Parliament's watchdog against bullying - 'I hope it's having some impact'
Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards Lyn Provost has found some workarounds making her more accessible - but some are calling for more investment into supports.
15 Oct 21:24 · RNZ
What happens to disabled people when parents die?
A group of friends with severe learning disabilities are planning a future in a shared home.
15 Oct 22:00 · BBC News
‘We are not broken': One-on-one with Fort Worth ISD's interim superintendent
Karen Molinar’s take on Fort Worth ISD is centered on relationships and partnerships.
15 Oct 22:05 · 5 NBCDFW
US Election: Record number of early votes cast in battleground state Georgia
Roughly 252,000 ballots have been cast, topping the 136,000 record set in 2020.
15 Oct 22:58 · RNZ
Tarrant County may spend more money on jail death lawsuit
Tarrant County is considering hiring an outside attorney to help them with the case of a man’s death behind bars and some neighbors and commissioners oppose it.
15 Oct 23:09 · 5 NBCDFW
I discovered a website where you hire hitmen and it still haunts me
How would you react to finding out that your name is on a 'kill list'? That someone, perhaps close to you, wants you dead and has paid a lot of money to have you murdered.
16 Oct 01:00 · Mail Online
Inside the £70k ‘mafia-style’ champagne shoplifting gang
A crime gang has stolen more than £70,000 of goods from UK supermarkets in 18 months, the BBC hears.
16 Oct 01:21 · BBC News
Australia's planned social media ban raises teen isolation fears
For teenagers from migrant, LGBTQIA+ and other minority backgrounds, an age block could cut off access to essential social support.
16 Oct 01:42 · RNZ
Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop
His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.
16 Oct 01:53 · BBC News
Industrial units and jobs set for fire-hit Derbyshire anti-social behaviour hotspot
The site was hit by a significant fire last month and plans for the plot are now due for approval
16 Oct 03:00 · Derbyshire Live
If Modi Wants His 3rd Term To Work...
To govern effectively, to legislate successfully, Modi must reach out to the Opposition. As long as he does not and he is showing no signs that he accepts the reality, the drift his fans are anguishing over will remain, cautions Aakar Patel.
16 Oct 03:34 · Rediff
Candidates on homelessness
Salmon Arm-Shuswap riding candidates discuss the growing homelessness issue in the Shuswap and how their parties' would tackle the problem.
16 Oct 04:00 · Castanet
Health care career pathways
In the Kamloops-Thompson School District 2022-2027 District Strategic Plan, one of the key priorities is career development.
16 Oct 04:00 · Castanet
Candidates talk toxic drugs
With the provincial election approaching, Castanet Kamloops sat down with the candidates in the Kamloops Centre and Kamloops-North Thompson ridings to ask about the ongoing opioid crisis in B.C.
16 Oct 04:00 · Castanet
Call for consistency on berm gardens enforcement
Homeowners are calling for consistency over berm gardens after a New Plymouth woman was threatened with a hefty fine.
16 Oct 05:05 · RNZ
The 1960 shooting of the Royal Hampshire soldiers – Part II
AN ALL-NIGHT vigil and search for the five men suspected of shooting four privates of the Royal Hampshire Regiment who went with local police personnel to raid a Rasta camp in Red Hills, St Andrew on Tuesday, June 22, 1960 was futile. The...
16 Oct 05:06 · The Gleaner
JET Programme to be expanded to include sports education
Plans are advanced to expand the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme to include sports education. The JET Programme offers highly qualified university graduates the opportunity to work as assistant language teachers or coordinators for...
16 Oct 05:06 · The Gleaner
YouthRISE initiative create brighter futures for youth in Ja, Mexico
Today, SOS Children’s Villages Canada announced the launch of YouthRISE, a three-year project with a goal to reach some of the most disadvantaged young people in Jamaica and Mexico, enabled by funding from Scotiabank’s ScotiaRISE initiative....
16 Oct 05:07 · The Gleaner
Mayor blames NWC for extent of fire damage at Lucea Market
Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is also the chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), says that while the investigations into the recent multimillion-dollar fire at the Lucea Market are still ongoing, he, too,...
16 Oct 05:09 · The Gleaner
New St Ann custos says youth empowerment will be priority
When businessman Joseph ‘Joey’ Issa was recently announced as the new custos of St Ann, it was hardly a surprise for persons who know him or who have been around him for any period of time. Known for his business acumen and philanthropic spirit,...
16 Oct 05:09 · The Gleaner
Council buy-out scheme for flood-damaged homes could bring end to years of stress and suffering - residents
The Far North District Council is considering opting in to the government scheme, which would see the council and central government split the cost of buying out desperate home owners.
16 Oct 05:32 · RNZ
Kamala Harris has a problem and it's called Gaza
Michigan's Arab-American population, usually inclined to vote more democratic than republican, has been shocked by the situation in the Middle East, and has been moved to protest the support the Biden-Harris administration has given to Israel.
16 Oct 05:56 · RTE.ie
Corrections, Health NZ exempt from prosecution as prisoner Francis Shaw's hunger strike enters 89th day
An inmate who has been on a politically motivated hunger strike for three months has refused all medical intervention.
16 Oct 06:06 · RNZ
David Cameron calls for UK to sanction two Israeli ministers as change on arms embargo 'didn't satisfy anybody'
David Cameron has called for the UK to impose sanctions on two Israeli ministers 'pushing for deeply illegal acts'.
16 Oct 07:03 · LBC
Harris and Trump pivot
With just 21 days to go before the final votes are cast in the 2024 presidential season, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over and turn out Black voters, women and other key constituencies in what looks to be a razor-tight election.
16 Oct 08:07 · Castanet
Strike: Nigerian govt inaugurates another committee to renegotiate 2009 agreement with ASUU, other unions
The stalled renegotiation of the agreement is currently threatening industrial peace in the country’s public universities.
16 Oct 08:12 · Premium Times
Call for rethink on prosecutions welcomed in some quarters while government disputes need
A Māori barrister hopes new guidelines will make judges and lawyers think carefully about the factors that put people before the courts.
16 Oct 08:54 · RNZ
Sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui: Parliament reacts
The House: Rather than wait for the Opposition to apply for an urgent debate, the government decided to get in first and on Tuesday, gave a Ministerial Statement on the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui.
16 Oct 08:54 · RNZ
'No questions' over McDonald's Sinn Féin leadership
The party has come under pressure over its handling of recent child safeguarding issues.
16 Oct 09:07 · BBC News
Bridge a 'flashy promise'?
The whole forum lasted slightly more than an hour but offered the first time constituents of West Kelowna-Peachland to see how their candidates would hold up when questioned. 
16 Oct 09:28 · Castanet
Bridge a 'flashy promise'?
The whole forum lasted slightly more than an hour but offered the first time constituents of West Kelowna-Peachland to see how their candidates would hold up when questioned. 
16 Oct 09:28 · Castanet
Mystery finds in Plymouth as major works stopped
Officials are preparing for any eventuality
16 Oct 09:55 · PlymouthLive
US swing state voters: 'You have a big say on what happens in the entire world'
Residents in key states describe constant ads, neighbourhood sign wars and high anxiety ahead of the 2024 election.
16 Oct 10:03 · BBC News
B.C. is bogged down
A commentary by the CEO of Anthem Properties.
16 Oct 10:14 · Castanet
Club files Charter challenge
Lawyers for the founders of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front say their clients are being wrongfully criminalized for operating a club that provided untainted drugs to people who would otherwise be at the mercy of a toxic and deadly illicit drug supply.
16 Oct 10:29 · Castanet
Vacancy control decried
As Peter Thanas sees it, he is providing accommodation at his 30-room apartment building in Strathcona for some of the most vulnerable people in the city — and at a reasonable price.
16 Oct 10:41 · Castanet
London tube strikes in November 2024: new dates announced by ASLEF and RMT to cause more travel misery
Just when we thought the chaos was over.
16 Oct 10:45 · Time Out London
Terminally ill could end their lives 'if a judge and doctor agree'
Both those in favour and against allowing terminally ill people to end their lives travelled to Westminster ahead of the introduction of controversial legislation.
16 Oct 11:13 · Mail Online
Curling club out thousands
The Kelowna Curling Club is losing $6,000 to $8,000 a year due to repeated vandalism and theft.
16 Oct 11:27 · Castanet
Furious locals accuse Airbnb of 'pimping' out their street
Residents of Chalcot Crescent in the picturesque Primrose Hill are up in arms over a new 'Paddington Bear' Airbnb which is being launched on the street.
16 Oct 12:28 · Mail Online
High-tech Romanian Mafia-style 'champagne gang' target British shops
In a mafia-style operation, a group known as the 'champagne gang' are believed to have stolen at least £73,000 of goods from supermarkets across the UK.
16 Oct 12:30 · Mail Online
Mexico City Museum Pulls Artwork About Sex Worker After Controversy
Mexico City's MUAC museum temporarily shuttered an Ana Gallardo show after controversy over one piece about a sex worker.
16 Oct 12:45 · ARTnews
Bengaluru rains: Office-goers find relief in work-from-home on the second day of showers
As Bengaluru continued to witness rains on Wednesday, several companies allowing remote working and a State government advisory recommending the same came to the aid of office-goers.
16 Oct 14:08 · The Hindu
Avoid putting funeral details on social media to prevent scams warns industry expert
Earlier this week we told the heartbreaking story of an Alexandria family who had their service targeted by con-artists, who set up a fake Facebook page claiming to carry a stream of a service that looked to charge grieving friends and family.
16 Oct 14:12 · Daily Record
Questions remain as Sinn Féin bids to weather storm
The major Dáil set piece event where Sinn Féin tried to break free from the controversies that have recently ensnared the party might be over, but questions remain.
16 Oct 14:13 · RTE.ie
Taoiseach Simon Harris accuses Mary Lou McDonald of 'duping people of Ireland'
The Taoiseach insisted the controversies embroiling the main opposition party will not influence when he calls the next general election.
16 Oct 14:16 · Irish Mirror
Public trust in US elections is decreasing. But should it be?
Recent polls show public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections is decreasing, largely among Republicans. But this doesn't signal that our elections are getting less reliable, UC Berkeley scholars said.
16 Oct 14:20 · phys.org
First Minister John Swinney blasts strike action in his Perthshire constituency
“Let me be absolutely clear with Parliament, I think there’s absolutely no justification for my constituents to be singled out and targeted just because I am the First Minister of Scotland.”
16 Oct 14:20 · Daily Record
Research highlights importance of holistic health-promoting learning environments
Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy.
16 Oct 14:31 · News-Medical
Plymouth Civic Centre's awesome transformation is about to begin
A design team is to be paid £2.6m
16 Oct 14:52 · PlymouthLive
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