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Moment John Prescott punched protester who threw egg at him | News Known for his fiery temperament, John Prescott made headlines in 2001 when he punched a protester who had thrown an egg at him during an election campaign in North Wales. The Deputy Prime Minister had been there to speak at a Labour rally while on the General election campaign trail. Lord Prescott said at the time: “I was attacked by an individual. In the melee that followed I clearly defended myself.” Tributes have poured in from across the country, after his death, at the age of 86, was…

Here’s a summary of the front page: 1. Putin Tries to Recruit Afghan War Heroes Abandoned by the UKA special investigation reveals that Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to recruit former Afghan special forces who were trained by the UK but left behind after the withdrawal from Afghanistan. These elite soldiers, once critical to Western efforts, are reportedly being offered positions in the Russian army.2. Ukraine Uses British Missiles Against Russia for the First TimeUkraine has fired British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russian territory, marking a significant escalation. Photos allegedly showing missile fragments in Russia’s Kursk region have surfaced…

Tributes to Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott after his death aged 86 Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, with Tony Blair leading tributes to him as a “committed and loyal” public servant.Mr Prescott’s family, who announced his death, said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment”.The former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman died “peacefully” and surrounded by relatives at his care home, they said.Former British prime minister Mr Blair said he was “devastated” by…

The arctic cold was felt on the country’s railways, where 14,699 train departures were canceled between December 1 and February 28. In an open letter, SJ’s CEO Monica Lingegård described the winter as “the worst in over ten years for the Swedish railway”, and explained the chaos with persistent cold, extreme amounts of snow, and a railway in poor condition. “All you customers and the entire Swedish people deserve something better.” An arctic cold outbreak made this year’s winter extra frosty Now Flamman ( A Swedish Socialist newspaper) can show that the problems are deeper than that, and that Lingegård…

Violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has surged dramatically, leaving at least 150 dead since November 11 and pushing the country’s death toll for the year past 4,500, according to the United Nations. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned of escalating chaos, calling for urgent action to halt the gang violence overwhelming the capital.

The Department of Justice said Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly as Google has ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. Alphabet’s Google should be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share data with competitors, prosecutors in the United States have argued, as part of a list of proposals intended to end the tech giant’s monopoly on searching the internet. In a court filing on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that Google, which controls about 90 percent of the online search market, should not be allowed to re-enter the browser…

Chiara Balistreri: “My ex beat me with a dog leash, so people would like my video” She is 21 years old and from Bologna: with several profiles on social media, with lots of followers. That on its own came with the pressure to impress and attract the likes, the shares and views. Feeding the social algorithms with content. Until her boyfriend started beating her. She finally mustered up the courage and denounced her boyfriend’s violence and the fact that he was placed under house arrest after the mistreatment inflicted. He fled Bologna and has been on teh run since the…

Israel launched overnight strikes in three areas north of Gaza which continued until this morning. At least 95 people were killed in less than 24 hours, local media reports. The overnight strikes killed at least 66 people in Beit Lahiya and injured dozens. In Sheikh Radian at least 22 people, including children, were killed in the air strikes and at least 7 people, including one child, were killed in Al-Mawasi.

A dispute over work issues ended in tragedy. On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, in Verbicaro, in the province of Cosenza, the Italian police of the Scalea company and the local station arrested a 40-year-old man red-handed for the murder of his uncle. The man, a mechanic, was tracked down after killing his uncle, a 74-year-old, at the height of an argument that arose for trivial reasons attributable to disagreements in the workplace. A call to 112, received on Wednesday afternoon around 6pm, reported the presence of a body inside a workshop in Verbicaro. The police proceeded to identify…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine was needed to “help slow down” the advance of Russian ground troops. The announcement comes two months before Donald Trump replaces Joe Biden in the White House. Trump has criticized the amount the U.S. has spent on supporting Ukraine. US says supplying Ukraine with antipersonnel mines will help slow Russian troops