News That Matters, Words That Empower.
Lord Rennard has been suspended from the Liberal Democrats as the party launched a new investigation into sexual harassment allegations. The party said it had received advice that a 2023 probe into accusations made by four women was “flawed in several respects”. Lib Dem leader, Sir Ed Davey, believes he should not be a member…
Over the last decade, the Los Angeles Police Department sent employees to Israel to train or be trained by the countryβs counterterrorism experts on at least nine occasions. But officers who attended these training sessions and dozens of other overseas seminars and conferences routinely failed to document what they learned or keep track of who…
As fans from around the country descend on California to watch the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s Super Bowl, officials are telling them to leave their drones at home. The police chief in Santa Clara, where this year’s big game will be played, said authorities are prepared to shoot down…
Luka Doncic was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring and listed as out for the Lakersβ game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers have not indicated a timetable for Doncicβs return. Doncic was injured late in the second quarter of the Lakersβ win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday…
Northern towns could be in line for a funding boost after complaints from MPs that a new system for allocating cash to councils favours London. Ministers have been holding talks with northwest MPs about making tweaks to the fair funding formula – which some MPs claim left them “absolutely shafted”. Politics Live: Trump says Starmer’s…
The Olympics are back, wearing their warm Winter Games gear. Although there were will be a couple of weeks of sports competitions to come, none are possible without an opening ceremony, a combination of solemn official protocol with a fantastic representation of the host countryβs culture and character, evoking the Olympic spirit itself. There are…
The Welsh Parliament stands in what was known as Tiger Bay – a multicultural melting pot during the 18-1900s, home to around 50 nationalities working the docks. The area remains diverse. Outside Togayo Cafe we get chatting to Somali-born friends Omar Mohammad and Abdiqadir Mohamoud, who settled in Cardiff in the 90s and early 2000s….
Welcome to Black History Month, 2026 style. President Trump posted a video Thursday to his social media site that contains animated images depicting former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The White House took down the post Friday, and after first calling it nothing more than a meme, they dubbed it a…
President Trump told the New York Post that music artist Bad Bunny was a βterrible choiceβ to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and that the NFLβs selection of the Puerto Rican singer and rapper sows βhatred.β Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski suggested that Bad Bunny loathes the U.S. βItβs so shameful…
London βΒ Gamers around the world can now buy and play at home a pared-down version of a first-person drone training program developed and used by the Ukrainian armed forces. The game’s evolution β from battlefield training tool to home entertainment β is a notable first, and it is tied directly to Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to…
