23 minutes ago About sharing File image of jet skier By George Wright BBC News The Algerian coastguard have reportedly shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off by jet ski from the Moroccan resort of…
21 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Trump surrenders last week at Georgia jail…in 74 seconds A judge has ruled that court proceedings against former US President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their Georgia election fraud case will be televised. The trial will also be live-streamed on YouTube, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee…
England head coach Sarina Wiegman dedicates the Uefa women’s coach of the year award to Spain’s national team.
14 minutes ago About sharing The prison in Milton Keynes was found to have “chronic” staff shortages and a high rate of attacks on staff By Neve Gordon-Farleigh & Flora Thompson BBC News & PA Media Inspectors have called for the high-security jail HMP Woodhill to be put into emergency measures amid attacks on officers…
29 minutes ago About sharing A woman stands in front of a burning house in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, in March 2022 By George Wright BBC News Russia and Belarus have been invited back to Stockholm’s Nobel Prize banquet after being left out last year because of the Ukraine war, the Nobel Foundation…
Nationwide says higher borrowing costs have led to a slowdown in activity in the housing market.
5 hours ago About sharing Joe Biggs (right) with Enrique Tarrio at a rally in 2019 By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest sentences yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. Prosecutors said US Army…
4 hours ago About sharing Mr Hamissa and his family escaped – but they have nowhere to go By Samantha Granville Johannesburg Mussi Hamissa woke up to the sound of a massive roar. His bed was shaking and he heard people shouting: “Fire! Fire! Fire!” In shock, he rubbed his eyes open to see the…
7 minutes ago About sharing An inquest heard the cause of death for Sara has not yet been established By Carrie Davies in Islamabad BBC News Police in Pakistan say they did not receive a request to search for the family of Sara Sharif until five days after her body was found in the UK….
Subject to Debate / August 31, 2023 The Women of America’s Heartland Monica Potts’s book The Forgotten Girls is a document of the effects of poverty, sexism, and, of course, the rapacious capitalism that has abandoned communities across America. Katha Pollitt Ad Policy (Getty) This article appears in the September 18/25, 2023 issue, with the…