Wesal Sheikh Khalil was 14 and had already planned her own funeralSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading… Via: Gaza shootings: When I Read more
Original audio clip comes from vocabulary.com and features voice repeating one word – but which one do you hear? A short audio clip of a computer-generated voice has become the most divisive subject on the internet since the gold/blue dress controversy of 2015.The audio “illusion”, which first appeared on Reddit, Read more
Policy change designed to help verify identity has sparked a backlash by inadvertently excluding undocumented AmericansA new Facebook policy meant to curb election interference is also prohibiting undocumented immigrants from buying political ads, which, critics say, could silence activists and disrupt organizing efforts on the platform. Related: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Read more
Riot after alleged torture casts shadow over campaign of Nicolás Maduro before Sunday’s vote Activists say inmates have taken control of Venezuela’s most notorious political prison – the El Helicoide facility in Caracas – on the eve of a highly controversial presidential election that opponents have denounced as a fraud. Read more
Shadow foreign secretary refuses to denounce Russia for vetoing UN Security Council resolutions Via: Emily Thornberry claims public support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad has been 'underestimated'
National Audit Office says the firm had an 'aggressive' programme of office closures and redundancies Via: NHS cost-cutting Capita contract put 'patients at serious risk of harm', find auditors
David Sullivan promised a ‘high-profile’ appointment but having already lost out on one, the co-owner has to get it right this timeEven as late as Tuesday night, David Moyes had the backing of one of West Ham’s owners. But when David Gold appeared on Sky Sports News to throw his Read more
Religion and ethnicity more strongly associated with attitude towards homosexuality than education, analysis suggests Via: Britain reaching 'peak acceptance' for LGBT rights, study finds
Number of armed response vehicles is up but around 100 more elite counter-terror officers are needed, chiefs say Via: British police could be 'routinely armed' to respond to terror threat in rural areas
He has emphatically denied allegations he bullied two former private secretaries Via: John Bercow: Probe into Commons Speaker bullying claims blocked