Category: News


Israel-Gaza war: 23 journalists killed in conflict so far


The Reuters journalist, Issam Abdallah, was killed while livestreaming clashes on the Lebanon-Israel border on Friday. Six other journalists were injured in the same missile fire.

 

https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalists-killed-israel-gaza-war/


Richest oil states should pay climate tax, says Gordon Brown


The world’s richest oil states should pay a global windfall tax to help poorer nations combat climate change, ex-PM Gordon Brown has said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-66906395


Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year


Donald Trump surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results, the fourth time this year the former president has faced criminal charges.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/24/politics/donald-trump-surrender-fulton-county-jail-criminal-case/index.html

Suspect in hourslong Pittsburgh standoff after deputies tried to evict him is dead, police say


The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, Pittsburgh authorities said Wednesday.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/23/us/pittsburgh-police-shooting-garfield/index.html

Lucy Letby: NHS managers must be held to account, whistleblower doctor says


Hospital managers should be regulated in a similar way to doctors and nurses, the senior doctor who first raised concerns about Lucy Letby has said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66578698

Trump’s time in Fulton County Jail will be brief. Others die waiting


In the coming days, Donald Trump will turn himself in to police in Georgia. His initial brush with the local criminal justice system is expected to last just hours – most other defendants are not so lucky.

Inside a Georgia Prosecutor’s Investigation of a Former President


Fani T. Willis faced hiring challenges, threats, a judge’s reproach and a series of legal obstacles over her two-and-a-half-year investigation of Donald J. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/fani-willis-donald-trump-georgia-investigation.html

Pembrokeshire campsite crash: Two remain in serious condition in hospital


Two people remain in a serious condition in hospital after a car crashed into a campsite and hit a tent, where a baby was sleeping.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66490869