier said Monday he’d learned that “multiple…

Read More Medical schools must “increase training efforts” for these controversial surgeries, Dr. Oren Ganor has declared The director of Boston Children’s Hospital’s gender surgery department has called on similar institutions to increase their capacity to perform underage gender surgeries, as Republican-run states begin to clamp down on the practices. Writing in the Journal of…

Read More Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, India has slipped in rank from 140 to 150 in the World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries compiled by Reporters Without Borders. (Image credit: Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images) Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, India has slipped in rank from 140…

Read More The Biden administration has very few options to deal with migrant families at the border when Title 42 lifts next month. It’s likely to be one of President Biden’s biggest challenges. (Image credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) The Biden administration has very few options to deal with migrant families at the border…

Read More Macron instructs government to look at whether euthanasia or assisted dying should be permitted Emmanuel Macron has instructed the government to look at whether euthanasia or assisted dying should be permitted in France after a citizens’ convention voted in favour. He said a draft bill would be produced by the end of summer…

Read MoreEfforts were underway to find other people still missing, according to the governor’s office in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province.Efforts were underway to find other people still missing, according to the governor’s office in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province.

Read More Drug dealer, 34, convicted of killing little girl when he burst into her family home in Liverpool last August In the aftermath of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, police issued a stark warning about the increasingly deadly weapons circulating on Britain’s streets. Gangs in Merseyside are using battlefield submachine guns capable of firing…

Read More Recent banking turmoil fuels decision to delay offloading portions of its remaining 41% stake A plan to whittle down the government’s stake in NatWest has been extended by another two years, after weeks of banking turmoil that hit the lender’s shares and temporarily fuelled fears over a fresh financial crisis. UK Government Investments…

Read MoreCharges withdrawn after opposition leader Odinga calls off Monday’s demonstration and agrees to talks with government.Charges withdrawn after opposition leader Odinga calls off Monday’s demonstration and agrees to talks with government.

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Read More Nato secretary-general says alliance membership would make Finland ‘safer’ Nato secretary-general says alliance membership would make Finland ‘safer’

Read MoreMarlene Schiappa’s photoshoot sparks outrage, as France reels from pension protests.Marlene Schiappa’s photoshoot sparks outrage, as France reels from pension protests.

Read MorePlaying games is serious business for artificial intelligence and the evolution of lifelike bots like ChatGPT.Playing games is serious business for artificial intelligence and the evolution of lifelike bots like ChatGPT.