Report criticises ‘major failing’ to gather ethnicity data on grooming gangs
Baroness Louise Casey said questions about ethnicity had been ‘dodged for years’.
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Iranian state broadcaster hit as Iran urges Trump to make Israel halt war
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UK grooming gangs inquiry ‘must confront uncomfortable truths’
Victims’ commissioner among those to welcome inquiry but ex-chief crown prosecutor says ‘only criminal investigations can bring real accountability’The national inquiry into grooming gangs “must be fearless in confronting uncomfortable truths” after to…
A suspect is in custody after 2 court officers were stabbed at a Manhattan courthouse
A man has been arrested for stabbing two officers inside Manhattan criminal court.
US judge declares Trump’s cuts to NIH grants ‘illegal’
Federal judge on bench for 40 years lambasts grant terminations as ‘racist’ and anti-LGBTQ.
Israel’s Haifa Refinery Facilities Shut Down After Iranian Attack
Israel’s Haifa-based Bazan Group said all refinery facilities have been shut down after a power station used to produce steam and electricity were significantly damaged in an attack by Iran, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Netanyahu says campaign ‘changing face of Middle East’ as Israel, Iran trade blows
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israel’s campaign against Iran was “changing the face of the Middle East”, as the two countries traded heavy strikes for a fourth day. The remarks came hours after a dramatic Israeli attack on…
Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft
Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]
Kenya’s deputy police chief steps aside as blogger’s death investigated
Kenya’s deputy police chief, Eliud Langat, has resigned following weeks of protests and mounting anger over the death of a teacher in police custody. The teacher had been detained because he had accused Langat of corruption. Albert Ojwang died two day…
Furniture chain At Home files for bankruptcy and announces plans to close stores
The furniture store listed several factors, including the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and President Donald Trump’s tariffs, for its filing for bankruptcy