Jack Silver BBC News, South West Devon and Cornwall Police Mareez Bachu hid the knife in a pizza box before attacking shop workers and members of the public A man has been given an indefinite hospital order after a series of knife-related crimes in Plymouth. Mareez Bachu, of Ebrington Street, Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to...
Celtic remain comfortably on course for a fourth successive top-flight title, despite their home loss to Rangers last time out. Brendan Rodgers’ side hold a 13-point lead at the top of the division and will be champions if they win their next four matches. Hearts, on the other hand, have work to do to secure...
BBC This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, “Trumpism will outlast his presidency”. But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back? At 09.00 one morning in February 1947, the UK ambassador...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Watch: President Trump signs order to shut education department ‘once and for all’ US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-cherished goal of some conservatives. Accusing the agency of “breath-taking failures”, the Republican president vowed...
This story was originally published by Prism. Despite legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting trans rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, some institutions are complying with the orders — a move some advocates say is premature and potentially illegal. Hospitals have canceled gender-affirming surgeries, colleges have curtailed DEI programs, and...
The administration has been ordered at least twice to respond to allegations that it has openly defied court orders. The Trump administration is openly defying court orders blocking deportations of immigrants without due process — even going so far as to tout the deportations that are throwing countless people’s lives into chaos across the country....
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are waging a multi-front war on nutrition benefits for children, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture moving this week to end programs that provided over $1 billion in funding for schools and charity organizations to buy food from local farmers as GOP lawmakers simultaneously take aim at school...