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Rebellion in the ranks as officers reject police poll amid claims it fails to reveal what they really think about the force’s leadership
Senior officers in Scotland have refused to back Police Scotland’s annual staff survey, arguing it fails to reveal genuine confidence levels in the force’s leadership. The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) withdrew its backing because responses about local managers are grouped together with views on chief officers and the executive team, which it says…
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Baby killed after illegal immigrant allegedly strikes family at grocery store parking lot
A 9-month-old boy died after a car allegedly driven by an unlicensed illegal immigrant struck him, his mother and his 5-year-old sister in the car park of a kosher grocery store in Jackson, New Jersey. The driver, Maria Cobon-Guzman, has been charged with manslaughter, while Ariadna Lazaro-Flores, who reportedly let her use the vehicle despite…
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Campfire Studios Promotes Ross Girard To Partner, Ups Allyson Holloway
Campfire Studios, the production company behind Netflix’s “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” and other unscripted hits, has promoted two senior staff members. Chief operating officer Ross Girard has been named a partner in the company, while development executive Allyson Holloway has been elevated to VP, Creative. The announcement follows strong momentum for the studio, including…
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Government shutdown AVERTED after House passes stopgap funding bill… kicking spending fight until after the midterm elections
The US House of Representatives has passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown that had been due at the end of the month, allowing lawmakers to head back to their states to campaign ahead of November’s midterm elections. Speaker Mike Johnson’s chamber acted swiftly on returning from its August recess, with Republicans…
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Andy Burnham talks up nationalisation drive blaming Thatcher and Brexit for country’s woes – as he finally faces grilling from MPs
Andy Burnham used his first Commons statement as Prime Minister to blame Thatcher-era privatisation and Brexit for many of Britain’s economic problems, promising a nationalisation drive that would restore “public control” over essentials such as water. The address, delivered as MPs returned from summer recess, marked his debut clash with opposition leader Kemi Badenoch, who…
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Democrats blink in shutdown fight, hand Trump and GOP win before midterms
House Democrats have dropped their threat of a government shutdown, backing a Republican-authored stopgap funding bill that passed the House on Tuesday and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. The vote is the second such attempt since July and marks a political win for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who needed Democratic votes to pass…
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‘Elsbeth’ Season 4 Adds Nicole Scherzinger, Nicholas Braun, OG Anunoby & Jemima Kirke
CBS’s legal drama Elsbeth has revealed its first wave of guest stars for Season 4, which premieres on 8 October. Nicole Scherzinger, Nicholas Braun, New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby and Jemima Kirke will all appear in the new season, joining Carrie Preston as she reprises her role as unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni. The casting…
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Nepal-China border flood death toll surpasses 1,000 as rescue operations intensify
Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, triggered by a Himalayan glacial collapse on 26 August, ultimately claimed more than 1,000 lives, with rescue and relief efforts continuing for days as crews dug through mud, rock and debris across remote, hard-to-reach terrain. The disaster began when the failure of bedrock beneath a glacier sent rock, ice…
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Burnham blames Brexit for ‘decade of low growth’ in UK
Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first statement to the Commons since replacing Sir Keir Starmer to blame Brexit as one of a “series of wrong turns” that has left Britain with a “decade of low growth”. The remarks mark a notable shift in tone from Sir Keir’s leadership, with Burnham framing decentralisation, public ownership…
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Private equity’s London takeover spree goes on – and the politicians ignore it
Bodycote, a Macclesfield-based industrial firm and the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and metallurgical technologies, has agreed to be bought by US private equity firm Veritas for £1.65bn, or £1.85bn including debt. The deal is the latest in a long run of overseas takeovers of FTSE 250 industrial companies, undermining the government’s stated ambition…