essex police Five-year-old Lincoln Button was found dead on December 15 A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son has appeared in the Crown Court for the first time. Claire Button, 35, of Windstar Drive, South Ockendon, Essex, is charged with the murder of Lincoln Button, who was found dead on December 15. Ms Button…
EPA Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual crimes. There came a moment, a few weeks into the trial, when Giselle Pellicote decided it was time to take off her sunglasses. This was no mere acknowledgment of the fading autumn sunshine in the medieval southern French city of Avignon. It was also a sign…
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization. The visit follows visits by delegations from the United Nations and other countries including the UK, France and Germany in recent…
Latin dancing, Indian butter and US soldiers are some of the clues to this year’s mysterious Christmas challenge set by the National Espionage Agency. GCHQ’s annual brainteaser comes in the form of the agency’s Christmas card, sent by the intelligence organisation’s director, Anne Keast-Butler. This year’s puzzle challenges the public to decode the names of…
If you have taken Amazon’s Prime membership or Prime Video subscription, then this may be a disappointing news for you, because Amazon is going to make a big change in the streaming device terms of its Prime Video. Currently, Prime members can stream on a maximum of five devices without any conditions on device type….
Police say a member of the rebel group KNU clashed with ‘rival gangsters’ in Tak province, but the group has denied involvement. Authorities in Thailand have arrested two people after an explosion at a festival near the border with Myanmar killed three and injured dozens. An improvised explosive device was thrown into the crowd on…
The United States Congress has until midnight on Friday to pass a bill that would increase the nation’s borrowing limit, also known as the debt ceiling, without which much of the government could shut down. A bill drafted by both Democrats and Republicans, whose deadline was extended to March 14 following an effort by billionaire…
the countryside Some women have described waiting in “agony” for gynecological treatment. When the BBC reported there were waiting lists for gynecological appointments across the UK had more than doubled Since February 2020, many women have shared their experiences of how they felt forced to turn to private care. Women waiting in agony for vital…
Israel’s Foreign Minister has said it will close its embassy in Dublin due to the “extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government”. Gideon Saar said that the Republic of Ireland had crossed “every red line”. In a statement, he said that in the past Israel’s ambassador to Dublin had been recalled following Ireland’s “unilateral decision…
Ivory Coast’s beloved food, atatka – made from fermented cassava flour – has been officially added to UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. Atieke, pronounced etcheke, is a type of couscous made from cassava roots. It is so liked that many people eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nicknamed “Ivorian couscous”, it is typically…
