US veterans decry arrest of ex-army sergeant after Ice protest pred 2 urama in 35 minutami Bajun Mavalwalla, an advocate for Afghans who supported US military in Afghanistan, faces up to six years in prisonVeterans who helped the US’s Afghan allies find refuge in the US say they are outraged that a fellow veteran and advocate now faces federal conspiracy charges for his role in a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.Some call the arrest of former US army sergeant Bajun Mavalwalla II “shameful” and “un-American”. Mavalwalla is part of a community of American military veterans who, in the wake of Kabul’s fall to the Taliban in 2021, worked to rescue Afghans who supported the US military operations in their home country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Crisis engulfs Labour as deputy PM Angela Rayner is forced to step down pred 2 urama in 47 minutami Starmer brings forward cabinet reshuffle to restore order but fallout likely to further damage party’s reputationKeir Starmer is battling to get a grip on the crisis that has engulfed his government, with his deputy prime minister Angela Rayner forced to step down after breaching the ministerial code over her tax arrangements.The prime minister brought forward a major cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to restore order and get back on the front foot after a damaging few days, with Yvette Cooper, David Lammy and Shabana Mahmood all moved to prominent new roles. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage says ‘there’s every chance of general election in 2027’ pred 3 urami in 24 minutami Reform UK leader says party needs to be ready for early election and vows to ‘stop the boats’ within two weeks if electedUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said there is every chance of a general election in 2027 and declared he will run on a pledge to “stop the boats” within two weeks of entering No 10.Speaking at the Reform UK conference in Birmingham, he said the chaos in government and Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister meant the party needed to be ready to fight a contest two years early. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering two women five months apart, Met police say pred 3 urami in 40 minutami Man, 40, arrested over death of Sheryl Wilkins in August and rearrested over death of Carmenza Trujillo in MarchA man has been arrested on suspicion of committing two murders more than five months apart – with the second allegedly committed while he was being investigated over the first, police have said.Scotland Yard detectives said Carmenza Trujillo was found dead in south London on 17 March. The man was arrested a little more than a fortnight later, but then released while officers investigated. Police said Sheryl Wilkins died in north London on 24 August. The same man, aged 40, was arrested over both deaths on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
