UK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action
Author Sarah Helm, married to Jonathan Powell, wrote to back novelist Sally Rooney’s support of proscribed direct action group
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Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16
Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambit
Read briefingNHS staff investigated over potential accessing of tiger victim’s records
Yorkshire ambulance service says workers may have accessed or attempted to access information ‘without legitimate reason’
Read briefingRussell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ when trying to drag woman into toilets, court told
Woman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free from alleged assault that she says took place when she was working at MTV in 2001
Read briefingUK police force pays out after claims it protected officers accused of abusing women
Exclusive: Devon and Cornwall police formally apologise to nine women and settle claim without admitting liability
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Rep. Delia Ramirez and writers Rozina Ali and Will Sommer discuss the ICE raid on Ilhan Omar and the years of “counterterror” surveillance that paved the way for the Trump administration’s abuses. The
Read briefing“Devoid of Any Factual Basis”: Again and Again, Judges Have Dismissed Trump’s Voter Data Lawsuits
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Read briefingLong After the Maui Fires, Toxic Metals Linger in Residents’ Bodies
The toxic exposures didn’t begin with the flames. Researchers are examining how fires affected a community already harmed by plantation agriculture, development, and colonialism. The post Long After t
Read briefingYemen Conflict: Hidden Geopolitical Agendas and Western Security
Explore the conspiracy theories linking the Yemen conflict to hidden geopolitical agendas and its implications for Western security. Discover who benefits and what evidence exists.
Read analysisUK could quickly re-enter EU with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, senior MEP says
Bernd Lange, who was involved in Brexit talks, says deal could be negotiated within months of any decision to deepen ties
Read briefingPolice reveal identity of man found in a barrel in drought-stricken Lake Mead
The remains of Edward Lelburian Jackson were first discovered in 2022, and an initial autopsy revealed he was shot in the head decades ago
Read briefingWes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row
UK defence secretary says he has been ‘reassured directly’ by counterpart Pete Hegseth that Starlink system has been restored as he seeks to cool tensions
Read briefingLockheed Martin Showered Susan Collins With Cash as F-35 Program Hit Turbulence
Collins received tens of thousands from Lockheed during a two-month period surrounding a critical 2023 watchdog report. The post Lockheed Martin Showered Susan Collins With Cash as F-35 Program Hit Tu
Read briefingMatt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in Florida
Jane Does allege ex-congressman and two others coordinated ‘payments, drugs and travel’ for sexual acts
Read briefingTrump cancels plan to livestream execution after global condemnation
Soldier who killed 13 people in 2009 will still be executed, but president said ‘people would rather not watch him die’
Read briefingRussell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told
Comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women
Read briefingRussell Brand was ‘ruthless and calculated’, prosecutors tell jury as rape and sexual assault trial begins – as it happened
Brand is in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial begins
Read briefingUnveiling the VA FOIA: Secrets, Revelations, and Conspiracy Theories
Explore the declassified secrets of the VA FOIA, uncovering hidden truths, conspiracy theories, and ongoing implications for veterans.
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