26 h. ago Trump administration accuses UK of failing to uphold human rights

US state department says Labour government ‘repeatedly intervened to chill speech’ online after Southport attackThe Trump administration has accused the UK of backsliding on human rights over the past year, citing antisemitic violence and “serious restrictions” on free speech.The annual US state department assessment, which analyses human rights conditions worldwide, highlighted laws limiting speech around abortion clinics, as well as the way government officials “repeatedly intervened to chill speech” online after the 2024 Southport attack. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UKIP leader Nick Tenconi accused of 'Nazi salute' in online clip

Nick Tenconi was criticised for using a gesture with his right arm which was compared to a 'Nazi salute'

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3 d. ago UKIP leader Nick Tenconi accused of 'Nazi salute' in video he shared online

UKIP leader Nick Tenconi was criticised for using a gesture with his right arm which some social media users compared to a 'Nazi salute'

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4 d. ago Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded researchThe latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Drag artist at library event says she is victim of ‘false accusations online’

Lady Portia Di’Monte said the event at Holywood Arches Library on Friday had included a reading from The Chronicles of Narnia and Dear Zoo.

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8 d. ago Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

Footage on social media shows protesters demonstrating their opposition to the two drag queens reading stories to children at the library.

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3 w. ago Fraudster conned 'illiterate' man to take car insurance out in his name

Ian Varley was discovered after he crashed his Audi A3 car and falsely gave his victim's name and details to the police

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3 w. ago Drag artist’s local Chinese takeaway calls to check he is ‘still alive’ after losing 14st

Jordan Bateman, 31, from Swansea, weighed 28st in July 2024 and found himself 'breathless' while performing as his drag alter ego, Ruby Slippers

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