A WOMAN was caught drug-driving in Lambourn. Lauren Smith appeared in the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, March 19. The 28-year-old, of Mill Lane, Newbury, admitted possessing a quantity of the Class A-controlled drug in the village on S…
EU Court removes Russian oligarchs Fridman, Aven from sanctions list
The EU Court of Justice ruled on April 10 to lift sanctions against Russian business tycoons Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, imposed in response to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The ruling is a serious setback for the EU’s efforts to punis…
EU Court removes Russian oligarchs Fridman, Aven from sanctions list
The EU Court of Justice ruled on April 10 to lift sanctions against Russian business tycoons Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, imposed in response to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The ruling is a serious setback for the EU’s efforts to punis…
Belgian king laments ‘loss of faith’ in democratic institutions
The Belgian king said the public had lost trust in democratic institutions in a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. “I am worried about the loss of faith and trust in our institutions, and about the growing autocratic trend arou…
These incredible X-ray scans show off Vision Pro’s brilliant complexity
Macworld Lumafield, a company that makes industrial CT and X-ray scanning software and equipment for designers, has a fascinating blog post and YouTube video comparing the internal structures of the Apple Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest 3 and Quest Pro. Th…
Cruise’s self-driving taxis return to public roads after accident
Vehicles from the self-driving taxi company Cruise are returning to city streets in the US around six months after a serious accident. The subsidiary of US car giant General Motors has announced that the vehicles will initially only be driven by humans…
Car tax changes allowing more drivers to switch to electric vehicles with lower rates and incentives
More drivers are switching to electric vehicles through incentive schemes at work as employers offer cheap rates to get them to transition to cleaner modes of transport. Business financial incentives, known as Benefits-in-Kind (BiK), are seeing more dr…
Thousands of Palestinians mark Eid al-Fitr at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Thousands of Palestinian worshippers gathered for Eid prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, as Gaza faced ongoing attacks by Israeli forces. More than 60,000 Muslims performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Wednesday mornin…
Released Bahraini political prisoners chant for Palestine
Around 600 political prisoners in Bahrain released on Tuesday chanted support for Palestine on their release. The released prisoners left the jail “with their heads held high and chanting for Palestine”, Bahraini human rights defender and activist Mary…
Las juezas representan el 57,2% de la carrera judicial, pero los jueces siguen siendo mayoría en los altos tribunales
Las mujeres representan el 57,2% de la carrera judicial y en la última década ha aumentado casi un 10% el número de magistradas en los órganos colegiados –Tribunal Supremo, Audiencia Nacional, Tribunales Superiores de Justicia y Audiencias Provinciale…