Ken Bates: Former Chelsea chairman dies, aged 94 pred 15 urami in 11 minutami Former Blues chairman bought the club for £1 in 1982 and helped guide them into the top flight and both domestic and European success(London News)
Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found pred 15 urami in 30 minutami Police working on assumption ex-politician, found dead at her Devon home on Thursday, was attacked on Wednesday afternoonAnn Widdecombe: obituaryAnn Widdecombe may have been dead at her home for nearly 24 hours before her body was discovered, police believe.In an update on Saturday afternoon, officers said they were working on the assumption that the 78-year-old former politician was attacked at about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting pred 15 urami in 34 minutami Outlet said journalists subpoenaed to testify before grand jury after story detailed security concerns with Qatar-gifted plane The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists after the newspaper reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane, according to the outlet.The Times said its journalists were subpoenaed on Friday by the US justice department to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan five days later, marking the latest effort by the Trump White House to compel testimony from journalists under the threat of penalty. Agents delivered some of the subpoenas to the Times reporters at their homes, the paper added. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis pred 16 urami in 51 minutami Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offendersNearly one in ten probation hostels where England and Wales’ most dangerous offenders live after leaving prison have been closed after a staffing crisis.As ministers prepare the early release of thousands of inmates in September, a leaked memo revealed that “staffing challenges” have led to temporary closures of the heavily-supervised “approved premises”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding pred 17 urami in 3 minutami Another 20 people were rescued from a campground after a building collapsed due to heavy rain and floodingHeavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Friday, forcing the helicopter evacuations of more than 200 children and staff from a summer camp and the rescues of about 20 people who had moved to safety on a campground building that collapsed.With nearby roads washed away and more rain in the forecast, the children were trapped at Camp Taum Sauk in the small south-eastern community of Lesterville, according Sgt Eddie Young of the state’s highway patrol. The army national guard used Black Hawk helicopters to fly them to a nearby elementary school and reunite them with their families, he said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
