Former German chancellor Angela Merkel defends past relationship with Putin
Merseyside Police have been accused of racism after footage emerged of armed officers pointing guns at two young black men in Toxteth, LiverpoolThe videos, which circulated on twitter, captured an incident on Mulgrave Street at around 9.30pm on Monday (29 June). The video shows the two young men being stopped in the street, with officers aiming assault rifles directly at them.
The Metropolitan Police is being "monitored" over its recent performance, the independent inspectorate has confirmed. In a statement, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the move was to help support the Met Police to make "improvements". "We can confirm that we are now monitoring the Metropolitan Police Service through our Engage process, which provides additional scrutiny and support to help it make improvements," they added.
Dominic Raab winked at Angela Rayner as he mocked her over train strikes in a fiery clash at Prime Minister’s Questions.The Deputy Prime Minister suggested Ms Rayner was a “champagne socialist” for attending opera during the national rail walkout last week.Mr Raab’s actions were labelled “bizarre” while Labour MP Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) tweeted: “I will never unsee Dominic Raab’s wink from the despatch box at Angela Rayner. I feel soiled.”Ms Rayner replied on Twitter: “Imagine how I feel!”The moment came after Ms Rayner had quoted Mr Raab’s past view that people who use food banks “simply have a cash flow problem”.
A multinational task force designed to seize Russian oligarchs' wealth has blocked and frozen 30 billion US dollars (£25 billion) in sanctioned individuals' property and funds in its first 100 days in operation, it has been reported.
Survivors and relatives of the victims of the November 2015 terror attacks responded to Wednesday's guilty verdicts with a mixture of emotions, mostly relief.
Activists gathered outside the Russian consulate in New York City on Wednesday, June 29, holding a vigil ahead of the trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner, which was due to begin in Russia on Friday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17 after Russian officials said they had found vape cartridges bearing traces of hash oil in her luggage. She had been in Russia to play for a team during the WNBA’s off-season.Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Griner’s trial would begin on July 1. Its report was accompanied by video showing Griner at a Khimki city court, near Moscow, for a preliminary hearing. She did not speak in the footage.Footage posted by Ben Von Klemperer showed speaker Tamika Mallory, from campaign group Until Freedom, speaking to the crowd outside the consulate.“We demand that America is responsible for bringing Brittney Griner home no matter what we have to do,” she can be heard saying as the crowd applauds. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful
A volunteer fire department in Milano, Texas, speedily contained a grass fire on June 29, keeping it from spreading to two structures, drone footage shows.Michael Beard, who recorded this video, said the Milano Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze and made quick work of the grass fire.Beard told Storyful the Volunteer Fire Department was able to put out the fire before the flames reached two structures on the property or the nearby State Highway 36. Credit: Michael Beard via Storyful
Former US president Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid to join the crowd as it marched on the Capitol on the day of the deadly insurrection, an aide testified Tuesday.
A three-bedroom flat has come up for sale right in the heart of Tenby Harbour, and is going for £700,000.
Judge sets hearing for 12 July, meaning abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can resume for at least two weeks
One supermarket has likened the practice to ‘theft’
Exclusive: Williams driver relishing his second chance in Formula One ahead of the British Grand Prix
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been awarded for their environment-themed artistic efforts.
Three US tourists found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas last month were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, police have said. Tennessee couple Robbie Phillips, 65, and Michael Phillips, 68, and 64-year-old Vincent Chiarella from Florida, were found unresponsive at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort on 6 May. In a statement on Tuesday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said the tourists had died as a result of asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Hydrogen and electric-powered lorry's will be mass produced in the UK by an Essex-based firm. Tevva, based in Thurrock, has added a hydrogen fuel cell system to its battery-electric HGV design and according to the start-up the 7.5-tonne truck can be driven for up to 310 miles (500km). Hydrogen is more expensive and harder to obtain than electricity and Mr Bennett said the new lorry's main fuel will continue to be its electric-powered battery, which is recharged overnight.
Logan Mwangi was discovered dead in the River Ogmore in Bridgend, having suffered “catastrophic” injuries.
Fiasco involves automated system that has led to 200,000 government workers being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all
More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox have now been recorded in the UK with more than half in London. The UK Health Security Agency, in its latest statistics, said 1,076 confirmed cases had now been recorded - a rise of 166 cases from the last reported data on June 24. 1,035 of the cases are in England with 659 confirmed in London though that figure may be higher as addresses are not available for every case.
The Paris Court of Appeal will on Wednesday rule on whether to extradite 10 former members of the hard left Italian extremist group the Red Brigades. The activists, who have been living in France for decades, are wanted by Italy for acts of terrorism committed between 1970 and 1980.
This is the fatal moment a Russian missile hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on Monday, June 27. According to officials, at least 18 people were killed in the attack, dozens were wounded, and many others were unaccounted for.
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