Police are investigating a new allegation of sexual assault against the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond. Police Scotland confirmed it was looking into a “non-recent” allegation made by a woman after Salmond’s death last month. Salmond, 69, had been speaking at a conference on youth leadership in North Macedonia when he suffered a…
Keir Starmer will describe the border crisis as a “national security” threat this week and launch a team to catch people-smugglers, UK government sources have confirmed. The prime minister is expected to address irregular migration at two events this week amid growing concern within No 10 that small boats arriving across the Channel will remain…
Rachel Reeves has admitted she was wrong to say before the election that no major tax rises would be needed, but promised there was “no need to increase taxes further” after last week’s budget raised £40bn. The UK chancellor said she had not known the true picture of the “huge black hole in public finances”…
Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Demonstrators carried posters and signs through city streets, chanting slogans such as: “We won’t go back!” Some men joined with them. Speakers urged people to vote in the election – not…
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull on Friday morning. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article. The young victim of the attack, which took place…
New York’s mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch Saturday after a parched October in the city and in much of the United States. A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of water-saving directives, and Eric Adams pitched it in a…
Federal authorities have confirmed that they seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a sweep of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held on sex trafficking conspiracy charges ahead of a trial next year. The Bureau of Prisons, which headed up the interagency sweep of the Metropolitan detention center (MDC) in Brooklyn…
The Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented operation on Saturday morning during which Israeli commandos landed on the shores of Batroun, northern Lebanon, captured the alleged official and escaped via speedboat. In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a “senior operative of Hezbollah”…
Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declined to endorse Kamala Harris at a union rally in Detroit, where the war in Gaza is the top issue for the largest block of Arab American voters in the country. Tlaib, the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress, is the only one of the so-called leftist “Squad” that…
Restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, saying it is looking for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of the casual dining brand after closing many of its branches this year. The Dallas-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Texas federal court. TGI Fridays executive chair Rohit Manocha in a…
