Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that his return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. CBC | World News
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Farmers will be forced to sell farms to cover inheritance tax bills warns IFS
Rachel Reeves’ policy lost further support this evening as the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies criticised the tax plan. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Marcos-Duterte spectacle shines harsh light on dynastic politics of Philippines
A simmering monthslong feud between the president and vice-president of Philippines, each part of separate political dynasties, erupted over the weekend with an apparent public death threat. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli cabinet to meet Tuesday to vote on proposed ceasefire deal with Lebanon, official says
Israel’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a senior Israeli official said on Monday, while a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced “within hours.” CBC | World News
Read More »Man arrested over ‘disgusting’ damage to Manchester Arena bomb memorial
A city was left shattered when suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 men, women and children at the Manchester Arena – now their memorial has been vandalised. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Prosecutors in Gisèle Pelicot case seek 20 years for then-husband who organized her mass rape
French prosecutors have asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organized the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home. CBC | World News
Read More »Gran slapped with £500 fine for putting folded clothes in donation bin
Susan Cowdery, 66, brought her old clothes to a British Heart Foundation collection bank in Dartford, Kent, but was hit with a massive fine. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Warning to anyone buying Baileys at Tesco or Sainsbury’s
Tesco and Sainsbury’s shoppers have been issued a deadline warning. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Fury in UK town as Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave defaced by vandals
The famous gravestone of ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’ was smashed to pieces by vandals.The stone has been a popular tourist attraction in Shrewsbury since being used as a prop in the 1984 film. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Octopus Energy’s heated blankets are not silver bullet for pensioners this winter
Heating the person and not the home can save hundreds, but we need to face up to what the reality of such an existence can be. Daily Express :: News Feed
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