A Barclays London office has been cordoned off by police this morning (1 May) after pro-Palestine protesters are alleged to have sprayed the building with red paint. Police have taped off the building close to Moorgate Underground Station. Red paint can be seen all over the building entrance and over the cash dispensers. A Palestine Action red paint canister has been left at the scene. The Independent has contacted Barclays, Palestine Action, and the City of London Police for further information.

May 02, 2024 01:52 UTC

In Florida, thanks to Trump and his Supreme Court, that choice has NOW reverted back “to the state” ...JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday just after midnight. [...] Abortion providers in Florida worked to see as many patients as possible in the weeks before the ban took effect. www.nbcnews.com — May 1, 2024Either the extremists, behind this rights rollback, just don’t know how human biology works, or they just don’t care. And while Democratic performance has slid in Florida in recent years, a number of polls there have shown broad support there for abortion rights, even as state Republicans enacted a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, one of the stricter limits nationwide. —2023 and 2024 abortion-related ballot measures — ballotpedia.org— —Harris: Women in Florida 'woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms'NBC News — May 1, 2024— —

May 02, 2024 01:37 UTC

The housing proffer from developer East West Communities was the first such provision ever included in a zoning case in Henrico, officials said when Arcadia was approved early last year. “If you are talking about making some sort of impact on the market, you’re not going to be able to do it by doing five or 10 homes,” Vithoulkas told the board. “We had not verbalized it in a report, but with the shortage of affordable housing, we wanted to make the development community aware of the (MWCLT) opportunity,” Emerson said in an email to BizSense. “We’ve got to do something that maybe local government hasn’t really stumbled into,” Nelson said, noting local and national efforts to address the issue, such as the City of Richmond’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund and housing crisis declaration last year. “We’ve got to find a way to start to get into this place where we are making housing affordable,” Nelson said.

May 01, 2024 19:26 UTC

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to an arson in Datchet this morning (May 1) following a barn fire in which a horse died. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service called the police to a barn fire near Mill Lane Caravan Park at around 3.40am. Firefighters extinguished the fire but one horse died and another was rescued. “I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information about this arson to please come forward. “Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.”

May 01, 2024 19:23 UTC

This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts

May 01, 2024 18:25 UTC





It seems like you're already an ETPrime member withLogin using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefitsLog out of your current logged-in account and log in again using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefits.

May 01, 2024 18:21 UTC

Donald Trump has floated the baseless theory that pro-Palestine protests spreading across university campuses are deliberately providing cover for an ongoing influx of migrants. ?”While Fox News and other conservative outlets have often peddled the idea that protesters are “paid agitators,” Trump’s version — that pro-Palestine demonstrators are specifically covering for migration policy — hasn’t yet gained much traction on right-wing media. Trump's post on Truth Social. Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said he feared pro-Palestine demonstrators could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Both states flipped from Trump to President Joe Biden in 2020, and remain on a knife-edge ahead of November’s vote.

May 01, 2024 18:09 UTC

On a bitingly cold day last week, five activists hung a banner from a road bridge near Redcar. “Honk if you want Houchen out,” the banner read, and a steady flow of motorists sounded their horns as the protesters, wearing masks of Mr. Houchen’s face, cheered and waved. “He promises that Teesside will become an emerald city,” said Ray Casey, a member of a small group that opposes Mr. Houchen, called Teesside Resistance. Last year he was nominated for a seat in the House of Lords by his ally Boris Johnson, the former prime minister. A film studio has risen from the site of an old bus depot in Hartlepool, a gritty seaside town a long way from Hollywood in every sense.

May 01, 2024 17:48 UTC

The battle against Nintendo Switch emulation isn’t over yet. The Mario maker got the prominent emulation software Yuzu to cave in, shut down, and pay out on March 4, and now the popular chat platform Discord is reportedly nuking the accounts and servers belonging to other Nintendo Switch emulator devs. According to The Verge, Discord has shut down everything connected to Suyu and Sudachi, two Nintendo Switch emulators that spawned after Nintendo broke up the Yuzu gang in early March. In fact, the emulator developers The Verge spoke to said that they were all working hard to change the code to ensure that the Eye of Nintendo wasn’t on them. It’s also questionable whether the existence of the Discord servers violated anything in the court order, and how their deletion matches Discord’s own policy.

May 01, 2024 17:24 UTC

While the cameras still record 24 hours a day, they are left in one position for the 12 hours they are not monitored. The spokesperson said: "In the 12 hours they are not staffed, CCTV cameras simply point in one direction and cannot follow suspicious activity. "Do Glasgow City Council and the police think no crimes happen [in those 12 hours]?" A council spokesperson said the cameras are left positioned on "priority locations" during the hours they are not monitored. A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: "The public can be assured that Glasgow’s CCTV cameras continue to record 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

May 01, 2024 15:35 UTC

Life exercise life hacksWe’re grateful to the Times journalist Sean O’Neill for sharing this fabulous reader’s letter which is already the hot favourite for newspaper letter of the week, if not the year … and beyond. Ha ha ha – posting for all those for whom stairs are an absolute drain https://t.co/kj8IUlMil1 — KarenPhysioCoUk (@karenphysiocouk) April 30, 2024This, but waiting for brown rice to finish cooking. Great letter in today’s Times: pic.twitter.com/KlFa0Mqt9p — John Inge (@BishopWorcester) January 11, 2024And this. There is so much going on in this letter, and I am here for every second of it. pic.twitter.com/mdeS1HtJpS — Marcus Walker (@WalkerMarcus) February 8, 2024Source The Times @TimesONeill Image Unsplash Luca Bravo

May 01, 2024 15:17 UTC

As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.

May 01, 2024 15:14 UTC

Activists must stop trying to undermine the landmark Cass Review through “misinformation”, its author has warned. ‘Weak’Earlier this month, NHS England agreed to review the transgender procedures it provides for both children and adults following the Cass Review’s final report. Dr Cass concluded that giving trans drugs to children is “based on remarkably weak evidence”, and urged the NHS to review its use of cross-sex hormones and ensure that gender-confused children receive a holistic assessment of all their needs. NHS England has ended the routine prescription of puberty blockers to under 18s pending the outcome of possible future drug trials. Scotland’s Sandyford Clinic has also announced that it is pausing the prescription of the drugs to new patients.

May 01, 2024 13:17 UTC

Scottish house prices remain in positive territory, according to Zoopla, rising 2.2% annually (average house price is now £162,600). Average prices in Scotland stood at £194,000 in November 2023, according to the ONS and average prices in Northern Ireland were recorded at £180,000 for September 2024. Asking prices rose £4,571, on average, in real terms, taking average house prices up to £359,748, although prices are still 0.7% lower than in January 2023. Annual property price inflation has been gradually slowing since July 2022, when annual price inflation was at 13.8%. The most resilient regions are Scotland (house prices are unchanged annually at £203,116) and Wales (prices down by 1.5% and average prices are £215,787).

May 01, 2024 12:11 UTC

Former Newcastle United star Lee Clark has shared his "ultimate dream" of seeing his son Bobby, who is currently a Liverpool midfielder, make the move to St James' Park one day. Bobby Clark, 19, has made a strong impression this season at Anfield, appearing in various competitions and showing great form. Bobby began his football journey with Birmingham City while his dad was the manager there. On the Tippy Tappy Football podcast, ex Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark said: "Absolutely. So far, he has played 13 games for Liverpool in all competitions and has two caps for England's under-19 team.

March 16, 2024 13:28 UTC