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Man sexually abused and killed baby he was adopting, court told
Preston Davey was 13 months old when he died A 13-month-old baby was “routinely physically and sexually abused” by his proposed adoptive gay parents before being murdered by one of them, a court has heard. Preston Davey was placed with Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley in April 2023 when he was nine months old. Less than four months later he was taken to accident and emergency in a state of cardiac arrest and pronounced dead a short time later.
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
In 1963 a border dispute between Morocco and Algeria escalated into the Sand War. What began as an ideological difference between two newly independent nations soon became personal. To continue reading this article you will need to purchase access to the online archive. Buy Online Access Buy Print & Archive Subscription If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems.
Patients may be guilty of discrimination if they refuse care of a transgender medic, NHS bosses told
Patients may be found guilty of discrimination if they refuse the care of a transgender medic, according to new NHS guidance. Health bosses have been warned that patients have no right to be told a healthcare worker’s assigned sex at birth. However, transgender health workers can choose not to treat patients if they feel uncomfortable doing so, the report by NHS Confederation says.
The Fall of French North Africa
On 9 August 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met aboard the HMS Prince of Wales in Little Placentia Sound just off the south-east coast of Newfoundland. Britain had been at war for nearly two years, but the conflict had been transformed by the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June.
Britain’s First Youthquake
Published in May 1959, Colin MacInnes’ Absolute Beginners was the first novel to capture the new youth culture of coffee bars, jazz clubs and record shops centred in and around London’s Soho. Set in the previous year, MacInnes’ fast-paced prose conveyed the restless energy of this postwar ‘youthquake’, which divided society into teenagers on one side – the absolute beginners – and, on the other, the outdated adult world of ‘squares’.
Cat (flap) burglars: the bots that can slip in through locked doors
Cat (flap) burglars: the bots that can slip in through locked ... World Criminals can now use AI to get into homes, but the technology has even more sinister applications 05 August 2020 Reading Time: 2 Minutes Article Number: 14 / 20 For many homeowners the traditional way to protect against burglars has been to ensure doors and windows are locked and perhaps leave a light on.
Duke got it wrong, Maxwell didn’t introduce him to Epstein, says pal
Duke got it wrong, Maxwell didn’t introduce him to Epstein, says ... World Her friends contradict Andrew’s claim he met her at a party in 1999, but say there’s ‘a lot more to come out’ 14 July 2020 Reading Time: 2 Minutes Article Number: 13 / 19 Martin Evans and David Millward Ghislaine Maxwell denies introducing the Duke of York to Jeffrey Epstein, a friend has said, contradicting claims the duke made in a BBC television interview.
Gang swaps diamonds for pebbles in Indiana Jones-style heist
Gang swaps diamonds for pebbles in Indiana Jones-style heist World Bogus Russian gemologists pulled off Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery using sleight of hand 03 June 2020 Reading Time: 3 Minutes Article Number: 15 / 19 A gang of confidence tricksters pulled off Britain’s biggest theft when they swapped £4.2m worth of diamonds for worthless pebbles during a heist at a leading London jewellers, a court has heard.
How the newly jobless are being used to build a better post-virus world
How the newly jobless are being used to build a better ... World Jobless Thais are being employed to fight against climate change and inequality, providing a blueprint for recovery 03 June 2020 Reading Time: 2 Minutes Article Number: 14 / 19 As countries look to revive their economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, strengthening climate defences and raising the living standards of vulnerable communities can generate jobs and help guard against future shocks, development experts said.
A lush treasure in the heart of the Karoo’s dry lands
A lush treasure in the heart of the Karoo’s dry lands Lifestyle Danielskraal farm will charm you with its many delights, but none so enchanting as its owners 03 June 2020 Reading Time: 3 Minutes Article Number: 16 / 19 A short way out of Calitzdorp, on a dusty road that runs past a few vineyards, a few shacks and a few ostriches, the oasis of Danielskraal farm awaits, tucked away in the shadow of a mountain.
The Far Right in France
On 8 May 1898, 54-year-old Édouard Drumont won the seat of Algiers with a crushing majority of 11,557 votes against 2,328. One of four victorious right-wing candidates in the city who had all campaigned on an antisemitic platform, he was carried shoulder-high by an emotional crowd, joyful at the dramatic breakthrough of Drumont’s popular ethnic nationalism. But his victory went against the national trend.
Tuesday, November 26 2019
Saucy habit shuts convent A picturesque 17th-century convent in the Tuscan hills has had to shut its doors only four years after reopening as the price for an illicit love affair. The Convent of the Cappuccini Fathers in Sansepolcro, which has been run by Benedictine nuns since 2015, has been closed "definitively", its website says, despite ongoing work recently unveiled by Sister Maria Teresa, the dynamic mother superior.
Stolen Rembrandt masterpieces found in bushes
Stolen Rembrandt masterpieces found in bushes 17 November 2019 - 00:00 By MARTIN EVANS Two priceless Rembrandt paintings are feared damaged after they were found dumped in soaking, muddy undergrowth following a heist from a London art gallery. Police are hunting for the brazen thief, who is thought to have targeted the works in order to claim a ransom from insurers...
Thursday, July 25 2019
KZN school halts classes over H1N1 virus A Pietermaritzburg primary school has suspended lessons to conduct a "deep sanitisation" of its classrooms following confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. Deccan Road Primary School governing body chair, advocate Rumen Maistry, said on Wednesday three children had tested positive for the virus. A nine-year-old Grade 3 pupil, Giselle Chetty, died last week following flu-like symptoms.
Wednesday, December 5 2018
State pension fund hit by R7bn in write-offs The pension fund responsible for managing the savings of government employees has written off two of its most controversial investments at a cost of R5.3bn. The Government Employees Pension Fund’s (GEPF) R4.3bn investment in Steinhoff’s empowerment shareholder, Lancaster, which is partially owned by Pepkor Holdings chair Jayendra Naidoo, was rendered worthless after the 2017 accounting scandal wiped off about R200bn of the furniture retailer’s value.
Smokers' son taken from them
A judge ruled that the youngster should be taken into care after hearing that he was surrounded by a "visible cloud of smoke" at his home and was suffering from breathing difficulties. Health visitor Julie Allen told the court she had never come across such a smoky house in 10 years doing the job. Judge Louise Pemberton said the little boy needed an inhaler to help his breathing, but was being badly affected by the level of smoke in the house.
'I dressed terrorists' wounds'
Bill Gardner in London, Martin Evans in Paris, © The Sunday Telegraph | 2015-01-12 00:00:25.0 Striding towards him across the courtyard was a man dressed in combat clothing carrying a Kalashnikov rifle and with a rocket launcher slung over his shoulder.Within minutes Catalano had been taken hostage by two of the most wanted men in the world as thousands of armed police closed in on his business premises.He gave an account on Saturday of the two terrifying hours he spent in the company of...
Algeria: France’s Undeclared War
In the dismantling of Western empires that took place following World War II, no case was more dramatic or more tragic than the brutal eight-year war the Algerians fought, beginning in 1954, to end over 100 years of colonial domination by France. This confrontation has never lacked its historians, memoirists, and polemicists.
The Best Books on Origins of the Arab Uprising
To many of us, the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa and regime overthrows in Tunisia and Egypt seemed to come out of nowhere. For people like you, who have been watching the region closely, were they not as sudden and surprising as they were to some of the rest of us? They weren’t that surprising and they certainly didn’t come out of nowhere. For most people who follow the region closely, the previous decade of the 2000s was full of popular mobilisation and political protest.
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