Egyptians set to head to the polls in Parliament vote
Egypt will head to the polls on Monday, in the first of two rounds of voting for the House of Representatives.
Ukraine hits Russian energy, leaving thousands without power – DW
- Ukraine hits Russian energy, leaving thousands without power DW
- Ukraine drone strikes throw power supplies into disarray in Russian cities Al Jazeera
- Ukraine Can Win the Energy War Time Magazine
- Explosion in Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse amid reported sea drone attack The Kyiv Independent
- Special operations forces strike Hvardiiske oil depot in Crimea for third time Ukrinform
Bar Council calls for legal aid for all family court cases involving domestic abuse
Only 15% of families are eligible for legal aid which has led to huge swathes of UK becoming ‘legal advice deserts’, body says
The Bar Council has called for all family court cases involving domestic abuse to be brought within the scope of legal aid for both parties, and for means testing to be scrapped for alleged victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
In a new policy paper, the body, which represents all 18,000 barristers in England and Wales, has set out a package of recommendations to improve the ability of the family justice system.
Continue reading...Bad Bridgets podcast about crime among Irish women in US inspires film
Margot Robbie’s company to make movie based on Northern Ireland academics’ stories of poverty and prison
It started as a trawl of dusty archives for an academic project about female Irish emigrants in Canada and the US by two history professors, a worthy but perhaps niche topic for research.
The subjects, after all, were human flotsam from Ireland’s diaspora whose existence was often barely recorded, let alone remembered.
Continue reading...Watch: BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon hits Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.
BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon hits Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.
Review to look at role of mental health issues in UK youth unemployment
Former health secretary Alan Milburn’s review is exploring reasons for rising inactivity among young people
The role of mental health issues and disability in youth unemployment will be examined by the former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn as part of a review looking into rising inactivity among Britain’s young people.
Nearly a million people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training, often described with the acronym Neets. Milburn will look at ways to avoid people becoming trapped as Neets and the findings will be published in the summer.
Continue reading...North Carolina police officer fatally shot in hospital emergency room incident
Campus police officer Roger Smith was killed during a struggle and a ‘person of interest’ is in custody, police say
A police officer was shot and killed during a struggle in the emergency department lobby at a North Carolina hospital Saturday.
The shooting happened around 9am at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex, killing WakeMed campus police officer Roger Smith, according to a WakeMed statement.
Continue reading...Israel receives remains of hostage that Hamas says is IDF soldier killed in 2014 – NPR
- Israel receives remains of hostage that Hamas says is IDF soldier killed in 2014 NPR
- Hamas Hands Over Body of Hadar Goldin, Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014 The New York Times
- It Took 11 Years to Bring Hadar Goldin Home. Apologies Are Long Overdue Haaretz
- Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu says war 'has not ended' abcnews.go.com
- Israel confirms receiving remains of soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 Politico
Kyiv targets Russia’s energy supply after massive attack on Ukraine power grid – politico.eu
- Kyiv targets Russia’s energy supply after massive attack on Ukraine power grid politico.eu
- Ukraine facing widespread power cuts after generating capacity reduced to ‘zero’ by Russian attacks The Guardian
- Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities The New York Times
- Millions of Ukrainian face dark and cold after one of Russia’s largest attacks on energy infrastructure CNN
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,354 Al Jazeera
Kenya’s Ruto on protests, power, and the state of democracy
After deadly protests and a youth uprising, Kenya’s president defends his record on democracy, rights, and reform.
Why is the BBC expected to apologise over a Donald Trump speech edit?
Boris Johnson and White House criticise the corporation, but some journalists say criticism is part of campaign to destroy the BBC
The BBC is expected to apologise on Monday for the way in which a speech by the US president, Donald Trump, was edited in an episode of Panorama. The show is one of a number of examples highlighted by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC’s editorial standards committee, who detailed his concerns about the broadcaster’s impartiality in a memo published by the Telegraph.
Continue reading...US government shutdown enters 40th day: How is it affecting Americans?
Shutdown beats record set during President Trump’s first term, as experts warn the economy has started to suffer.
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
A groundbreaking samurai exhibition that promises to challenge “everything we think we know about Japan’s warrior elite” spanning a millennium of myth and reality is to open at the British Museum next year.
Titled Samurai, the blockbuster exhibition will reveal a world beyond armour-clad warriors and epic duels, as popularised by the noble, katana-wielding heroes of Akira Kurosawa’s classic action films and PlayStation’s hit video games.
Continue reading...Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change
Research which polled a representative sample of 2,000 people also found over a third of Coalition voters believed the climate would not change at all
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About 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change, a new survey suggests.
The survey, on attitudes about the impacts of global heating, also found that half of Australians were very or extremely concerned about climate change and two in five believed the climate would be “much hotter” in 2050.
Continue reading...UK military to help Belgium after drone sightings near airports
The military has not gone into details about the sort of equipment or number of personnel that will be sent.
UK to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.
UK to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.
King Charles III leads Britain’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead – AP News
- King Charles III leads Britain’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead AP News
- King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service silence at Cenotaph BBC
- Prince William Reunites with Royals as Prince George Marks Major Milestone People.com
- Second world war veterans applauded as king leads Remembrance Sunday tributes The Guardian
- King leads nation in two-minute silence during Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph Sky News