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When she was six, Sara complained that her mother hit her, but that her father and stepmother, who were convicted of her murder, didn’t. Sara Sharif told a social worker she felt safe living with her father and stepmother because “they don’t hit me”, four years before she died from their brutal campaign of torture. The school girl’s haunting words are buried in hundreds of pages of private family court papers that were disclosed after an application by media organisations, including WTX News. Asked what made her happy, Sara replied: “Movie night and when people play with me … When…

UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB. The EU banned all emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides, while since 2021 the UK government Bee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids. However, the highly toxic neonicotinoid Cruiser SB could be allowed for use next year, as ministers are considering applications from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar. This powerful pesticide poisons bees by destroying their…

The hunt for league leaders Bayern Munich begins on the last matchday of the year. After the record champions presented against RB Leipzig, the pursuers in particular are challenged. Above all, Eintracht Frankfurt. All information about the Bundesliga duels can be found here [matched_excerpt] Mainz celebrates after a strange own goal, receives a red card – and takes the lead

The winners of the ‘jackpot’ of the Christmas Lottery that will be held tomorrow, Sunday, December 22, will have to pay taxes for their prize to the Public Treasury, which will keep 72,000 euros from each tenth. All prizes organized by the State Lottery and Betting Society (Selae), including the special Christmas draw, that exceed 40,000 euros are subject to the payment of a special tax, as recalled by the Tax Agency on its website. This tax is applied in the form of withholding, that is, Selae itself will deduct the corresponding tax from the prize – whether it is…

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions. An Israeli air strike has killed 10 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported. A video posted by the agency on its Telegram channel on Friday evening showed its staff retrieving victims from under the rubble of the Khallah family home in Jabalia. “All of the martyrs are from the same family, including seven children, the oldest aged six,” civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal told the AFP…

Autumn ends and winter begins. The night is the longest, but then the days start to get longer again. The winter solstice falls today: it is the shortest day of the year, the one in which we can enjoy a few hours of light, instead of many hours of darkness. The solstice 2024 The new season begins at 10.21am (Italian time) on Saturday 21 December. It is the day of the solstice, when the Sun remains lower on the horizon, sunset comes early and the hours of darkness last much longer than the rest of the year. Even if winter…

There is naturally the name of the camallo who crushed his colleague Giovanni Battista Macvò on board the tractor. But in addition to Patrizio Randazzo, on the list of the first seven investigated for the accident in the port on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, on charges of manslaughter, six “technical” figures also appear: the Culmv consul Antonio Benvenuti, several managers with responsibility for safety in the Psa terminal (Roberto Coglio, Paolo Casali, Marco Ferrari, Andrea Barsotti) and Vte (Alessandro De Martino), involved… Camallo dead, the first suspects: in 2021 Randazzo, the investor, had his license revoked https://genova.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/21/news/camallo_morto_giovanni_battista_maccio_primi_7_indagati_nel_2021_patente_ritirata_a_patrizio_randazzo_console_benvenuti-423900031/?rss

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning putting the Christmas getaway under threat by 80mph winds. Many regions of the country will be impacted this weekend with warnings of heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph that are likely to cause travel disruption. Christmas getaway under threat by 80mph winds The Met Office has said travellers can expect disruption during the busiest weekend of the year. Christmas getaway under threat by 80 mph winds as Met Office warns of travel disruption. Millions of journeys are expected to be made across the country by car, in what the RAC…

The US Senate has rushed through the final passage of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid.Facing a government shutdown deadline, the restructured bill dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after the House approved the funding bill (Jose Luis Magana/AP) (Jose Luis Magana/AP) But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Mr Trump doubled down on his…

The US Senate passes government funding bill to avoid shutdown. The Senate has rushed through the final passage of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid. US Senate passes government funding bill to avoid shutdown Facing a government shutdown deadline, the restructured bill dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters But the day’s outcome was…