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Available for over a yearToday, Baroness Casey tells Newscast that the judge in the case of two boys who were spared jail after being found guilty of rape was “wrong”. The boys were not given custodial sentences following their convictions for raping two girls in separate attacks in 2025 and 2024. Speaking to Adam and Alex at the Hay Festival, Louise Casey also discusses her career at the helm of some the UK’s biggest inquiries and reviews, including the ongoing adult social care commission and last year’s grooming gangs report. For information and support on the issues raised in this…
Available for over a yearThere was a gender divide in the US in 2024 and one of the criticisms of the failed Democrat presidential campaign was that they appealed to women and largely ignored men. So, with the midterms coming up, and the 2028 battle lines being drawn, how much is are political conversations going to centre around who can attract the male vote? Justin’s been talking to a man who’s been thinking about that very question. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent GUEST: • Scott Galloway, New York University professor, author,…
Higher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for many months to come”.Disruption to global shipping, coupled with soaring prices for energy and raw materials, have driven up costs for UK companies, with the impact already filtering through to prices paid at the tills, according to fresh inflation figures.Retailers have responded by launching promotions to tempt bargain hunters but businesses said it was getting harder to stave off price increases, and called on the government to go beyond…
Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party’s finances.By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 25 May 202625 May 2026The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 British pounds ($540,000) from the party’s funds.Sixty-one-year-old Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, following a years-long investigation into the SNP’s finances and the alleged diversion of donations intended to support the Scottish independence campaign.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
Abuja, Nigeria – Seated on a plastic chair inside his modest madrassa in Abuja, Yunus Akanji listened as children recited verses from the holy Quran in soft, rhythmic tones. Some sat on mats, others on long wooden benches.The Islamic teacher occasionally corrected a pronunciation or repeated a line, but his attention drifted.For years, Akanji, who teaches at the Nurul Bayan Islamic School, travelled with his wife and children to Saki in Oyo State to reunite with his extended family for Eid al-Adha, often called Sallah in Nigeria.When he did not make the trip, he would buy a ram for Eid…
Tottenham say “football success had not been driving our decisions” as non-executive chairman Peter Charrington admitted failings and vowed to rebuild in an open letter to the club’s supporters.Spurs narrowly avoided relegation with a 1-0 win against Everton on the final day of the Premier League season, finishing 17th for the second season in a row after a difficult campaign that Charrington said fell “well short” of expectations.”Last September, we recognised that something seismic had to change at Spurs,” wrote Charrington, who was appointed to the Spurs board in March 2025. “The Lewis family stepped in and authorised a full…
Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.His death was announced on his website on Monday, “with deep sorrow and profound love”. His publicist Terri Hinte also confirmed the news.No cause of death was given, but the statement said “the Saxophone Colossus” died at his home in Woodstock, New York on Monday afternoon. The statement quoted Rollins reflecting on death: “I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I’m a person who believes this life isn’t the be-all and end-all of everything. A spiritual person doesn’t feel like…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US Central Command announces ‘self-defence’ strikes as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks.Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a peace deal with Washington.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out the “self-defence strikes” to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines,” Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM…
Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw has signed a new four-year contract with the club, just days after it looked like she would be leaving the Women’s Super League champions this summer.The Jamaica forward finished as the WSL’s top scorer for a third successive season, netting 21 goals in 22 games as City won the title for the first time since 2016.Chelsea had been favourites to sign her as a free agent after contract renewal discussions broke down.But Shaw, 29, announced her new deal until 2030 on stage at City’s end-of-season celebrations, where she received the player of the season trophy.”I…
It was far from a convincing performance against Thistle, hardly surprising given what was at stake, and the relief from fans and players alike was obvious after the game.”We wanted to make sure the players were remembered as legends at this club after winning the League Cup,” McLeish said.”We didn’t want that black mark against our name.”First half was nervy, cagey and full of mistakes. It wasn’t really tactical, just us controlling our emotions. We did that better in the second half.”McLeish won three of his nine league matches after Robinson left, but he was unable to keep St Mirren…