Just now About sharing By Sean Seddon BBC News The Metropolitan Police has urged the organisers of pro-Palestinian demonstrations to postpone events due to take place on Armistice Weekend. Thousands are expected to take part in a march in London on 11 November, the same day some Remembrance events are planned in the capital. Prime…
8 minutes ago About sharing By Jim Reed Health reporter Boris Johnson referred to the Treasury as the “pro-death squad” during a meeting to discuss lifting lockdown restrictions in January 2021, the Covid Inquiry has heard. The phrase appears in a diary entry written by then chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Giving evidence on…
15 minutes ago About sharing Rail workers have walked out regularly over the past 18 months By Becky Morton Political reporter About 40% of rail services will run during strikes under planned minimum service rules for train operators in Great Britain, the government has said. Ministers are hoping the legislation will come into effect before…
Politics / November 6, 2023 This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP. Today’s Republicans aren’t isolationists; they are hawks targeting Latin America and Asia. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Senators Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Robert Taft of Ohio study a globe. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection / Corbis via Getty Images) Speaking to Sky News…
Economy Today 11:37 am The SBF Verdict and Crypto’s Unindicted Scam Network The SBF Verdict and Crypto’s Unindicted Scam Network The high-profile trial leaves many questions unanswered, chiefly about FTX’s apparent role as a money-laundering operation. Jacob Silverman November 6, 2023 Former crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried outside Manhattan Federal Court. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty…
19 minutes ago About sharing By Imran Rahman-Jones BBC News The founder and chief executive of one of the biggest dating apps in the world is stepping down after nearly 10 years in charge. Whitney Wolfe Herd, who created the company in 2014, will become Bumble Inc’s executive chair. She will be replaced by Slack…
30 minutes ago About sharing Narges Mohammadi, 51, suffers from heart and lung conditions By David Gritten BBC News Jailed Iranian human right activist Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike, a month after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her family says. The 51-year-old is protesting against Iran’s denial of medical care to…
November 6, 2023 The Republican Party Has Devolved Into Utter Incoherence As we face so many crises globally, the legislative branch of the world’s (theoretically) most powerful country has ceased to function. Rebecca Gordon Ad Policy Former US speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) departs after speaking to reporters in Statuary Hall at the…
November 6, 2023 The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish” What we are witnessing is an effort to get people to see slogans like “Free Palestine” as anti-Semitic and the protests as threats to Jewish existence. Dave Zirin Ad Policy WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 18: Demonstrators are detained by U.S. Capitol Police after they staged a sit-in…
26 minutes ago About sharing Exhibition attendees view the work of Hannah Reyes Morales – which was closed off to under-18s by the government By James FitzGerald BBC News The head of Hungary’s National Museum has been sacked for allegedly letting under-18s view LGBT content. A controversial Hungarian law bans the “display and promotion of…