Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are fighting Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of…
Trust admits Danielle Brown’s baby would have survived had she not been sent home from RVI days earlierA woman whose unborn baby had died was sent home from hospital with a booklet for bereaved parents and told to book a slot to give birth.Danielle Brown, 31, was seven months pregnant when she was first discharged…
Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for the US midterm elections, which could flip the majority in one or both houses of Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats. What would a Democratic majority mean for the country’s political landscape, and how might Democrats move to keep President Donald Trump in check?
Watchdog writes to Nigel Farage’s party to ask what action it is taking to comply with the Equality ActThe official equalities watchdog has written to Reform UK to raise concerns after an undercover TV documentary showed councillors and candidates for the party expressing racist and misogynistic views, with one of the party’s MPs complaining about…
Ukraine’s Skyfall says its Stargate drone has evacuated two wounded soldiers from the front line, flying 15 km each way at up to 105 km/h.
This week on arts24, we’re bringing you a double dose of European punk. Elias Bender Rønnenfelt is a singer with Copenhagen’s finest post-punk export, Iceage. The group is currently touring Europe, and he is stopping off in Paris this week to play the Pitchfork festival solo. We also welcome Chris Hughes from Fat Dog. Born in…
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog begins the process of coalition government negotiations this week. One possibility is for the centrist opposition bloc to form a government with the Arab parties, which would oust current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protests for and against such a coalition this weekend made it clear the Israeli public is divided over…
Humans have caused irreversible changes to our planet in their time on Earth, pollution that continues even in death. Cremation relies heavily on fossil fuels, while traditional burials take up land. So is there a more eco-friendly way to honour our loved ones? French scientists are exploring the possibility of composting human bodies, a process that…
Nine people were killed Sunday when the Learjet they were travelling in plummeted into a neighbourhood in southern Florida, just miles from US President Donald Trump’s resort home of Mar-a-Lago, officials said.
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could take over Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. With Trump’s popularity at an historic low, many are predicting voters will punish…