Iranian “Janfada” Girls Show Willingness to Defend the Country
Thousands of girls of all ages took part in a march in Tehran on Friday to show their readiness to defend the homeland against any enemy aggression.
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Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands
Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big lossesAs the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps …
Man found guilty of rape that led to Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful imprisonment
Paul Quinn convicted in light of DNA evidence from 2003 attack that led to notorious miscarriage of justice• The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justiceA man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found gu…
The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justice
Paul Quinn’s conviction, 23 years after the attack, exposes how a victim was repeatedly failed and an innocent man wrongly jailedOne of Britain’s most shocking miscarriages of justice began before dawn on a summer day in Salford more than 20 years ago….
Children ‘low-hanging fruit’ in fight to end trans care, official at pro-Trump thinktank says
America First Policy Institute, which boasts close ties to president, discussed transgender policy ‘reform’ at DC eventChildren are the “low-hanging fruit” in a longer effort to end gender-affirming care for all Americans, an official at a Trump admini…
Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant
Current and ex-officials at the CDC warn Americans’ health security in danger under RFK Jr’s directionFourteen months after Robert F Kennedy Jr was sworn in as US health secretary, the country’s prime public health agency over which he presides is in a…
‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west Lon…
Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped
Spy-tech company and founder Peter Thiel should ‘have their hands ripped off our NHS’, say MPs MPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spy-tech company Palantir, calling it “dreadful” and “shameful” in a debat…
UK’s Covid vaccine programme must rebuild trust before next pandemic strikes, inquiry warns
Heather Hallett hails vaccine scheme but criticises rule that only those meeting 60% disabled threshold can get payoutsThe UK’s Covid vaccination programme was “an extraordinary feat” which developed and delivered protective jabs in record time, but wo…
Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’
PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and XKeir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting about internet safety at Downing Street.The prime minister …