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Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was dragged along the streets as he clung to his van to try to stop theft by Mark RossA “career criminal” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years for murdering a “hard-working” Amazon delivery driver who tried to stop him stealing his van.Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was dragged along the streets for about half a mile at high speeds as he clung to his vehicle to try to stop the theft on 20 August last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/14/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-amazon-driver-in-leeds-jailed-for-life Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date :

Course was run over 1,129 miles of Alaska wildernessHolmes has appeared on Life Below ZeroJessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday negotiating the longest-ever course in the event’s history.Holmes was first to the finish line in Nome on the Bering Sea coast. The race began on 3 March in Fairbanks after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point. That made the normally 1,000-mile race a 1,129 miles slog across the Alaska wilderness. Holmes finished in 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 41 seconds. Continue reading... Source

Experts say legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in latest government-backed crackdownHuman rights groups in Peru have voiced alarm over a controversial anti-NGO law that prevents civil society organisations from taking legal action against the state for human rights abuses – a move that activists say will prevent the vulnerable from accessing justice.Peru’s deeply unpopular congress added a harsher amendment to an existing bill which was fast-tracked through the chamber with 81 votes in favour, 16 against and four abstentions on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/14/peru-human-rights-anti-ngo-law Author : Dan Collyns in Lima Publish date : 2025-03-14

Chancellor says current welfare system ‘is not working for anyone’ after reports of unease within the Labour cabinet Good morning. Keir Starmer is likely to spend much of today preparing for the online summit of European leaders who might be part of the “coalition of the willing” prepared to help contribute to Ukraine’s defence in the event of a peace deal. But Russia’s response to the US/Ukraine ceasefire plan has not been promising, as Jakub Krupa on his Europe live blog, where he is covering all today’s developments in this story.Domestically, it is not much easier for the PM either.