What must he have thought inside his cell at a juvenile facility in Vernon Hills, Illinois? Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old street vigilante who shot dead two people in Kenosha, is currently staring down the barrel of a double murder charge. It’s a lonely place, no doubt, but perhaps a little less so with support from
Month: August 2020
Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with a further 20 counts of sexual assault involving 13 women from 2004 to January this year, prosecutors have said. The 67-year-old was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting another in June and has been held in jail on $6.6m (£4.86m) bail since. New charges
Boris Johnson is facing one of the toughest tests of his premiership as he attempts to persuade parents to send children back to school and workers to return to their offices. On the day MPs return to the Commons after the summer recess, schools in England and Wales are re-opening, with the government desperately hoping
Two of the putative bidders for the AA are in talks about joining forces in a move that could undermine shareholders’ hopes of a hotly contested bidding war for Britain’s biggest breakdown recovery service. Sky News has learnt that Warburg Pincus is holding preliminary discussions about partnering with a consortium comprising two other buyout firms
Police searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris have found a body in the forest where he jogged regularly. Detectives have not formally identified the body, but Mr Morris’s family has been told of the discovery. The former UK ambassador to Nepal, 52, vanished on 6 May after setting out on a run from his home
Boris Johnson has taken part in a training session for MPs on sexual harassment and bullying, describing it as “most informative”. The course, called Valuing Everyone, was made compulsory for MPs and peers last year following abuse allegations and the so-called “Pestminster” scandal. The prime minister took part in the two-hour session last Thursday with
Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee has died at the age of 84. Mr Mukherjee had emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain on 10 August and had also tested positive for coronavirus after the procedure. He was the 13th president of India from 2012 to 2017 and had a political career spanning five
Revealing photos of stars in their underwear are not unusual, but Katy Perry has raised the stakes by sharing a selfie in her pants and bra just days after giving birth. The 35-year-old’s refreshingly honest Instagram story shows her standing in front of her bathroom mirror wearing just a beige nursing bra and a pair
We should expect more animal-to-human disease outbreaks to emerge in future, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Sarah Gilbert, who is heading the development of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine, says human activity is driving the rising threat of viruses and that the risk is unlikely to reduce as globalisation continues. “Greater population density, greater travel,
Donald Trump has lashed out at Portland’s “incompetent” mayor as presidential hopeful Joe Biden accused the president of “recklessly encouraging violence” in the city. A man was killed on Saturday night amid clashes between rival groups in the Oregon city, which has seen months of unrest since the police killing of George Floyd. Mr Trump
The MTV Video Music Awards were dedicated to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday aged 43 after privately battling colon cancer for four years. Host Keke Palmer paid tribute to Boseman at the virtual ceremony, saying: “Before we get into the music tonight, we need to talk about the devastating loss of
Labour is calling for next year’s A-levels and GCSEs in England to be delayed in order to help pupils cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. Shadow education secretary Kate Green said exams should be pushed back to allow extra teaching time as pupils now face a “mountain to climb” after losing out on
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has hailed the film’s star Chadwick Boseman following his death from colon cancer. “In African cultures, we often refer to loved ones that have passed on as ancestors,” he wrote, praising Boseman’s artistry by stating: “The ancestors spoke through him.” Boseman died aged 43 at home in Los Angeles with
All good things must come to an end, they say, and today sees the end of the government funded Eat Out To Help Out scheme. Launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in July, for three days a week the deal offered half-price discounts on eat-in food up to the value of £10 per person. It was
If there are symbols of just how indebted the Syrian opposition forces are to Turkey, then the new army base in Aleppo Province for its elite Al Hamza division is evidence of this. The Turkish red crescent flag is given as much prominence as the Syrian opposition one. In the grand greeting rooms where commanders
India and Russia have both been awarded gold at the Chess Olympiad after a major internet outage left two Indian players unable to compete in the finals. The Chess Olympiad takes place once every two years, featuring teams from across the world, and this year’s championship was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The
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