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A Black Lives Matters protest in London regarding Chris Kaba.
Looks like the white, middle class organisers forget to invite any black people.
In the wake of death of UK political prisoner, Peter Lynch, who was fast tracked into prison for essentially shouting in the street.
The grandfather was ultimately sentenced to death.
Pakistani family who attacked police at Manchester Airport, STILL haven't even been charged.
Tiny ‘Black Lives Matter’ crowd gathers outside the Old Bailey courtrooms to protest the not guilty verdict of the police officer who shot violent criminal Chris Kaba.
Kaba rammed his car repeatedly into armed police officers’ cars.
BLM is finished in the UK.
UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September
Government borrowing overshot official projections in September, which is a sign of the difficult fiscal position that the Chancellor faces as she puts the finishing touches on her first tax and spending budget.
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Get you up to speed: National Guard troops, law enforcement providing tight security for July Fourth celebrations in Washington, D.C.
Heightened security measures are in place in Washington, D.C., for the America 250 celebrations, which include a major fireworks display. Officials have confirmed that there are no specific, credible threats for the event.
The U.S. Marshals Service has deployed hundreds of officers from 44 local law enforcement agencies to ensure safety during the events. Attendees will undergo airport-like screening and are permitted to bring one clear bag, while coolers and chairs are prohibited.
Heightened security measures for the America 250 celebrations in Washington, D.C., include the designation of the events as a “national special security event,” with the U.S. Secret Service in charge of operations. Authorities have confirmed that there are no specific, credible threats for the weekend, while attendees will undergo airport-like screening and must adhere to restrictions on personal items.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain how many attendees will participate in the fireworks display.
National Guard and law enforcement ensure security for July Fourth events in Washington, D.C.
There’s heightened security around festivities in Washington, D.C., for America 250 celebrations, which include a fireworks display that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people.
The main events on the Fourth of July are deemed a “national special security event,” which is the highest possible designation. It’s a rare status that is usually reserved for inaugurations and Super Bowls that puts the Secret Service in charge.
“I will tell you that you’ve had hundreds, if not thousands, of law enforcement professionals planning this event for several months,” said Tara McLeese, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Washington field office.
President Trump said he will speak during the festivities on Saturday around 9 p.m. before the fireworks show at 10:30 p.m.
Officials say there are no specific, credible threats this weekend.
The U.S. Marshals Service has sworn in hundreds of officers from 44 local law enforcement agencies nationwide to protect the capital.
“When I say that we are ready, I am staking my reputation on it,” said Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta. “Our nation is ready to celebrate the birth of freedom in this country.”
Meanwhile, nearly 5,000 National Guard troops are stationed in Washington around miles of fencing. McLeese said agents and officers are strategically positioned along the fencing.
“If there is an event that requires a rapid evacuation, they’re going to break these fences, and we’re going to get people out safely,” she said.
Along the waterways, boats and vessels will be monitored by U.S. Coast Guard patrols.
Those who are attending will have to go through airport-like screening. Attendees can bring one clear bag, but no coolers or chairs.
Join WTX for “The Great American Block Party 250,” a primetime special on Saturday, July 4, hosted by WTX Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil and Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner, featuring live musical performances, celebrations around the country, and the largest fireworks show in history in the skies over the nation’s capital. Tune in July 4 at 8 p.m. ET on WTX and stream it on Paramount+ and WTX US News 24/7.
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Get you up to speed: Suspect in Monaco explosion that left Ukrainian billionaire and lover ‘critical’ pictured | News World
A “deliberate” explosion targeted Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev in his Monaco apartment on June 29, leaving him critically injured alongside Anna Nasobina, who required both legs to be amputated. Interpol has issued a red notice for suspect Anastasiia Berezovska, who is believed to have orchestrated the bombing and is considered armed and dangerous.
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, who is suspected of orchestrating the bombing that injured Vadim Ermolaev and two others. Following the incident on June 29, authorities are actively investigating her potential escape routes, suggesting she could be in the Balkans or have already reached France or Italy.
Christophe Mirmand, the minister of state for Monaco, stated that it appears the Ermolaev family was specifically targeted, while Prince Albert II condemned the incident as a “heinous crime” and expressed that it has shocked the Monegasque community. Interpol has issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, the suspected assailant, who remains at large, and authorities have warned the public that she is “armed and dangerous.”
What remains unclear — The location of Anastasiia Berezovska, the main suspect in the attack, remains unknown.
Suspect identified in Monaco explosion that critically injured Ukrainian billionaire and his lover
A suspect has been pictured following a ‘deliberate’ attack on a Ukrainian billionaire (Picture: Interpol/Best Image/Backgrid/East2west News)
The suspect in a ‘deliberate’ explosion that left a Ukrainian oligarch ‘fighting for his life’ has been pictured.
Vadim Ermolaev, 58, who is also known as Vadym Yermolaiev, was in a critical condition after a backpack of explosives was planted inside a luxury Monaco apartment where he was staying.
Ermolaev was with his ‘lover’, 46-year-old Anna Nasobina, and his 13-year-old son at the time. Nasobina needed to have both of her legs amputated.
Following the bombing on June 29, the suspect was described as being around 30 years old and believed to have disguised herself to appear male.
Now, Interpol has released an image of Anastasiia Berezovska, who is suspected of being behind the attack.
Authorities believe she was working with accomplices, and a warrant for her arrest has been issued.
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Vadim Ermolaev, 58, also known as Vadym Yermolaiev, suffered life-threatening injuries in the blast (Picture: East2west News)
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His lover, 46-year-old Anna Nasobina, had to have both legs amputated (Picture: East2west News)
She is wanted on suspicion of attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.
The red notice, accompanied by a photo, says the 39-year-old has dark hair and a tattoo, possibly of a snake, on her right arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
She has Ukrainian nationality and can speak German.
However, Ukrainian sources have also suggested that she could have been born in Kazakhstan, holding a Russian passport and living in Crimea, possessing Ukrainian documents so she could easily live in the European Union.
Berezovska is reportedly pro-Vladimir Putin and is known for her ties to organised crime.
Police have said: ‘She is armed and dangerous and thought to be in the company of accomplices.
‘She should be approached with extreme caution.’
With Berezovska’s whereabouts currently unknown, it has been suggested that she could have already escaped as far as the Balkans, making it to France, then Italy.
She was allegedly seen on CCTV, wearing a black hat, tracksuit, white jeans, and trainers, dropping off bags shortly before the blast at around 9pm on Monday.
The backpack was believed to have been full of nuts and bolts, with the Monaco prosecutor claiming the person responsible for planting it then used a remote control to detonate.
A suspect likely used a car with a German registration plate.
In the immediate aftermath of the blast at the residential block in the La Rousse district, one fellow resident said it sounded as if ‘thunder was coming from behind the mountains’.
An international manhunt has been launched for parcel bomb suspect Anastasiia Berezovska (Picture: Interpol/Best Image/Backgrid)
Having lived in the principality for 20 years, he added to The Sun that the attack was especially shocking, as ‘there’s nowhere safer in the world’ and ‘things like this have never happened in Monaco before’.
Meanwhile, a horrified witness recalled seeing Nasobina with her ‘feet missing’ before she, along with Ermolaev and his teenage son, was rushed to a hospital in Nice.
Silvano Ippolito, who lives across from the building, told BFM TV: ‘She was slumped over, covered in blood.’
He called for his wife, who is a doctor and was able to intervene ‘very quickly, before the emergency services arrived, to apply tourniquets and perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation’ as Nasobina was ‘losing consciousness’.
It was originally thought that Ermolaev’s wife, who is also named Anna, was injured in the explosion, but it was clarified that the 56-year-old was abroad at the time.
Ippolito also described seeing a man staggering out of the building, blood-soaked. The staircase collapsed as he tried to walk down, so he fell onto Ippolito’s wife and a firefighter.
A shocked fellow resident of the block said ‘there’s nowhere safer in the world’ (Picture: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)
There was a young boy ‘lying on the ground’, too, ‘covered in blood’, as someone tried to help him.
While injured, Ermolaev’s son was less severely hurt, so he can help investigators and tell them ‘exactly what he saw’.
Speaking afterwards, Christophe Mirmand, the minister of state for Monaco, said: ‘It appears that the family was specifically targeted.’
As per surveillance footage, he added that the suspect ‘had walked around the area several times while waiting for the victims’.
Prince Albert II further called the attack a ‘heinous crime’ and ‘a shock to the entire Monegasque community’.
Ermolaev is a real estate mogul and the 23rd richest man in Ukraine, as of 2020.
The tycoon was sanctioned in 2023 for selling alcohol in Russian-occupied Crimea.
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