28 minutes ago About sharing Officials say normal activities have resumed in the six facilities Inmates in six Ecuadorian prisons have released 50 guards and seven police officers they had taken hostage, the prison service (SNAI) has said. The 57 freed hostages are “undergoing medical evaluation” but appear to be in good health, according to…
6 hours ago About sharing The prime minister had known for some time Amber de Botton was likely to go By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News There have been two reshuffles at the heart of government this week. There was the front of house one, involving a new defence secretary, a new energy secretary…
3 hours ago About sharing Government plans to ban unlicensed providers of cosmetic treatments in England have been opened up for public consultation. Under the plans, anyone carrying out Botox, breast or butt lift injections must be trained and licensed to do so, with their premises also inspected. It is the biggest shake-up of the…
4 hours ago About sharing Pro-war blogger Alexander Kots charged £440-£680 per post on his Telegram channel By Grigor Atanesian BBC Global Disinformation Team Russia’s pro-war influencers are generating big advertising revenues from their social media coverage of the conflict, the BBC has found. Alongside a daily ration of gruesome videos of drone strikes and…
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has joined Spanish top-flight side Getafe on a season-long loan. Last month, United said Greenwood, 21, would leave the club by mutual agreement after a six-month internal investigation. It came after charges against the player, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February. “The move enables Greenwood to begin…
1 minute ago About sharing Mohamed Al Fayed, former Harrods owner whose son Dodi was killed alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in car crash, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s. But he never realised his ambition to…
1 hour ago About sharing By Max Matza BBC News Police in Ohio have released bodycam footage showing an officer fatally shooting a pregnant black woman. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, died on 24 August when she was shot while in her car outside a Kroger grocery store in Blendon Township, a suburb of Columbus. Footage shows…
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Society Today 9:14 am Rescuing Native Remains From the Traditions of Golden State Plunder Rescuing Native Remains From the Traditions of Golden State Plunder The California legislature hears painful testimony about how state universities have looted Indigenous body parts and culture. Simon Moya-Smith September 1, 2023 Members of the Wiyot tribe in Northern California canoe…
A man is accused of complicity in the murder of thousands of Sachsenhausen concentration camp inmates.