Ex-Met officers given suspended sentences over racist WhatsApp posts
The six men were told they had harmed public confidence in the police.
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Russia luring migrants from border for war in Ukraine
38 minutes ago About sharing Many migrants who gathered on the Russian side of the Finnish border have been detained because of out-of-date visas By Oleg Boldyrev BBC Russian Russia is trying to recruit foreign migrants, detained in a recent sweep at its border with Finland, for its war in Ukraine. The BBC has seen…
Get behind my Rwanda asylum plan, Rishi Sunak tells Tories
13 minutes ago About sharing Watch: My patience with Rwanda plan has worn thin – Sunak By Joshua Nevett Political reporter, BBC News Rishi Sunak has urged MPs to back his Rwanda asylum plan, after senior Tories warned him it was doomed to fail. The PM was forced to call a news conference to shore…
BBC funding: TV licence fee to rise by £10.50, government says
25 minutes ago About sharing The decision to raise the licence fee by a smaller amount than expected well create an estimated funding gap of £90m By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter The current BBC licence fee of £159 will increase by £10.50 – a rise of 6.6% – the government has announced. The figure has…
Phillip Schofield: ITV ‘unable to uncover’ truth about presenter’s affair, review says
According to the report, Phillip Schofield “reluctantly declined” to take part in the review.
Trump Bons Mots
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The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case
Society / December 7, 2023 The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case The case against the makers of oxycontin is about a lot of things—above all the way wealthy people work the system to escape accountability. Elie Mystal Ad Policy Headstones bearing information about people who died from using OxyContin line…
In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux
Politics Today 9:10 am In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux Fighting in Alabama, capital of the Confederacy, Jim Crow and Donald Trump, the final four GOP presidential candidates fought to be the nominee in case Trump gets sent to jail or dies. Joan…
Russia hacking: ‘FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK’, says government
13 minutes ago Comments About sharing The FSB is being accused of a years long campaign of cyber attacks by the UK’s government By Gordon Corera BBC Security correspondent The UK is accusing Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, of a sustained cyber-hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life. The government said one group…
Ofsted visit ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry death
11 minutes ago About sharing Ruth Perry was the head at Caversham Primary School in Reading An Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry, an inquest has ruled. Senior coroner Heidi Connor said the inspection “lacked fairness, respect and sensitivity” and was at times “rude and intimidating”. Mrs Perry, 53,…