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Day: July 18, 2017

Self confessed acid attacker says nine times out of 10 he will target women
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Self confessed acid attacker says nine times out of 10 he will target women

    A self-confessed acid attacker has claimed that victims deserve to be targeted, saying, If I can get acid, I’ll use it. Gangs someti mes dipped knives in acid and even targeted rivals’ girlfriends because they love their beauty, said the man who spoke to a Vice documentary on the condition of anonymity. He said that he and his friend picked on the partner of a rival gang member and that nine times out of 10 he would attack women. [We] went to a rave, met some ops (enemy) there, he said. We were just fighting in the club. A couple of days later I just randomly see the ops and his baby mum. They’re there at Tesco, just shopping so I was like, cool. I ran to my boy who was in the car. My boy bought a bottle, like a Lucozade bottle. I was like, what’s that?. He was like don’t ...
Theresa May tells plotting Conservative MPs: It’s me or Jeremy Corbyn
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May tells plotting Conservative MPs: It’s me or Jeremy Corbyn

    Prime Minister tries to head off a summer leadership challenge by insisting it would trigger a general election - and a Labour victory Theresa May urged Conservative MPs to end their 'backbiting' or pay the price AFP Theresa May has told plotting Conservative MPs it’s me or Jeremy Corbyn, her clearest admission yet that she is fighting to save her job. The Prime Minister tried to head off a summer leadership challenge by insisting it would inevitably trigger a general election and the Labour leader reaching Downing Street. The warning came amid suggestions that the first letter of no confidence is in circulation among Tory MPs, although only a small number have signed it so far. At a summer party, Ms May pleaded with her MPs to go away and have a proper break and come back...
Students could have voted twice in the general election
ENGLISH, United Nation

Students could have voted twice in the general election

    The Electoral Commission has warned of a troubling rise in alleged voter fraud amid suggestions that Labour in particular could have been boosted at the general election by students voting for them twice. Students are legally allowed to register at both their university address and their home address, but must only vote in one location. However, some have reportedly admitted that they voted twice for Labour in order to boost the party’s chances at the election. The Electoral Commission has received over 1,000 complaints and letters from 38 MPs alleging that voters cast duplicate ballots. It is working with police to determine how best to investigate the claims. The current system, which relies largely on paper lists being distributed to polling stations, makes it ...
Russia demands return of property from US
ENGLISH, Europe

Russia demands return of property from US

    Russia is demanding the immediate return of diplomatic properties seized by the Obama administration after claims Moscow hacked the US election. The Kremlin has accused the United States of setting conditions on the return of the compounds in New York and Maryland. Former president Barack Obama ordered their seizure in December as well as the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats. Russia has vehemently denied any involvement in election hacking. Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov will meet US undersecretary of state Thomas Shannon to try to thrash out a solution on Monday. His boss, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, was also reported as saying on a visit to Belarus that anti-Russian feeling in the United States meant it was not certain that Moscow and Washington coul...
A 16 year old German schoolgirl who ran away from home to join Islamic State
Arab world, ENGLISH

A 16 year old German schoolgirl who ran away from home to join Islamic State

    A 16-year-old German schoolgirl who ran away from home to join Islamic State has been captured in the ruins of the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to reports. Identified only as Linda W from the town of Pulsnitz near Dresden, she fled a year ago after flying from Frankfurt to Turkey before making her way to Syria. She fell in with Isis offshoot groups before being smuggled into Iraq. Radicalised in Germany, she changed her name to Mariam and sometimes posted photos of herself on her Facebook page wearing a headscarf. Authorities in Germany, who listed her as a potential terror suspect after her disappearance, confirmed they are examining the photos of her captured in newly liberated Mosul to determine it is actually her. She was among 20 Islamic State followers seized after...