30 h. ago Jimmy Lai trial: closing arguments begin in Hong Kong trial of pro

Lai has been detained since December 2020, with western nations and rights groups calling for his releaseJailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial, which began in late 2023, will enter its final stages on Thursday as lawyers present closing arguments.The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion under Hong Kong’s national security law, which Beijing imposed following huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Trump just took over DC with vow to stop ‘thugs’ from abusing cops. He already pardoned hundreds of them

The president’s fixation on violent clashes between ‘scum’ and law enforcement has one glaring exception: January 6.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘You spit, we hit’: Trump just took over DC with vow to stop ‘thugs’ from abusing cops. He already pardoned hundreds of them

The president’s fixation on violent clashes between ‘scum’ and law enforcement has one glaring exception: January 6.

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3 d. ago Trump takes extraordinary action to crush 'bloodshed and bedlam' in DC by seizing control of local police and unleashing National Guard

President Donald Trump announced Monday his intentions to deploy federal law enforcement officials to clean up Washington, DC and further combat violent crime in the city.

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7 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

3 w. ago Home Secretary says ‘gap in law’ on violent attackers will be closed

She warned there are ‘growing numbers of teenagers potentially radicalising themselves online’.

Society

3 w. ago Epping protest: Police hunt thugs after officers injured amid violent scenes outside migrant hotel

Police vowed those responsible would ‘feel the full force of the law’ following violent clashes on Thursday night

Events

3 w. ago Marks and Spencer announces major change at tills months after cyber attack

MandS has announced its Sparks loyalty scheme is back up and running, nearly three months after parts of the business were temporarily closed due to a cyber attack

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