1 hour ago About sharing Campaigners for a compensation scheme gathered in London earlier this year By Jim Reed Health reporter A final compensation scheme for infected blood victims could be running by the year’s end after the government made a key concession in the Lords. Ministers accepted a Labour amendment to the Victims and…
27 minutes ago About sharing The failed asylum seeker is likely to have flown to Kigali, the Rwandan capital By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News The UK has returned a first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary removals programme, it is understood. Under the scheme, announced last month, migrants whose claims are…
Activism / StudentNation / April 30, 2024 Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968. Lara-Nour Walton Ad Policy Demonstrators from the pro-Palestine encampment on Columbia’s Campus show a banner as they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall….
51 minutes ago About sharing By Mark Lobel, in Hainault BBC News The sickening images being shared among people in Hainault capture in unforgiving detail the horror which unfolded here today. As panic spread around this corner of north-east London, some did the only thing they felt they could: took out their phones and captured…
1 hour ago About sharing Doorbell footage shows the moment the Hainault attack suspect is Tasered by police By Jess Warren BBC News A 14-year-old boy has died after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage in north-east London. Police were called to reports of a car crashing into a house and…
Footage from a doorbell camera is released, showing police officers Tasering and detaining a man in Hainault, London.
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Politics Today 10:52 am I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy The South Dakota governor traumatized her child by killing her dog. Joan Walsh April 30, 2024 South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at an event with Donald Trump in Vandalia, Ohio,…
Activism / April 30, 2024 Palestinians Stand Up to Israel Through Soccer The American Friends Service Committee staged a youth soccer tournament in Rafah, showcasing the joy that the sport can offer. Dave Zirin Ad Policy A Palestinian soccer player takes a shot on goal during a youth tournament hosted by the American Friends Service…
Politics / April 30, 2024 The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Immunity Case Has Been Appalling By covering the Supreme Court’s hearing of Trump’s immunity claim as if the court were impartial and nonpartisan, the media has done the American people a serious disservice. Elie Mystal Ad Policy Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for…