Taiwan’s parliament, dominated by the China-friendly opposition, on Tuesday amended a controversial law to expand the lawmakers’ investigative powers, which opponents have slammed as an erosion of democracy. Outside the parliament building, more than 3…
96 homes for land off Ashford Road, in New Romney, deferred by Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Additional reporting by Gabriel Morris, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for 96 new homes are to be sent back to the drawing board following fears over flooding and claims infrastructure is already “pushed to the limit” in the area. Pentland Homes lodged…
Former intelligence chief Dick Schoof to become Dutch prime minister
Dick Schoof, the former head of the Dutch intelligence service, is to become the new prime minister of the Netherlands, the incoming right-wing government announced on Tuesday. Schoof, 67, is currently serving in the top civil servant job at the Justic…
Müller happy that Bayern search for new coach appears over
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller has welcomed that the club’s long search for a new coach appears over with the reported signing of Vincent Kompany. “If it is really true, and it seems to be, then I am first of all happy that we have a coach now at …
Report: After Ayling, Michael Carrick’s next summer transfer priority at Middlesbrough now emerges
Middlesbrough secured their first signing of the close-season on Monday, making Luke Ayling’s loan deal permanent ahead of next season. Manager Michael Carrick will be keen for the club to get their business done early this summer so that he can have a…
Openreach announces full fibre broadband for Much Hadham
Openreach announced this week that it is bringing full fibre to Much Hadham. The village is one of six settlements across Hertfordshire earmarked for the upgrade along with Puckeridge, Stanstead Abbotts, Barkway, Berkhamsted and Tring. They join the mo…
Pharmacies across Hertfordshire and West Essex to offer free blood pressure checks
More than 200 pharmacies across Hertfordshire and West Essex will provide free blood pressure checks. The monitoring will be available to anyone over 40 who has not had a reading in the past six months. The testing was discussed by executives of the He…
Leaked slides show Christian nationalist lessons being pushed on Florida teachers: report
A 2023 slide deck that appears to have been obtained from the Florida Department of Education instructs teachers to push Christian nationalist ideology, including from extremist figures involved in various conspiracy theories and antigovernment advocac…
Leaked slides show Christian nationalist lessons being pushed on Florida teachers: report
A 2023 slide deck that appears to have been obtained from the Florida Department of Education instructs teachers to push Christian nationalist ideology, including from extremist figures involved in various conspiracy theories and antigovernment advocac…
Leaked slides show Christian nationalist lessons being pushed on Florida teachers: report
A 2023 slide deck that appears to have been obtained from the Florida Department of Education instructs teachers to push Christian nationalist ideology, including from extremist figures involved in various conspiracy theories and antigovernment advocac…