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She said she was ‘deeply troubled’ by the reports and raised concerns for the party’s reputation.

Gallacher quits as Scottish Tory deputy leader after Ross election claims

 A Tory leadership contender has slammed as “delusional” Elon Musk’s claim that civil war in the UK is inevitable. Tom Tugendhat hit out at the X owner, saying his widely-criticised comment, as riots broke out across the country, was "simply false".In a speech designed to show how he would respond to the recent violence, Mr Tugendhat also attacked Nigel Farage, saying he would not let the former Ukip leader into the Conservatives and ruling out a deal with his Reform Party.And he suggested Keir Starmer could have brought the appalling scenes on the nation’s streets under control more swiftly...

Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat slams ‘delusional’ Elon Musk over claim UK civil war is inevitable

Houston, TX

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious person(s) on his street”, Houston police said.The night before, the family had reported that one of their cars had been vandalized, according to KHOU11, and noticed a black vehicle in the neighborhood. The following night, a neighbor called police to report that a black vehicle was driving slowly through the area, according...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

Canton, OH

Canton, MI

 A man in Canton Township, Michigan, allegedly shot and killed his neighbor because the man's daughter touched his mulch. Nathan Morris, 35, was killed just before noon on Saturday. "On Saturday, while taking a stroll with his family in his neighborhood, his daughter touched the mulch of one of the neighbors," according to the Michigan GOP in a statement by RNC National committeewoman Hima Kolanagireddy. "The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family. Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and diffuse the situation, but instead was shot and killed."According to the...

Father shot dead by neighbor in argument over daughter touching ‘mulch’ on property

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Footage showed Liz Truss walking off a stage after a giant picture of a lettuce appeared behind her. A banner, which also featured the words "I crashed the economy", was slowly unfurled as the former prime minister spoke in Beccles, Suffolk. She had been telling an audience why she believed...

Watch: Lettuce banner interrupts Liz Truss on stage

‘I’m going to take some of them back to my cottage and have a lot of fun,’ the former president said while looking at the table of grocery goods

Bizarre moment Trump gets distracted by box of Cheerios during Bedminster press conference

Florida State

A Florida jury has begun deliberations in the manslaughter trial of a white woman accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black neighbor amid an ongoing feud over the neighbor’s children

Jury begins deliberations in trial of white Florida woman in fatal shooting of Black neighbor

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

Kieran Usher became the second person to be charged with riot after a 15-year-old boy appeared in court on Thursday.

Second riot charge brought as disorder suspects await news on upgraded charges

Five police forces account for more than half of the adults to be charged so far.

People charged and sentenced for recent disorder: Key statistics

Wiltshire Police arrest man after mobility scooter is driven along A419.

Man arrested after driving mobility scooter along A-road

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

He says he regrets an ‘unfortunate incident’ at one of his shows.

‘No crime’ found by police at Reginald D Hunter comedy gig amid Israel row

Some protesters attempted to block the northbound carriageway of the M275 motorway,

Pictures released on suspects over road-block protest in Portsmouth

Jacksonville, FL

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A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Piotr Kucharski, 49, pleaded guilty to membership of a proscribed organisation at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Man admits to Wagner Group membership after ‘pretending’ to be involved

Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, was described in court as a ‘political activist’.

Man appears in court on terror charges over Charlie Hebdo posts

It came after reports claimed the current party leader tried to secure a Westminster candidacy last July.

Scottish Tory leadership hopefuls warn of ‘serious questions’ over Ross claims

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