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Jean Pormanove featured regularly in videos in which he appeared to be assaulted or humiliated as viewers watchedFrench authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliation.Prosecutors ordered an autopsy and opened an investigation into the death of the man, 46, in the village of Contes, north of Nice, on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/french-government-investigating-death-of-man-during-live-stream Author : Reuters in Paris Publish date : 2025-08-20 12:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Security minister Dan Jarvis says government is considering options after council granted injunction to stop people being placed at the Bell hotelTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/20/government-housing-asylum-seekers-epping-court-injunction-uk-politics-latest-updates-news Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2025-08-20 09:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Liberal staffer’s lawyer begins three-day appeal hearing by apologising to justices for her client’s failure to appoint an experienced barristerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann can’t afford a barrister to represent him in an appeal against his lost defamation case and deserves substantial damages because he is “a national joke”, the federal court has heard.Lehrmann is appealing Justice Michael Lee’s April 2024 judgment, which found the former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Network 10 when The Project broadcast an interview with

Allan government commits to accepting all 22 recommendations, with several also directed at federal government Major reforms to working with children checks, a new database and regulator, more unannounced visits to childcare centres and an urgent rethink of how the entire early childhood education system is funded have been recommended as part of Victoria’s urgent review into the childcare sector.The review, written by former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill and senior bureaucrat Pam White, was released in full by the state government on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/20/victoria-childcare-safety-review-recommendations-unveiled-ntwnfb Author : Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent Publish date :