Local. Left behind. Prey to populist politics? What the data tells us about the 2024 UK rioters | UK news

Local. Left behind. Prey to populist politics? What the data tells us about the 2024 UK rioters | UK news

When the news broke of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport this summer, a palpable sense of grief, horror and anger rippled across the country. From the collective anguish brought on by the incident in which three young girls died, variations on the same question emerged: “Who would do such a thing?” Fabricated … Read more

Starmer to deliver Labour conference speech with left alarmed by plan for crackdown on benefit fraud – UK politics live | Politics

Starmer to deliver Labour conference speech with left alarmed by plan for crackdown on benefit fraud – UK politics live | Politics

Starmer to deliver Labour conference speech with left alarmed by plan for crackdown on benefit fraud Good morning. Keir Starmer is giving his speech to the Labour conference this afternoon and, as the Guardian reports, his overall message will be one of qualified, long-term optimism. Another leader might have dressed this message up in poetic … Read more

Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics. Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 … Read more

Couple left ‘heartbroken’ by burst water fundamental injury

supplied Steve and Gil Wallis have returned to Turkey after inspecting their storage unit A pair say they “misplaced all the things” after a burst water fundamental flooded a storage unit containing all their possessions. When Steve and Gil Wallis retired to Turkey three years in the past, they put the contents of their UK … Read more