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BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – Britain starts hearing the US case for extraditing Julian Assange today, if the case against him is successful he could face up to 175 years in jail. Iran’s conservatives win in the election that saw the lowest voter turnout in decades. Lesotho’s prime minister failed to turn up to Court to face the murder charge against him. The PM’s office said he had to travel to South Africa for urgent medical attention. Two US students are bracing themselves for trial after being accused of murdering a 35-year-old…

Longtime Republican Clint Eastwood is pulling support from Donald Trump in the 2020 election. “The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there,” he said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-KR4Wrb0M He famously delivered a speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention to an empty chair that represented Barack Obama. But in an interview years later he said he regrets the speech. In the interview he was asked what troubles him most, he said: “I guess when I did that silly thing at the Republican convention, talking to the chair.” In a 2016 interview, he expressed displeasure with Trump and Hillary…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, the Sunday papers report on No 10 mocking the EU and the House of Lords expenses spiralling “out of control”. In other news, Prince Andrew’s alibi has been called into question and a Brit barmaid quizzed over Madeleine McCann disappearance.In our special feature, we look into US President Donald Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan – ‘The plan ignores the fact Israel created this mess’ …………………………………………………….House of Lords expenses spiral out of controlThe Sunday Times says expenses for peers in the House of Lords are spiralling “out of control,” according to an analysis by the paper. …

Time for liberal intellectuals to STFU and listen to someone who really knows about poverty and the problems it causes, says Yvonne Ridley’s book review of ‘Poverty Safari’. She revisits the award-winning book Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey. I’ve never met Darren McGarvey and, depending on his mood, I’m not sure I would welcome the experience but he has written a book which all of us should revisit at least once during the Boris Johnson years. McGarvey’s brutal and unrelenting narrative on his scorching critique of poverty in Britain pumps out excoriating doses of anger on every page and not without justification. We all…

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Deaf victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests at a school for the deaf in Argentina staged a protest at the Vatican in Italy on Friday. To raise awareness for the Deaf survivors of clergy sexual abuse before an upcoming trial of more alleged abusers. About 20 people, including several former students, held up signs reading “Zero Tolerance,” “Don’t Forget,” and “We Are Not Going Away” in front of the building housing the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine for the Faith, which handles abuse cases. The victims’ lawyers and other victims of abuse were among those who joined the protest.…

BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, rapper Pop Smoke was killed during a “house invasion” at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Popstar Ellie Goulding is getting ready to return to music after time away from the biz!  Film and TV, Eastenders icon June Brown has said she has left the soap for good after a 35-year career. US President Trump says he believes Parasite did not deserve to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards – because its…

A supporter of the banned Islamic State terror group has admitted plotting to blow herself up in a suicide bomb attack on St Paul’s Cathedral.  West-Londoner Safiyya Shaikh visited St Paul’s to scope out the iconic landmark and a hotel.  The 36-year-old was arrested after asking an undercover police officer to supply bombs.  At the Old Bailey, she admitted preparing an act of terrorism and will be sentenced in May. https://twitter.com/CourtNewsUK/status/1230824032800514051 Over the two months before her arrest, Shaikh, born Michelle Ramsden, built up a relationship with two undercover officers who were posing as a husband and wife extremist team.…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – Japan is to let the last remaining healthy travellers on the Princess Diamond – the cruise ship quarantine.  In Mexico, a man and a woman have been arrested for the horrific murder of a 7-year-old girl – the crisis over the murder of women and girls in Mexico has forced people onto the streets in anger. The mother of murdered British woman Grace Millane told her killer that her daughter ‘died terrified’. The man has been jailed for life.  Twitter is set to unveil a new feature…

Disney teams up with Allure Bridals to create Princess Wedding dresses Have you always wanted to look like a Disney princess on your wedding day? If so, you’re in luck. Disney is set to launch its iconic princess dresses into real wedding dresses.  Disney has teamed up with bridal boutique Allure Bridals for a new wedding gown range. The dresses will be replicas of many of the famous Disney character dresses.  The 16 styles available in the Disney collection are inspired by Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Tiana, and Snow White.  The set includes ball gowns, mermaid trains…