US police officers were seen joking as they watched footage of a 73-year-old dementia sufferer whose shoulder was said to have been dislocated during her arrest. Video released by Karen Garner’s lawyer, shows officers watching the bodycam images of her arrest, and one of them asking “ready for the pop?” as her shoulder is pulled.
Month: April 2021
An application has been made to pardon George Floyd for a 2004 drugs conviction. Mr Floyd was arrested in Houston in February 2004 by Gerald Goines for selling $10-worth of crack in a police sting. After pleading guilty, Mr Floyd was jailed for 10 months. Image: Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. Pic: Houston Police Department
Diversity’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent is in the running to be voted best TV moment at the BAFTAs. The routine, inspired by Black Lives Matter, is among six nominees for the Virgin Media Must-See Moment Award, which is based on public voting. The other nominees are: Penelope being revealed as Lady Whistledown in the
Elon Musk is eligible for two options payouts worth a combined $11bn (£7.9bn) after Tesla hit quarterly performance targets. The electric carmaker posted a record number of deliveries during the three-month period ending 31 March, despite a global shortage of chips that restricted rivals. Mr Musk said the period saw “some of the most difficult
A major new report by Human Rights Watch has concluded that Israel is presiding over a system of apartheid in the Palestinian Territories which amount to “crimes against humanity”. The controversial 213-page document, produced over two years and titled A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution, accuses Israel of methodically
A review has been launched after a warning to the four astronauts on the SpaceX capsule of a potential collision with orbiting space junk turned out to be a false alarm. The astronauts onboard the craft were ordered back into their spacesuits because of the possible impact shortly after settling into orbit last Friday. Lieutenant
The refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat will be reviewed by the UK’s top civil servant as suggestions the Conservative Party made an initial payment for the extensive work come under scrutiny. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said the prime minister asked him to look into the matter, after former aide Dominic Cummings claimed Mr
India’s hospitals are already full to bursting, but doctors in Delhi are warning there could be even worse to come. Hard to imagine just how much worse it could get when the country’s citizens are begging in the street for air; people are collapsing and dying on hospital doorsteps and administrators are saying oxygen is
The tyrannosaurus rex was able to bite through bone by keeping a joint in its lower jaw steady like an alligator, a new study suggests. The anatomy of the carnivorous dinosaur has puzzled palaeontologists, but new research has shed some light on how it was able to crush animals’ bones without breaking its own jaw.
The European Commission has launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting a contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines. The commission’s spokesperson confirmed that it started legal proceedings against AstraZeneca on 23 April, in a move that has been backed by all 27 EU states. Stefan De Keersmaecker said the legal action was launched
Ex-footballer and TV personality Ashley Cain has shared a tribute to his eight-month-old daughter. The Ex On The Beach star’s daughter Azaylia Diamond Cain died on Saturday after battling an aggressive form of leukaemia. Posting a tribute on Instagram, Cain said his heart was “shattered” but promised to ensure her name “lived on”. Azaylia, who
Every single fine issued by the police to people deemed to be breaking COVID-19 restrictions must be reviewed amid concerns they are “discriminatory and unfair”, a committee of MPs and peers has said. Since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic initially took hold, more than 85,000 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) have been handed to people
The UK’s top civil servant has denied a “chatty rat” inquiry into government leaking has been de-prioritised – despite the probe lasting more than five months – but admitted the culprit may never be found. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case left MPs frustrated about the progress of the investigation, which has been ongoing since the end
The sister of a six-year-old boy who suffered a fractured skull after being hit by an e-scooter rider has called for a ban on the devices for under-21s. It comes as latest figures show more than 70 people have been injured during the government’s e-scooter trials – including 11 people who were seriously hurt. Brooklyn
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in prison on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” in Iran, according to reports. The UK-Iranian national is also banned from leaving the country for one year, her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told Emtedad news website. “Nazanin Zaghari was sentenced to one year in prison and one
The UK is on course for its strongest annual growth since the Second World War after a resilient performance through latest lockdowns, according to a respected economic forecaster. Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand by 6.8% this year, according to the EY ITEM Club – which would be the fastest pace since 1941.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 28
- Next Page »