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Freed Brazilian ex-president Lula speaks to jubilant supporters

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Freed Brazilian ex-president Lula speaks to jubilant supporters Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told a crowd of thousands that he did not have a ‘thirst for revenge’Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has addressed thousands of jubilant supporters outside a union headquarters a day after being released from prison.Dressed in a black blazer and T-shirt, Lula spoke from a stage outside the union near São Paulo that he once led and that served as the base for his political career. “During 580 days, I prepared myself spiritually, prepared myself to not have hatred, to not have thirst for revenge,” he said on Saturday. Continue reading... Go to Source

Climate change deniers’ new battle front attacked

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Climate change deniers’ new battle front attacked ‘Pernicious’ campaign is unfair on well-meaning people who want to help – expertThe battle between climate change deniers and the environment movement has entered a new, pernicious phase. That is the stark warning of one of the world’s leading climate experts, Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University.Mann told the Observer that although flat rejection of global warming was becoming increasingly hard to maintain in the face of mounting evidence, this did not mean climate change deniers were giving up the fight. Continue reading... Go to Source

The flood waters may be receding, but anger rises in weary Doncaster

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The flood waters may be receding, but anger rises in weary Doncaster Torrential rain has cost one life and blighted communities that feel they are being left to fend for themselvesDriving north on a foggy Saturday morning on the M1, the signs say “Derbyshire flooding”. It sounds like the present continuous tense, ominous and ongoing. Twenty-four hours earlier, the body of Annie Hall, a former high sheriff of the county, had been found. She had been swept away by the River Derwent at Darley Dale, not far from Matlock.If that fatality lends a tragic note to the floods that hit the east Midlands and northern England on Friday, the streets are awash with many more mundane stories of hardship. Though the flooding has now subsided in most areas, in Doncaster people are still struggling ...

Woman who died in Derbyshire floods is named

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Woman who died in Derbyshire floods is named Annie Hall, a former county high sheriff, was swept away in Darley Dale early on FridayA woman who died after being swept away by floodwater was the former high sheriff of Derbyshire. Annie Hall’s body was found in the early hours of Friday after she was carried away in Darley Dale near Matlock.Hall served as the county’s high sheriff in 2017. “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the untimely and tragic death of my friend,” Derbyshire’s chief constable, Peter Goodman, said. “Annie was a great leader in Derbyshire in both industry and on the civic front. She will be hugely missed.” Continue reading... Go to Source

Tory Islamophobia row: Warsi accuses Hancock of ‘whitesplaining’

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Tory Islamophobia row: Warsi accuses Hancock of 'whitesplaining' Warsi hits back at minister for saying ‘others take a more balanced approach’ than Muslim peerSayeeda Warsi has denounced her Conservative party colleague Matt Hancock for “whitesplaining” Islamophobia to her after he suggested “there are others who take a more balanced approach” to the issue.Lady Warsi responded furiously to Hancock, the health secretary, after his comments on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme while addressing the Conservative party’s decision not to hold an inquiry into Islamophobia. Continue reading... Go to Source

Bolivian police ‘mutiny’ in opposition to Evo Morales

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Bolivian police 'mutiny' in opposition to Evo Morales Groups of officers in major cities join protests over disputed presidential election resultPolice in at least three Bolivian cities have declared mutinies and joined anti-government protests – a possible indication that parts of the security forces may be withdrawing their backing for President Evo Morales after weeks of unrest over disputed election results.Bolivia’s defence minister, Javier Zavaleta, said on Friday that no military action would be taken against the police involved for now and the government would not mobilise troops as tens of thousands of Bolivians took to the streets in cities across the country. Continue reading... Go to Source

Severe flood warnings remain in Midlands and north of England

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Severe flood warnings remain in Midlands and north of England Seven ‘danger to life’ warnings issued for River Don as flooding leaves trail of devastationFlood warnings remain in place across the Midlands and northern England as receding waters reveal a trail of devastation across the region.The Environment Agency has issued seven severe flood warnings for the River Don at Barnby Dun, Bently, Fishlake, Kirk Bramwith, Kirk Sandall, South Bramwith and Willow Bridge caravan site. Continue reading... Go to Source

Ayodhya: India’s top court gives Hindus site claimed by Muslims

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Ayodhya: India's top court gives Hindus site claimed by Muslims Supreme court says site where mosque was torn down in 1992 should become Hindu templeThe Indian supreme court has ruled that India’s most hotly contested piece of religious land rightfully belongs to Hindus, and has granted permission for a temple to be built on the site in Ayodhya.The five supreme court judges based their unanimous and historic judgment on Hindus’ claim that the site is the birthplace of the god Ram. Continue reading... Go to Source

Teenager charged with murder over stabbing at knife awareness course

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Teenager charged with murder over stabbing at knife awareness course Police say Hakim Sillah, 18, died in Uxbridge fight over which event 17-year-old boy will face courtA teenager who was stabbed to death in a fight while attending a knife awareness course has been named as Hakim Sillah.Scotland Yard said a group of young people were at the appointment-only event hosted by the council-run youth offending service at Hillingdon civic centre in Uxbridge, west London, on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading... Go to Source

Lib Dems promise 35 hours of free childcare from nine months old

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Lib Dems promise 35 hours of free childcare from nine months old Exclusive: Jo Swinson to announce dramatic increase as parties battle for female votersWorking parents would receive 35 hours a week free childcare from the day their baby turns nine months old under plans to be announced by the Lib Dem leader, Jo Swinson, as the opposition parties battle to win over female voters.The Lib Dems will make a dramatic increase in the availability of free childcare the centrepiece of the party’s manifesto, saying it would boost the economy by enabling more parents to return to the workforce earlier. Continue reading... Go to Source
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