Columbus, OH

Shopkeepers say thefts occur daily and call on the next government to tackle the issue.

Shopkeepers urge action over 'spiralling' shoplifting

Labour cannot "magic up" new jails on Friday to deal with a prisons crisis if elected, the party leader says.

Labour would let prisoners out early too - Starmer

The Independent

Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth claimed on the BBC’s Newsnight programme on June 24 that asylum seekers come to the UK and stay in hotels for “the rest of their lives”.EvaluationMany asylum seekers in the UK are accommodated in hotels because of the shortage of alternative housing.However, the Home Office says the use of hotels is a “short-term measure”, and asylum seekers usually lose access to accommodation support when their claim for asylum, and any subsequent appeal, is rejected.The factsIn an interview on the BBC’s Newsnight programme on June 24, Mr Ashworth, Labour’s shadow paymaster general, said migrants crossing the English Channel...

Fact check: Hotel accommodation for asylum seekers aims to be temporary measure

Labour’s Angela Rayner has said she will “fight every single day” for carers in England to receive the real living wage as she recalled her own experience as a care worker.The party’s deputy leader said she remembered the feeling of people looking down on her during her time working in social care, which she described as a “special job”.During the Citizens UK’s General Election assembly, Ms Rayner also revealed that she had found parts of the General Election campaign “nasty”.There were some people who didn’t always respect us for what we didAngela RaynerSpeaking at the event held in Westminster on...

Angela Rayner says she will ‘fight every day’ to give carers real living wage

First Minister John Swinney has urged Scots to back his party to avoid “more austerity cuts from Westminster” as he claimed the election was on a “knife edge”.Mr Swinney will be in the Highlands as the campaign enters its final 48 hours with opinion polls suggesting the SNP and Labour are jousting to be the largest party north of the border.Both Labour and the Conservatives have been criticised by experts, including the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), over what was described as a “conspiracy of silence” relating to potential spending cuts required by the incoming government.In Scotland, the outcome is...

Swinney says election ‘on knife edge’ as he calls for SNP vote to end austerity

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Teenagers who complete military service under the Tories’ proposed national service scheme will only serve in the armed forces for 25 days, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said.The plan would make national service compulsory for 18-year-olds, with them being given a choice between military service or one weekend a month volunteering locally.In their manifesto unveiled on Tuesday, the military option is described as “a year-long full-time placement in the armed forces or cyber defence”.Announcing the policy in May, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: “We will introduce a bold new model of national service for 18-year-olds, to be spent either in...

Teenagers ‘will only serve 25 days in military under national service plan’

A 19-year-old man will spend at least 28 years in prison for murdering two men outside a nightclub. Rashane Douglas, 19, fatally stabbed Joshua Clark, 21, and Haidar Shah, 19, outside Maggie's in Commercial Street, Halifax, on 1 October. A trial at Bradford Crown Court was told Douglas had launched...

Man jailed for double murder after nightclub row

Tania Nasir is accused of deliberately lying on application forms to gain a senior nursing position.

Woman accused of faking nursing qualifications

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The US Sun

A MOTHER says she and her young son who has Down’s Syndrome were kicked out of a Pink concert and treated “like criminals”. Vanessa Vasey, 48, forked out £630 to take seven-year-old Jesse to see the star perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, but the youngster could not stay in his seat. Mum-of-four Vanessa, […]

I was kicked out of Pink concert after my son with Down’s Syndrome couldn’t sit still… we were treated like criminals

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

Birmingham Hospice is looking to cut staff and inpatient beds due to rising costs.

Hospice cuts will be 'agonising for families'

The message in the car windscreen says "please do 20 before another pet is killed".

Cat's death sparks speed message from pet owner

Twelve malnourished dogs were found locked in small cages and in poor conditions. An environmental health team discovered the dogs, who had no access to food or water, in a property in Cannock, following concerns over illegal dog breeding and animal welfare. One of the dogs was unable to stand...

Malnourished dogs locked in cages found during raid

At least 10 fire engines are tackling the blaze that has spread to a single story warehouse.

Residents told to shut windows as huge fire rages

Ian Scott twice went to look for the drugs after losing them on a petrol forecourt, a court hears.

Dealer lost his cocaine at petrol station

One in four admissions to Guernsey's adult mental health ward in 2023 were likely to be linked to cannabis use, a States report has found. This compares with 4% of cases in 2019, when medicinal cannabis prescriptions were introduced. The figures within the mental health strategy annual report are based...

Quarter of mental health cases linked to cannabis

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

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A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Diabetic Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, stopped taking insulin during sessions run by an alternative healer.

Woman 'in pain' before death at slapping workshop

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What the main parties are saying about disability

With 16 million disabled people in the UK, what are the main political parties...

What the main parties are saying about disability

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