Day: August 1, 2024
Cult leader who kept daughter captive for 30 years died of ‘natural’ causes
August 1, 2024A Maoist cult leader who committed a string of sex assaults and kept his daughter captive for three decades was found dead in bed in his prison cell, an inquest heard. Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, called himself ‘Comrade Bala’ and brainwashed his cult into thinking he had godlike powers and could read their minds. He was […]
Read More
Southport protests latest: Murder suspect named as Axel Rudakubana after two children released from hospital
August 1, 2024Southport stabbing suspect arrives at Liverpool court charged with murder of children For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A 17-year-old boy who is charged with the murders of three girls killed in the knife […]
Read More
Fake news outlet which spread lies about Southport stabbings has links to Russia
August 1, 2024A fake news website with links to Russia helped spread lies about the Southport stabbings which led to a series of violent riots throughout the UK. On Monday a 17-year-old boy was arrested over the killing of three young girls attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, in a mass stabbing rampage which saw […]
Read More
Stephen Lawrence’s body to be returned to UK 31 years after murder
August 1, 2024Stephen Lawrence’s body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica 31 years after his racist murder, his mother, Doreen, has said. In a statement issued through her lawyer, Lady Lawrence said images of her son’s grave had appeared on social media after his body had been exhumed, which had caused the family “distress”. The […]
Read More
What the interest rate cut means for you
August 1, 2024The first interest rate cut since the start of the COVID pandemic is good news – but experts are warning of a hard slog back towards more comfortable borrowing cost levels. The Bank of England had raised Bank rate 14 consecutive times from December 2021 to try and keep a lid on a surge in […]
Read More
Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom
August 1, 2024For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Polish and German presidents bowed their heads to the cadence of a military drum as they paid tribute Thursday to Poles slaughtered by Nazi Germany during the […]
Read More
Stephen Lawrence’s body exhumed for UK return – as family express distress at photos of grave on social media
August 1, 2024Stephen Lawrence’s body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica 31 years after his racist murder, his mother Doreen Lawrence has said. In a statement issued through her lawyer, Baroness Lawrence said images of her son’s grave had appeared on social media after his body had been exhumed, which had caused the family “distress”. […]
Read More
Venue hosting UK’s first LGBTQ+ comedy club targeted by homophobes
August 1, 2024Craig MunroPublished Aug 1, 2024, 11:35am|Updated Aug 1, 2024, 4:27pm An advert for the UK’s first LGBTQ comedy club has been ripped down by vandals, in what the owners say is the latest example of high-profile homophobia in London. The Queer Comedy Club is preparing to open its new permanent home at the Elephant Park […]
Read More
Just Stop Oil protesters arrested at Heathrow as flights cancelled at airports
August 1, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Aug 1, 2024, 8:51am|Updated Aug 1, 2024, 1:26pm Just Stop Oil supporters have stormed Heathrow again in another protest against fossil fuels at the airport within days. Seven protesters were arrested in Terminal 5 at the busy airport this morning after blocking one of the security gates as holidaymakers queued up. However, the […]
Read More
US reaches plea deal with 9/11 plotters, Pentagon confirms
August 1, 2024Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the 2001 al Qaeda attacks, and two of his accomplices, held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, have agreed to plead guilty. The Pentagon did not immediately elaborate on the terms of the plea bargain. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, […]
Read More