2 h. ago The Ice alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: ‘Pam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.’

After IceBlock’s launch in April, Kristi Noem attacked developer Joshua Aaron and his wife was fired from the DoJ. The attention has only led to more raids being reportedFor many undocumented immigrants living in the US, the constant threat of Ice raids has turned their homes into prisons. Leaving the house to go to work, school, buy groceries or the doctor’s office all carry unthinkable risks.It’s a problem that Joshua Aaron wanted to tackle. A former indie musician (he played bass in 2000s buzz band The Rosenbergs and later fronted his own group Stealing Heather) turned app entrepreneur, he set about making an app that could spot Ice and alert people, the same way drivers let other drivers know about traffic stops on Waze. Continue reading...

Politics

51 h. ago Campaign highlights increased levels of violence against women and girls during and after major sporting events

Recent statistics and reports from frontline services have shown that incidents of domestic abuse and gender-based violence spike around the time of significant sporting occasions.

Sport

4 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Steve Carell film made me realise I was being abused

After my dad died, my mum and I endured the coercive control of her new partner for years. It was The Way Way Back that freed us bothIn the first five minutes of the 2013 comedy drama The Way Way Back, a teenage boy has a conversation with his stepfather in a car bound for Cape Cod. You can only see the stepdad’s eyes in the rearview mirror, but you instantly know it’s Steve Carell. At this point, I loved Carell. He’s the reason that I, then a teenager, watched the film.“Duncan let me ask you something,” Carell’s character says. “On a scale of one to 10, what do you think you are?” Duncan responds shyly that he thinks he’s a six. Any normal adult would balk and correct him. Tell him he’s nothing less than a 10. “I think you’re a three,” says Carell’s character, Trent. Suddenly, I hated Carell with a blind fury. He was a vision of pure evil. I didn’t want to watch him in anything else, ever. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Chinese investment banker Bao Fan released from detention after two years, source says

High-profile founder of China Renaissance Holdings freed as Beijing seeks to drive up business confidenceBao Fan, star dealmaker and the founder of the boutique investment bank China Renaissance Holdings, has been released more than two years after being detained by Chinese authorities, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.China Renaissance sent shock waves through the country’s financial sector in 2023 when it announced it was unable to contact Bao, who founded the bank in 2005 with two others and still owns nearly 49% of its issued shares. The company’s share price tanked as a result of his detention. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Banker Bao Fan reportedly released from Chinese detention after two years

High-profile founder of China Renaissance Holdings went missing in 2023, sending company’s share price plungingBao Fan, a star dealmaker and the founder of the boutique investment bank China Renaissance Holdings, has been released more than two years after being detained by Chinese authorities, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.China Renaissance sent shock waves through the country’s financial sector in 2023 when it announced it was unable to contact Bao, who founded the bank in 2005 with two others and still owns nearly 49% of its issued shares. The company’s share price tanked as a result of his detention. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Croydon teacher banned after doing pupil’s coursework and submitting it as their own

Lauren Oliver, 35, who worked at Oasis Academy Shirley Park, has been struck off the teaching register

Events

5 d. ago Released violent offenders to be ‘locked’ in restriction zones in England and Wales

Women’s safety campaigners welcome plan to switch from exclusion zones that ‘have made victims feel trapped’Restriction zones aimed at “locking” violent offenders – rather than their victims – into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales.At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim’s home but many campaigners for women’s safety have long called for this to be flipped.Increased tagging for domestic perpetrators.Requiring judges to flag domestic abuse at sentencing so prisons, probation and police can better identify and manage abusers.Expanding specialist domestic abuse courts.Bolstering transparency for victims at sentencing – including the provision of free copies of judges’ sentencing remarks for victims of rape and other sexual offences. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Restriction zones for domestic abusers ‘a long time coming’, survivor says

Sexual and violent offenders could be restricted to certain locations and tracked with technology

Events

5 d. ago Restriction zones for domestic abusers ‘a long time coming’ – survivor

Ministers will seek to introduce ‘restriction zones’ that will limit where abusers can go so survivors can go about their daily lives feeling safe.

Events

6 d. ago Vital UK emergency alert advice for domestic abuse victims as test one month away

Charities have warned that the sudden noise could put vulnerable people in danger - here's how to opt out

Events

6 d. ago Former BBC and Sky freelance presenter admits domestic abuse against his ex

Bobby Nwanze, 36, a former BBC and Sky freelance presenter, acted aggressively towards his ex-girlfriend and made abusive and derogatory remarks towards her over a four-year period.

Events

7 d. ago Claire’s Accessories UK risks bankruptcy as US owner goes bust

Once a teen shopping staple, the brand could vanish from UK high streets as changes loom 💔

Events

7 d. ago Claire’s Accessories UK at risk as US owner files for bankruptcy, what it means for ear piercing shops near me

Once a teen shopping staple, the brand could vanish from UK high streets as changes loom 💔

Economics

7 d. ago Fears for Claire’s stores after US owner files for bankruptcy

US-based fashion accessories and jewellery business Claire’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a court in Delaware.

Politics

7 d. ago Claire's Accessories' high street future at threat as owner files for bankruptcy

Claire's Accessories faces an uncertain future in the UK after its parent group filed for bankruptcy in the US on Wednesday.

Events

7 d. ago Jeff Stelling feud turns ugly as football club chief calls for TV presenter to be BANNED

Jeff Stelling is a lifelong Hartlepool United fan, but the club's owner and chairman has urged fellow National League clubs to ban the broadcaster after he resigned as honorary president

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7 d. ago Sky Sports legend Jeff Stelling faces stadium BAN after furious club owner made plea to governing body amid pair's blazing row

Stelling resigned as honorary president of Hartlepool in May in protest at Singh's handling of negotiations to sell the club after it became clear that a proposed takeover was not progressing.

Society

7 d. ago Nationwide leads new calls for change to protect domestic abuse survivors

Building society partners with Refuge to demand scrapping of fees for service that can give survivors anonymity

Events

8 d. ago Biker banned for 100mph stunts after his own footage goes viral on Instagram

Benjamin Males, 22, uploaded the footage of himself tearing along country roads in Shropshire at 98mph and pulling dangerous wheelies to social media and tried to hide his identity

Events

8 d. ago Domestic abusers to be banned from owning guns after string of shootings

The guidance directly addresses concerns from coroners and campaigners following recent fatal shootings in Sussex and Devon

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