BBC, Channel 4 and Amnesty gathering evidence on claims of harassment and rape between 2006 and 2013 Broadcasters have launched urgent investigations into the historical conduct of Russell Brand while the Metropolitan police has appealed for any potential victims to come forward after the comedian was accused of rape, sexual […]
Month: September 2023
Party leader says he will pursue a closer trading relationship with the EU and much better terms for the UK than Boris Johnson managed Keir Starmer has committed to pursuing a major rewrite of the Brexit deal with the EU if Labour is elected, citing his responsibility to his children […]
Pool D: England 34-12 Japan Joe Marler header leads to Courtney Lawes try England are taking the concept of “winning ugly” to a whole new level at this World Cup. If there are no marks for artistic impression at major tournaments, the majority of this game could only be described […]
Former prime minister to make remarks in speech on Monday almost a year since mini-budget that led to her downfall Liz Truss will blame the UK’s economic problems on “25 years of economic consensus” as she doubles down on the policy proposals that helped trigger financial turmoil and caused her […]
Jordan Steinke to serve 30 months’ probation for 2022 incident in which she handcuffed and placed woman in car parked on train tracks A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train, inflicting serious injuries to the […]
Claims related to seven-year period are detailed in Times and Channel 4 investigation after actor had already denied allegations Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. The allegations between 2006 and 2013 were the result […]
Ties with Europe are a top priority, says shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, as he calls for Britain to play a lead role in world affairs The shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, has proposed regular meetings between UK and European Union ministers, as part of a major reset of British […]
Ken Paxton, impeached in May, has been found not guilty of bribery and dereliction of duty and may resume office After a dramatic impeachment trial that lasted more than a week, Ken Paxton, the ultraconservative Texas attorney general, has been acquitted and will be able to resume his work in […]
Knighted in 2022, Trinidad-born Ové directed the first black British feature and documented the arrival of reggae to the UK Horace Ové, regarded as the pioneer of black British film-making, died on Saturday at the age of 86, his son has announced. Ové directed the first black British feature, Pressure, […]
Letter from church source in anti-Hitler resistance reporting 6,000 daily killings undercuts Vatican’s claims of lack of knowledge Newly discovered correspondence suggests that the second world war-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day […]