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The situation in the Palestinian enclave remains precarious despite the ceasefire, as attacks by Jewish settlers intensify in the West Bank and Israel continues to target Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
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Judges spares Ivan Balhatchet a prison sentence, after an earlier ruling that the force had ignored repeated orders to turn over video footage of an arrest The chief constable of Northamptonshire police has been fined £50,000 for contempt of court, with his force condemned by three senior judges. The court of appeal ruled last week that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been “wilfully disobedient” for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers. Continue reading… Source link
From pop stars in space to non-primates with fingerprints, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Whose last words in 1963 were “Nobody’s gonna shoot at me”?2 What symbol originated as a ligature of the letters e and t?3 What is the largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe?4 Which marsupial is the only non-primate with fingerprints?5 Which pop star went into space in April?6 The old Hotel Moskva appears on bottles of what spirit?7 In what decade was divorce legalised in Ireland?8 Which landlocked country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming?What links: 9 Harry Bailey; Joss…
The rush to redistrict and draw up new safe seats reflects an intense battle playing out across the country. Democratic-run California has already approved drawing up a new electoral map that would also create five districts more likely to vote for the party. Source link