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Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that charge brought against musician is unlawful and ‘null’
Terrorism charges against the Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh have been thrown out by the chief magistrate due to a technical error.
Ó hAnnaidh had been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, last November.
Comey is expected to surrender and have his initial appearance in federal district court today
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday outlining the terms of a deal to transfer TikTok to a US owner.
Trump said he and China’s president Xi Jinping had come to an agreement to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US, separating the social media platform from its Chinese owner ByteDance. Trump said the deal complies with a law that would have forced the shutdown of the app for American users had it not been divested and sold to a US owner.
Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez were lured with a promise of a $300 payment for a ‘sex party’
The murder of three young Argentinian women whose torture by suspected drug traffickers was livestreamed on a private Instagram group has sent shock waves through a country unused to such extreme levels of narco violence.
Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verdi, 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15, went missing on Friday, after they were lured to a house in the outskirts of Buenos Aires by a promise that they would be paid US $300 for taking part in a “sex party”.
Toxic crowd-control chemicals used in Michigan and LA have caused long-lasting health effects, activists say
People exposed to teargas or other crowd-control chemicals during recent Gaza and immigration protests say the toxic substances have caused long-lasting health effects, including disrupting their menstrual cycles and inducing hormone imbalances, according to accounts collected by the Guardian and reports from protesters in Michigan and Los Angeles.
More than a dozen people across three protests reported the health effects. Among other issues, they say they have experienced intense cramping and increased bleeding during menstruation, along with irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain and fatigue.
Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals
If the controversy behind Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a series of dominoes that fell one after the other, from the late-night host making his comments on Charlie Kirk’s killing to ABC halting production of his show, the first domino arguably fell this summer.
Months before Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) quietly announced it was seeking to make a huge change to broadcasting rules.
The government says reading is key, but unions say it could lead to more stress for staff and students.
Watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ that firms have ramped up petrol and diesel prices at expense of consumers
Retailers have been accused of overcharging motorists at the pump by the UK’s competition watchdog, which is “deeply concerned” at signs that companies have ramped up profits at the expense of consumers.
The latest Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) monitoring report found that from the end of May to the end of August the average cost of petrol climbed 1.9p a litre to 133.9p, and diesel rose 3.5p to 141.9p.
Sir Menzies led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.
Campbell was North East Fife MP for nearly three decades and was made a peer, and once held UK 100m record
Menzies Campbell, the long-serving Liberal Democrat MP who led the party for 18 months, has died aged 84, his family have said.
Lord Campbell, usually known as Ming, died in London after a period of respite care, his grandson Gregor Grant-Suttie said in a statement. He had spent some of his final days watching last weekend’s Lib Dem conference.