Those opposed to the idea — which, unsurprisingly, includes most hereditary peers — complain the plan is incomplete, partisan (because most hereditary peers are Tory) and gives too much power to the prime minister. Conservative peer Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, better known as Lord Strathclyde, is a former leader of the … Read more
His department said Friday it will give extra payments to people hit by the scandal, following a series of recommendations by Robert Francis — the interim chair of the U.K.’s Infected Blood Compensation Authority. Among the approved recommendations is a £10,000 payment to those who were infected due to “unethical research” — and a £15,000 payment … Read more
Barbara Butch, a lesbian DJ and an advocate against fat shaming, featured in a leading role in the scene, also reported being subjected to threats and harassment online — prompting her to file several complaints as well. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday that it had analyzed messages sent to Jolly and transferred the case … Read more
“You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone,” Jolly said. Taraba, who was to have represented his country at the closing event on August 11, posted on Facebook that the organizers of the event had “prepared for the world a disgusting exhibition full of LGBTI ideology and insults to the … Read more
During the NATO summit in Washington this month, a communique signed by every member of the 32 member alliance accused Beijing of acting as “a decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine,” and demanded that it halt shipments of “weapons components” and other technology that can be used in weapons manufacturing. The unprecedented exercise forced … Read more
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Stephanie Linus has made history as the first black recipient of the Lennox K. Black Prize For Excellence in Medicine. The actress was honoured with the Lennox K. Black International Prize for Excellence in Medicine by Thomas Jefferson University in America in recognition of her outstanding contributions to social activism and … Read more
Well, here we are folks, at the end of another turbulent year. When we put this list together at the end of 2022, its contents largely covered something many of us thought we would not see again in our lifetime: a major war in Europe. Now, we are grappling with two wars in our immediate … Read more
