Posts by Kim browne
Churchill statue in Parliament Square defaced with ‘Zionist war criminal’
The statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square in London has been defaced overnight with “Zionist war criminal” and other graffiti. The statue is covered on all sides, Sky News understands. The area appears to be cordoned off and is being cleaned. Commenting on the image, which was shared on X, Dave Rich, director…
Read MoreCollagen supplements ‘may boost skin health’ but they’re not an ‘anti-wrinkle quick fix’, study suggests
Collagen supplements should not be seen as a “quick fix” for wrinkles, experts have said, but they do have “legitimate” benefits. New research from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) analysed evidence from 16 reviews and 113 trials involving almost 8,000 patients worldwide. The review found that the supplements taken over a long period could improve skin…
Read MoreIran and US compromise over nuclear stockpile – but Trump’s window for action grows smaller by the day
Iran has offered to never stockpile nuclear material and will reduce its current stockpile to “almost nothing”, in return for elimination of sanctions, according to sources close to the high-stakes talks which took place indirectly with the US in Geneva on Thursday. It is understood to be the first time, through multiple rounds of talks,…
Read MoreThe Epstein committee shouldn’t be defined by politics – but it is hard to avoid
It was never going to be a meeting of minds. There was acrimony going into Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the Congressional committee and it grew through the hours spent together. The former first lady and secretary of state had dismissed the exercise as “partisan political theatre” in her opening statement. In a news conference afterwards,…
Read MorePlaid warns ‘Reform government would set Wales back decades’ – as Rhun ap Iorwerth casts Senedd election as two-horse race
Rhun ap Iorwerth has said May’s Senedd election is now a “two-horse race” between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, declaring Labour is “over” in Wales. The party will gather in Newport this weekend for its spring conference, where the Plaid leader is expected to outline his priorities for the first 100 days of his government, should…
Read MorePakistan in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, Pakistani defence minister says
Pakistan’s defence minister has said that the country is in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan, after both nations launched airstrikes overnight. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Islamabad’s patience had run out as tensions escalated, with casualties reported on both sides. “Our cup of patience has overflowed,” he said. “Now it is open war between us…
Read MoreGreen Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election
The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election. Hannah Spencer has become the party’s fifth MP in parliament, after beating Reform UK, who finished second, and Labour, who came third, to the seat. The Greens, who had earlier said they were “very confident of a win”, received 14,980 votes to claim a majority…
Read MoreAI willing to ‘go nuclear’ in wargames, study finds – amid ‘stand-off’ between Pentagon and leading AI lab
As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames. Only a couple of years ago, the phrase on everyone’s lips was “AI safety”. I’ll be honest, I never took the…
Read MoreVegetarian diet can slash risk of five cancers by up to 30%, study finds
A vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of five types of cancer by as much as 30%, a study has found. In the largest study of its kind, University of Oxford researchers found vegetarians have a 21% lower risk of pancreatic cancer and a 9% lower risk of breast cancer compared to meat eaters. Vegetarians…
Read MoreUFOs and Pizzagate: Hillary Clinton attacks line of questioning over Epstein
Hillary Clinton has denied knowledge about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and attacked US politicians for their line of questioning. The former US secretary of state was compelled to appear before the US House Oversight Committee in New York and asked about the disgraced financier. After the deposition, she told reporters: “I thought it was very repetitive……
Read More‘Miracle’ boy expected to be paralysed due to spina bifida able to walk after ground-breaking surgery in the womb
A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb. An ultrasound scan 20 weeks into pregnancy showed Tobi Maginnis had spina bifida, a disabling condition in which the spinal cord fails to…
Read MoreDefence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases
Defence Secretary John Healey has told officials to review military records to find any evidence of Jeffrey Epstein trafficking women into Britain through RAF bases. He has told them to leave “no stone unturned” as they search through more than 20 years of Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents to find evidence of the paedophile billionaire’s…
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