An unidentified Jewish buyer paid $1.1 million for Hitler’s gold watch at Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland auction house despite objections from the Jewish community.
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UK: Criminal Court Proceedings To Be Broadcast For The First Time
Nine years after it was proposed, TV cameras will be allowed into criminal courts in England and Wales to film proceedings.
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LONDON: New Met Internship Programme For BAME Young Adults
A group of south London teenagers are taking part in an innovative new internship-style programme with police officers and staff from the Metropolitan police that aims to encourage young people from under-represented communities to consider a career in policing.
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BURKINA FASO: Compaoré Apologises To Sankara’s Family
Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of pan-Africanist icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader’s family after years of denial.
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UK: Heathrow Boss Blames Viral TikTok Fake Injury Imitation For Hindering Disabled Passengers
Boss of Heathrow airport has exposed a dramatic ploy used by airline passengers to get round the travel chaos at airports made popular by a TikTok fake injury video.
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INDIA: Chemically Spiked Liquor Kills 28, Leaves 61 Sick
At least 28 people were killed and 61 others got sick after drinking alcohol adulterated with an unknown chemical in western India.
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UK: Grandmother Who Stole £46K From Estranged Husband Lost It To Fake Online Lover
A woman who stole £46,700 of her estranged husband using his bank cards as he slept was herself scammed of all the money in an internet romance scam.
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Novak Djokovic Out of US Open Over Vaccine Status
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing in the US Open suffered another blow after the tournament said it would respect the United States government’s rules on the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Minneapolis Venue Cancels Dave Chappelle’s Sold-Out Show at Last Minute
A Minneapolis music venue First Avenue has cancelled comedian Dave Chappelle’s scheduled show just hours before it was due to start.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Golden Girl Semenya Returns To World Stage In Previously Barred Race
Caster Semenya made her first appearance in the world championships since 2017 and she says she feel blessed just to be able to run the 5km again at a world championship in Eugene.
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