Former MP Alice Mahon died of a cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Now her son is calling for asbestos to be removed from all buildings to protect lives. Asbestos is a material which if inhaled can cause cancer and is the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK. Mrs Mahon, who died last year of malignant mesothelioma at the...
US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
A US Air Force colonel “mis-spoke” when describing an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone opted to attack its operator in order to complete its mission, the service has said. Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations in the US Air Force, was speaking at a conference organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society. A report about it went viral....
Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy
Persistent inflation has helped push Germany into recession in the first three months of the year, an upgrade to growth data shows. Europe’s largest economy was also badly affected when Russian gas supplies dried up after the invasion of Ukraine, analysts said. The economy contracted by 0.3% between January and March, the statistics office said. That followed a 0.5% contraction...
Dorset Police officers shared WhatsApp racist messages
Police officers who shared derogatory messages and bullied colleagues have been found guilty of gross misconduct. Two serving officers and a former officer at Dorset Police shared the racist, sexist and homophobic messages on a WhatsApp group in 2020. Two other serving officers admitted a lesser charge of misconduct and will be sanctioned at a later date. Dorset Police apologised,...
Mexican police find 45 bags of human remains
Mexican authorities have found 45 bags containing human remains in a ravine outside the western city of Guadalajara. Officials were searching for seven young call centre workers, who had been reported missing last week, when they found the bodies. The remains include men and women, and the number of bodies is not yet known. The search is expected to continue...
Brics ministers call for rebalancing of global order away from West
A meeting of foreign ministers of the Brics group of nations in South Africa has called for a rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the group’s vision was to provide global leadership in a world fractured by geopolitical tension, inequality and global insecurity. Brics is an acronym for Brazil, Russia,...
Sanda Dia: Belgium reckons with verdict over black student’s hazing death
The death of black Belgian student Sanda Dia shocked Dutch-speaking Flanders in 2018. Warning: Some readers may find some of the details in this article upsetting. The 20-year-old student was made to drink excessive amounts of fish oil and alcohol, made to swallow a live goldfish, and forced to stand outside in an icy pit as part of a hazing...
Corruption In EP: Moroccogate Scandal Just The Beginning
Dakhla (Refugee Camps) – The revelations concerning the “Marocgate”, a resounding corruption scandal in the European Parliament (EU), are only “the tip of the iceberg”, said the Polisario Front representative in France, Mohamed Sidati, stressing that other MEPs and European institutions are involved in this vast network of corruption led by Rabat. Tip of The Iceberg “This is only the...
Explore The Metaverse For Virtual Shopping
Web3 has over 300 million users worldwide. What interests people the most in the metaverse? Buy things. In just a few months, the metaverse has evolved considerably, stimulated by major players such as Microsoft, Apple or Meta. To find out what people are doing in the virtual world, Marco*, a communication agency, has launched a global survey on the metaverse....
Brand Machine Group Acquires Peckham Rye Firm
Licensor and international owner of fashion brands Brand Machine Group (BMG) has acquired 200-year-old London tailoring business Peckham Rye to bolster its growing menswear portfolio. The acquisition is part of BMG’s strategic plans to expand its menswear division after the company relaunched luxury menswear brand Duchamp in 2022 and appointed former Hackett London executive Robert Cork as menswear buying director...