Trump removes US Attorney General Pam Bondi pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 1 minuto Bondi's time as America's top law enforcement officer was overshadowed by the justice department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.(BBC News)
CPS considering 13 suspected cases of assisted dying in England and Wales pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 40 minutami Data shows 209 cases recorded as assisted dying referred to CPS by police between 1 April 2009 and 31 March this yearThirteen cases of suspected assisted dying are being considered by prosecutors in England and Wales, according to the latest data.Encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person is against the law in England and Wales, under the Suicide Act 1961.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK drug exports to US spared tariffs under deal critics say will cost NHS billions 02. April 2026 (21:27) ‘Partnership’ on drug pricing also gives patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending treatments British drug exports to the US will escape tariffs imposed by Donald Trump as part of a controversial UK-US medicines deal that critics fear will mean less money for the NHS.The deal will also give patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending drugs because the rules have been relaxed to allow the NHS to pay more for particular treatments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge 02. April 2026 (21:23) Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in halfMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached.The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136 metre-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing dramatically on to the causeway below amid a rising plume of black smoke. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alleged maple syrup scam in Quebec uncovered by Canadian broadcaster 02. April 2026 (21:07) A Radio-Canada reporter noticed his maple syrup tasted odd; testing revealed it was adulterated with cane sugarAn investigation by Canada’s national broadcaster has found that a major Quebec producer has been diluting its maple syrup with cane sugar and selling the fraudulent product to grocery chains.In a sting operation that involved false identities and covert recordings, journalists from Radio-Canada’s Enquête programme found that a low-cost syrup sold in major grocery store chains was heavily diluted. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children as young as 12 buying and selling knives and weapons via the internet 02. April 2026 (20:53) Government must ‘come down very hard’ on online trade in knives and weapons, says policing and crime minister Sarah JonesChildren are setting up online businesses selling knives in the same way they trade clothes, the policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has said.Jones heard how children as young as 12 were buying and selling the weapons on the internet and social media at the opening of the new National Knife Crime Centre in Bloomsbury, central London, on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
