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Police being ‘hampered by too much focus on diversity, equality and inclusion’, powerful think-tank warns, citing Southport, Nottingham and Henry Nowak killers as examples
A think-tank has warned that policing in Britain is being undermined by excessive emphasis on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, arguing this has diverted focus and resources away from core crime-fighting duties. The report cites failures linked to high-profile cases, including the Southport murders, violent disorder in Nottingham, and the killing of Henry Nowak,…
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This week on the Hill: Senate faces a packed to-do list
The Senate faced a crowded legislative week, with leaders trying to advance major domestic and foreign-policy priorities alongside a series of nominations. The agenda mattered because delays or disagreements could affect government funding, the Democrats’ broader economic package and Congress’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key items included negotiations over a government funding bill…
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New UK defense secretary says Trump has shaken Europe ‘out of our complacency’
The article reports that the UK’s new Defence Secretary said Donald Trump has forced European countries to confront weaknesses in their defence preparedness. The remarks frame Trump’s pressure on NATO allies to spend more on defence as a disruptive but potentially useful prompt for Europe to take greater responsibility for its own security. The comments…
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GOP senator ahead of Fauci testimony: ‘I don’t expect to get much out of him’
The article’s text is unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its contents cannot be summarised reliably. From the headline alone, it appears to concern a Republican senator expressing low expectations ahead of testimony by Dr Anthony Fauci on the COVID-19 response. No further verified details, figures or context are available in the…
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FINLAY CARSON: The SNP government was WARNED about Highland wildfires but DIDN’T act before disaster struck
Conservative MSP Finlay Carson has accused the Scottish Government of failing to act on repeated warnings about the growing risk of wildfires in the Highlands before recent blazes broke out. He argues that officials and agencies had been alerted to the danger, including rising fire risk linked to drought conditions and land management practices, but…
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SNP MSP faces criticism over Cairngorms wildfire response as major incident declared
A major wildfire incident in the Scottish Cairngorms has prompted scrutiny of the government’s response, with particular focus on how officials handled the emergency. Neil Gray, an SNP MSP, has drawn criticism from those
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Apple, Google news algorithms suppressed negative stories on Michigan Senate hopeful El-Sayed, study says
A study by the conservative-leaning Media Research Center claims that Apple News and Google News algorithms failed to surface negative coverage of Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate, in their top morning news stories. The finding feeds into broader claims from conservative commentators that major tech platforms’ news curation systems favour…
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Waltz blames Biden for depleted stockpiles, but says US military has ‘everything that it needs’
I wasn’t able to retrieve the actual article text — the page provided is just an “access denied” block (JavaScript-disabled message), and I don’t have permission to fetch the URL directly. Based only on the headline, I can tell you it concerns National Security Adviser Mike Waltz saying the Biden administration left US munitions stockpiles…
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The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border
The US government is prosecuting American citizen Sam Tunick after he allegedly gave federal agents a fake “duress password” that wiped his phone when they attempted to seize it at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Prosecutors are relying on a rarely-used statute that criminalises destroying or damaging property to prevent its lawful seizure, in a case that…
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DSA co-chair embraces abolishing Senate, ICE, borders as Democratic infighting escalates
Megan Romer, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, publicly endorsed abolishing the US Senate, national borders, prisons and ICE, exposing the scale of the movement’s agenda amid growing ideological splits within the Democratic Party. The remarks, made during a Fox News Sunday interview, underscore an intensifying rift between the party’s moderate and far-left flanks…