Vadra seeks Delhi court’s permission to travel abroad
Vadra seeks Delhi court’s permission to travel abroad
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‘Seize power from men’: Priyanka’s clarion call to women
'Seize power from men': Priyanka's clarion call to women
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Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi at Pune airport
Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi at Pune airport
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Man behind death must be shot: Unnao victim’s father
Man behind death must be shot: Unnao victim's father
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Jharkhand Elections: One killed in police firing in Sisai
Jharkhand Elections: One killed in police firing in Sisai
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Pensacola shooting: Saudi king condemns ‘barbaric’ attack
Pensacola shooting: Saudi king condemns 'barbaric' attack
A deadly attack by a Saudi air force member "in no way" represents the kingdom, Donald Trump told.
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Jharkhand assembly election 2019: Voting begins for second phase
Jharkhand assembly election 2019: Voting begins for second phase
A total of 260 candidates including 231 male and 29 females are in the fray
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Jharkhand: Key candidates in fray in polling for 2nd phase
Jharkhand: Key candidates in fray in polling for 2nd phase
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Elon Musk cleared of defamation over tweet
Elon Musk cleared of defamation over tweet
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Nirav Modi’s properties worth Rs 2400 crore likely to be confiscated
Nirav Modi's properties worth Rs 2400 crore likely to be confiscated
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BBC debate: Corbyn hits out at Johnson’s ‘racist remarks’
BBC debate: Corbyn hits out at Johnson's ‘racist remarks’
Labour and Conservative party leaders clash over racism and NHS in final before polling dayJohnson v Corbyn: who won the debate?Factcheck: How credible are Corbyn and Johnson’s claims?Jeremy Corbyn accused Boris Johnson of having made “racist remarks” as the pair clashed over Islamophobia and antisemitism in their parties in a crucial head-to-head debate less than a week before polling day.Corbyn made the allegation during the BBC One leaders’ debate on Friday as he defended himself against Johnson’s charge that his handling of antisemitism complaints within Labour was a “failure of leadership”. Continue reading...
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Elon Musk did not defame British cave explorer, jury finds
Elon Musk did not defame British cave explorer, jury finds
Los Angeles jury rules Musk did not defame Vernon Unsworth by calling him a ‘pedo guy’ on TwitterElon Musk did not defame British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth by calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter, a Los Angeles jury found Friday. Musk shook hands with his lawyer after hearing the verdict in the Los Angeles courtroom. He did not address Unsworth, whose team had told the court earlier on Friday the Tesla CEO should pay at least $190m in damages for his tweets about the diver. Continue reading...
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Elon Musk wins defamation case over ‘pedo guy’ tweet about diver
Elon Musk wins defamation case over 'pedo guy' tweet about diver
The Tesla founder did not defame UK diver who helped in dramatic Thai cave rescue, US jury finds.
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White House Signals Trump Won’t Mount House Impeachment Defense
White House Signals Trump Won’t Mount House Impeachment Defense
In a sharply worded letter, the White House counsel denounced the impeachment inquiry and called on Democrats to end it, or get it over with quickly so it could proceed to a Senate trial.
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Florida Shooting Updates: Authorities Say It’s Too Early to Know if It’s Terrorism
Florida Shooting Updates: Authorities Say It’s Too Early to Know if It’s Terrorism
A member of the Saudi Air Force training to be a pilot killed three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola before he was shot dead by officers responding to the scene, the authorities said.
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The mild-mannered officer behind H’bad ‘encounter’
The mild-mannered officer behind H'bad ‘encounter’
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Families of accused question police’s encounter theory
Families of accused question police’s encounter theory
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Dancer shot in face at UP wedding, two arrested
Dancer shot in face at UP wedding, two arrested
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Joseph McCann guilty of horrific rapes after being let out of jail by mistake
Joseph McCann guilty of horrific rapes after being let out of jail by mistake
Calls for inquiry following serial offender’s string of attacks and kidnappingsThe Joseph McCann case: the error and its implicationsA man who has been convicted of a horrific series of rapes and kidnappings against women and children was free to commit his crimes after authorities failed to realise he should have been in jail for a previous violent offence.Joseph McCann, 34, was found guilty on Friday afternoon at the Old Bailey on 37 counts relating to 11 women and children and could face a life sentence. He attacked his victims, who included an 11-year-old boy and a 71-year-old woman, during a fortnight-long rampage earlier this year that stretched from London to Cheshire. Continue reading...
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British diplomat in US resigns, saying she can’t ‘peddle half-truths’ on Brexit
British diplomat in US resigns, saying she can't 'peddle half-truths' on Brexit
Alexandra Hall Hall, Brexit counsellor in Washington, described UK government’s ‘use of misleading or disingenuous arguments’The British diplomat in charge of explaining Brexit to the US government, Congress and public, has resigned, saying she was no longer prepared to “peddle half-truths on behalf of a government I do not trust”.Alexandra Hall Hall, the Brexit counsellor at the UK embassy in Washington, had been frustrated with the job for some time, according to friends and colleagues. Continue reading...
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Johnson’s ‘get Brexit done’ strategy resonates with marginal focus groups
Johnson’s 'get Brexit done' strategy resonates with marginal focus groups
Many Brexiters undeterred by concerns over character of PM, Guardian research suggestsAll the day’s politics news – liveAmid ongoing concern from Labour strategists about whether the party can hold on to the support of leave voters in marginal seats, focus groups conducted for the Guardian this week suggested Boris Johnson’s “get Brexit done” strategy was cutting through.In Rainham in Essex, a group of leave voters, some of whom had voted Labour in the past, spoke warmly about the prime minister. And if his endlessly repeated mantra was familiar, warnings about his character appeared to have made less of an impact. Continue reading...
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Jonty Bravery, 18, pleads guilty to throwing child off Tate Modern balcony
Jonty Bravery, 18, pleads guilty to throwing child off Tate Modern balcony
Teenager admits attempted murder of six-year-old French boy at London gallery A teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.Jonty Bravery, 18, entered his plea during a short hearing at the Old Bailey in London on Friday. Continue reading...
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The military drill that sparked WhatsApp rumours of Queen’s death
The military drill that sparked WhatsApp rumours of Queen's death
Message sent by ‘Gibbo’ created fake news panic after being forwarded to millionsIt was the WhatsApp message that convinced millions of people the Queen had died. Now, the mystery of how a man called Gibbo and his friends inadvertently created a fake news panic that went “bigger than Ben Hur” has apparently been solved – and the finger of blame is pointing at a military drill near Yeovil.On Sunday night, millions of Britons received messages suggesting the monarch had passed away, often forwarded on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, prompting Google searches for the Queen to spike and forcing Buckingham Palace to insist the 93-year-old was very much still alive. Continue reading...
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Auschwitz visit: Angela Merkel says Germany must remember Nazi crimes
Auschwitz visit: Angela Merkel says Germany must remember Nazi crimes
The chancellor expresses Germany's "deep shame" on her first trip to the Auschwitz death camp.
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The U.S. Added 266,000 Jobs in November. Here’s the Bottom Line.
The U.S. Added 266,000 Jobs in November. Here’s the Bottom Line.
The Labor Department’s report was much stronger than the one last month, helped in part by the end of a General Motors strike.
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How a Strong Job Market Has Proved the Experts Wrong
How a Strong Job Market Has Proved the Experts Wrong
Conventional wisdom seems to have been too pessimistic about how much the economy could grow before setting off inflation. In hindsight, a costly mistake.
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Can a Coal Town Reinvent Itself?
Can a Coal Town Reinvent Itself?
A coal town in southwestern Virginia has been trying for years. Hope is running thin.
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