51 h. ago Proposed driving laws could give police new powers to seize driving licences

You could be stripped of your licence at the roadside under these suggested measures

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61 h. ago Early results show Museveni leading Uganda election amid reports of violence

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday, as conflicting accounts emerged of violence after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, is seeking a decisive victory after a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Early results show Museveni in lead in Uganda election as violence reported

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, wants a decisive victory following a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Andy Murray stopped by police for speeding but let off because of who he is

Tennis icon Andy Murray has shared his story of being pulled over by the police

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69 h. ago US citizen sues after federal agents in Minnesota threw him in unmarked car and refused to let him go despite seeing passport

Lawsuit accuses federal officials of using ‘police-state tactics’ and carrying out mass racial profiling of Somalis and Latinos

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3 d. ago The FBI’s raid of journalist’s home was the product of decades of backsliding | Seth Stern and Chip Gibbons

The trend of invading newsrooms, in violation of federal law, has now spread to the highest levels of the federal governmentThe raid of a journalist’s home, along with the jailing of their alleged source, are shocking acts of authoritarianism. And they are in line with Trump’s willingness to use the national security state as a weapon against the press, which is a serious threat to our democracy. But those weapons were not invented by Trump nor did he pioneer their use against free press.The raid of Hannah Natanson, is a shocking escalation, not a rupture. The United States has been backsliding to this point – at both the federal and local levels – for quite some time.Seth Stern is the Director of Advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation and a first amendment lawyerChip Gibbons is the policy director of Defending Rights & Dissent. A journalist and researcher focusing on the US national security state, Gibbons is currently working on The Imperial Bureau, forthcoming from Verso...

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3 d. ago The Jeremy Corbyn supporting lawyer who is the only person who can sack under fire West Midlands Police chief

Simon Foster is the only man with the power to dismiss the West Midlands Police chief, but has so far declined to do so in the face of significant pressure.

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3 d. ago Sting’ pays former Police bandmates £600,000 in royalties’ as lawsuit continues

The Police frontman’s ex-bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are arguing they are also owed a portion of his income from streaming and download sales of the band’s music

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5 d. ago Police forces are failing to enforce the law to protect Jews from anti

ndependent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, said some protesters are being allowed to 'demonise' all Israelis.

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6 d. ago What to know about the Uvalde school shooting trial as it heads into its second week

The trial of a Texas police officer charged in the halting law enforcement response to the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary in Uvalde is heading into its second week

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6 d. ago Police chief says London is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low

Metropolitan Police chief rejects claims the capital has descended into lawlessness

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6 d. ago Police chief calls London ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low

Metropolitan Police chief rejects claims the capital has descended into lawlessness

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9 d. ago Fake TikTok lawyer killed pensioner in horror crash and made vile remarks to police

Leigh Sutherland pretended to be a 'road traffic solicitor' on TikTok and posted videos after the fatal crash

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1 week ago Voices: ‘This doesn’t magically make roads safer’: Readers clash over plans to lower drink

Proposals for lower drink-drive limits have divided our community, sparking debate over safety and practicality

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1 week ago US reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello he could be next

Interior minister told he must back acting president, while Marco Rubio lays out three-point plan for VenezuelaThe Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in power since Nicolás Maduro was seized on Saturday.Reuters reported that US officials were “especially concerned” that Cabello, long seen by many as the regime’s real No 2, could sabotage Washington’s plan to keep key figures from Maduro’s inner circle in place in the name of stability while pursuing a transition and unrestricted access to Venezuela’s oil. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'They can't understand the risks': Mum of teen killed by new driver claims proposed driving laws 'don't go far enough'

Kelly Kennard's daughter lost her life aged 18 after a new driver crashed the car she was in

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1 week ago Trump administration reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello could be next

Washington signals interior minister must back acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, or face Nicolás Maduro’s fateThe Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in power since the dictator, Nicolás Maduro, was seized on Saturday.Reuters reported that US officials are “especially concerned” that Cabello – long seen by many as the regime’s real number two – could sabotage Washington’s plan to keep key figures from Maduro’s inner circle in place in the name of stability while pursuing a transition – and unrestricted access to Venezuela’s oil. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump officials sue California cities over laws to restrict fossil fuels

Suit against San Francisco-area cities Petaluma and Morgan Hill latest attack on policies that seek to rein in oil and gasThe Trump administration sued two California cities on Monday, seeking to block local laws that restrict natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.The lawsuit is the administration’s latest attack on energy policies that seek to rein in the use of fossil fuels to combat climate change. California, a Democratic stronghold, has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Powers to seize mobile phones over Channel crossings come into force

The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December.

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2 w. ago ‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety Yangon feels, on the surface, like a normal, bustling city. In downtown areas, commuters stream past roadside sellers and diners perch beneath parasols. Packed buses and cars chug along the roads. At sunset, young people stop to pose for photos opposite the famous Sule pagoda, as it gleams against a pink-blue sky.But almost five years on from the military seized power in a coup, ousting and imprisoning then de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, life for local people feels anything but stable. Myanmar’s military rulers are in the process of holding the first elections since before the coup, a vote that the junta has touted as a return to democracy and stability. The UN and western governments have called the process, which will be held in three phases ending on 25 January, a sham. Continue reading...

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