The Guardian

Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government

Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities

The Independent

 Mel Stride has become the fourth Conservative MP to announce he is joining the race for the party’s leadership.The former work and pensions secretary said he has been “fully nominated” as a candidate, joining Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick in the contest to replace Rishi Sunak as leader.Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel are also expected to put themselves forward before nominations close at 2.30pm on Monday.But Ms Braverman is struggling to get the 10 MPs needed to put her on the ballot paper, The Independent understands.Labour‘s Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a black hole in the public finances of...

UK politics live: Fourth candidate enters Tory leadership race as Braverman ‘struggling’ to get support

A bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Britain has reached Parliament, with activists hoping the UK will become one of few to legalize the process.

Assisted dying bill introduced in Britain’s House of Lords, as emotional campaign picks up pace

A Scottish Labour MP has denied there is a split with the UK party over the two-child benefit cap after. Blair McDougall said the parties had an "identical" stance on the controversial policy. An SNP amendment to the King's Speech calling for it to be scrapped was defeated by 363...

Scottish Labour MP denies party split over two-child cap

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Up to 115 jobs are at risk under plans to close a McCain Foods factory in Lincolnshire. The manufacturer said it had launched a consultation into the future of the plant near Grantham. McCain is proposing to end production of a brand of microwave chips called Fries To Go, which...

Chips factory closure plan puts 115 jobs at risk

Virginia State

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

A park and ride service for hospital staff is being reintroduced to ease congestion at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The proposal is part of wider plans to make it easier for patients, visitors and staff to park at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. It is proposed that, as an interim measure, the park...

NHS staff to get park and ride service

Sainsbury's has issued an apology after a term used by racists online was discovered in an online listing for school trousers. The trousers feature a reinforced knee and a grow hem, handy features for childrenswear. However when the two details were put side-by-side in the listing's title, it spelled out a phrase used by racists online.

Sainsbury's sorry for 'racist slur' trouser detail

Kettering Town Council says the design had to be updated because it previously broke heraldry rules.

Removal of slave from coat of arms sparks backlash

Nuisance off-road bikers in Greater Manchester will be targeted by police using a special new forensic spray to "tag" offenders. The traceable spray, called SmartTag, will allow officers to mark motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes with a bright yellow solution. The spray contains a unique forensic code linked to the cannister...

Nuisance off-road bikers targeted with forensic spray

Anchorage, AK

Daily Express reports that Roger Allan Holmberg Sr., a Virginia pastor, has been accused of hitting his wife while on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Seatle to Anchorage. Holberg allegedly verbally and physically abused his wife, who said she has epilepsy, and her husband hit her in the head, knowing it could cause a seizure.

Virginia pastor facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife on an Alaskan Airlines flight

A man was arrested after Natalie Dean's body was found in the water last May.

Murder probe dropped over body found in river

A Somerset man who attacked his wife with a baseball bat and broom has been jailed. Ashley Jeanes was sentenced to three years and one month at Taunton Crown Court on Thursday. Between March 2019 and January 2020, Jeanes assaulted and injured his wife on multiple occasions, the court heard.

Man who attacked wife with baseball bat jailed

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

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Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

The family of a diver who disappeared off the Dorset coast have said they will "miss her forever". Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, failed to resurface following a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, on Tuesday at about 18:00 BST. An extensive search involving the coastguard, the RNLI, police...

Missing diver presumed dead as family reveal heartbreak

Plans to build 92 homes in a village on the border between Leicestershire and Derbyshire have been withdrawn. An application to construct the buildings - about 80% of which were to be affordable housing - off Hepworth Road in Woodville was submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council in May last year.

Plans for 92 new homes withdrawn

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

A man who repeatedly attacked his puppy until it had to be put down, then left an RSPCA inspector with life-changing injuries, has been jailed. Storm Williams from Sutton Coldfield blinded the puppy with his attacks, as well as leaving him with broken bones, bruising, and swelling all over his head and body.

Puppy beaten so badly it had to be put down

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Cancelled exams 'inspired MP to get into politics'

A 22-year-old new MP has said he hoped to use his \"direct experience\" of problems in schools to help \"revitalise\" them. Sam Carling, Labour MP for...

A 22-year-old new MP has said he hoped to use his "direct experience" of problems in schools to help "revitalise" them. Sam Carling, Labour MP for...

Cancelled exams 'inspired MP to get into politics'

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