NewsThe Independent‘No vaccine required’: Spokane sheriff sparks outcry by offering jobs to cops who refuse to get jab
County more rural and conservative than western Washington
ScienceThe GuardianIvory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds
Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds. Researchers say findings in Mozambique demonstrate impact of human interference in nature
NewsThe Guardian‘School-to-prison pipeline’: youth justice services failing black boys
‘School-to-prison pipeline’: youth justice services failing black boys. Probation inspectorate finds lack of curiosity behind inaction on youth offending disparities across England
NewsSky NewsConservative Party bosses embroiled in row over claims Michael Gove dinner offered to property developers for £4k
Conservative Party fundraising bosses are embroiled in a row over claims they offered dinner with the housing secretary to property developers for £4,000, Sky News can reveal. Michael Gove refused to be sat with developers at an event at the party's conference in Manchester earlier this month following a furious behind the scenes row. The dinner, which offered those willing to pay an opportunity to "place a preference of senior minister to host your table", prompted concerns over the potential for conflict of interest.
EntertainmentThe IndependentJerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81
Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died at 81
PoliticsThe IndependentFive veterans quit Kyrsten Sinema advisory team calling her an ‘obstacle to progress’
Polarising Arizona Senator has turned her back on the people who elected her, say former advisory board members
NewsYahoo News UKLorry stuffed with props for BBC falls off Bristol harbour into water below
No one was hurt in the incident.
NewsAFPFrench far-right conspiracy theorist in custody: informed source
Remy Daillet, a French far-right conspiracy theorist, is being held in custody for planning violence and attacks against the state, a source close to the case told AFP on Thursday.
NewsThe TelegraphColonel hits out at ‘howling mob’ of student protesters who disrupted university talk
Students should not be allowed to be bullied or intimidated for attending events with external speakers, Colonel Richard Kemp has said.
CelebrityPA Media: EntertainmentGarraway thanks Charles for support during her husband’s Covid battle
The Prince of Wales chatted to the Good Morning Britain host during a Prince’s Trust award ceremony.
NewsSky NewsEU summit: Poland told to 'respect the rules' of the club in rule-of-law row
The argument now distracting and dominating the European Union is an unequal battle with the potential for far-reaching consequences. On one side is Poland, enthusiastically supported by Hungary, and determined to prove that one of the fundamental tenets of European solidarity isn't so fundamental after all. In short, the country's top court, acting on a request from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, declared that, in some areas, the national constitution took precedence over European law.
NewsThe GuardianMorning mail: Melbourne exits lockdown, Barnaby Joyce’s ‘carbon bomb’, ‘free land’ offer
Morning mail: Melbourne exits lockdown, Barnaby Joyce’s ‘carbon bomb’, ‘free land’ offer. Friday: Fully vaccinated people are enjoying new freedoms in Victoria. Plus: tiny Queensland town overwhelmed by response to its plan to address a housing crisis
NewsThe IndependentLabour muddle over support for Covid ‘plan B’ as Keir Starmer contradicts health spokesperson
Jonathan Ashworth says ‘we are in favour’ – but party leader calls controversy ‘the wrong focus’
NewsThe TelegraphGPs ballot for strike action over seeing patients face-to-face
GPs will be balloted about taking industrial action over a Government plan to boost the number of patients seen face-to-face.
HealthEvening StandardAmerican surgeons successfully transplant a pig’s kidney into a person
Surgeons in America say they have successfully transplanted a pig’s kidney in to a person in a breakthrough that could help ease donor shortages. During the operation at the New York University Langone Health medical centre, surgeons connected the kidney to the blood vessels of the recipient.
NewsThe GuardianEnglish schools must not teach ‘white privilege’ as fact, government warns
English schools must not teach ‘white privilege’ as fact, government warns. Comments ahead of new guidance ‘simplistic and unhelpful’, say teaching unions
StylePop Sugar UK FitnessI Tried Wolven Leggings, and I Can Confirm They're Worth the Hype
It turns out, these Summit Crossover Pocket Leggings ($104) are my new favorites, both for my virtual yoga classes and for just lounging around the house. When I want to feel put together, I pair the leggings with the matching Summit Crisscross Four-Way Top ($74), which is supportive without feeling constricting.
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Biden says Capitol riot was 'about white supremacy'
Biden says Capitol riot was 'about white supremacy'
NewsThe IndependentCop26 road closures: How climate change summit will affect travel in Glasgow
Scottish city ready for ‘unprecedented’ disruption to transport network
NewsEvening StandardGhislaine Maxwell trial: Up to 600 potential jurors could be called
Up to 600 prospective jurors could be contacted before British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial for sex-trafficking charges. Maxwell, 59, has been charged with procuring teenage girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse with the charges dating back to the 1990s - she vehemently denies the allegations. Judge Alison Nathan revealed as many as 600 people could be called over a three day period to determine who could sit as jurors.
NewsThe TelegraphCop26: Fears grow that Glasgow climate change summit will fall short of its lofty aims
Cop26 officials are seeking an agreement for new climate change targets from global leaders as soon as next year, as concerns grow that the Glasgow summit will fall short of its aims.
PoliticsThe IndependentGiuliani associate linked to Trump’s Ukraine scandal plotted to get Russian money into US election, court hears
Jury will begin its delberations on whether Lev Parnas made illegal campaign contributions to Trump campaign
NewsThe TelegraphPablo Escobar's cocaine hippos are legally people, US court rules
Drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippos have become the first animals to be legally recognised as "people" by a US court.
NewsEvening StandardGovernment suffers series of defeats in Lords to overhaul of post-16 training
Amendments to the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill set the stage for a parliamentary tussle known as ping-pong.
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Timelapse Footage Captures Morning Rain Showers Passing Over Northeast Georgia
A cold front was forecast for parts of Georgia on Thursday, October 21, bringing a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.This timelapse footage filmed by Robbie Crozier, who said it was taken over the North Georgia Mountains from the community of Big Canoe, shows rain showers moving across the area.A few storms were expected to potentially produce damaging wind gusts, though the overall threat remained low, according to the NWS. Credit: Robbie Crozier via Storyful
