Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’ pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 37 minutami Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of tortureNicolás Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president and his wife were “false accusations”.Maduro, shackled at the ankles, was brought to court to face the new charges accusing the couple of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man killed by tiger at Yorkshire zoo had bouts of psychosis, inquest hears pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 58 minutami Family express concerns about William Chapman’s contact with mental health services before his deathA man who was killed by a tiger at a South Yorkshire zoo had bouts of psychosis, his family told an inquest opening, as they expressed concerns about his contact with mental health services before his death.William Chapman was mauled to death by the animal at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday, after climbing into its enclosure. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two 1960s London housing estates saved from demolition after decade-long battle pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 18 minutami Change of council leadership hands reprieve to residents of architecturally celebrated developments in LambethTwo architecturally celebrated council estates in south London that have been under threat of demolition for more than a decade have been saved.Residents of Cressingham Gardens and the Central Hill estate have campaigned tirelessly for their homes to be saved, saying the low-density 1960s developments are significant in design and popular with those living there. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 20 minutami Grid operator paying large sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turning on gas plants elsewhereThe cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid has soared to near-record highs of almost £50m a day after windfarms were turned off because of bottlenecks in transmitting power around the country.The grid operator paid £47.9m on Wednesday to turn windfarms off in areas with an oversupply of electricity and turn gas plants on in areas where supplies were tight. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 31 minutami Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcasterThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV, in a move that paves the way for deeper scrutiny of a deal that would create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.Sky announced over the summer that it had reached a deal to buy ITV’s broadcasting and streaming arm, representing a big shift in the ownership of Britain’s public service media. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US senator Susan Collins writes off allegations of corruption as ‘completely false’ pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 32 minutami The Republican, who is up for re-election, refutes claims the convicted ex-CEO of defense contractor Navatek madeUS senator Susan Collins of Maine has dismissed allegations that she traded federal contracts for campaign cash as “completely false” after it emerged the FBI examined the claims.Asked by a reporter about an ethics complaint filed last week by a Maine attorney, the Republican – currently campaigning to retain her seat ahead of November’s US midterm elections – said the allegations were recycled from 2020 and had been rejected by the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Federal Election Commission. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 40 minutami Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessmentsA senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdown on private ADHD and autism clinics because of her recent ties to the industry, MPs have said.Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs are demanding that Samantha Jones, permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), steps away from any role in plans to toughen regulation of the booming market in private neurodiversity assessments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cult venue Prince Charles cinema ‘saved’ after lease renewal signed pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 55 minutami The much-loved central London institution, which has been threatened with closure since January 2025, secures 25-year lease without break clause with current landlordsThe celebrated Prince Charles repertory cinema in London’s Leicester Square has announced that the threat of closure has been staved off by signing a new 25-year lease with its landlords.In a post on social media titled “You Saved the PCC”, the cinema said that “after 21 months of uncertainty, we’re delighted to have secured the future of the cinema” and that they had “signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 15 minutami Santiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s presidentThe chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and further reason for Argentina to take sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.In a post on social media, Santiago Caputo, who is reportedly taking a key role in Argentina’s strategy over the Falklands, suggested that the taking of the south Atlantic islands was necessary to prevent the “interference of an Islamic state” in the region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial gives first interview since mistrial pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 17 minutami Michael Desronvil tells Fox News he never had reasonable doubt Clancy was guilty but didn’t back up his claimsMichael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial has spoken in his first interview since a mistrial was declared.Desronvil spoke of “tense deliberations” in the jury room, and about how his strong Christian faith helped prepare him for those discussions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
