[ad_1] Julian O’NeillBBC News NI crime and justice correspondentGetty ImagesPolice said a crackdown on officers who misuse their powers was taking placeThe number of investigations into police officers alleged to have abused their position for sexual purposes is at a record level.An inspection of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) found it had 19 active cases as of July 2024. Since then the number has risen
[ad_1] Surveillance video captured the moment Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student at Tufts University, was taken into custody by federal agents, according to her attorney. Ozturk’s attorney told CNN no charges have been filed against Ozturk, and it is unclear why she was taken into custody. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Jonty BloomBusiness reporterGetty ImagesShares in chipmaker Nvidia have fallen since the start of this yearWe have all heard of carmaker Ford, but what about its one-time rivals Abbot-Detroit, Acme, Adams and Aerocar?No? Well that is hardly surprising because unlike Ford they all went bust very early on. And they are just some of the failed car companies starting with the letter "A".We only remember the winners who went on
[ad_1] Peter Gillibrand & Tom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatRebellionAtomfall is inspired by a fire at a nuclear reactor in Cumbria in 1957Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Chernobyl. Places that will forever be remembered as the sites of nuclear disasters.Most people will have heard of them. But fewer are aware of the Windscale fire.It was one of the world's first - and remains the UK's worst - nuclear accident.A nuclear reactor at the site
[ad_1] BBCAlison Cocks invested more than £100,000 with one companyVictims have been conned out of millions of pounds in a whisky barrel investment scam, a BBC investigation has found.Hundreds of people were duped into ploughing their life savings and pensions into casks that were overpriced or did not exist, while some individual casks were sold multiple times to different investors.The victims include one woman with terminal cancer who invested £76,000
[ad_1] The chancellor's Spring Statement dominates the front pages. The i Paper reports that Rachel Reeves refused to rule out future tax rises in the Autumn budget, noting her announcement of sharp cuts to benefits could push 250,000 people into poverty. It also says that the cuts come amid a struggle to find any economic growth - with official forecasts for the economy's expansion halved to 1% next year.Furious reaction
[ad_1] Jack LauGlobal China Unit, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesRwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two monthsChina's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining neutrality - but the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a shift in its approach.Rwanda has been widely accused
[ad_1] Costas Triantafilos, the owner of the landmark Costas Inn in Baltimore, has died of carbon monoxide poisoning, his son tells PEOPLEHis wife of 64 years, Mary, was also hospitalized and is recovering"They loved him," Peter Triantafilos says of the community's responseAfter a well-known Baltimore restauranteur died of carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week, his family is speaking out about the “incredible” father and pillar of the community whom they
[ad_1] The latest “YouGov” polling reveals that Americans view the “Signal Scandal” as more serious than both Donald Trump’s classified documents case and Hillary Clinton’s email controversy. Nearly 74% of Americans consider the leak either “somewhat” or “very” serious, including 60% of Republicans. MSNBC’s Jen Psaki reports and is joined by veteran DC correspondent John Harwood. (The Beat's YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5) [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Steffan MessengerEnvironment correspondent, BBC Wales NewsGareth BryerBBC Wales NewsBeacon Park Boats / As You See It MediaThe Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is set to mark its 225th anniversary this yearThe Welsh government has been urged to intervene over fears one of the country's most popular canals could start to dry up within a week.Operators of the 225-year-old Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal have warned of an "urgent" water shortage without
