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Nov 15, 2026 - World

In his first comments on the issue since US authorities grounded all planes for several hours on Friday due to a technical upgrade gone wrong, Trump called the Biden administration's aviation management a "disaster."

Nov 15, 2026 - World

Professor urges ministers to use awareness triggered by Russell Brand conviction to examine use of rape myths in trialsThe debate triggered by high-profile cases must “pull back the curtain” on the treatment of people making allegations of sexual offences in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, the government’s independent adviser on rape has told the Guardian.Prof Katrin Hohl, who has advised the government in an overhaul of how rape is treated by police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said the government should use the public awareness triggered by Russell Brand’s conviction for rape to examine the use of rape myths and jury direction in trials. Continue reading...

Nov 15, 2026 - World

Oklahoma man, 73, executed for killing ex’s estranged husband, as US nears 40 executions for second straight yearA Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing and beheading his three young children in a squalid, windowless apartment in 2003 was recently executed.John Allen Rubio, 46, was pronounced dead at 6.47 pm on Thursday after a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas. His killings of his baby girl and two toddlers so rocked the city of Brownsville on the US border with Mexico that the apartment building was later demolished – and the land turned into a park and community garden. Continue reading...

Nov 15, 2026 - World

Andrea said her love for Mickey grew as she became more comfortable watching his animations.

Nov 15, 2026 - World

HMS Vengeance’s seven-month patrol prompts fears over slow pace of maintenance of ageing fleet and strain on crewA Trident nuclear submarine has concluded a record seven-month deployment, returning to the Faslane naval base in Scotland where its crew was greeted by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting.HMS Vengeance began its patrol on 12 April and spent 217 days submerged before returning on Sunday, having left the country when Keir Starmer was in Downing Street and Manchester United were third in the Premier League. Continue reading...