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Minister threatens law change after 'two-tier' sentencing row
From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.BBC News - 5h -
The EU law that’s threatening to up-end the antiquities market
New rules designed to combat terrorism risk consigning artefacts to legal purgatoryFinancial Times - 1d -
Waspi women threaten legal action over pensions row
It comes after the government rejected compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Trump threatens lawsuits, 'NICE NEW LAW' over anonymous sources in books
President Trump on Wednesday threatened lawsuits against authors who use anonymous sources in books about him or his allies, calling them defamatory and dishonest. Trump also teased that a new law ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
How small can the Education Department get without Congress changing the law?
President Trump's dream of closing the Department of Education is impossible without Congress, but that doesn’t mean he has no power to shrink or weaken the federal agency. While some functions of ...The Hill - 1d -
Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after row
A statement from No 10 confirms he spoke with both and "retains unwavering support for Ukraine".BBC News - 5d -
MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended after appeal
Ex-Labour MP was originally jailed for 10 weeks for assaulting a man in the street. The former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years, after ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
Jailed MP Mike Amesbury freed after sentence suspended
By-election in Cheshire seat still likely under parliamentary rulesFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.BBC News - Feb. 22 -
Kremlin says western unity is falling apart after Oval Office row
Moscow’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says ‘fragmentation of the collective west has begun’Financial Times - 3d -
NFL mulling one of these two rule changes to new kickoff; league could also make drastic change to onside kick
The league requires 24 of the 32 owners to approve any rule changesCBS Sports - Feb. 24 -
1,000 musicians release a silent album in protest of U.K.'s proposed AI copyright law changes
A group of musicians is hoping the sound of their collective silence speaks volumes to lawmakers in the U.K.NBC News - Feb. 25 -
Cindy Ngamba: ‘I don’t want to go to Saudi until I hear from women that laws have changed’
The LGBTQ+ Olympic medallist makes her pro debut on an all-female card at the Royal Albert Hall but says she is disappointed by the Saudi stranglehold on her sport. “I’m still deciding my ...The Guardian - 2d -
Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival
The series will finish at the end of 2025, after 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Two dead after car drives into crowd in Germany
Several more people have been injured, police say, and one suspect, a German man, has been arrested.BBC News - 2d -
‘We’ve had enough’: anger threatens Zambian football after election controversy
The Zambian FA’s president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected unopposed after eight nominees were disqualified. Zambia’s victory at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon remains one of football’s most ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
NZ minister resigns after he 'placed hand' on staff's arm
The incident last week comes months after he allegedly called a winery worker a "loser".BBC News - Feb. 24 -
New Zealand minister quits after having ‘placed hand’ on staffer’s arm
‘I took the discussion too far,’ says commerce minister Andrew Bayly, calling his own behaviour ‘overbearing’. A New Zealand government minister said on Monday he had resigned from his post after ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Comer threatens to remove Frost after Trump 'grifter' dispute
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) threatened to remove Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) from a committee meeting Tuesday following a dispute over the Florida ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
‘The closest of nations’: UK Prime Minister pledges cooperation with Trump after meeting
NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, Sky News Anchor Sir Trevor Phillips and Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Elise Labott join Meet the Press NOW to report on President Trump’s ...NBC News - Feb. 27 -
UK's international development minister quits after foreign aid cut
The British Cabinet minister responsible for international development has quit in the wake of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision earlier this week to ramp up defense spending by slashing the ...ABC News - 6d -
Zelenskyy embraced by British prime minister a day after White House blowout
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he has the nation’s unwavering support a day after the blowout at the White House with President Donald TrumpABC News - 5d -
Zelenskyy meets with U.K. Prime Minister Starmer after clash with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer just a day after the on air clash between Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump at the White House.NBC News - 4d -
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Stocks tumble after Trump says long-threatened tariffs are coming
Investors dumped stocks on Wall Street late Monday after President Donald Trump said his threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico would go forward as planned early Tuesday.NBC News - 3d -
Ontario leader threatens to shut off power to US after tariffs on Canada
President Donald Trump's broad tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada went into effect on Tuesday, along with increased duties on goods from China.ABC News - 2d -
Far-Right Israeli Minister Visits Washington After Years of Being Shunned
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, had drawn rebukes from the Biden administration for his opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza and his support for Jewish settlers in the West Bank.The New York Times - 21h -
Man serving 5 life prison sentences walks free after judge gives second chance
A man sentenced to life in prison, with what seemed like no chance of getting out, is now free. That's because of a 90-year-old judge who is trying to rethink America's justice system. Scott ...CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Judge frees New York man after sentencing him to 5 life terms 27 years ago
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 years.CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Kim Kardashian sued after mistakenly IDing New York man as Texas death row inmate on Instagram
Kim Kardashian is being sued for slander and libel after she posted an Instagram photo that inaccurately labeled a New York man as a Texas death row inmate.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row
The Supreme Court ordered that an Oklahoma man convicted of murder, Richard Glossip, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, must now receive a new trial.ABC News - Feb. 25 -
‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they criticize the government
Prosecutors have questioned two Turkish business leaders after they delivered a scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governmentABC News - Feb. 19 -
Slot given two-match ban after derby chaos
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been given a two-match touchline ban following the Merseyside derby on Feb. 12, the FA have confirmed.ESPN - Feb. 26 -
Where do Scottie and Rory rank after two months?
The PGA Tour is headed to Florida, and with the Players Championship only two weeks away and the Masters teeing off in 43 days, it's time for our first rankings of the season.ESPN - Feb. 27 -
Two bailed after dog attack that killed woman, 19
The woman, 19, died when the animal attacked her in a flat in south Bristol on Wednesday evening.BBC News - 6d -
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after over two decades
Internet calling service that disrupted landline industry to close in May as tech giant says it will focus on Teams. Skype will ring for the last time on 5 May as owner Microsoft retires the ...The Guardian - 6d -
New investigation into death of mother-of-two who died after abuse by partner
Demi Hannaway died in May 2021 after being the subject of physical and mental abuse at the hands of Andrew Brown.BBC News - 6d -
Two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim
Woman, 83, and man, 54, killed and several injured after attack by SUV driver during carnival celebrations. A car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing two ...The Guardian - 3d -
At least two dead after car driven into crowd in German city of Mannheim
Forty-year-old man from Germany arrested after incident that follows other fatal assaults in the countryFinancial Times - 3d
