Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Brown Jackson is considered by some to be next in line for a Supreme Court nod Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2013. Prior to joining … Read more
Tuesday, March 16 The blame game has been raging furiously since my sudden departure from Good Morning Britain. But the real culprit may be Dylan Jones, long-time editor of GQ magazine. Three times, he’s given me awards. In 2003, I was GQ’s Newspaper Editor Of The Year for the Daily Mirror’s campaign against the Iraq … Read more
Defence chiefs have paid out more than £100million to troops suffering with PTSD in the past 13 years – including £2.4m to a Gulf War veteran MoD has reached settlements with more than 4,000 service personnel who have suffered mental trauma, often following tours of Iraq and Afghanistan Experts said high sum was result of … Read more
Former soldier, 29, is jailed for nearly three years for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows and doors after challenging one upset victim on crutches who complained to ‘step outside’ Richard Evans led team telling customers their homes put insurance in danger His firm would ‘pressurise’ customers into agreeing deals by using ‘scare tactics’ … Read more
Pope Francis leaves Iraq after successful first-ever papal visit to the country Francis and his entourage were waved off by Iraq’s president at Baghdad airport He will fly back to Rome after covering more than 900 miles on his four-day trip The 84-year-old pontiff urged Iraqis to embrace diversity and reject extremism By Tim Stickings … Read more
Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the top Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on day two of his landmark visit to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to the Gulf, met with the Grand Ayatollah in Najaf as his four-day trip … Read more
Defence Secretary is warned soldiers ‘could face prosecution for war crimes in Iraq’ if new ‘vital piece of legislation’ becomes law Defence sec. Ben Wallace got letter from ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Warned soldiers could face Hague trial if the Overseas Operations Bill passes Bill puts 5-year time limit on claims against Brit soldiers … Read more
A whistle-blowing surgeon from Iraq suffered racial discrimination and harassment after raising the alarm about patient safety at a trust where he claimed ‘white and Indian doctors were untouchable’, a tribunal has found. Associate specialist surgeon Dr Manuf Kassem raised concerns about the care of 25 patients at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust … Read more
A whistle-blowing surgeon from Iraq suffered racial discrimination and harassment after raising the alarm about patient safety at a trust where he claimed ‘white and Indian doctors were untouchable’, a tribunal has found. Associate specialist surgeon Dr Manuf Kassem raised concern about the care of 25 patients at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust … Read more
After adventurer, author and former soldier Jordan Wylie rowed solo, unsupported and unarmed across the most dangerous body of water on the planet – the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (aka the Gate of Tears) – he described the 13-hour 42-minute voyage, from Djibouti to Yemen and back, as ‘the toughest thing I’ve ever done’. And at … Read more