Didn’t Deserve Police

‘People didn’t believe Africa could be a source of innovation’: how the continent holds the key to future drug research

Prof Kelly Chibale says the world is failing to take advantage of African genetic diversity, and everyone could be losing out. Africa has the greatest variety in human genes anywhere on the planet ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Lionel Messi Didn’t Just Take Over American Soccer. He Took Miami Global.

While much more should be done to market the M.L.S.-Messi product, things couldn’t be going better for Miami, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 29

Musk’s get-out-the-vote workers didn’t know they were canvassing for Trump – report

Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

The moment I knew: after their first meeting, my young son hugged him goodbye – and didn’t want to let go

Jen Smith was a single mum with a one-year-old when she matched with Andre on a dating app. Their first date was short and sweet – by their second she knew he was the one. Find more stories from ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

I used to think Googling my symptoms kept me healthy. My mother’s death showed me I had to quit | Elle Warren

Tragedy, and an OCD diagnosis, reshaped my understanding of what I was doing – and why. When I got my first period aged 11, but not again for 18 months, I worried I might be the next Virgin Mary, ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

‘You got it or you didn’t’: the sweat, smoke and sonic excess of the indie scene pre-Britpop

A new photography book captures the ramshackle squats and grimy venues that were a playground for confrontationally uncommercial early-90s bands like My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Silverfish. ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Arkansas tops list of six preseason Top 25 teams that didn’t reach 2024 NCAA Tournament

Arkansas only has one scholarship player back from a team that finished a game below .500 last year, yet the Razorbacks open this season in the AP Top 25.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

I tried to warn Valencia’s government about flooding, but it didn’t listen | Juan Bordera

The rightwing regional authorities ignored the climate-crisis science and dismissed the weather forecast – the consequences are their responsibility. Juan Bordera is a climate journalist and an ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

‘I had two kids and didn’t know what an orgasm was’: the Costa Rican film giving grandmothers a voice

Costa Rican director Antonella Sudasassi Furniss explains why her docu-fiction about the sexual lives of an earlier generation of women is also a story for today . ‘Women are always burning ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

‘I’m devastated she didn’t win’: I voted for Kamala Harris. Am I disloyal for taking advantage of the Trump stock-market rally?

“Am I trading off my candidate’s loss? Does that make me a turncoat?”

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

It is galling to see Starmer ingratiate himself with Trump – but it would be horribly negligent if he didn’t | Gaby Hinsliff

The PM has a duty to pull any levers he can to ameliorate the president-elect’s global impact. And the war-gaming is well under way. Dawn had barely broken, and nor had Kamala Harris publicly ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Why it’s good for the stock market that retail investors didn’t chase the post-election rally

Analysts at Vanda Research, who track retail stock-market activity, found buying relatively muted compared to the gains in the stock market.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Trump didn’t just win. He expanded his voter base | John Zogby

Trump outperformed his 2016 and 2020 election runs substantially with groups such as young men and Black people. Donald Trump defied the polls and pundits and received both a majority of the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Oklahoma small town police chief and entire police department resign

The police chief and three officers that make up the entire four-person police department of the town of Geary, Oklahoma resigned on Thursday with little explanation.

Police investigating unexplained death of infant

The police received a call concerning the welfare of an infant on Friday afternoon.

MP disturbance matter for police, says minister

The MP for Runcorn appeared to be shouting at a man warning him 'he will never threaten an MP again'.

I didn’t mind my unusual first name – until I found out it could cost me dearly | Torsten Bell

Research shows that those with easier to pronounce names are more successful in the workplace. Names matter. I’ve written a whole book about our country being called Great Britain at a time when ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

WATCH: Ohio police officer 'attacked' by inflatable pumpkin

Ohio police responding to reports of a runaway pumpkin arrived to find a giant inflatable Halloween decoration blocking traffic.

Police guns secured by seat belts - whistle blower

The regulator was contacted by a member of the public concerned how weapons were being transported.

Pregnant woman and unborn baby die in police crash

The car the 38-year-old and her unborn child were travelling in was hit by an unmarked police vehicle.

Police investigate soldier's Army exercise death

Cpl Christopher Gill helped train fighters in Afghanistan as well as Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.

Police officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba

Plus, Michael Gove joins Adam in the Newscast studio.

Body found in major police search for missing mother

Police searching for Victoria Taylor say they have found a body in the River Derwent.

Police 'aggressive' before man ate bag of cocaine

An inquest hears from a friend of Chad Allford, who died after trying to swallow a bag of cocaine.

Case reopens into Wimbledon crash that killed two schoolgirls

Bereaved parents welcome new police investigation into a crash that killed two girls and injured 12.

Police reform has become a forgotten issue

Fatal shootings by armed UK officers are rare and statistics suggest system for monitoring cases is reasonable

World - Financial Times - October 24

Police force 'reasonable' before man's cocaine death

Chad Allford, 23, died after accidentally ingesting cocaine when a bag "exploded" in his mouth.

Police officer jailed for breaking wife's back

Huw Orphan is jailed for two-and-a-half years after kicking his wife down the stairs.

Driver seriously hurt in fake police car robbery

The victim, in his 30s, suffered a broken jaw and eye socket in the attack, police say.

Kenyan activist freed after night in police custody

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Former Capitol police officers campaigning for Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris is getting help on the campaign trail from former Capitol police officers who defended Congress from the Jan. 6 insurrection. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' stances on police

In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, both Harris and Trump have been presenting themselves as the tough-on-crime candidate.

Philippine police arrest suspects in the kidnapping of an American

Philippine police say three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south have been arrested and they believe the victim is still alive

World - ABC News - October 30

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