Maidstone United issued a statement, external that said “the match was abandoned by league and match officials, in consultation with the stewarding team, for reasons of a perceived risk to safety and with regard to clear stadium regulations and FA guidelines. “This was because spectators refused requests to remove non-football related banners and flags. “Maidstone...
Image Credit: WXIA A 30-year-old Black woman in Georgia has been kept on life support for three months against her family’s wishes because of the state’s “fetal heartbeat” anti-abortion law. Adriana Smith was declared legally dead in February after a medical emergency caused her brain function to cease. Smith, a nurse, had been initially turned...
Fifteen years ago, United ruled the roost in South Korea, with national hero Park Ji-sung winning trophy after trophy. “Back then, they were obviously the club which had the biggest fan base in South Korea,” said author Lee Seung-mo. “The popularity they had was incomparable with any other European football teams at that time. “Now...
Peter Harris BBC Look North BBC Bruce Springsteen said he had been following news coverage about the strike Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has spoken for the first time about his decision to donate thousands of dollars to the families of striking miners. The singer invited women from support groups backstage at a concert at St...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will arrive in Canada later, for a two-day visit seen as bringing a message of support for the country in the face of threats and taunts from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently won a general election on a wave of anti-Trump sentiment, invited the...
America’s largest abortion provider is struggling against a downward trend since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision clarified that abortion is not a constitutional right but a matter for state laws. Last August the NY Times reported that abortion clinics all over the country were going broke. In February of this year the Times offered a...
The first rule in any investigation: Follow the money. The New York Post did just that with the man who slaughtered two Israeli embassy employees outside a Jewish museum this week. Isabel Vincent traces the path that Elias Rodriguez has taken over the last several years on his way to becoming a cowardly terrorist assassin,...
Imran Rahman-Jones & Chris Vallance Technology reporters Getty Images The UK has exposed what it says is a “malicious cyber campaign” targeting multiple organisations, including those involved in delivering foreign assistance to Ukraine After a joint investigation with allies including the US, Germany and France, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said a Russian...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC X/Biden Joe Biden expressed his gratitude for the words of support that have poured in from across the world, including a private letter from Britain’s King Charles, after the former US president announced his cancer diagnosis on Sunday. “Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media on Monday...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West PA Media The council is looking after 848 children with just 208 fostering families Devon County Council is to vote on a new support package for foster carers amid a growing shortage of families. The proposals, due to be discussed on 23 May, include council tax relief, increased allowances,...
Exeter’s new Lord Mayor Cllr Anne Jobson has chosen Exeter Riding for the Disabled as her official charity. Cllr Jobson was made the new Lord Mayor at Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday 13 May. The new Deputy Lord Mayor is Cllr Gemma Rolstone. Cllr Jobson will use her term as Lord Mayor to raise money...
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon BBC Bramble’s owner has died, leaving K9Focus to try and find her a new home Dog rescue charities in the South West are calling for greater government support due to the demands being put on their services. The charities say increases to the national living wage and national insurance contributions...
Glenn Campbell BBC Scotland Political Editor Getty Images John Swinney’s decision not to support the legislation could sway come undecided MSPs First Minister John Swinney has said he will not support a bill which would allow assisted dying in Scotland. Legislation to allow terminally-ill people to take their own life is being put forward at...
Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s civil war. The announcement came as the RSF were blamed for attacks on the usually safe city of Port Sudan, which started on Sunday and have continued...
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., longtime promoter of the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism, was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, autistic advocates warned he could use his position to further endanger our community. Soon after his confirmation, Kennedy announced his plans to launch a large-scale initiative to fast-track...