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Moment preacher at London mosque encourages worshippers to beat their wives if they refuse to obey them – as it faces investigation by charity watchdog

  • London mosque charity investigated for sermons promoting wife-beating and homophobia
  • Lectures describe executing gay people and frame wife disobedience as major sin
  • Centre received £191,000 tax-exempt donations despite controversial content

The Hackney Islamic Community Centre, a London mosque with charitable status, faces investigation by the Charity Commission after the National Secular Society reported it for publishing sermons containing deeply problematic content. The centre's videos include lectures encouraging husbands to physically "discipline" wives who refuse sexual relations or disobey…

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Disgraced Murrell now facing £30k legal bill as aid is halted over pension and foreign villa

  • Murrell’s legal aid has been withdrawn after his wealth came to light.
  • The board may seek repayment of legal costs already paid.
  • A proceeds-of-crime hearing has been delayed until December.

Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive jailed for embezzling more than £400,000 from the party, has had his legal aid withdrawn after the Scottish Legal Aid Board learned more about his finances. The board is expected to seek repayment of nearly £5,000 already paid for his defence…

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Weinstein regrets rejecting $750,000 settlement over Haley assault claim

  • Weinstein called refusing a $750,000 settlement his “stupidest mistake”.
  • He received 15 years in prison for assaulting Miriam Haley.
  • Haley said the impact had followed her for two decades.

Harvey Weinstein has described his decision not to pay $750,000 to settle Miriam Haley’s sexual assault claim as the “stupidest mistake” he made. Speaking in his only interview since receiving a prison sentence, he said he regretted the decision and not testifying in his defence, while continuing to…

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Seattle spent taxpayer cash on DEI trainers who said all white people are cannibals… now a worker has sued over them and been backed by DEMOCRAT judges

  • Appeals judges have allowed Diemert’s discrimination case to proceed.
  • He alleges hostile comments during Seattle’s racial equity training.
  • The court has not ruled on whether his claims are true.

Joshua Diemert, a former Seattle Human Services Department employee, alleges that he faced racial discrimination after taking part in the city’s Race and Social Justice Initiative. A federal appeals court panel has revived his case, ruling that the incidents he described could be considered by a jury; it…

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Texas man arrested after crashing into locked pharmacy loo entrance

  • A man drove into a Texas Kroger after finding its doors locked.
  • Police said he urgently needed the toilet.
  • He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

A 60-year-old man drove through the entrance of a Kroger in Rosenberg, Texas, and into its pharmacy section at about 4.30am on Sunday. Police said he was in a hurry to use the toilet and became angry when he found the doors locked; he was arrested and charged…

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Scone pub employing 26 staff faces closure amid rising costs

  • Scone pub Brown and Blacks is set to close after a rates and energy cost surge.
  • Its rateable value rose from £19,900 to £52,700.
  • Scotland had 2,565 pubs in 2025, down from 3,215 in 2010.

Brown and Blacks, a pub in Scone near John Swinney’s home, is due to close after its operator, Katie Long, gave notice to the brewery that owns it. Long said a sharp rise in business rates and higher energy costs had made the business unsustainable, raising concerns about…

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US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI

  • FTC is investigating risks posed by AI companies and autonomous agents.
  • The inquiry follows reports of an AI-led attack on Hugging Face.
  • FTC chair says existing laws may hold developers liable for harm.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is opening an industry-wide investigation into the potential risks AI companies pose to consumers, including Anthropic and OpenAI. It is the first US enforcement action to examine rogue AI agents, amid growing concern after a series of incidents involving autonomous systems. The…

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Fashion entrepreneur denies murder after pedestrian dies in court drive-by

  • A pedestrian was killed after a Mercedes mounted the pavement outside a court.
  • The driver says he was fleeing an alleged gun threat.
  • The driver and the alleged gunman deny the charges.

Fashion entrepreneur Shakaine Dwyer allegedly drove his Mercedes on to the pavement outside Willesden Magistrates’ Court, killing pedestrian Ruben Nunes, after being threatened by a man with a gun. Prosecutors told the Old Bailey that Dwyer was fleeing gang member Gregory Ejiofor, but argue his high-speed driving caused…

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Blind visitor threatens British Museum over Bayeux Tapestry access

  • Blind visitor threatens legal action over access to the tapestry exhibition.
  • Museum says it will provide an in-person audio-described tour.
  • His claim seeks damages and changes to policies and staff training.

A blind visitor, Dr Yusuf Ali Osman, has threatened legal action against the British Museum, alleging disability discrimination after he was told that programmed audio-described tours of the Bayeux Tapestry might not be prioritised. His lawyers say the museum should have anticipated disabled visitors’ needs under the Equality…

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Questions raised over missed 2009 allegation against convicted former officer

  • Former officer Campbell Petrie was convicted of nine abuse offences.
  • A 2009 allegation against him was not referred to prosecutors.
  • His pension and Police Scotland vetting are under scrutiny.

Campbell Petrie, a former Police Scotland officer, was convicted of nine charges involving physical and sexual abuse of two women between 2006 and 2022. The case has prompted questions about why an earlier 2009 allegation that he put his hands around a woman’s throat did not reach prosecutors,…

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