6 minutes ago About sharing Lianne Gordon has been described as loved by the community By Adriana Elgueta BBC News A woman who was shot dead in east London on Tuesday evening has been named locally as Lianne Gordon. She was killed in Lower Clapton, Hackney, where a man, 20, and a 16-year-old boy also…
2 minutes ago About sharing The government hope the Rwanda plan will deter people arriving in the UK on small boats By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Splits have emerged in the Conservative Party over Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda legislation, ahead of its publication in the coming days. Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a…
December 6, 2023 The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead. Michael T. Klare Ad Policy Attendee interact with a SoftBank Group Corp. Pepper humanoid robot at the COP28 Climate Conference. (Annie Sakkab…
Books & the Arts / December 6, 2023 Hélène Cixous, a Poet Among Theorists In Well-Kept Ruins, a key example of her late style, a hybrid and dreamlike form of social theory comes into focus. Rebecca Ariel Porte Ad Policy Hélène Cixous, 2019. (Photo by Sophie Bassouls / Sygma via Getty Images) Hélène Cixous has…
Culture / Books & the Arts / December 6, 2023 Siddhartha Deb and the Politics of Fiction A conversation with the novelist and journalist about India, colonialism, the Union Carbide catastrophe, science fiction, solidarity, and his novel, The Light at the End of the World. Feroz Rather Ad Policy Siddhartha Deb is an accomplished novelist…
Politics Today 5:00 am A Trump Dictatorship Is Not “Inevitable”—as Long as We Step Up Now A Trump Dictatorship Is Not “Inevitable”—as Long as We Step Up Now The disgraced former president almost surely has a lock on the GOP nomination. But that doesn’t mean he’ll win in 2024. Joan Walsh December 6, 2023 Former…
42 minutes ago About sharing Danish authorities accuse Sanjay Shah of participation in “cum-ex” fraud schemes The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extradited British trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark over tax fraud charges worth £1.46bn, his lawyers say. Mr Shah, who lives in Dubai, is accused of participating in fraudulent share trading schemes. He was…
17 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Tui, one of world’s largest travel firms, has said it is considering quitting the London Stock Exchange in favour of a listing in Frankfurt. The holiday giant said some shareholders had asked whether its UK listing was “optimal and advantageous”. The move would…
Scotland 0-6 England: Beth Mead says England are ‘devastated’ after missing out on the Nations League finals By Jess AndersonBBC Sport at Hampden Park Last updated on 9 hours ago9 hours ago.From the section England Beth Mead said England are “devastated” while manager Sarina Wiegman said it “really hurts” after her side agonisingly missed out…
6 hours ago About sharing The future of fossil fuels is one of most contentious issues at COP28 in Dubai By Justin Rowlatt Climate editor The UN climate change conference in Dubai is close to a big breakthrough on reducing the gases heating our planet, its United Arab Emirates hosts believe. Expressing “cautious optimism”, the…