But STILL Labour supporters deny there is a problem: Len McCluskey says claims that the party is anti-Semitic are ‘contrived’ and ‘grossly UNFAIR’ as he brands anti-Corbyn MPs ‘hypocrites’ Len McCluskey dismissed anti-Semitism claims cited by MPs who quit Labour  Unite leader said they were ‘contrived’ because party was tackling vile abuse  Jewish MP Luciana Berger quit Labour saying it […]

California police officer stabbed after pulling over car going over 100 mph The 25-year-old woman was speeding over 100 mph on Interstate 5, was restrained by a passing tow truck driver. A California Highway Patrol officer was stabbed in the back on Friday after pulling over a woman who had been traveling over 100 mph on Interstate 5, officials said. […]

MUMBAI (Reuters) – A hardline Hindu nationalist group in western India will partner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in coming elections after agreeing a seat-sharing plan in Maharashtra state, the parties said on Monday. The tie-up with the Shiv Sena, a partner in the governing coalition led by the BJP, is a boost to Modi as […]

With the temperature expected to drop to minus 16 overnight, the Hamilton Medical Officer of Health issued a cold weather alert on Monday. It means community agencies who work with people who are vulnerable and experiencing homelessness have been notified. Agencies are working with the Salvation Army to implement their policies and procedures with regards to cold weather. City of […]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – India asked the World Court on Monday to order the release of an Indian national sentenced to death by Pakistan, saying Islamabad had failed to allow him diplomatic assistance before his conviction, as required by an international treaty. The hearings at the U.N. court, formally known as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), revolve around the case […]

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s ruling center-right party GERB on Monday dropped plans to revise the election code after they prompted the main opposition Socialist Party (BSP) to walk out of parliament. The BSP said on Sunday that fair elections could not be guaranteed in Bulgaria following the revisions, voted through after a marathon, 14-hour session last Thursday. The move by […]

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash. The suicide bomb attack on a paramilitary police convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir last Thursday killed at least […]

How to maim your dragon: Two 80kg Komodos come to blows in fierce exchange on Indonesian island The giant lizards measuring two metres were spotted on the island of Rinca The footage was captured by Abuakam Aprillio while he was leading a tour Male Komodo dragons often fight with each other over females It’s a fight even the bravest animals would […]

Small boat ‘carrying at least 19 migrants’ is intercepted off the coast of Dover after trying to cross Channel Group of migrants were found off the village of Kingsdown in Kent earlier today  Lifeboat crew and Border Force vessel called to at least one boat with a cabin  By Friday some 56 migrants have been stopped and rescued in the […]

Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to issues including Brexit and anti-Semitism, blasting open a long-simmering rift in the left-of-centre party. Many Labour lawmakers have been unhappy with the party’s direction under leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist who took charge in 2015 with strong grass-roots backing. They accuse Corbyn of mounting […]