Ann Widdecombe investigation: police release man arrested on suspicion of former MP’s murder – latest updates pred 21 urami in 56 minutami Officers are carrying out ‘numerous inquiries’ but 26-year-old, arrested on Friday afternoon, is no longer part of the investigationJournalists from PA media have been talking to Haytor residents following the news of Ann Widdecombe’s death.Christine Maloney, who lives near Widdecombe’s home, said the area is “very safe” – so much so that it is normal for locals to leave their cars and front doors unlocked.My husband saw her a week ago, driving around. I’m very shocked at (her death), it shouldn’t have happened, it’s horrific.Everyone knows that’s her house, perhaps that’s the problem? It’s very, very safe around here. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered pred 22 urami in 49 minutami Senator’s office has released only sparse details about hospital stay, leaving fevered speculation to fill vacuumMystery surrounding Senator Mitch McConnell’s health is deepening as the US Congress prepares to return from recess next week.McConnell, 84, has not been seen in public since he was admitted to hospital in the Washington area on 14 June. Nearly a month later, the Kentucky Republican’s office has released only sparse updates, saying he is “continuing to improve” and remains engaged with Senate business, while refusing to disclose the nature of his illness or explain why he remains hospitalised. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alfred Dreyfus statue to finally receive permanent home in central Paris pred 22 urami in 49 minutami Sculpture of Jewish army officer wrongly accused of treason has been moved around the city for decadesFor 40 years, the statue of Capt Alfred Dreyfus has been moved around Paris, never finding a permanent home.The French army twice refused to allow it to stand at l’École Militaire, where Dreyfus, a Jewish officer it had wrongly accused of treason in 1894, was stripped of his rank in one of the most notorious acts of antisemitism in France’s history. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle pred 23 urami in 5 minutami The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearableAs the escalator descends below ground at King’s Cross St Pancras station in London, the shift from what was already a hot station entrance to the furnace-like subterranean depths is perceptible.On the tube it’s worse: a man leans back in his seat, eyes closed, sweltering; people hold electric fans an inch away from their faces. London commuters are known for their stoicism and the heat appears to be another tribulation to accept. They will need to: heatwaves in the capital are becoming routine. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Politicians have always been schemers’: upheld conviction fails to dent Le Pen’s popularity pred 23 urami in 49 minutami Presidential bid by leader of far-right National Rally has no shortage of supporters in scenic MontargisIn the small French town of Montargis, Jean-Antoine, a retired decorator, was pleased Marine Le Pen had again shaken up French politics by launching a bid for the presidency, despite her legal woes.“Even the judges said she didn’t personally profit from the money, it was for her party,” he said of Le Pen’s newly upheld conviction for embezzlement. “All politicians in France have always been schemers, it’s just a fact of life.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
