As Tokyo marks the end of war in Pacific, conscripts’ families search for information on where their forebears fellKim Jung-im was three years old when her father, Kim Dong-won, was conscripted into the Japanese imperial army in 1940.He died, aged 23, in the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, two Read more
MPs, celebrities and academics criticise ‘disgraceful’ comment by Brexit backer Arron Banks has been criticised after he appeared to wish harm upon Greta Thunberg as the 16-year-old activist set sail across the Atlantic in a solar-powered yacht on a zero-carbon two-week voyage.The controversial Brexit backer warned the teenager that “freak Read more
Two other officer were still trapped inside the house while police outside talk down the shooter and sporadically take fire from himMultiple police officers have been wounded in Philadelphia after a gunman opened fire during a tense standoff that continued into the evening.At least one gunman opened fire on police Read more
Critics say ‘proactive’ approach could make questionable content harder to detectFacebook is changing its rules on private groups amid growing criticism that some closed communities on the platform are uniting extremists and spreading fake news.The company announced in a blogpost on Wednesday that it would take a more “proactive” approach Read more
Mother-of-three dies after suffering 75 per cent burns during attack in her own bedroom Via: British woman dies after being strangled and set on fire in Barbados
Extensive state-ownership exists among UK rail operators, it just doesn’t involve the British state Via: Trains on UK railways now almost entirely state-owned – by foreign countries
Totnes MP follows Chuka Umunna to resurgent party Via: Sarah Wollaston MP joins Liberal Democrats after defecting from Conservatives to Change UK
‘So many of the problems of youth crime and violent crime are associated with mental health problems’, prime minister says in ‘People’s PMQs’ video Via: Boris Johnson criticised by charity for linking mental health with violent crime
Labour leader bids to head ‘caretaker’ cross-party alliance to secure Article 50 extension – with pledge to go to the country straight afterwards Via: Jeremy Corbyn: Back me as temporary PM to block no-deal Brexit, then I'll call general election
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly enjoyed a secret trip to Ibiza ‘by private jet’, where they are said to have stayed in a villa to celebrate Meghan’s birthday with Archie this month. Via: Meghan Markle 'flew to Ibiza on private jet' with Prince Harry and son Archie