16 h. ago Israel’s Shin Bet says Netanyahu policies helped pave way for 7 October

Report by security agency says ‘policy of quiet’ towards Hamas allowed it to build up resources for 2023 attackMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, has said Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies were among the underlying causes of the 7 October 2023 attack in which Hamas and other militants killed about 1,200 Israelis.In its report on the 7 October attack, Shin Bet acknowledged its own responsibility, admitting it was aware of warning signs that Hamas was planning an operation, but the agency, also known as the General Security Service (GSS), did not grasp the scale, timing and location of the planned attack. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot

He is surrounded by people who have grandiose plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga projectIn thinking about the war being waged against life on Earth by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their minions, I keep bumping into a horrible suspicion. Could it be that this is not just about delivering the world to oligarchs and corporations – not just about wringing as much profit from living systems as they can? Could it be that they want to see the destruction of the habitable planet?We know that Trump’s overriding purpose is power. We have seen that no amount of power appears to satisfy his craving. So let’s consider power’s ultimate destination. It is to become not only an emperor, but the last of the emperors: to close the chapter on civilisation. It is to scratch your name indelibly upon a geological epoch. Look on my works, ye vermin, and despair.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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23 h. ago While our eyes are on the welfare state’s destruction, Trump is building a police state | Judith Levine

Republicans aren’t simply shrinking the government. They’re investing billions in defense, border control and prisonsLast week, the federal human resources department sent out a seven-page memo ordering agencies to submit detailed plans on how they will work with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to slash their payrolls. To do this, they were to eliminate whole job categories – except one. Untouchable were positions “necessary to meet law enforcement, border security, national security, immigration enforcement, or public safety responsibilities”.While we’ve had our eyes on the wrecking ball–Doge pulverizing social services, environmental protection and scientific research, we’ve hardly taken notice of what is being constructed. In the footprint of the already shabby, now half-demolished US welfare state, the Trump administration is building a police state. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago LIVE: Police tape off building site with air ambulance scrambled

Multiple police vehicles are at the scene in Hulme

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3 d. ago Order for 5,000 missiles for Ukraine hugely significant for Belfast – Robinson

The DUP leader described the heated Oval Office encounter between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘appalling’ and ‘destructive’.

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9 d. ago Horror unseen footage shows moment police rush towards Southport dance studio while killer is inside as hero bystanders scream 'you need f***ing gun'

The terrified local can be heard shouting these remarks to police outside the Hart Space building in Southport after Axel Rudakubana had killed three children in July last year.

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9 d. ago Police to crackdown on phone theft with new powers to enter buildings and seize stolen phones located via tracking apps

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move was aimed at giving officers the ability to act swiftly against phone snatchers.

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1 week ago Moment hero police officer ran into burning house to save woman after building was torched in arson attack

Police were called to the blaze in Nottingham on July 19 last year. Footage shows PC James Cantrill rushing into the back of the smoke-filled property.

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1 week ago Dramatic bodycam shows moment hero police officer rescues woman from burning building

Dramatic bodycam footage has revealed the heroic actions of a police officer who rescued a woman from a burning building.

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1 week ago It’s time for Americans to withhold their taxes | Judith Levine

The point is not to deprive the government of funds. It’s to expose the regime’s criminalityPolitical power boils down to two things: votes and money. But when money buys presidents, senators and judges, votes are merely the sales receipts. What’s left is money, and the purpose of power is to get more of it.Trump’s non-billionaire followers appear thrilled that Elon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency” are burning down the government. “Imagine if Trump hadn’t met and talked with Elon Musk that all this progress on efficiency may not be taking place or at such a fast pace needed before the midterms,” comments holy666 on a Fox News story about the mass layoffs of federal employees. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman Charged With DUI After Crash Into New London Building: Police

Woman Charged With DUI After Crash Into New London Building: Police  Patch

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2 w. ago New London police: Woman crashed into apartment building while drunk, fled the scene

New London police: Woman crashed into apartment building while drunk, fled the scene  New Canaan Advertiser

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2 w. ago New London police arrest driver in apartment building crash who allegedly ran into stranger's home

New London police arrest driver in apartment building crash who allegedly ran into stranger's home  FOX61 Hartford

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2 w. ago Nine 'illegal workers' arrested in police sting at nail salon, Chinese restaurant and building site

A total of nine people were found working and living in the UK illegally after police and partner agencies swooped on four different locations in Herefordshire last week (Thursday, February 13)

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