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Getty ImagesTodd Blanche has served as acting attorney general since AprilPresident Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official.Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him.Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the best option the president would put forward. Washington had been anxiously waiting for Cassidy’s decision, due to years of acrimony between Trump and the senator.The vote brings to an end a lengthy standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump…
Getty ImagesIf England’s obesity rates were still the same as 1993 there would be seven million fewer adults living with obesity.There are 14 million adults classified as obese, despite successive governments launching 14 separate obesity strategies over the past three decades.It’s clear something isn’t working, so what’s behind the increase?And can anything be done about it?Their analysis suggests obesity rates are rising fastest in 16-to-24 year-olds, with 18% classified as obese or severely obese in 2024 compared with just 6% in 1993.Accounting for population change, this means there are now one million young adults living with obesity in England -…
Getty ImagesThe two teenagers who were arrested in June remain in police custody in ThailandThree men have appeared in court accused of trafficking teenagers to Thailand as part of an international drug ring.Levi Coomansingh, Patrick O’Driscoll and Gareth Press are charged with drug offences and conspiring to arrange the travel of another with a view to exploitation.Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that the men are accused of using two teenage boys as drug couriers, after the youths were allegedly caught carrying 64kg (141lb) of cannabis “concealed within their suitcases” while trying to travel back to the UK.The two 17-year-olds…
AFPSerbian peacekeepers brought him home on a military transport planeA rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity.After leaving the nest last year, Feliks was caught in Syria by poachers who eventually demanded a ransom – which was refused.After protracted talks the bird was taken to a wildlife centre in Beirut, Lebanon, where he recuperated for more than half a year before his repatriation on a Serbian military plane.The protected species is critically endangered, but conservation work since 2017 has brought the population in Serbia from…
Watch: Hunter Biden says pardon was ‘not good’ for his father’s legacy or American peopleHunter Biden has told the BBC he is “the most privileged person there is” after receiving a presidential pardon from his father, former US President Joe Biden, acknowledging it was not a good choice for America or his father’s legacy. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC’s Newsnight, Hunter Biden defended the controversial pardon, revealed his father’s “painful” cancer has spread, ruled out seeking elected office and spoke about helping others recover from addiction.Asked about the 2024 pardon, he said he understood the criticism but noted:…
Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa presidentThe head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup.9 hrs agoLatin America
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has announced new executive orders aimed at ending so-called birth tourism in the US and limiting birthright citizenship for certain groups. It is part of a renewed effort by his administration to restrict access to US citizenship after the Supreme Court shot down Trump’s first attempt in June.Birthright citizenship refers to the practice of granting citizenship to those born on US soil, with some exceptions, while birth tourism is when foreign nationals come to the US specifically to give birth and get their child citizenship.Here’s what you need to know.Trump signed two executive orders, a…
Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged ‘lover’ Gianni Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegraph investigation.5 hrs agoFootball
Inna LytvynenkoInna Lytvynenko says she was hunted by Russian drones when she tried to help a wounded woman in KhersonInna Lytvynenko always puts on her bright orange body armour when she’s out on an emergency call.Last June, the paramedic was sent out in Kherson to treat a woman injured in a Russian drone attack, when an FPV drone smashed into her ambulance.Seconds later, she heard a buzzing sound in the sky. Another drone was flying straight towards her, fast.”I panicked. I grabbed my trauma bag and started running,” she recalls. “I shouted and screamed. I knew that if I stopped,…
SuppliedThe body of an Indian climber who died 30 years ago wearing his green mountaineering boots has become a grim marker along the road to Everest’s summitFor 30 years, a dead body known as “Green Boots” has been lying in the snow, nestled under an overhanging rock, not far from Mount Everest’s summit.The lime mountaineering boots worn by an Indian climber who died in 1996 have been a grim trail marker for many climbers on their way up the world’s highest peak ever since.Now India is looking for a specialist high-altitude recovery team to undertake a complex and risky mission…