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Mother of man who testified against Kai Shannon, whose conviction is being examined by CCRC, says police pressured her sonFresh doubts have been cast over a 2009 gang murder conviction after the mother of the prosecution’s star witness said he was threatened with being charged with the crime himself if he did not give police a name.Kai Shannon, 33, is 13 years into a life prison sentence for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Wahab Zaaki on the Attlee Terrace estate in Walthamstow, east London, on 13 March 2009. He has always insisted he is innocent. Continue reading... Source link :

Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendSpeaking ahead of A-level results day on Thursday, Bridget Phillipson said it was a “national disgrace” that so many young people – especially white working-class pupils – were unable to get the required grades for university.Phillipson said:It is a national disgrace that so many young people are written off and don’t get what they need to achieve and thrive.Far too many young people, particularly white working-class British students, don’t get the exam results that they need at GCSE or A-level to allow them

Committee to Protect Journalists says those responsible for death of Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues must be held to accountAnas al-Sharif among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrikeActivists staged a protest on the roof of a Microsoft datacentre in the Netherlands after revelations the Israeli military is storing large volumes of data in the country.Images posted on social media showed some of the activists blocking access to the large Microsoft facility in the north-west of the country on Sunday, while others scaled the building’s roof and lit flares. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/11/israel-gaza-war-anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-benjamin-netanyahu-live-news-updates Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospitalA prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike.Anas al-Sharif, who was one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/prominent-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-08-11 06:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Liu Jianchao, the envoy in charge of managing ties with foreign political parties, was reportedly detained in late JulyLiu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been detained by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal has reported.Liu was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip, it reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/liu-jianchao-china-diplomat-detained-beijing Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-08-11 03:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

NSW premier said last week Kathleen Folbigg was ‘free to take the NSW government to court’ if she wants more than the $2m. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEd Husic says ‘the sooner the better’ on reports of recognition of Palestinian stateLabor MP Ed Husic has welcomed reports the government is poised to imminently announce its plans to recognise a Palestinian state.Good. We absolutely should. The sooner the better.It’s no secret that we’ve said previously that we’ll work with the states and territories on this matter. … You’d be aware that there

Lee fire chars more than 167 sq miles with 6% containment as California crews reach 62% containment on Canyon fireA Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned residents of remote areas to be ready to leave on Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fed the flames.Evacuation orders were already in place for mountain communities as the Lee fire charred more than 167 sq miles (433 sq km) across Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, with just 6% containment. No injuries or structural damage has been reported. Continue reading...

Smoke is billowing into the sky above Scottish capital from the ongoing fire at the beauty spot Fire crews are in attendance at a blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.Smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from the ongoing fire at the landmark hill, which is an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the south-east of the city centre. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-arthurs-seat-landmark-in-edinburgh Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-08-10 20:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Homes are heating up as summers get hotter but least well-off are shouldering greatest risk, study findsWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingLower-income householders, minority ethnic people and those with young children are more likely to live in homes at risk from dangerous overheating, research has found.The UK has baked in multiple heatwaves this summer, with many people sweltering in dangerously hot homes that were not designed to withstand extreme temperatures. June was the hottest on record and in general this summer England was an

Police make arrest after tractor went through field and into vehicles after vintage car show in GloucestershireA man in his 50s has died after a tractor drove through fields and crashed into parked vehicles after a vintage car show.It is thought the incident occurred close to Fiddington, a village near Tewkesbury, at about 11.25pm on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/man-dies-tractor-driven-into-parked-cars-near-tewkesbury-arrest-vintage-car-show Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-08-10 15:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Palantir, Geo Group and CoreCivic, cogs in president’s enormous detention and deportation machinery, report ‘unprecedented growth’The tech, surveillance and private prison providers arming Donald Trump’s massive expansion and weaponization of immigration enforcement are running a victory lap after reporting their latest financial results.Palantir, the tech firm, and Geo Group and CoreCivic, the private prison and surveillance companies, said this week that they brought in more money than Wall Street expected them to, thanks to the administration’s crackdown on immigrants. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/10/trump-immigration-companies-profit Author : Johana Bhuiyan and José Olivares Publish date : 2025-08-10 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Protesters took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose plan to seize control of Gaza City; wider Israeli cabinet expected to approve plan as soon as SundaySee all our Middle East crisis coverageThe Israeli military has just posted to X to say that two projectiles were “likely” launched from Gaza and crossed into Israel.It wrote:Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/10/israel-gaza-war-protests-aid-latest-news-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe

Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over fundsStaff at the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute have raised concerns about the organisation’s governance and internal culture in a whistleblowing complaint to the charity watchdog.The Alan Turing Institute (ATI), a registered charity with substantial state funding, is under government pressure to overhaul its strategic focus and leadership after an intervention last month from the technology secretary, Peter Kyle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/10/staff-alan-turing-institute-ai-complain-watchdog Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor Publish date : 2025-08-10 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Acting prime minister decries ‘misinformation’ regarding arms exports while Greens claim ‘hollow talking points … aren’t washing with the public’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government won’t follow Germany and introduce new export restrictions to pressure Israel, with the defence minister, Richard Marles, insisting no weapons are being sent from Australia to aid the killing in Gaza.Marles, the acting prime minister, said on Sunday that Australia was not exporting any weapons for use by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a claim rejected by human rights campaigners

Ukrainian and European partners to join UK foreign secretary and US vice-president at Chevening for talksThe UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, and the US vice-president, JD Vance, held a meeting with Ukrainian and European partners in Britain on Saturday to discuss the drive for peace in Ukraine.The summit comes before a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin set for next Friday in Alaska. In a comment that that was met with pushback from Kyiv, the US president said that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stressed early on Saturday

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded researchThe latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/trump-administration-harvard-patent-review Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-08-09 23:46:00

Deported offenders will be barred from re-entering UK and measures will apply to those in custody too to cut costsMost foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately, instead of 30% of the way through their prison sentences, under plans announced by the government.The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has proposed a change in legislation that will give the government the power to deport most foreign prisoners as soon as they are convicted and incarcerated. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/09/foreign-criminals-tried-uk-deported-immediately-new-plans Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2025-08-09 21:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Hundreds gather after alleged rape of girl for demonstration that also featured tense exchanges with anti-racism counter-protestersFar-right protesters clashed with police on Saturday after hundreds of people gathered outside the town hall in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, for a planned protest.The event was organised in response to two men, reportedly Afghan asylum seekers, who were charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in the town. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/09/far-right-protesters-clash-with-police-in-nuneaton-after-rally-outside-town-hall Author : Robyn Vinter Publish date : 2025-08-09 19:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

David Rose, 33, was shot to death in a confrontation with gunman, who was later found dead in nearby building The police officer who was shot to death in a confrontation with a gunman near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has been identified as 33-year-old David Rose – a husband and father of two daughters who had a son on the way.Rose, who joined the DeKalb county police force in September of last year and previously served in the US marines, was responding to reports of gunfire near the CDC campus when he was stuck.

Appointed by Carter to head FBI in 1978, Webster helped improve the image of an agency tarnished by scandalWilliam H Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced on Friday. He was 101.Webster led the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and the CIA from 1987 to 1991, the only person to guide the nation’s top law-enforcement agency and its primary intelligence-gathering organization. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/william-h-webster-former-director-fbi-cia-dies Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-08-09 14:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

NYPD say shooting took place after verbal dispute and one person is being held in custody Three people have been injured in a shooting at New York City’s Times Square after a 17-year-old opened fire, the New York police department has said.Police said they were questioning one person who is being held in custody, but that no charges have been pressed yet. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/three-people-injured-in-shooting-at-new-york-citys-times-square Author : Clea Skopeliti Publish date : 2025-08-09 11:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstanceThe Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in time during a mental health crisis.Dr Heather Scott has lived in Britain since she came in 2011 on a study visa. The renowned academic, whose area of research relates to Victorian cemeteries including Highgate, Brompton and Abney Park, is required to be based in London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/09/canadian-could-not-renew-visa-mental-health-crisis-home-office-uk-ban Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-08-09 09:11:00 Copyright

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats push back after Canary Wharf complex’s managers link ban to claims about ‘undocumented’ workersFood delivery riders from Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have been barred from entering a luxury apartment complex near to where protests against asylum seekers have taken place, with management citing media reports that made claims about “undocumented” workers.The food delivery companies rejected the suggestion they employed undocumented couriers, saying they had robust checks and zero-tolerance policies on illegal working. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/09/food-delivery-riders-banned-from-luxury-flats-in-london Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-08-09 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Heritage concerns overruled as developers say planning approvals too slow in nation aiming to build 1m more homesAmsterdam was once famous for its alternative nightlife but now a planned new multi-storey building that will be home to a club, cafe and apartments has become a flashpoint in the battle between preserving heritage buildings and rowdy entertainment.In the latest urban planning tussle to hit one of Europe’s most densely populated countries, neighbours of Amsterdam’s planned “Institute for Night Culture” (INC) fear it will shake their foundations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/amsterdam-nightclub-scheme-dutch-city-planning-rows Author : Senay Boztas in Amsterdam Publish date :

Gavin Newsom threatens to move forward with redrawing effort as Texas attorney general seeks removal of group of 13The Republican attorney general of Texas on Friday asked the state supreme court to vacate the seats of 13 Democratic legislators who have left for blue states, hours after their absence once again delayed a vote on a redrawn congressional map sought by Donald Trump.Republican leaders in Texas had set a Friday deadline for Democrats to return to the state capitol in Austin or face punishment, including arrest and possible removal from office. Dozens of Democrats left the state over the weekend