1) When I set out to write this report, even the title gave me pause. „Fleeing“—it wasn’t a word I wanted to use. But it’s the truth. I fled. We fled. We escaped Tehran, running not because we had any connection to the Islamic Republic or to Israel, but simply to survive the bombs falling...
Leaked damage assessment of US strike on Iran was ‘inconclusive’ – Trump Donald Trump and his top officials have pushed back on a leaked intelligence report that said US strikes on Iran only set its nuclear programme back by a few months. Speaking at a Nato summit in The Hague on Wednesday, Trump said the...
The Defense Intelligence Agency has produced a 5-page preliminary report on the strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities which concludes the strikes were partially successful but failed to destroy the underground sites. That report seems to have leaked instantly to ever major news agency, starting with CNN. The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was...
Palantir is reportedly building a mega-database of Americans’ personal information for the Trump administration. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! New reporting has revealed that President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff owns over $100,000 in stock of Palantir, the shady firm said to be tapped by...
Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland Graeme Ogston Tayside and Central reporter University of Dundee The current principal – Prof Shane O’Neill – was criticised in the report The principal of Dundee University and two senior members of its governing body have quit after a damning report into the financial collapse that led to a £22m...
“Collective failure” to address questions about grooming gang’s ethnicity says report. Read full article at source...
Baroness Louise Casey’s report into group-based sexual exploitation pulls no punches in its description of the failures at all levels to tackle what it calls one of the most horrendous crimes in our society. Now the question many will be asking is will her report bring about meaningful change? Certainly, for survivors of abuse, who...
The ethnicity of people involved in grooming gangs has been “shied away from” by authorities, according to a new report by Baroness Louise Casey. The finding comes after the peer was tasked with producing an audit on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse in England and Wales. The report said ethnicity data...
Becky Morton Political reporter PA Media Baroness Casey was asked to carry out the review in January Lack of reliable data The report highlights flaws in data collection, which it says means it is not possible to assess the scale of the issue. It cites figures from the Complex and Organised Child Abuse Dataset which...
In 2024, for the fifth year in a row, the world’s nine nuclear-armed nations increased spending on nuclear weapons, according to a report published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The annual report, entitled, “Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024,” reveals that last year, the nine nuclear states increased spending by...
While PE is a mandatory subject in schools, the recommended amount of two hours a week is not enforced. YST chief executive Ali Oliver said: “Our children are moving less, feeling unhappier, and losing access to the transformative power of PE, contributing to stagnant physical activity levels. “The fall in PE hours is sadly an...
Simon Browning, Nick Marsh, and Faarea Masud BBC News Sam Williamson Train passengers are suffering unfair penalties for minor and often genuine mistakes in buying tickets, an inquiry has found. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said Britain’s fare system was “complex” and that rail firms must stop taking “disproportionate action” against travellers. Sam...
A Football Association report into the circumstances surrounding the death of former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack found several players “did not feel supported and felt unable to raise concerns” at the club. The FA commissioned the report in early 2024, following the midfielder’s death, aged 27, in September 2023, and it has not yet...
Home Office Minister Jess Phillips has apologised to MPs for a delay to the publication of a report on grooming gangs. In January, the government asked Baroness Louise Casey to lead a “rapid” three-month audit into the data and evidence on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse. Speaking in the House of...
Last week World Boxing, the organization currently recognized by the Olympics as the governing body for boxing, announced a new policy. Any female boxer whose sex is challenged will have to undergo a PCR test to verify their genetic makeup, i.e. a chromosome test. In addition to rolling out this new policy, World Boxing specifically...