Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent Metropolitan Police Jacky Jhaj is on the Sex Offenders Register and subject to restrictions on his activities When it emerged that last weekend a convicted paedophile had organised a fake wedding to a nine-year-old at Disneyland Paris, many people were perplexed. Who would do such a thing? How was it even...
Billions of dollars for ICE and border patrol in Trump’s budget bill would supercharge the chaotic crackdown. Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Polls show the so-called “big, beautiful” budget bill championed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress is becoming deeply unpopular...
A new fleet of electric bikes will be available to hire in Totnes next month. The ‘Catbikes’ are being introduced as part of South Hams District Council’s commitment to promoting cycling. The bikes will be available from several places across the town and accessed by a mobile app. It is hoped the bikes will provide...
Starbucks will hire more baristas and scale back plans to roll out automation, the coffee shop giant’s chief executive Brian Niccol says. The move, which is part of his strategy to win back customers, comes as other food and drink chains increasingly adopt technology to cut costs. Also on Tuesday, the firm announced worse-than-expected financial...