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Brits being ripped off by criminal gangs who smuggle guns and illegal migrants into UK, anti-corruption czar warns

The UK is vulnerable to gun-running, people smuggling and rigged elections just like poorer countries, according to top MP John Penrose. Ministers have vowed to push out McMafia-style gangsters who try to launder their ill-gotten gains through buying "posh London apartments". Writing exclusively for The Sun, Mr Penrose – the Northern Ireland Minister who is also Theresa May's "Anti-Corruption Champion", […]

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It Would Be A ‘Huge Mistake’ If Donald Trump Pardoned Paul Manafort, Marco Rubio Says

The Republican Senator said that a pardon of Manafort would “not pass the smell test.” It would be a “huge mistake” for Donald Trump to pardon former campaign manager Paul Manafort, Republican Senator Marco Rubio says. Though Rubio has frequently supported his onetime Republican primary opponent, he split sharply with the president after Trump had floated the idea of issuing […]

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Germany's new CDU chief to review liberal Merkel migration policies

BERLIN (Reuters) – The new leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) outlined plans on Sunday to change the party’s migrant policies before next year’s European election, signaling that she could break with her mentor Angela Merkel’s liberal approach. The conservative party elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to replace Merkel as their leader on Friday, making her frontrunner to become the next chancellor […]

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Halifax airport returns to normal operations in the wake of Boeing 747 runway overshoot

The Halifax Stanfield International Airport has resumed normal operations a month after a plane overshot a runway, taking out navigational equipment and leaving a trail of debris. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer says only some runway lights remain unreplaced, but they are not affecting operations and are expected to be reinstated later this month. On Nov. 7, a Boeing 747 […]

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Cuomo vetoes bill allowing lotto winners to remain anonymous

Gov. Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have let state lottery winners remain anonymous. Cuomo explained that publicizing the winners’ names keeps the lottery commission honest. “Being able to publicly present a grand prize winner . . . provides accountability to members of the public who have also been playing the game,” he said. Publicizing the name also “provides […]

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