James Shirah struck groomsman Terry Taylor Jr with SUV after they had an argument at wedding afterparty in 2024 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A man from Michigan has been ordered to spend at least 30 years imprisoned after killing his own groomsman on his wedding day . James Shirah, 24, from Flint, was sentenced on Monday in Genesee county court for the death of his best friend, Terry Taylor Jr, who he ran over with a sport-utility vehicle during an argument on 30 August 2024
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Appointment confirmed by plenary vote in Senedd after party ended 100 years of Labour rule in last week’s election Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted first minister of Wales after Plaid Cymru’s Senedd electoral victory ended 100 years of Labour hegemony and held off Reform UK. Ap Iorwerth was confirmed after a plenary vote on Tuesday with the support of the 43 Senedd members of his party and two Greens. Continue reading...
Ministers to also discuss how to ramp up defence manufacturing and the situation in the Middle East As the UK goes through a yet another major government crisis , EU defence ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the bloc’s threat assessment, its support for Ukraine, and what Europe could do to help in the Middle East. The ministers will consider “how we can use the €90bn loan, and how does that all proceed so that it answers the urgent needs of Ukraine?” EU’s foreign policy chief Ka
Juliette Binoche joins 600 leading figures to warn against a ‘fascist takeover of the collective imagination’ More than 600 cinema figures have said the growing influence of the far right on French cinema production risks turning into a “fascist takeover of the collective imagination”. In an open letter published in the newspaper Libération to coincide with the opening of the Cannes film festival , they said the billionaire Vincent Bolloré ’s dominant position in French film production and distr
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Workers told to be realistic about outcome of union talks as corporation aims to make savings with job cuts BBC staff have been told their bosses will forgo a pay rise this year but fear the freeze will lead to a meagre increase for the rank and file, who have been urged to be realistic about the outcome of union negotiations. Employees have been told that the corporation’s executive committee – its 12 highest-paid bosses including the director general, who were paid almost £5m in total last yea
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as the war in the Middle East continued to drive energy prices and everyday costs for Americans. Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest jump since 2023. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Deborah Turness, who resigned last year, says traditional news in danger of being replaced by personality-led content Broadcasters must urgently adapt to an existential threat from “creator journalism” that is causing audiences to shun traditional television news, the former boss of BBC News has said. Deborah Turness, who resigned from the BBC alongside the then director general, Tim Davie, last year, said consumption was “collapsing” for traditional television news, which was facing “a profound
