‘Quite shocking’ lack of government contact during UK riots, says MCB head

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Zara Mohammed calls for review of Downing Street’s non-engagement policy with Muslim Council of Britain

The head of the Muslim Council of Britain has called for an explanation and a review of the government’s policy of non-engagement with the body after her appeals for contact during the summer riots were ignored.

Zara Mohammed, who was elected more than three years ago as the MCB’s youngest and first female secretary general, said there had been a “quite shocking” lack of contact with the new government at a time when mobs were targeting Muslims and mosques.

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‘Dying for their story to be heard’: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry begins amid questions over its future

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Historic moment celebrated despite LNP vow to abolish process should the party win government

Queensland’s historic Indigenous truth-telling and healing inquiry has commenced in Brisbane, nearly two centuries to the day after a penal colony was established in Queensland.

Counsel assisting Angus Scott said the first settlers landed at what was now known as Redcliffe on 12 September 1824. In 1825, they resettled in Meanjin – later named Brisbane, a few hundred metres from where the inquiry is being held.

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Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says

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Committee says major overhaul required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors

Public inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.

The committee’s report, published in the wake of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry, which took almost seven years, warns there is a perception that inquiries are frequently “too long and expensive”, undermining their credibility and prolonging trauma for those affected.

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Shōgun makes Emmys history as Hacks, The Bear and Baby Reindeer triumph

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Period epic is first non-English language series to win for best drama as Netflix’s controversial breakout hit takes home four awards

Shōgun has made Emmys history as the first ever non-English language series to win for best drama.

The historical epic, based on the 1975 novel, picked up four awards during the evening, including Emmys for lead stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their respective awards.

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Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face a ‘heavy price’ as missile lands in central Israel – CNN

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  1. Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face a ‘heavy price’ as missile lands in central Israel  CNN
  2. Houthis fire missile from Yemen into central Israel, warn of more strikes  The Washington Post
  3. Houthi Missile Reaches Central Israel, Riddling Air Shield  Bloomberg
  4. Houthis launch long-range missile attack against Israel  Axios
  5. Houthis Say They Struck Israel With 'New Hypersonic Ballistic Missile'  Business Insider
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Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe – The Associated Press

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  1. Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force evacuations in Central Europe  The Associated Press
  2. 10,000 Asked To Leave: Floods Hit Czechia, Poland  The Weather Channel
  3. PHOTO COLLECTION: Central Europe Floods  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Firefighters carry out rescues in eastern Czech Republic after major flooding follows torrential rain  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Death toll rises in European floods, authorities say; more rain expected  The Washington Post
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Who is the man reportedly detained in the Trump ‘assassination attempt’?

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Identity has not been confirmed but suspect named in media reports is described as construction worker who opposed invasion of Ukraine

The suspect in the latest apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump was in custody on Sunday night after being apprehended unarmed, having apparently abandoned his assault rifle at the golf course before fleeing.

The man in custody was Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told the Associated Press. The officials who identified the suspect spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.

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Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest

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The hoiho, which means ‘noise shouter’, triumphed in a year free from the usual scandals surrounding the competition

One of the world’s rarest penguins has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year, in an unusually sedate year for the competition, free from the foreign interference and voting scandals of previous events.

The endangered yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, is the largest of New Zealand’s mainland penguin species and is distinctive for the pale yellow band of feathers linking the eyes.

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Typhoon Yagi: scores dead from flooding in Myanmar

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At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing after the strongest storm to hit Asia this year

Myanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113, the country’s military government said, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of Southeast Asia.

At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing, government spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said, according to a late-night bulletin on state-run MRTV.

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