4 d. ago Naga Munchetty shows the strain as she leaves BBC Breakfast with a security guard while facing formal investigation over bullying accusations

Dressed in a long green puffer-style coat with the hood up over her head, the veteran journalist, 50, kept her head bowed as she left Media City after Saturday's show.

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6 d. ago ‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde

Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchersFor one of Victorian literature’s most distinctive voices, who was once hailed as a genius by Oscar Wilde, very little has been known about Amy Levy for more than a century.But audiences will now have the opportunity to become more deeply acquainted with a writer whose pioneering work explored women’s independence, Jewish identity and same-sex desire. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Vatican Swiss guard under investigation for ‘making spitting gesture at Jewish women’

The women in St Peter’s Square said the guard ‘noticeably hissed at us’

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9 d. ago Vatican Swiss Guard under investigation for antisemitic incident

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard

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9 d. ago Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter's Square

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard

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9 d. ago Vatican Swiss Guard investigated for alleged spitting gesture at Jewish women

Women, in St Peter’s Square for audience with Pope Leo in which he condemned antisemitism, say guard ‘noticeably hissed at us’A member of the Vatican’s Swiss Guards, the world’s smallest army whose primary role is to protect the pope, is under investigation for allegedly making a spitting gesture towards two Jewish women.The alleged incident occurred at one of the side entrances to St Peter’s Square as people gathered for a general audience on 29 October, during which Pope Leo condemned antisemitism. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Crete shooting leaves 2 dead and at least 6 injured after holiday hotspot house explosion

The horror shooting began shortly after 11am, with two wounded men in hospital and "under guard, and their participation in the armed incident is under investigation," police said.

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3 w. ago Brit tourist dies and another injured as hotel railing 'gives way' in horror fall

The 56-year-old tourist was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was seriously injured and rushed to hospital in a critical condition. The Civil Guard has since opened an investigation

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3 w. ago The NBA jumped into bed with gambling. Now the league is getting its due

The arrests of a prominent coach and player on Thursday were depressing but it is hard to have sympathy with a league that has embraced gamblingThe NBA scoreboard has turned into a stock ticker. Crowd chants, but half of them are watching their parlays instead of the play. Somewhere a coach calls timeout; somewhere else a bookmaker grins. This was always coming. The NBA invited gambling to the game when it signed lucrative sponsorship deals and paved the way for odds and offers to be splashed over our TV screens during games. So when the FBI finally showed up on Thursday, they were simply collecting the rent.Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, whose playing career ended with his induction in the hall of fame, and Miami guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday in connection with an FBI investigation into allegations of illegal gambling and rigged poker games. Former player and assistant coach Damon Jones, who allegedly provided “inside information” about NBA games to bettors, was ...

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3 w. ago Heat’s Rozier and Blazers coach Billups reportedly arrested over separate gambling claims

2023 game involving Rozier said to be under investigationBillups reported to be linked to Mafia-run poker operationMiami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into betting, according to multiple reports.The exact charge or charges they face were not immediately known. Two people spoke to the Associated Press about Rozier on condition of anonymity because they couldn’t discuss details of the investigation publicly. One of these people also told the AP of Billups’ arrest. Continue reading...

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