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Major incident declared over 'bad batch' of heroin

Police say the incident in north Devon is leaving people "very ill".

2024-04-26T20:45:25Z

Tories 'face losing 400 councillors' in local elections next Thursday

Every voter in England and Wales will be able to cast a ballot in at least one type of election on May 2, with elections in local councils as well as for mayors in cities including London.

2024-04-26T16:54:12Z

US teacher accused of racist deepfake of principal

The Baltimore-area principal was placed on leave and received death threats over the hoax clip.

2024-04-26T17:39:02Z

Head teacher took girl on sex trips, hears court

Neil Foden is accused of preying on five girls over a four-year period - which he denies.

2024-04-26T12:44:07Z

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage

(Reuters) -Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, authorities said late on Thursday. In the report based on its own investigation, the rights watchdog said the West African country's military summarily executed about

2024-04-26T18:54:09Z

Lawyers for Russia's deputy defence minister appeal his pre-trial detention, TASS reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lawyers for Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov have filed an appeal against a court decision to remand him in pre-trial detention, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on Friday. A Russian court on Wednesday remanded Ivanov in custody for two months on suspicion of taking bribes. RIA news agency, quoting court documents, later reported that Sergei Borodin,

2024-04-26T22:29:40Z

Detectives return to house where baby's remains found

GMP said it wanted to "dispel rumours" remains belonging to anyone else were inside the property.

2024-04-26T17:30:00Z

Protest leader sorry for 'kill Zionists' comments

The Columbia student had said "Zionists don't deserve to live" in recently resurfaced video.

2024-04-26T22:54:56Z

INQToday: PNP revokes Quiboloy’s firearm licenses

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: PNP revokes Quiboloy’s firearm licenses Philippine National Police chief General Rommel Marbil has approved the recommendation of the PNP’s Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) to revoke the license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF) of fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy. PNP Spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo confirmed via Viber Marbil’s approval of the FEO’s recommendation. No Chinese presence...

2024-04-26T11:02:39Z

Colorado paramedic sentenced to 14 months of work release in Elijah McClain's death

By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -A Colorado judge on Friday sentenced a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain to 14 months in a work-release program and four years of probation. The Black 23-year-old died after police slammed him to the ground soon after stopping him and put him in a chokehold at least twice. Paramedics injected him with an excessive dose of

2024-04-26T22:50:11Z

Top cop for Davao region assumes office

DAVAO CITY — The police in Davao region has a new leader. Brigadier General Aligre Martinez assumed his post on Friday as the new regional police director, replacing Brigadier General Alvin Delvo, who retired from the service on Thursday. Delvo had reached the mandatory retirement for uniformed personnel of 56, and had been in the service for 34 years. Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, formerly the country’s top police official, graced the retirement...

2024-04-26T07:32:00Z

Mayor Binay worried over Taguig’s ‘lukewarm support’ to robotics team

MANILA, Philippines — Makati Mayor Abby Binay gave financial assistance to an elementary school once within Makati’s jurisdiction but is now under Taguig, and expressed worry of the latter local government’s “seeming lukewarm support.” The team, composed of two Grade 5 and two Grade 6 students, is set to compete at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas in April from April 25 to May 3, 2024. According to Mayor Abby Binay,...

2024-04-26T14:33:12Z

2 minor siblings drown in Ilocos; father to build coffins

Two children died of drowning in an irrigation site in Bantay, Ilocos Sur. Due to financial constraints, the victims’ father personally built coffins for his children, GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon's Cris Zuñiga reported on “24 Oras” on Friday. Victims Judilyn Pido, 7, and her five-year-old sister Princess drowned after they went for a swim in an irrigation site near their residence. Police said their mother was unaware they left the...

2024-04-26T17:06:12Z

Reading terror attack: Families feel Counter-Terrorism police failed

Family statements regarding the Reading terror attack highlight clear warnings about Khairi Saadallah's extremist risk, blaming Counter-Terrorism police for failure.

2024-04-26T19:58:13Z

British Chamber hosts annual general meeting

THE British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) hosted and convened its members in its annual general meeting at the British Ambassador's Residence last April 22, 2024. The meeting brought together the BCCP's growing network of British and non-British companies in the Philippines. BCCP Chairman William Bailey, BCCP Executive Director and Trustee Chris Nelson, and British Embassy Manila Deputy Head of Mission Alistair White welcomed the...

2024-04-26T22:47:00Z

Two expatriate workers killed by drone attack on Iraq's Khor Mor - report

At least two expatriate workers were killed and two other people wounded after a drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister and a senior Kurdish political source told Reuters. Production has also been suspended, both sources added. The drone attack on the Khor Mo...

2024-04-26T17:54:06Z

Filipinos favor alliance with US – survey

MORE Filipinos want the Philippines to align with the United States than with the People's Republic of China, a recent survey said. The results of a nationwide poll by Oculum Research and Analytics conducted from February 21 to 20 revealed that 43 percent of the 3,000 respondents favored an alliance with the US, while only 3 percent preferred closer ties with China. Oculum Research Head and Analytics Chief Statistician Joseph Mercado said the...

2024-04-26T16:21:00Z

Suspect nabbed for threatening to spread explicit video of victim

The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested a suspect who allegedly threatened to spread an explicit video he took of his female victim. An initial investigation showed victim Unica (not her real name) filed complaints against the suspect after he threatened to spread an explicit video of her online, which he filmed without consent. “Parang nakita ko na medyo obsessed siya. Ayoko nang ganito dahil hindi ako okay....

2024-04-26T14:08:38Z

Man arrested for alleged rape of 4 minors

The Manila Police District (MPD) implemented a warrant of arrest against a man who allegedly raped four minors. According to a "24 Oras" report by Marison Abdurahman on Friday, the suspect allegedly raped his niece in Calamba, Laguna when she was just 10 years old without her mother’s knowledge. “Hanggang mag-seventeen yung bata, hanggang magpunta na siya sa DSWD at doon nakapagsumbong. Tinatakot daw siya lagi nitong ating suspect na papatayin...

2024-04-26T18:06:21Z

West Philippine Sea: An unfolding ecological catastrophe

"I SHALL never tire of repeating the declaration that I made from the first day that I took office: I will not allow any attempt by any foreign power to take even one square inch of our sovereign territory," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his speech delivered before the Parliament of Australia in February 2024. On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands ruled in favor of the Philippines, finding...

2024-04-26T16:16:15Z

Car running red lights leads police to drugs and £200k

A man is arrested after police followed the car and searched an address.

2024-04-26T13:44:13Z

Dela Rosa airs view on ICC’s reported talks with cops on drug war

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said he feels sorry for government officials being forced to allegedly “cooperate” with the International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into the war on drugs of the Duterte administration. Dela Rosa, who served as the first Philippine National Police chief of the Duterte administration, made the remark after former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s recently claimed that ICC investigators...

2024-04-26T06:31:49Z

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

Orphaned calf swims from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by First Nations community.

2024-04-26T20:45:26Z

Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on areas including curbing support for Russia. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall...

2024-04-26T11:51:38Z

Post Office paid widow in instalments for silence

The Horizon scandal inquiry reveals details of the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.

2024-04-26T15:59:36Z

Man who threatened to slit ex's throat jailed

Patrick Connor Doherty, 29, has been given a 29-month jail sentence after assaulting his ex-partner.

2024-04-26T20:30:27Z

6,680 pass April 2024 Civil Engineering board exam

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 6,680 out of 17,010 passed the April 2024 Civil Engineering Licensure Exam (CELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday. The PRC said the results were released four days after the exams were conducted at testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao...

2024-04-26T07:31:58Z

With Russia in mind, French carrier joins drills under NATO command

By Andrew Gray ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE, off southern France (Reuters) - NATO on Friday launched one of its biggest naval deployments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle under the command of the alliance for the first time. The carrier and its accompanying vessels, known as a carrier strike group, are the centrepiece of

2024-04-26T12:18:04Z

Gaza baby rescued from dead mother's womb dies

By Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother's womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli airstrike has herself died after just a few days of life, the doctor who was caring for her said on Friday. The baby had been named Sabreen al-Rouh. The second name means "soul" in Arabic. Her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani (

2024-04-26T14:08:24Z

Dispersal order in force in city centre for 48 hours

Police say the order will be in place until Sunday in an effort to combat anti-social behaviour.

2024-04-26T18:15:07Z

Town meeting in chaos after Satanic temple leader gives speech

Chaos erupted at the Ottawa County board meeting in Michigan when a member of the Satanic Church delivered an invocation to start the gathering.

2024-04-26T18:39:33Z

Reading terror attack: Deaths of three men 'probably avoidable' after failings

The Reading terror attacks in which three men were murdered in a park were "probably avoidable" and contributed to by the failings of multiple agencies, a coroner has said at the conclusion of inquest proceedings. Libyan refugee Khairi Saadallah shouted "Allahu akhbar" as he fatally stabbed friends James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, on June 20 2020 in the town's Forbury Gardens. The "failings of the state exposed by this inquest sicken and disgust me", Said Dr David Wails's brother Andrew Wails following the ruling.

2024-04-26T22:34:00Z

Will winning a confidence vote be enough to save Yousaf?

The future of Scotland's first minister is far from secure after a week of turmoil.

2024-04-26T21:46:05Z

DOLE to build workers rehabilitation center complex

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday that it will build a rehabilitation center complex for workers who have experienced occupational hazards. This is part of its Labor Day celebrations, the DOLE said. READ: Free MRT-3, LRT-2 ride for workers on May 1, Labor Day “Magkakaroon po tayo ng signing of memorandum of understanding […] ng anim na partido, na limang national government agency at isang local...

2024-04-26T16:18:28Z

P4.5 million kush abandoned at NAIA

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group confiscated yesterday five parcels, containing around 2.5 kilos of kush from Canada valued at P4.5 million, abandoned at the Central Mail Exchange Center of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The first parcel – sent from Deer Valley and consigned to Fritz Ang of Poblacion, Mandaluyong – was declared to hold a car seat cover. It...

2024-04-26T16:34:57Z

University boss made permanent in role

UEA says it is confident Prof David Maguire is the best person to lead the institution.

2024-04-26T12:44:01Z

Man hid secret camera in loo to film colleagues

Adam Devaney, 35, is jailed for two years after admitting 20 counts of voyeurism.

2024-04-26T15:59:45Z

DOJ recommends filing of cyber libel case vs Manibela head Valbuena

MANILA CITY, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of two counts of cyber libel case against a transport group leader for accusing Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista of involvement in the alleged corruption in the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). In a 17-page resolution, Assistant Prosecutor Maria Kristhina Paat-Salumbides said found probable cause has been established to...

2024-04-26T05:01:37Z

Arrogant. Inadequate. Incapable. He is not fit to be First Minister

For Humza Yousaf's premiership, it is five minutes to midnight. He has lost his governing majority. His Green allies have turned on him as he turned on them.

2024-04-26T21:54:46Z

China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks

By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) - China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group whose fighters stormed into Israeli towns on Oct. 7

2024-04-26T18:51:11Z

British man injured after Tobago shark attack

The 64-year-old was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked and is receiving critical care in hospital.

2024-04-26T21:54:45Z

I will march this weekend with Australians calling for an end to violence against women. Haven't we marched enough?

Australians will march this weekend in rallies around the country calling for an end to violence against women. Haven't we marched enough?

2024-04-26T21:07:23Z

Changes at prison after deaths, department says

Changes are made to the Isle of Man Prison's self-harm policy and prisoners' access to healthcare.

2024-04-26T19:00:18Z

A Prominent Free-Speech Group Is Fighting for Its Life

PEN America has now canceled its annual World Voices festival, after calling off its literary-awards ceremony last week. Can it survive?

2024-04-26T18:39:51Z

Canada's British Columbia scraps program to allow drug use in public spaces

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday scrapped a much-criticized pilot program that allowed the open use of some illegal drugs, citing the need to maintain public safety. In January 2023, the province said it would stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy, or crack cocaine, as part of an effort to fight an overdose crisis. The

2024-04-26T21:29:30Z

3 hurt in Marikina fire

MANILA, Philippines — Three people were injured after a fire razed seven houses in Marikina yesterday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)’s National Capital Region field office said the victims, a man and two women, were treated by first aid responders. Two of the victims sustained fractures while the other had abrasions on the legs. Arson probers said the fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Malanday at around 1:40 a.m. and reached...

2024-04-26T16:34:55Z

CHR lauds DOJ’s vow to hold accountable those behind EJKs

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) statement guaranteeing that it will take steps against cases of extrajudicial killings is an assurance that those who are responsible will be held accountable, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Friday. According to the CHR’s statement, good governance should include the rule of law and the recognition of human rights. READ: EJK evidence gathering: Families and groups help gov’t,...

2024-04-26T06:16:46Z

Cagayan governor appeals disqualification

BAGUIO CITY , Philippines — Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba has sought reconsideration of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling disqualifying him from the May 2022 general elections. Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Mamba‘s camp would file a motion for reconsideration with the Comelec en banc. In a decision released on Tuesday night, the Comelec First Division rendered the governor’s seat vacant, to be filled by the vice governor...

2024-04-26T16:34:52Z

Car driver dies in crash with lorry

The 57-year-old driver of a mini died at the scene near Bingfield in Northumberland.

2024-04-26T20:30:30Z

PH, China reached 'understanding' in Ayungin row, embassy claims

THE Philippines made two "arrangements" with China last year toward a peaceful resolution to the dispute over the Ayungin Shoal, a ranking Chinese official told The Manila Times. The official, who agreed to an exclusive interview with The Times as long as his identity is not revealed, described the arrangements as a "new internal understanding" and a "new model" that are completely different from the earlier "gentlemen's agreement" between...

2024-04-26T16:36:04Z