Tuesday will mark another big milestone in the long road to justice for the victims of the Post Office IT scandal. The chair of the inquiry into it – Sir Wyn Williams – will publish the first part of his final report, focusing on compensation and the human impact of the scandal. Thousands of sub-postmasters...
Saba Edwards and Thelma Stober read the names of the victims, in an emotional tribute. Read full article at source...
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. As catastrophic flooding left scores of people dead and missing in Texas Hill Country and President Donald Trump celebrated signing legislation that will eviscerate every aspect of federal efforts to address the climate emergency,...
Now, you might think I tend to crack on my home state quite a bit here, but it’s not really New Jersey I’m crackin’ on, but the crackheads running it into the ground. I love New Jersey with all my heart and would move back IN a heartbeat if it wasn’t, like…NEW JERSEY. You can...
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students with a knife, has accepted a plea deal. He will plead guilty in exchange for prosecutors taking the death penalty off the table. The plea deal — the defense requested an offer from the prosecution — will take the death penalty off the table...
Nick Ericsson BBC Africa Eye Africa family Davin was shot dead four months’ ago – an unwitting casualty of Cape Flats’ gang problem The distraught father lies on the narrow, single bed and points to two small bullet holes in the wall of his house. This is stark evidence of a moment that shattered his...
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Students are being urged not to suffer in silence when targeted by scams on dating apps, as investigators see blackmail cases rise. Fraud teams at Nationwide, the UK’s biggest building society, said trusted friends could help potential victims avoid sending private or intimate images during new online...
The family of three Britons who died in the Air India plane crash are calling on the UK government to provide more support in India. Akeel Nanabawa, Hannaa Vorajee and Sara Nanabawa, aged four, were returning home to Gloucester when their plane ploughed into a residential area in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Akeel’s brother, Hamzah, said...
Rachel Reeves has insisted ministers “never dismissed the concerns of victims” of grooming gangs, as she defended the decision to launch a national inquiry after months of pressure. The chancellor said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was focused on victims “and not grandstanding”. Sir Keir has faced criticism for resisting calls for such an inquiry,...
King Charles has asked the Royal Family taking part in the Trooping the Colour parade to wear black armbands, as a mark of respect to the victims of the Air India plane crash, Buckingham Palace said. The King requested a minute’s silence, which will come after his inspection of the parade on Saturday, in recognition...
“Maybe he’ll call me in two-three days?” Imtiaz Ali’s brother Javed and his family were on the Air India flight that crashed in India’s Ahmedabad city on Thursday. But until he sees his brother’s body, Mr Ali says, he won’t believe he has died. Mr Ali was among dozens of people the BBC met in...
Reuters Almost all those on board an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick Airport that crashed shortly after take-off in western India have died, the airline has confirmed. There were 242 passengers and crew on board the plane, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian. Officials earlier said some...
KKA Architecture/Sefton Council The families said their vision was inspired by their daughters shared love of music and dance Southport’s Town Hall gardens are to undergo a major £10m revamp inspired by Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Aguiar, and Bebe King. Elsie, aged seven, Alice, nine, and Bebe, six, were killed in the Southport knife attack...
Warning: This article contains an account of sexual abuse. Kayla Harrison never holds back when telling her story of sexual abuse because she wants to give young victims hope. “There is a shiny gold medal at the end of the tunnel. There is a UFC belt at the end of the tunnel – but you...
Eimear Flanagan BBC News NI BBC Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs took part in a BBC Radio Ulster documentary called Exonerated in 2017 A US woman who spent years on death row for murders she didn’t commit was among two people found dead after a house fire in the Republic of Ireland. Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs died alongside...