Minister announces plan to support prisoners on release
Prisons minister Lucy Frazer has announced a plan to support criminals as they are released from prison in a bid to reduce reoffending and ensure they have suitable housing. .
Prisons minister Lucy Frazer has announced a plan to support criminals as they are released from prison in a bid to reduce reoffending and ensure they have suitable housing. .
The moon disappeared behind a snow-capped Mount Fairweather in Alaska in a stunning moonset on February 26.A timelapse by Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, shot from Bartlett Cove, shows February’s full moon (known as the Snow Moon), setting against a backdrop of pretty pink hues, before dropping behind the Fairweather peaks. Credit: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve via Storyful
Firefighters in Mantua Township, New Jersey, posted footage described as showing the February 25 rescue of a deer that had become stuck between two rails of a metal fence.A firefighter used a device to spread the bars apart, and after a time it was possible to push the deer to freedom.“The deer was able to run off perfectly fine,” the fire department said in the post. In the footage, one of those present says, “See ya, buddy,” as the deer runs off. Credit: Mantua Township Fire Department via Storyful
Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central state of Niger, the state's governor said. Their release comes just a day after a separate raid on a school in Nigeria's Zamfara state where gunmen seized more than 300 girls. Last week, twenty-seven students, three staff and 12 members of their families were abducted by an armed gang who stormed the Government Science secondary school in the Kagara district of Niger state at around 2 a.m., overwhelming the school's security detail.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday as Covid-19 cases continued to be detected in the community.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today his party is examining the law to see how it can help Malaysians once the new penalties for Covid-19 regulation violations kick...
Former Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou says she "did the right thing" when she went public about being raped by a senior member of the Greek sailing federation when she was 23, effectively launching the #MeToo movement in Greece.
India on Saturday hit back at UN rights experts who accused the country of jailing a British arms dealer extradited from the United Arab Emirates in a suspected swap for a runaway princess.
The Tokyo Olympics should take place before a live audience, Japan's new Olympics chief has said, despite concerns about hosting the Games during a global pandemic.
The selling platform for crafts, vintage, and other creative goods recorded 106% growth in 2020, driven by lockdowns in the UK, repeat buyers, and viral moments.
Mikkola won 18 world championship rallies and took the title at the wheel of an Audi Quattro -- a first for an all-wheel drive car. He was also three times the world championship runner-up and won his home 1,000 Lakes event on a record seven occasions. In 1979 he helped Ford take the manufacturers' title but lost out in the drivers' championship to Sweden's Bjoern Waldegaard by a single point.
Wattpad, a social storytelling platform with 90 million users, is becoming a rich source of intellectual property for film and TV producers.
What do Tesla, Square, bitcoin, and Shopify have in common? Wood’s “disruptive innovation” fund has posted a 140% gain over the past year, blowing away the 21% gain of the broader US stock market. ARK’s most surprising forecast is of its own backlash: “I think it’s likely that at some point, people will think that ARK was a scam, and that we don’t know our left from our right,” research director Brett Winton told Bloomberg this month.
New Mexico health officials on Friday confirmed an additional 659 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily case count in more than three weeks. Nearly 30% of the new cases involved state inmates. In all, New Mexico has reported nearly 185,000 cases since the pandemic began.
Footage shows protesters facing off with armed riot police during tense scenes in downtown Yangon, Myanmar today (February 27). Also in other parts of Yangon today, armed officers stormed into the Ocean Plaza in Tamwe township as crowds sheltered there shortly after midday. Several people were dragged out of the building and beaten before being lead away. Smoke bombs were thrown and gunshots were fired to disperse crowds – sparking panic as protesters fled. The unrest came almost a month after the military ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyo and seized power with a brutal coup. The Nobel Peace Prize Laurette has not been seen or heard from since amid fears she is being forcibly detained along with other civilian politicians from the elected administration.
Hundreds of people in Bangladesh took part Saturday in a second day of demonstrations sparked by the death of a writer at a high security prison in a case that has drawn international concern.
Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism. Pakistani authorities are embracing strengthening religious belief among the population to bring the country closer together. Militant violence in Pakistan has spiked: In the past week alone, four vocational school instructors who advocated for women’s rights were traveling together when they were gunned down in a Pakistan border region.
Winger Caleb Clarke and fullback Stephen Perofeta both crossed in the first 15 minutes of the second half to overhaul an 11-7 deficit, and centre Rieko Ioane put a gloss on the win three minutes from time. The Hurricanes, captained for the first time by Ardie Savea, had two tries from wrecking-ball hooker Asafo Aumua but paid the price for ill-discipline with James Blackwell and Du'Plessis Kirifi both spending 10 minutes in the sinbin.
India will be without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the final test against England after the 27-year-old was released from the squad for personal reasons, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday. The right-arm seamer took four wickets in the opening test in Chennai but was rested for the second match, which India won to level the series. Bumrah returned to play his first test at his home ground in Ahmedabad, where India triumphed inside two days to go 2-1 up in the four-match series.
The South African province of Gauteng was hit by powerful thunder and hail storms on February 26.Footage by @Comrade_Sibiya shows hail lashing down outside of a SuperSpar store in the town of Benoni, which is located east of Johannesburg.Many other locals also shared video and images of the violent hailstones. Credit: @Comrade_Sibiya via Storyful
The first season of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit's South American regional league has concluded, with Beastcoast and Thunder Predator representing the region in the upcoming Singapore Major.