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London Bridge victim's father accuses Johnson of capitalising on death Dave Merritt criticises PM for seeing terrorist attack as opportunity instead of tragedyDave Merritt: ‘Jack would be livid his death has been used to further an agenda of hate’The father of Jack Merritt, who was murdered in the London Bridge terrorist attack last month, has directly criticised the prime minister for treating his son’s death as a political “opportunity”.As Boris Johnson sought on Tuesday to get his general election campaign back on track, Dave Merritt accused him of seeking to capitalise on his son’s murder. Continue reading... Go to Source

White Island volcano: fears grow for British couple Deborah and Karl Rakos from Darlington have not been in touch with family since SundayFears are growing for a British couple reported missing after a volcano erupted on an island in New Zealand.Karl Rakos, 57, and Deborah Rakos, 50, from Darlington, County Durham, were on a cruise of New Zealand and Australia and have been listed missing on an unofficial Red Cross website. Continue reading... Go to Source

Jeremy Corbyn: boy lying on hospital floor is a political issue Labour leader says patients being put at risk by lack of equipment and staff shortagesFollow the latest election news - liveJeremy Corbyn has insisted the experience of a four-year-old boy having to lie on a hospital floor while he waited for a bed is a political issue.A photograph of Jack Williment-Barr, who was waiting for treatment for suspected pneumonia at Leeds General infirmary, was published by the Daily Mirror and circulated on social media. Continue reading... Go to Source

Aung San Suu Kyi in court as genocide hearing opens in The Hague World’s failure to act over Myanmar is ‘stain on collective conscience’, court toldThe international community’s failure to act over allegations of genocide perpetrated by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya people is a “stain on the collective conscience” of the world, the international court of justice in the Hague has been told.Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, the Gambia’s attorney general and justice minister, said as he opened his country’s case against Myanmar: “I stand before you to awaken the conscience of the world and arouse the voice of the international community. In the words of Edmund Burke, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing’.” Continue reading... Go to Source...

White Island volcano: police open inquiry as sixth person dies New Zealand police say no one still alive on island, and more injured people may dieNew Zealand police have launched an investigation into the eruption of the White Island volcano, as further details emerged of the scale of the disaster in which at least six people died and a further eight are feared to have perished.“I would strongly suggest that there is no one that has survived on the island,” the New Zealand police deputy commissioner, John Tims, said in Wellington. Continue reading... Go to Source

Falklands war veteran wins apology over LGBT ban Joe Ousalice was discharged in 1993 because of a ban on LGBT people serving in armed forcesA British Falklands war veteran has been given his medals back and received an apology from the Ministry of Defence after being forced out of the navy over his sexuality.Joe Ousalice, 68, had served in the navy for nearly 18 years when he was discharged in 1993 because of a ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces. Continue reading... Go to Source

Vladimir Putin signals Russia will appeal against four-year Wada ban • Russian president indicates there are ‘reasons to appeal’• Country has 21 days to respond to proposed sanctionsRussian president Vladimir Putin has said his country have ’reason to appeal’ against the four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Wada’s executive committee unanimously accepted a recommendation from its independent compliance review committee on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia.They include barring teams under a Russian flag from competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2020 and 2022 and the football World Cup in 2022, among other global sporting events. The country would also be blocked from hosting international sporting competitions. Individual athletes may be able to compete...

Tories accused of lying to distract from photo of boy on hospital floor Labour goes on offensive after Conservatives wrongly allege assault by activist on health secretary’s aideLabour has accused Boris Johnson’s campaign of “lying and cheating” to try to distract attention from the prime minister’s insensitive reaction to a sick four-year-old boy forced to sleep on a hospital floor.With just days to go until polling day, the Tories suffered one of their worst days of the campaign as Johnson refused on camera to look at a picture of the poorly child and pocketed the phone of the reporter who tried to show it to him. Continue reading... Go to Source

Five dead and eight missing after New Zealand volcano erupts Questions over why tourists were on White Island after experts noted volcanic activityFive people have died and eight are still missing after an eruption on a volcanic island in New Zealand, the country’s prime minister has said.Jacinda Ardern confirmed that New Zealanders and tourists from Australia, the US, Britain, China and Malaysia were among the missing and injured. The police do not expect to find more survivors on White Island, where two explosions in quick succession sent up a huge plume of ash that could be seen from the North Island. Continue reading... Go to Source

Corbyn defends Labour's strategy as election enters endgame Exclusive: Party leader ‘very confident’ message has been delivered two days ahead of voteJeremy Corbyn has said he feels confident as the election campaign enters its final days, standing by Labour’s attacking strategy despite fears among candidates in defensive seats that they have been left exposed.In a wide-ranging interview, Corbyn said he thought Labour had “got the message out” across the six-week campaign and rejected calls to encourage tactical voting to defeat Boris Johnson. Continue reading... Go to Source

FBI's Trump-Russia inquiry wasn't biased against president, watchdog finds Inspector general report pinpoints ‘serious performance failures’ in monitoring of a Trump aide, but says FBI had ‘authorized purpose’ An FBI investigation into the Donald Trump election campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia was justified and not motivated by political bias against him, a government watchdog has concluded.A report by the justice department’s inspector general demolished three years of claims by the president that he was the victim of a “deep state” conspiracy and that the investigation was based on a dossier compiled by an ex-British intelligence operative, Christopher Steele. Continue reading... Go to Source

Survivor of attack by Joseph McCann tells of long wait for therapy Woman with PTSD symptoms had to go private as NHS wait was at least eight monthsOne of the victims of the serial rapist Joseph McCann has told of having to pay for her own counselling because of a waiting list of eight months to a year to access the treatment on the NHS.The woman, whose victim impact statement was read out in court as McCann was handed 33 life sentences for crimes including her abduction during a fortnight-long rampage, continues to have flashbacks and suffers from chronic pain. Continue reading... Go to Source

PM refuses to look at picture of boy forced to sleep on hospital floor Boris Johnson accused of not caring after refusing reporter’s requests several timesLatest election news – live updatesBoris Johnson has been accused of not caring after he repeatedly refused during a TV interview to look at a photo of a four-year-old boy forced to sleep on the floor at an overcrowded A&E unit, before pocketing the reporter’s phone on which he was being shown the picture.In an ITV interview during a campaign visit to a factory in Sunderland, the prime minister was challenged about the plight of Jack Williment-Barr, who was pictured sleeping under coats on a hospital floor in Leeds as he waited for a bed, despite having suspected pneumonia. Continue reading... Go to Source

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences Joseph McCann to serve minimum of 30 years after two weeks of attacks in EnglandThe serial rapist Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences with a minimum term of 30 years.Sentencing McCann at the Old Bailey on Monday, Mr Justice Edis called for a “systematic and independent” investigation into how he was mistakenly released early from prison to go on to commit the crimes. Continue reading... Go to Source

New Zealand volcano: five dead after White Island eruption No survivors left on island, say police after disaster leaves up to two dozen people missingPolice in New Zealand have said they do not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20.“No signs of life have been seen at any point,” police said after rescue helicopters and other aircraft had carried out a number of aerial reconnaissance flights over the island following the eruption on Monday afternoon. “Police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of the evacuation.” Continue reading... Go to Source