Ugly scenes broke out this afternoon as far-right protesters held a rally in York city centre. Anne Marie Waters, the anti-Muslim leader of the For Britain party, attempted to make a speech in front of a group of her supporters in St Helens Square. She was shouted down by a large group from York Stand Up To Racism, chanting “Say it loud, say it clearly, refugees are welcome here”. York Theater Royal #ad York Stand Up To Racism in their counter protest They were face to face, separated by crash barriers set up by the police....

Eustice told lawmakers that the Habitats Directive was on a list of laws he wanted to amend in the upcoming Brexit freedoms bill designed to reduce bureaucracy, saying it was bureaucratic and fundamentally flawed on many levels. The directive has been providing protection for UK habitats since 1992. It supports a network of sites – known as Natura 2000 sites – where special habitats are protected. There are more than 320 Natura 2000 sites in the UK, almost 900 in the UK and more than 25,000 across Europe....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing an increasingly desperate fight to hold on to his position as his Conservative Party turned against him following yet another scandal. Formerly close allies and supporters have seemingly lost confidence in his leadership. The powerful 1922 committee, which governs the Conservative Party’s rules and procedures, decided to elect a new committee on Monday, which will then consider changing the rules to allow another “vote of no confidence” against Johnson after 38 ministers resigned over revelations that the prime minister had hired an accused sex offender to a senior government role....

Hinter den Plänen steht die Sorge, Moskau könnte Flüchtlingsbewegungen nutzen, um politischen Druck auf das benachbarte Finnland auszuüben, wie zuletzt an der Grenze zwischen Weißrussland und Polen. In einem solchen Fall sollten auch Grenzübergänge an der Grenze zu Russland geschlossen und Sammelstellen für Asylsuchende eingerichtet werden. Finnland und Schweden brachen im Mai ihre traditionelle militärische Neutralität wegen Russlands Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine und beantragten den Beitritt zur NATO. Auch die Regierung in Helsinki kündigte im Juni an, die Grenze zu Russland besser zu sichern....

For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up for free breaking news emails Vladimir Putin’s forces have turned Ukraine’s day of remembrance for the Soviet-era famine that killed millions into a “day of horror”, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned. On the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, he joined other European leaders in Kyiv in warning that hunger “must never again be used as a weapon” – as shells hit civilian homes in central Ukraine, people fled newly liberated Kherson and Kyiv continued to reel from Russian attacks on energy infrastructure....

Était-ce un problème technique ou une erreur humaine ? Personne jusqu’à présent n’a voulu répondre. Plusieurs sources anonymes, en contact direct avec les entreprises travaillant sur le site, nous ont finalement donné l’explication en détaillant la séquence des événements. Et ce jeudi, en fin d’après-midi, Guillaume Guérin, président de Limoges Métropole, a également confirmé qu’un salarié d’Eiffage était bien à l’origine de ce que la préfecture avait qualifié d’”incident grave”....

À 16 h 55, une femme de 80 ans a percuté accidentellement une femme de 85 ans à l’intersection de l’avenue de la Concorde et du chemin de la Normandie à Laval. Le piéton est malheureusement décédé, a indiqué le journaliste du Service de police de Laval, Patrick Boucher. La scène a été protégée pour établir les causes et les circonstances de l’incident, mais la piste criminelle a été écartée....

The upcoming move comes as the Pac-12 media rights deal is due to expire in 2024 and while the Big Ten is negotiating a new media rights deal that could exceed $ 1 billion a year. As for the Pac-12, the change puts the league and its commissioner, George Kliavkov, in a precarious position. Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of Kliavkoff’s work. USC and UCLA are two of the most valuable Pac-12 brands, both in terms of success and visibility....

Comment A rifle-wielding Uvalde police officer had Robb Elementary gunman in front of him before entering the school building, but worried about hitting kids and asked for permission to shoot — and didn’t get it, according to an after-action report released Tuesday. Officer’s supervisor ‘either didn’t hear the request or responded too slowly’ to stop 18-year-old shooter – one of many missed opportunities to stop the massacre that ended the lives of 19 children and two teachers....

Some military experts are convinced that the fierce Ukrainian resistance may be insurmountable, as long as it continues to be supported by continued Western support. Appearing on the state-run television show The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov last Friday, Andrey Gurulyov, a State Duma deputy and former deputy commander of Russia’s southern military district, stressed that the West would continue to supply Ukraine with every possible type of weapon, “until a nuclear bomb – just to stop us from winning....

Details of the blasts remain sketchy, but the Kremlin says President Putin has been briefed on the incidents. A fuel tanker exploded killing three and injuring six at an airport near the city of Ryazan, southeast of Moscow, reports said. Two other people were reportedly injured in an explosion at an airport in the Saratov region. According to a Russian report, a drone crashed on the runway at Engels Air Force Base in the region, damaging two Tu-95 bombers....

The protests came as Libya’s numerous political factions remained at odds over the constitutional framework and road map to elections, as UN-backed negotiations in Cairo and Geneva between representatives of Tripoli’s Supreme Council of State and the Parliament of Representatives of Tobruk could not come to an AGREEMENT. Uncertainty has been exacerbated by the ongoing oil blockade launched by factions seeking to topple the internationally recognized government in Tripoli and install a rival government led by former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, based in Sirte....

The Tesla co-founder secretly welcomed twin babies with Zilis, one of his top executives at Neuralink, in November 2021, according to Insider. Shivon Zilis reportedly welcomed twin babies with Elon Musk in November 2021.shivon/Twitter In April of the following year, the parents requested that the babies’ nicknames be changed to “have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name,” according to court documents obtained by the site....

Isner ist ein Fileserver Derweil sicherte sich der Amerikaner John Isner den Rekord für die meisten Asse auf der ATP-Tour. Der 2,08 Meter große Riese schlug am Freitag den Südtiroler Jannik Sinner mit insgesamt 13.729 Punkten. Ass und übertraf den Kroaten Ivo Karlovic, der zuvor den Rekord gehalten hatte. Das teilte die Berufsorganisation ATP mit. Service-Gigant Isner besiegte den ehemaligen Wimbledon-Champion Andy Murray aus Großbritannien in der zweiten Runde und servierte allein in diesem Spiel 36 Asse....

Djokovic trat gegen die Nummer 79 der Welt als bekannter dominanter Spieler wieder auf und ließ den wirklich starken Kokkinakis nur sieben Spiele zu. Nun muss er sich seinem Landsmann Miomir Kecmanovic (ATP-30) stellen, der Alejandro Tabilo aus Chile mit 7:6 (4), 7:6 (3), 3:6, 6:3 besiegte. Djokovic peilt seinen siebten Wimbledon-Titel an . Er ist die Nummer eins der Welt, weil Daniil Medvedev nach dem Rauswurf russischer Tennisprofis wegen Russlands Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine ebenso fehlt wie der verletzte Deutsche Alexander Zverev....

Quoi ? Une étape de 171,5 km à avaler, avec pas moins de six difficultés de catégorie 4. Un profil de scène qui pourrait faire plaisir aux puncheurs. Où? Entre Dunkerque et Calais, en passant par certains des plus beaux coins des Hauts-de-France. Jamais ? Le départ effectif a été donné à 13h30 et l’arrivée est prévue vers 17h20. Sur quelle chaîne ; Sur France Télévisions et Eurosport. Qui anime le direct ?...