43 h. ago Fareham neighbour reported dad to council for casino birthday party despite 7pm finish

Jamie Obrien, from Hampshire, says his kill-joy neighbour complained about his son's birthday gathering. He says he receieved a phone call from environmental health over the 11-person party

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64 h. ago 'Neighbour from hell' dad reported to council for hosting casino party for son's birthday

Jamie Obrien claims a 'Karen' complained about his 'loud but reasonable' music

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4 d. ago London council leader steps down following a damning report by housing regulator

Councillor Kieron Williams has resigned after months of criticism of his administration at Southwark Council

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1 week ago ‘Whales’, Vance, and the Trump sons: inside the Vegas bitcoin party

The US president is a crypto booster — and the faithful went to America’s gambling capital to celebrate

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2 w. ago Trump reportedly to make drastic cuts to US National Security Council

Staff to be cut to dozens, with more authority expected to be handed to state and defense departmentsA large restructuring of the US National Security Council got under way on Friday as Donald Trump moved to reduce the size and scope of the once-powerful agency, five sources briefed on the matter said.Staff dealing with a variety of major geopolitical issues were sent termination notices on Friday, said the sources, who requested anonymity as they were not permitted to speak to the media. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago North Lanarkshire councillors endorse plan supporting families and improving school attendance

The report, which was unanimously endorsed by North Lanarkshire Council’s education committee, described how the council is using additional funding from external bodies to provide preventative support at the earliest stage.

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2 w. ago Tragic final moments dad shared with son, 1, before being killed on way home from party

Mitchell Patch was crossing the street holding his one-year-old son Everett on May 16 when a Honda Civic collided with them. Both father and son were confirmed dead at the scene

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2 w. ago Dad pays tribute to 'my everything' as son, 16, tragically stabbed to death at sunset beach party

Kayden Moy, 16, from East Kilbride, died after being stabbed at Irvine Beach, Ayrshire, where a large group of youngsters had gathered and now his dad has paid tribute to his "main man"

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2 w. ago What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back | Kenneth Roth

History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patchAs Donald Trump abandons any pretense of promoting human rights abroad, he has sparked concern about the future of the human rights movement. The US government has never been a consistent promoter of human rights, but when it applied itself, it was certainly the most powerful. Yet this is not the first time that the human rights movement has faced a hostile administration in Washington. A collective defense by other governments has been the key to survival in the past. That remains true today.Trump no doubt poses a serious threat. He is enamored of autocrats who rule without the checks and balances on executive power that he would shirk. He has stopped participating in the UN human rights council and censored the US state department’s annual human rights report. He has summarily sent immigrants to El Salvador’s nightmarish mega-prison, proposed the mass ethnic cleansing ...

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3 w. ago Who is EMMY? Ireland's Eurovision star's real name and famous brother

Ireland will perform in the second Eurovision semi-final on May 15 with EMMY taking to the stage third after her song Laika Party was selected as the country's entry

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3 w. ago Renfrewshire social worker warned after swearing at two vulnerable clients

A report was compiled by the Scottish Social Services Council.

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3 w. ago Police find remains of 37 dogs in raid on rescue centre after reports of 'animals going missing' as two men are arrested for fraud and cruelty

Officers raided Save A Paw in Crays Hill, Essex, with RSPCA and council staff following unproven online reports about dogs disappearing after being left there.

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