No route back to Government for Mandelson, Starmer signals pred 22 urami in 47 minutami The grandee of the New Labour era was sacked from his role as the UK’s ambassador to the US after his links to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.(London News)
Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement pred 22 urami in 55 minutami Data shows a stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concernsNearly half of the FBI agents working in the US’s major field offices have been reassigned to aid immigration enforcement, according to newly released data, a stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns.Personnel data obtained by Mark Warner, a Democratic senator, and shared with the Guardian, suggests the Trump administration has moved 45% of FBI agents in the country’s 25 largest field offices to support the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration crackdown. Across all of the FBI’s offices, 23% of the roughly 13,000 total agents at the bureau are now working on immigration, according to Warner, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says pred 23 urami in 16 minutami Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family memberNearly 90% of cases before the family courts in England and Wales show evidence of domestic abuse, a watchdog has disclosed.Physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a member of the family or household was uncovered in 87% of cases, according to a review ordered by the domestic abuse commissioner, Nicole Jacobs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
News organizations hold out on signing Pentagon media policies ‘designed to stifle a free press’ pred 23 urami in 23 minutami Trump administration has been accused of preparing to severely limit journalists’ ability to cover the departmentWith days left before journalists covering the Pentagon must sign on to a new set of guidelines to retain physical access to the department, major US news companies – and organizations representing their interests – remain concerned about specific policies they fear will stifle independent reporting on the Pentagon.The Trump administration has been accused of preparing to impose severe limitations on the ability of journalists to cover the Pentagon and publish information that had not been officially approved for release. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Joy and anxiety as Hamas and Israel prepare to implement ceasefire deal pred 1 dnevom in 38 minutami Israelis and Palestinians share mixed feelings as end to bloody two-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands nearsIsraelis and Palestinians celebrated on Thursday night as Hamas and Israel’s government began preparations to implement a ceasefire deal that promises a durable end to a bloody two-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands, destabilised much of the Middle East and prompted protests around the world.In Gaza, there was joy but much anxiety. Many expressed the fear that the new deal would collapse, bringing more suffering to the devastated territory. Though crowds gathered in some places to dance and sing, in many places witnesses reported muted reaction amid loud overflights by warplanes and drones. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
