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Feb 26, 2020 18:23
Irish MEP Mick Wallace slammed US prosecutors for “undermining” international law” during Julian Assange extradition hearings and warned that, if the whistleblower is extradited, freedom of the press will be a “thing of the past.”
- 'What are they hiding?': UK govt slammed for destroying reports into people who committed suicide after welfare benefits stopped
The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted shredding reports on around 50 people who killed themselves following social security payments being withdrawn, promoting accusations of a "cover-up."Feb 26, 2020 12:22 - ‘Immediate evacuation’: Flood barriers ‘overwhelmed’ by rising water forces English town residents to flee (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)Police have ordered an “immediate evacuation” in the Shropshire town of Ironbridge in England, after rising water levels in the River Severn burst temporary flood barriers.Feb 26, 2020 16:22
- Pedophile allegations against MPs ‘should have rung alarm bells in govt’ but senior figures turned a blind eye – inquiryPoliticians, including former Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher, police and prosecutors “turned a blind eye” to allegations of child sexual abuse connected to Westminster and ignored victims, an independent inquiry has found.Feb 25, 2020 15:29
- UK inexplicably bars WikiLeaks editor from extradition hearing day after Assange handcuffed 11 times & STRIPPED twiceWikileaks editor Kristin Hrafnsson was temporarily barred from the extradition hearing for publisher Julian Assange, who was reportedly handcuffed 11 times, stripped twice, and robbed of his legal papers after the first court day.Feb 25, 2020 16:31
- ‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happenedThe third day of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers honing in on the particulars of a US-UK extradition treaty, and unexpected drama as the whistleblower spoke to complain about lack of access to his defense team.Feb 26, 2020 19:06
- Press freedom will be ‘thing of the past’ if British help Americans get their way with Assange – Irish MEPIrish MEP Mick Wallace slammed US prosecutors for “undermining” international law” during Julian Assange extradition hearings and warned that, if the whistleblower is extradited, freedom of the press will be a “thing of the past.”Feb 26, 2020 18:23
- ‘Immediate evacuation’: Flood barriers ‘overwhelmed’ by rising water forces English town residents to flee (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)Police have ordered an “immediate evacuation” in the Shropshire town of Ironbridge in England, after rising water levels in the River Severn burst temporary flood barriers.Feb 26, 2020 16:22
- 'What are they hiding?': UK govt slammed for destroying reports into people who committed suicide after welfare benefits stoppedThe UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted shredding reports on around 50 people who killed themselves following social security payments being withdrawn, promoting accusations of a "cover-up."Feb 26, 2020 12:22
- US worst offenders as foreign diplomats RACK UP $152 million in unpaid London congestion chargesForeign diplomats in London owe the UK more than $152 million in unpaid congestion charges, with its close ally, the US, being the worst offender, staggeringly racking up more than 100,000 individual fines.Feb 25, 2020 18:21
- UK inexplicably bars WikiLeaks editor from extradition hearing day after Assange handcuffed 11 times & STRIPPED twiceWikileaks editor Kristin Hrafnsson was temporarily barred from the extradition hearing for publisher Julian Assange, who was reportedly handcuffed 11 times, stripped twice, and robbed of his legal papers after the first court day.Feb 25, 2020 16:31
- Pedophile allegations against MPs ‘should have rung alarm bells in govt’ but senior figures turned a blind eye – inquiryPoliticians, including former Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher, police and prosecutors “turned a blind eye” to allegations of child sexual abuse connected to Westminster and ignored victims, an independent inquiry has found.Feb 25, 2020 15:29
- ‘Shocking’: Life expectancy in England flatlines for first time in 100 years & Tory govt’s austerity is major factor – reportLife expectancy in England has stalled for the first time in a century, with the Conservative government’s cuts, part of their austerity agenda over the last 10 years, playing a major role, a landmark review reveals.Feb 25, 2020 12:23
- UK PM insists MI5 isn’t withholding info from Home Secretary Patel after claims intel agencies are ‘concerned’ by her abilitiesBritish intelligence agencies are not withholding information from Home Secretary Priti Patel, Downing Street insists, amid reports that MI5 have concerns about her abilities as a minister in charge of securing citizens’ safety.Feb 24, 2020 13:58
- British journalist ridiculed online after lashing out at ‘Stalinists’ within Labour PartyProminent left-wing journalist Paul Mason has been widely mocked on social media after describing fellow Labour members voting for the ‘Corbynite’ leadership candidate as “Stalinists.”Feb 24, 2020 11:58
- UK is the ‘51st state’? Uproar as Britain’s secret deal to buy nuclear warheads from US without Parliament’s consent is revealedFurious Brits have accused their government of being a lapdog for Washington, after it was inadvertently revealed that the UK had quietly inked a nuclear weapons deal with the US, forgoing public debate.Feb 23, 2020 12:32
- Why not punish all bad behavior? Doctor fired over ‘pronoun’ fears focus on ‘usual victim groups’ hijacks staff protection effortNew NHS rules allow staff to deny care to patients who show racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ views, but this may lead to subjective judgement and won’t protect all personnel, one NHS employee believes.Feb 22, 2020 22:27
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