The hopes of Northern California racing and breeding interests were once again dashed when the California Horse Racing Board refused to license short racing dates to the Tehama District Fair and the Humboldt County Fair on Thursday. Rather than a discussion about how to grow the sport, the 2-hour 45-minute meeting was mostly about how…
Hillsborough Law will make it a criminal offence for prime ministers and cabinet ministers to deliberately mislead the public β but not backbench MPs. Democracy campaigners say a “historic” measure within the flagship legislation has gone under the radar, which is a move to “criminalise lying” by senior politicians. That is through a new standalone…
A row has broken out at the top of Your Party after Jeremy Corbyn accused co-leader Zarah Sultana of sending out unauthorised emails encouraging paid membership. Meanwhile Ms Sultana admitted she had broken ranks, but claimed she did so after being “sidelined” by a “sexist boys club”. Suspicions were aroused when Mr Corbyn released a…
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A cabinet minister has said attempts to deport asylum seekers could be delayed in the courts, amid confusion over whether there is a human rights “loophole” in the UK’s migration deal with France. The “one in, one out” agreement will see migrants ineligible to stay in the UK sent back across the Channel. In exchange,…
A “significant” step has been taken in establishing a national restorative justice programme for victims of the Post Office’s Horizon IT scandal. Children of affected postmasters, as well as those directly hit by the faulty accounting software, will be part of the partially Fujitsu-funded programme, as the UK’s Restorative Justice Council acknowledged more than financial…
Pat Finn, a veteran comedy actor known for playing the Heck familyβs friendly neighbor Bill Norwood on βThe Middle,β died Monday, reportedly following a three-year battle with cancer. He was 60. βAfter a beautiful life filled with laughter, love, family, and friends, we share the heartbreaking news of the death of Pat Finn,β Finnβs family…
After eating a lot of fast food, some of it on roller coasters, YouTuber Allen Ferrell has been banned by Six Flags from all of its amusement parks nationwide. For life. McDonaldβs chicken nuggets were apparently an ultra-processed food item too far for the folks at Six Flagsβ Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. βThis guest…
ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel explained his controversial joke about First Lady Melania Trump, but declined to apologize for offending her. On Monday, President Trump repeated his demand that ABC fire the longtime show host over a joke that aired on βJimmy Kimmel Live!β two days before the White House Correspondentsβ Assn. dinner in Washington….
A long-awaited definition of Islamophobia is expected within weeks – and a former faith minister is urging the government to adopt it in full. It is expected that the government will move away from the word “Islamophobia”, instead replacing it with “anti-Muslim hostility”. But Lord Khan, who oversaw the start of the review into the…