Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says Girls who survived Southport attack meet again: ‘It was like having big sisters’ The parents of a girl critically injured in the Southport attack were allowed no more than 12 counselling sessions after the atrocity, while others described a “woeful” lack of support. The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman, said she would raise the “deeply concerning” experiences of
Phenomenon, often seen around Britain’s coast at this time of year, is caused by a combination of algae and weather At this time of year a sinister-looking substance can often be sighted around Britain’s coast: a frothy foam piled up along the shoreline or appearing in long ribbons offshore. People sometimes assume this foam is the result of pollution or sewage dumping. In fact it is a common natural phenomenon produced by a combination of algae and weather. Sea algae start to grow in April as c
Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will. There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent year
The Islamic Center of San Diego reopened Wednesday following a shooting Monday that killed three people.
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, following a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill. on Aug. 5, 2025.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Company founder Steven Marks says US stores will close as it can no longer justify cost of trying to break into crowded market Guzman y Gomez is closing its US business after failing to establish itself in a market already rich with Mexican food, confirming the American country’s reputation as a “graveyard” for Australian fast food companies. The Mexican-themed chain told shareholders on Friday that the performance of its US stores had not been acceptable, despite its well-publicised plans to “b
NBC News · Oct 8
NBC News analyzed more than a thousand 911 calls from ICE facilities across the country showing a rise in self-harm and suicides. Homeland Security says it's simply because there are more people detained, something experts push back on. Julia Ainsley reports.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security bill Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Senate Republicans could strip Donald Trump’s lavish White House ballroom complex from the Department of Homeland Security funding bill after members queried the timing and lack of detail in the $1bn Secret Service request. The US issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro , Cuba’s former presi
