Author Archives: Lashes and Tan

The postcode wars: Map reveals where south east London gangs rule

EXCLUSIVE: The murder of Kelyan Bokassa on the number 472 bus in broad daylight in front of horrified passengers is the latest in a bloody gang turf war that has torn apart the community of Woolwich.

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Author: James Fielding

What real justice would look like for grooming gang victims

It is always interesting to watch a dam burst. In the past week, as Elon Musk and other prominent Americans discovered the British ‘grooming gang’ scandal, British politics has suddenly had to face up to something it has spent a quarter of a century trying to ignore. One would hope that the claim that thousands

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Author: Douglas Murray

New weather warnings issued as temperatures set to plummet as low as minus 16C

Temperatures are set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 16C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.

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Author: PA Reporters

Trump says it ‘doesn’t matter’ how GOP passes his agenda: ‘The end result is the same’

President-elect Trump on Wednesday said “it doesn’t matter” whether Republicans on Capitol Hill tackle his top priorities on taxes, energy and the border in one package or two as the party tries to…

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Author: Al Weaver

Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state Supreme Court seat?

Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.

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Author: Ellen Ioanes

Analysis: Republicans are split on the first major decision of Trump 2.0

Big promises and a small majority.

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Author: Zachary B. Wolf

Republicans’ Strategy for Acting on Trump Priorities ‘Clear as Mud’

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, deputy congressional editor Mike Dorning breaks down how Republicans are approaching Donald Trump’s agenda. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

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Author: Mike Dorning

North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of Democratic justice’s re-election

The ruling sets up a situation in which the state Supreme Court will weigh in on an election that could expand the GOP’s current 5-2 majority among the justices.

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Author: Clarissa-Jan Lim

Fetterman & 48 House Dems Betray Immigrants – Unions Silent on Anti-Immigrant Bill – 4,000 North Carolina Amazon Workers Move to Unionize

Greetings from the Burgh, where two key labor democrats, Senator John Fetterman and Congressman Chris Deluzio, have already signaled that they intend to throw immigrants under the bus.

Fetterman & 48 Congressional Democrats Betray Immigrants

Yesterday, 48 House Democrats voted for the anti-immigrant Laken Riley bill including Western PA Democrat Chris

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Author: @mikeelk

More Senate Democrats say they’ll vote to advance Laken Riley Act

More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The bill — which is named for the Georgia nursing student who was killed by a…

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Author: Sarah Fortinsky