• David Johnston named as new chief of defence force

    Vice Admiral David Johnston has been named the new Chief of the Australian Defence Force. Vice Admiral Johnston, will take over in July from the current chief General Angus Campbell, who is the longest-serving head of the defence force, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. “Vice Admiral Johnson has consistently distinguished himself with his […]

  • New laws to crack down on 'disruptive protests' come into force

    Civil liberties organisation Liberty described the legislation as ‘a shameless attempt’ by the Government to reduce the right to protest.

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    2 detention officers arrested for alleged excessive force on inmates

    HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two detention officers were arrested for allegedly using excessive force on inmates. Alan Omar Jalomo, 26, and Malik John William Lee, 26, were both arrested by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office on a charge of official oppression, a class A misdemeanor, according to a news release. When complaints of excessive []

  • New federal rules may force Massachusetts action on PFAS

    The new federal limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water are more strict than Massachusetts standards, community groups said Wednesday, and could both expand protection and require nearly 150 Massachusetts water systems to take additional action.

  • Bury St Edmunds RSPCA denies ‘animal sacrifice’ allegations

    The Bury St Edmunds branch of the RSPCA found themselves under scrutiny from none other than one of their concerned supporters. By Rob Banks, Crime Editor The source of the controversy? A seemingly innocuous banner hanging outside their high street shop that read, “Helping Bury Animals.” Distressed local cat enthusiast, Loraine Fisher, already worried by […]

  • New Faces in New Places

    A look at all the new people in new places.

  • Tánaiste opens facilities at Collins Barracks as Forces look for new recruits

    Tánaiste Micheál Martin was in his native Cork today to cut the ribbon on

  • New bill would force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art

    Adam Schiff introduces bill amid growing legal battle over whether major AI companies have made illegal use of copyrighted worksA bill introduced in the US Congress on Tuesday intends to force artificial intelligence companies to reveal the copyrighted material they use to make their generative AI models. The legislation adds to a growing number of attempts from lawmakers, news outlets and artists to establish how AI firms use creative works like songs, visual art, books and movies to train...

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    New ‘X-Force’ #1 to relaunch with creators Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To

    Set in the X-Men’s upcoming From the Ashes era, a new X-FORCE ongoing series by Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To begins this July.

  • Hundreds of thousands face being denied revolutionary new dementia drugs in England

    Exclusive: Treatments near approval but lack of diagnostic capacity means NHS unprepared for rollout, report saysWhat are the symptoms of dementia and how do you get a diagnosis?Hundreds of thousands of dementia patients in England face being denied access to revolutionary new drugs because the diagnostic capacity of the NHS lags behind every other G7 country, according to a damning report.After decades of research to find a cure for the condition projected to affect 153 million people worldwide...

  • Angelina Jolie May Be 'Forced to Use' Alleged Brad Pitt Evidence

    [caption id="attachment_3569820" align="alignnone" width="900"] Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt[/caption] Angelina Jolie is ready for her and Brad Pitt’s drawn-out legal battle to end as allegations of abuse continue to surface. “Pitt is drawing all of this out of Angelina,” a source tells Us Weekly on Friday, April 5. “She does not want to be here, she does not want to be raising any of these facts, and she is doing it only because Pitt’s lawsuit against her is forcing her to defend herself....

  • Wage increases will likely be less significant in new collective labor agreements

    Wages negotiated in collective bargaining agreements are unlikely to continue to rise as rapidly as in the past two years, according to AWVN, the key advisor on employment conditions at Dutch employers. The organization said that wage agreements concluded in March amounted to an average pay raise of 5.3 percent.A total of 22 collective labor agreements were concluded in March, covering approximately 210,000 employees. In January, the average wage increase agreed in collective agreements was 5.9...