Posts by Kim browne
Calling McSweeney’s stolen phone story ‘extremely fishy’ is not a conspiracy, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch has told Sky News the row over reported missing messages from Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone is “extremely fishy” and calling it so is not a conspiracy. Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his work phone stolen last autumn, leading to the government saying it may be unable to publish all his…
Read MoreThe decapitation dilemma
Long regarded as dishonourable or counterproductive, the idea of targeting enemy leaders is becoming normalised. What do we lose along with the taboo? Source link
Read MoreUK and NATO allies need to prepare to defend Europe without US, MPs say
The UK and its NATO allies in Europe must prepare for a “worst case scenario” of the US not defending them in a crisis, an influential committee of peers and MPs has warned. Tensions between Donald Trump‘s administration and Sir Keir Starmer‘s government could also compromise the reliability of critical pillars of UK national security,…
Read MoreBritish forces cleared to board Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ships in UK waters
British forces are to be given permission to board sanctioned ships sailing through UK waters. Armed forces and law enforcement officers will be able to board Russian shadow fleet vessels as part of efforts to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. The Royal Navy has supported…
Read MoreCocaine shipment worth £80m seized at Essex port by Border Force
Border Force officers have intercepted a huge shipment of cocaine, believed to have a street value of around £80m, at an Essex port. The National Crime Agency (NCA) stated that it had launched an investigation following the one-tonne seizure at London Gateway Port on Friday. However, the UK is not believed to have been the…
Read MoreMilitary plane ‘carrying 110 soldiers’ involved in accident in Colombia
A military transport plane carrying 110 soldiers has been involved in an “accident” in Colombia, local media have reported. Around 57 people have been rescued alive, sources told Reuters. It still leaves more than 50 people unaccounted for. The country’s defence minister Pedro Anulfo Sanchez said on Monday the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane had…
Read MoreWoman, 28, charged with murder over death of man in park
A 28-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man who was found unresponsive in a Suffolk park, police have said. Officers were called to Sparrow’s Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at about 10.13pm on Friday where they discovered 54-year-old Gary Grant. Despite the efforts of emergency services, the man was later…
Read MoreMeningitis outbreak: Total cases in Kent rise to 34
The number of meningitis cases in the UK’s outbreak has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The total has risen from 29 on Thursday. It includes two – a 21-year-old student at the University of Kent and a sixth form pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham – who died…
Read MoreEU loan for Ukraine war effort blocked
Hungary is blocking the European Union from providing Ukraine with a loan to help its war effort. Viktor Orban, the right-wing prime minister in Budapest, has been a constant critic of the bloc’s commitment to supporting Kyiv and is seen as one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies in Europe. His country is a member of…
Read MoreExclusive poll reveals what officers, public and victims think about UK policing
“I’ve had someone pull a knife on me outside the shop. Six times we’ve been broken into.” Cobbler Vince Ayris, 62, is a former boxer and says he can handle himself in most situations, but the frequent raids on his shoe repair shop frustrate him. “It does annoy us when we get hit. Someone nicked…
Read MoreGraves over a century old could be reused amid shortage of burial space
Graves which are more than a century old could be reused in cemeteries across England and Wales under new proposals – but relatives will be able to object and war graves will be protected. The Law Commission has recommended modernising laws, some of which have not been altered for more than 170 years,- to tackle…
Read More‘Chilling’ Donald Trump lawsuit should be thrown out, BBC says
The BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip. The broadcaster claimed that the case could have a “chilling effect” on robust reporting. Mr Trump’s 33-page complaint relates to the corporation’s editing of a speech he made on…
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