A member of the Black Guerrilla Family gang pleaded guilty to murdering a witness involved in a federal case against a fellow gang affiliate. Via: Gang member, 25, pleads guilty to 2013 murder
The baseball world reacted with shock and sadness Tuesday to the death of former Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay in a plane crash at age 40. Some thoughts… Via: Hamels, Utley and others react to death of Roy Halladay
All users now get twice as many characters per tweet, and it’s fair to say the response has been mixedTwitter has officially unleashed its 280 character count to the masses. The social media platform had originally selected only a small number of accounts to test the longer feature. However, it Read more
Vessels weighing 100,000 tonnes or more will take a less glamorous route to the industrial port of Marghera, far from the Grand CanalGondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice’s iconic St Mark’s Square, an Italian governmental committee Read more
Luxury jewellery brand mocked over line of exorbitantly priced products Luxury jewellery brand Tiffany & Co has been mocked online over its exorbitantly priced new home collection, titled Everyday Objects, which includes a $1,000 sterling silver tin can. Related: Chanel’s $2,000 boomerang criticised for ‘humiliating’ Indigenous Australian culture Continue reading… Read more
• Video assistant referee will be used for first time in official game in UK• Two-year trial of VAR system was approved by Ifab last yearA video referee will be used in England’s friendly with Germany at Wembley, the first time in an official game in the UK. Matches between Read more
International development secretary failed to inform PM about discussions on plan to send funds to Israeli armyPriti Patel appeared to be on the verge of leaving the cabinet after her government department confirmed that she held two more meetings with Israeli officials without following protocol and notifying fellow ministers or Read more
Warning of growing crisis comes amid 13 per cent rise in the last year alone Via: 300,000 people in Britain are now homeless, study reveals
Exclusive: Campaigners say 'mountain of evidence' shows British-made weapons being used to commit war crimes Via: UK sales of bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia increase by almost 500% since start of Yemen war
Bid for channel is under investigation over concerns about its impact on media plurality Via: Sky News could be shut down to allow Murdoch's takeover of broadcaster, Sky says