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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.
June 23, 2026
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Get you up to speed: Judge rules DOJ used grand jury subpoenas to coerce Minnesota officials on ICE enforcement during Metro Surge
A federal judge has quashed six grand jury subpoenas issued by the Trump administration against Minnesota state and local government offices, ruling they were retaliatory and unlawful. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found the subpoenas were aimed at coercing officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, into compliance with immigration enforcement following their legal challenge against Operation Metro Surge.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found that the Trump administration’s subpoenas were retaliatory and unlawful, hindering Minnesota officials’ cooperation with immigration enforcement amid ongoing legal disputes surrounding Operation Metro Surge. The Justice Department has yet to provide a justifiable reason for the subpoenas, raising questions about their investigative legitimacy.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described the ruling as “a victory for the rule of law and our democracy,” asserting that the subpoenas exemplified the Justice Department’s attempts to intimidate political opponents. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey termed the subpoenas as “politically motivated retaliation,” emphasising that political discourse should not result in such coercive actions.
What remains unclear — It is not specified whether the Justice Department will appeal the ruling on the subpoenas.
Judge quashes grand jury subpoenas used to pressure Minnesota officials
A federal judge has quashed six grand jury subpoenas the Trump administration served against Minnesota state and local government offices — including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — ruling the subpoenas were retaliatory and unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found that the Justice Department issued the subpoenas to coerce Minnesota officials into cooperating with immigration enforcement after those officials sued to block Operation Metro Surge, a federal immigration operation.
The subpoenas had been served against the Minnesota governor’s office, the Minnesota attorney general, two Minnesota mayors’ offices, Ramsey County’s Board of Commissioners and Hennepin County’s Board of Commissioners.
In his ruling, Schiltz wrote that using grand jury proceedings to pressure political opponents into taking official action — particularly action the federal government cannot directly require — is “a blatantly unlawful and unethical use of the grand-jury process.”
“The only question, then, is whether the challenged subpoenas were issued for one of these forbidden purposes,” Schiltz wrote. “The Court has no doubt that they were.”
The judge also noted that the Justice Department “has struggled — without success — to identify a single plausible investigatory justification for the subpoenas.”
The ruling centers on Operation Metro Surge, a Trump administration immigration enforcement effort that prompted Minnesota state and local officials to file suit in an attempt to stop it. The subpoenas followed that legal challenge.
Walz, in a statement, called the ruling “a victory for the rule of law and our democracy.”
“The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing criminal investigations into the President’s political opponents,” said Walz, the 2024 Democratic nominee for vice president. “This case was just one example of that, but we are seeing daily reminders of this administration’s lawlessness – in Minnesota and around the country. We all must continue to seek justice and uphold the rule of law.”
Ellison said “it should disturb every American that Donald Trump is weaponizing the criminal justice system against people he disagrees with.”
The subpoenas “a politically motivated retaliation against our city for lawfully standing up to ICE and fighting for our residents,” Her said in a statement, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Frey said the investigation was “never about justice, law, and order, but the absence of it.”
“Subpoenaing political opponents because they spoke on behalf of their constituents violates the core tenets of our democracy and human decency,” he said.
Frey also observed that criticizing government action is not a crime.
“One of the defining strengths of our democracy is the ability to challenge those in power without fear of retribution. Elected officials have both the right and the responsibility to speak honestly about how government decisions affect the people they serve,” he said.
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
June 23, 2026
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Get you up to speed: Brit holidaymakers describe parent’s panic after girl, 4, pulled from Lanzarote pool | News World
A four-year-old British girl drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, around 1.30pm today. Emergency medical responders attempted resuscitation at the scene, but the girl was pronounced dead despite the efforts.
Emergency services, including ambulances and a helicopter, were deployed at around 1.30pm following reports of a young girl pulled from a hotel swimming pool in Playa Blanca. The local government confirmed that her death is not being treated as suspicious, while investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The regional government’s Emergency and Security Coordination Centre reported that emergency services were mobilised immediately after receiving an alert about the drowning incident, and further investigations are underway. Sebastián Quintana, an expert in drowning prevention, has warned that the absence of adult supervision is a key factor in child drownings, highlighting a pressing need for increased vigilance around water.
What remains unclear — It has not been confirmed where the girl’s parents were at the time of the incident.
British holidaymakers recount parents’ distress after four-year-old drowns in Lanzarote pool
Holidaymakers were unable to revive the little girl (Picture: SolarPix)
The parents of a toddler who drowned in a Lanzarote swimming pool were seen desperately searching for her.
The girl, aged 4, vanished before being found in the main pool at HL Playa Blanca resort in Lanzarote on Saturday.
It was the latest in a spate of child drownings across Spain, which has sparked a warning for parents to supervise their children when near water.
Holidaymakers also questioned why the lifeguard wasn’t at their post when the girl went missing, with guests saying they were also regularly assigned to towel duty at the 164-room resort.
Jake Rhodes, staying at the 4-star resort, told WTX: ‘It was all such a shock.
‘I don’t know what the lifeguard was doing at the time but sometimes he wasn’t at his post.
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‘It was by the main pool. But I don’t know where the parents were. I think she ran off and they were trying to find her.
‘I saw them doing CPR and doing everything, trying to save the poor girl.’
Her death is not being treated as suspicious. No other details about the victim or her family have been released.
The girl passed away despite attempts to revive her at the scene by other guests and a site nurse.
Ambulances and police were called, along with an emergency services helicopter, at around 1.30pm to the resort in Playa Blanca.
A helicopter and two ambulances were deployed to the scene (Picture: SolarPix)
A spokesman at a regional government emergency response coordination centre said: ‘The Canary Islands Government’s Emergency and Security Coordination Centre received an alert reporting that a young girl showing signs of drowning had been pulled from a hotel swimming pool and required medical assistance.
‘The 112 service immediately mobilised the necessary emergency resources.
‘A coordinating nurse, present in the operations room, confirmed during her interview with the lifeguard that the girl had gone into cardiac arrest and gave instructions to begin resuscitation manoeuvres.’
Another British four-year-old also drowned after falling into a pool at a holiday home near the Costa del Sol taking the total to six in 72 hours across Spain.
Sebastián Quintana, an expert in drowning prevention, said that the ‘tragic locations’ of the six deaths were Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andalusia and the Canary Islands.
He warned: ‘The lack of attention, supervision, or even absence at the bathing area by the adults in charge is the main cause of these human tragedies.
‘A child won’t scream for help. Drowning is a very quick and silent event.’
In nine out of ten cases, the parents were absent while their child drowned, said Quintana.
Hoteles Lopez, who run the resort, has been approached for comment.
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