WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...

RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore

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The Reform UK leader said police had told him “there is an organised campaign to disrupt” the announcement.

A man who prized blunt speaking has been selectively eulogised. There’s a balance between decency and honesty: I’m sad he caused such harm, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job

Trump’s defamation suit against the network could put him in an uncomfortable spot.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Weekend Hopper scheme launching this weekend

* Donald Trump spoke to Fifa president before ban lifted * Human rights body FairSquare sent complaint to IOC Gianni Infantino is poised to escape without sanction after complaints he breached rules on political neutrality in his dealings with Donald Trump over the Folarin Balogun affair. The International Olympic Committee this week received a formal complaint from the human rights organisation FairSquare regarding Infantino’s conduct after Trump revealed he had called the Fifa president asking him to review Balogun’s ban from the USA’s last-16 tie against Belgium. The ban was subsequently suspended for 12 months after an unprecedented ruling from Fifa’s disciplinary committee. Continue reading...

What were Stuart Hall. Ralph Miliband and E P Thompson doing on 30th July 1966, the World Cup Final at Wembley? The social historian David Kynaston has a new book out in September looking at 1965-6…

Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from Greece A passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered during in mid-air during a journey from Greece. The man was said to have been sucked out of his seat into the plane’s slipstream and hung headfirst out of the window after an engine failure resulted in parts smashing the acrylic window, according to local reports. Continue reading...

Statement on decision related to Folarin Balogun

Attendance at the Great American State Fair is sparse and the heat is extreme, but at least you can pay $25 for a pretzel

The dramatic arrest comes nearly ten years after CCTV images showed a jogger shoving a female pedestrian into the path of a double-decker bus on Putney Bridge.

* Workers found coins and note from 1964 under a statue * Writer urged them to back horse with Christmassy name A construction site manager is cashing in after placing a bet on the winner of Saturday’s Derby horse race at Epsom, after he was encouraged to do so by a note found under a statue in a 1960s time capsule. Josh Smalls, site manager on the restoration project at Crystal Palace Park in south London, said the note and four old coins were discovered by a colleague underneath the giant bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the Victorian designer of the Crystal Palace. Continue reading...

“If people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it—regardless of their capability."

Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reports

It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".