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A man was found dead following two explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday evening. The area, home to the country’s top government institutions—the Supreme Court, parliament, and presidential palace—was shaken by the blasts, prompting an evacuation of the court building.  

'We need a Mr Bates figure' as bid to derail holiday home rules suffers setback But housing campaigners have applauded a decision not to block Article 4 measures https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/we-need-mr-bates-figure-30366779

'The pain never goes away' says brother of man stabbed to death in North Wales pub Craig Maddocks died after he was attacked in Wrexham and his family don’t want others to die in the same way https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/the-pain-never-goes-away-30367110

Council request for residents to 'withdraw objections' to parking fee hike branded 'undemocratic' Conwy Council is proposing the introduction of parking fees along Old Colwyn promenade https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/council-request-residents-withdraw-objections-30363044

Asda website goes down | UK News Asda’s website went down for thousands across the country, leaving shoppers unable to access their orders or place new ones. The majority of the problems appeared to be with the app, with over 1,000 complaints registered on DownDetector. Thousands weren’t able to access their orders from the shop Thousands of shoppers were unable to access their orders and the app of one of Britain’s biggest grocery giants. The outage is affected those in Manchester, Nottingham, London, Glasgow, Plymouth and Birmingham. Issues first arose around 3pm this afternoon, but appear to also be with…

Harrogate Town sign former Derby County academy forward Eno Nto on a month-to-month contract after a successful trial. The 22-year-old came through Derby County’s academy before going to the United States to play for the University of Notre Dame. Harrogate Town sign former Derby County academy forward He could make his senior debut in Tuesday’s EFL Trophy game against Blackpool. “I like the look of him. He’s professional, determined and has got better and better throughout his trial,” boss Simon Weaver told the club website. Nto said “I will just let the rest take care of itself and just approach…

New funding approved for police in Colorado after record homicides, gang taking over communities and charging for protection. Colorado voters approved a ballot referendum that earmarked $350 million of the state’s budget for recruiting, training and retaining law enforcement officers. Four years after a frenzy to defund police departments nationwide, Colorado voters approved a ballot referendum that earmarked $350 million of the state’s budget to recruiting, training and retaining law enforcement officers.  There is a narrative that immigrants are to blame for the violence but in reality, the police have not done there job. They have the ability and numbers…

Over the past two weeks, it has become increasingly evident that politicians, backed by powerful lobby groups, often feel unaccountable to the public except during election periods. This is precisely when the electorate must pressure and hold their representatives—whether MPs, governors, or members of Congress—to account.

We are also seeing a notable rise in interest toward BRICS. Western nations’ firm control over the global financial system has spurred Middle Eastern and Eastern European states to reassess their reliance on this framework.

A further revelation over the past fortnight has highlighted duplicity within the EU, where evidence suggests that despite sanctions, the EU is continuing to purchase Russian oil and gas through intermediaries.

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‘Highly likely’ John Smyth continued to abuse young men in South Africa Smyth moved to South Africa after he was barred from re-entering Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer camps The evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly other African countries but an independent review has said there remains little concrete information on his time in South Africa. The review into the Anglican church’s handling of Smyth’s abuses said he might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby, who on Tuesday announced he would step down…

Justin Welby announced his resignation as archbishop following the release of a report which highlighted his failure to report allegations of abuse made against a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. The damning report found that Welby “could and should” have reported John Smyth’s abuse of boys and young men to police in 2013.