Court battle looms as UK ministers block Scottish gender recognition law
Read More The UK and the Scottish governments appear set on a major court battle on constitutional powers after Westminster ministers formally blocked a law passed by Scotland’s parliament creating a self-identification system for people who want to change gender. Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, said the decision by Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, would […]
No Met officers facing disciplinary inquiry over David Carrick
Read More Metropolitan police officers, staff and bosses who allowed PC David Carrick to stay in the force despite warnings he could be a danger to women look likely to escape any formal discipline inquiry that could result in them being punished. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was not planning an investigation […]
Gallup Poll: 38% of Americans Delayed Medical Care in 2022
The percentage of Americans reporting that they or a family member postponed medical treatment in 2022 owing to cost rose 12 points in one year, to 38%, the highest in Gallup’s 22-year trend.
Archaeologists in Norway claim to have found world’s oldest runestone
Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. The flat, square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles, which may be the earliest […]
European Union reports lower-than-usual excess death rate
The European Union saw 6.7% more deaths than usual in November, down sharply from 40% in the same month of 2020 and 26.5% in November 2021, official data from the bloc’s statistics office showed on Tuesday. The EU’s excess mortality rate measures the increase in total number of deaths, from any cause, compared with the […]
Pope Francis sends condolences to Congo bombing victims ahead of his trip to Africa
Pope Francis on Tuesday sent his condolences to the victims of a bombing on a Pentecostal church in eastern Congo, an attack claimed by Islamic militants two weeks before the pontiff is due to arrive in the country. Authorities say Sunday’s bombing in Kasindi, a town in North Kivu province, killed at least 14 people […]
DOJ defending mask mandate on planes months after Biden said pandemic is ‘over’
Post Content The Biden administration is fighting to maintain a federal mask mandate for air travel and other methods of transportation even after President Biden said months ago the pandemic is “over,” and despite calls from travel associations to end mask mandates. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on Tuesday from the […]
Matteo Messina Denaro, Andrea Bonafede ammette: “Ho comprato la casa covo con i soldi del boss”
Read More Arrestato Messina Denaro, il giorno dopo è il turno del favoreggiatore. Andrea Bonafede, l’uomo che ha “prestato” l’identità al boss Matteo Messina Denaro è con i pm che vogliono chiarire i dettagli del suo rapporto con l’ex latitante. Si parla solo di mezze ammissioni, Bonafede avrebbe detto di conoscere il capomafia fin da […]
Passenger’s Video Captures Last Moments Before Nepal Crash
Read More NEW DELHI—Airplane passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s 90-second smartphone video began with the aircraft approaching the runway by flying over buildings and green fields over Pokhara, a Nepalese city in the foothills of the Himalayas. Everything looked normal as Jaiswal’s livestream on Facebook shifted from the picturesque views seen from the plane’s window to fellow […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirms he is in running to buy Manchester United
Read More One of Britain’s richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has confirmed his company is in the running to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family. Ratcliffe had been coy about his ambitions to take over his boyhood club when the Glazers first indicated they would be willing to sell in November. However Ratcliffe’s company […]
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