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Forensics were seen on Shuckburgh Grove in Leamington Spa on Saturday

Political parties police their insurgent and dissident supporters. Since the 1980s there’s been a split, that still exist today in various forms, between a consultant class of Beltway libertarians who often brown nose the liberal establishment, and wilder and more populist (and often less sophisticated) libertarians who don’t. Republicans have developed their own version of this split, between the RINO consultant class and the Trump populists. Democrats are overdue for the same civil war, though... Читать дальше...

EPFO added 15.62 lakh net members during December 2023, the payroll data showed.

Also in today’s newsletter, US uses UN resolution to warn Israel against ‘major ground offensive’ in Rafah

The initiative will be the first time an American-led mission has reached the moon’s surface since 1972

Bayern Munich's CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen may have given a telling update on the future of under-pressure manager Thomas Tuchel.

Hitesh Bharadwaj on how radio as a medium continues to connect people and why he got inspired to become a radio jockey.

HOUSEHOLDS will see their council tax soar in weeks – but there are several ways you can get your bills discounted or wiped.

ELON Musk has announced the first Neuralink brain chip implant has been successful.

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder are seeking to challenge a previous dismissal of parts of his case against extradition.

Recently, a new “main character” emerged for their minutes of infamy here on this world wide web of deceit. Charlotte Cowles, “financial-advice columnist” for The Cut, published the just-so story of how she placed $50,000 in a shoebox and gave it to a scammer. Along the way, she mentioned how other rich acquaintances of hers got taken for even larger sums of money.

Roger Corman’s 1964 film The Masque of the Red Death is spectacular, but on its release didn’t make very much money for American International Pictures. AIP asked Corman to do one more Poe adaptation, and later in 1964 he made The Tomb of Ligeia. It again didn’t pull the box-office figures Corman’s previous seven Poe movies had and was the last of the cycle. It’s widely regarded as among the better entries in the series, and Corman agreed, but for me it shows signs of strain.

Luke Seguna. Photo: Facebook, Victor Fenech

THE World Darts Championship will kick off later this year – with the top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit amongst the 96 players competing at the huge tournament.

1. Birmingham Budget live as damaging impact of cuts to culture, leisure, communities, roads unveiled  Birmingham Live
2. Bankrupt Birmingham council takes drastic steps to balance the books  Financial Times
3. 'Bankrupt' Birmingham City Council must sell £1.25bn of assets  BBC
4. 'Bankrupt' council at centre of budget-cut protest holds 'Queering Nutrition' event  The Telegraph

The 30-share BSE Sensex reversed its early losses and closed higher by 349.24 points or 0.48% at 73,057.40 in a volatile trade. Nifty rose further by 74.70 points or 0.34% to close at a new record level of 22,196.95.

Israel has ordered new evacuations from parts of Gaza City, an indication it still faces stiff resistance in areas it said were cleared weeks ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny's widow vowed to continue his fight against the Kremlin, his spokesperson said Tuesday, and dismissed her allegations that Putin had killed the country's opposition leader as "unfounded" and "insolent."

Many African countries have weak democracies (or are authoritarian), while South Africa is seen as a country providing a voice for and leadership in Africa, but is it a strong democratic state?

NOT all sports stars kick up their feet with their huge pay cheques.

Snooker star Luca Brecel has conquered the cloth and is now testing his intellect on a TV quiz show instead.

Brecel, who has a reported net worth of £4.5million, will be competing for the grand prize of £850 on Belgian quiz show ‘Blokken’.

The long-running show translates to ‘Blocks’ in English and is based off the iconic video game Tetris. Читать дальше...

GLENDALE, Arizona— Shohei Ohtani took live batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time this spring training as he recovers from elbow surgery. The Dodgers posted video on social media Monday of the two-time AL MVP homering. Ohtani signed a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers after spending his first six