Arms giant BAE Systems sets up Ukraine entity
The firm says the move may allow it ultimately to produce light artillery inside the country.
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Donald Trump’s Georgia case to be livestreamed
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…
HMP Woodhill: Call for emergency measures at ‘unsafe’ prison
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…
Watch as England coach dedicates award to Spain
England head coach Sarina Wiegman dedicates the Uefa women’s coach of the year award to Spain’s national team.
Ukraine war: Russia and Iran invited back to Nobel Prize banquet
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…
House prices see biggest yearly decline since 2009
Nationwide says higher borrowing costs have led to a slowdown in activity in the housing market.
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot
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…
‘Others jumped too, but they didn’t make it’
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…
Sara Sharif: Five days before Pakistan asked to start family search
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….
The Women of America’s Heartland
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…