Author: News Desk

Belgrade shooting: Teen made ‘kill list’ for Serbia school attack A 13-year-old boy in Serbia killed eight fellow students and a security guard in a shooting at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade. The attacker, who had planned the attack for weeks, used his father’s guns, both of which had legal permits, and carried a “priority list” of children to target and which classrooms he would go into first. The motive for the attack is still unclear. Six pupils and a teacher were also injured in the shooting, with the most severe injuries sustained by a boy shot in…

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New York subway passenger died after chokehold The New York City Medical Examiner has ruled that Jordan Neely, a subway passenger, was killed by a chokehold after a fight with another passenger that was caught on camera. The cause of death was due to “compression of neck [chokehold]”. The video of the incident shows Jordan Neely struggling as another man grabs him and holds him on the ground. Police have questioned and released the 24-year-old US Marine who restrained the passenger. A rally was held for Jordan Neely on the train platform near where he died. The incident happened on…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Many of Thursday’s front pages lead on the upcoming coronation of King Charles III – which will take place on Saturday 4 May at Westminster Abbey. Saturday Coronation Several Thursday front pages feature preparations for the Coronation, which is set to be the biggest policing operation in UK history. The Daily Mail reports that the Metropolitan Police will deploy vans equipped with roof-mounted cameras and facial-recognition technology to analyse thousands of people per minute and identify terror suspects, wanted criminals, and known troublemakers. However, human rights organisation Liberty tells The Guardian that the use…

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