Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday. The university, where Higgs was emeritus professor, said he died Monday “peacefully at home following a short illness.” R&B ICON CLARENCE ‘FROGMAN’ HENRY DEAD AT 87 Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — …
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Mother stabbed to death while walking with her baby in a stroller, suspect still on the loose: police
A young woman was stabbed to death while walking with her baby in Bradford, England, according to authorities. Oldham resident Kulsuma Akter, 27, was stabbed during a walk at around 3:21 p.m. on Saturday. West Yorkshire Police said that she was “taken to hospital but subsequently died from her injuries.” Akter was pushing a pram at the time, but authorities …
Read More »I understand Kate Middleton. I did the same thing when cancer came for me
Like most of the world’s mothers, I didn’t think I had a lot in common with Kate Middleton.She is one of the world’s most beautiful women, well-educated and athletic. She has deftly navigated being a real-life princess even though she was born far from the halls of Buckingham Palace. But her recent announcement showed me that Kate and I have …
Read More »Elderly couple felt pressured to sell their home by local council amid government’s push to house migrants
An elderly couple had just moved into their home when they received a letter they took as a threat to give up their property for migrants, the British residents told the Daily Mail. A letter from the North Northamptonshire Council was left on Jose and Ted Saunders’ door mat in January, referring to their Rushden home as “derelict” and “empty” …
Read More »Politician behind Scotland's hate speech law says JK Rowling's rhetoric 'offensive' but allowed
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf blasted Harry Potter author and gender ideology critic J.K. Rowling for her scorching thread challenging the country’s new hate speech law. Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act was activated on April 1. The text of the bill, originally introduced years before, warns against acts that “stir up hatred” against various groups based on …
Read More »UK lawmaker 'manipulated' into giving personal numbers of colleagues in sexting blackmail scam
British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after a senior Conservative admitted disclosing the personal phone numbers of some colleagues to an unknown individual who held “compromising” material on him. William Wragg, who chairs the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in Parliament, told The Times of London newspaper …
Read More »UK doctors accept government pay offer, ending longest strike in National Health Service history
Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute with unprecedented strike action. The British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, which represent the senior doctors, who are known as consultants, said Friday that 83% of those casting a vote backed the offer. The pay increases will see …
Read More »Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike. Britain is just one of a number of Israel’s longstanding allies whose governments …
Read More »The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition parties demanded Wednesday that the Conservative government publish legal advice it has received on whether Israel has broken international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza. They say the U.K. should ban weapons sales to Israel if the law has been broken. Britain is a staunch ally of Israel, but relations have been tested …
Read More »JK Rowling and I could be locked up by Scotland’s anti-free-speech mob
Comedy. Culture. Art. Literature. The great Scottish enlightenment. A historic role in the Reformation of the Church. All attributes listed on tourist brochures of Scotland. But as from this week, Scotland’s new law will crack down on the free speech that enabled all of this to flourish in the land in which William Wallace fought for “freedom.” OnApril 1, our …
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