Decision not to jail three UK boys for rape is ‘unusual’ and could be reviewed, says ex-attorney general | UK criminal justice

Appeal judges would be unlikely to criticise the attorney general, Richard Hermer, if he asked them to review “unusual” non-custodial sentences handed to three teenage boys convicted of raping two…

This sizzling Korean rice bowl is the best thing I ate in Toronto this week

Our food reporter explores the city in search of the most delicious — and affordable — dishes Toronto and the GTA has to offer. Source link

Hamm: Public servants can’t ride the work-from-home gravy train forever

The March 17 parliamentary petition, sponsored by Liberal MP James Maloney, demands that federal workers be entitled to a minimum of three work-from-home days per week. It would apply to “federally regulated…

Elon Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Andy Burnham in Makerfield | Byelections

Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime minister of the UK. But an intervention by the US tech billionaire on behalf of a far-right…

Still no bodies 5 years after Kamloops ‘mass burial site’ was announced

Media, politicians, and academics uncritically accepted the story. The New York Times even amplified it by speaking of a “mass burial site,” making it sound like the outcome of a…

Ontario court dismisses appeal to block release of Doug Ford’s phone records

The Ontario Appeal Court has dismissed the government’s attempt to cancel an order telling civil servants to access Doug Ford’s personal call logs, reactivating a requirement for the premier to…

Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP | Scotland

Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National party, has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling £400,310.65 from the party after agreeing a deal with prosecutors. Murrell, the…

For years, farming communities opposed renewables. These sheep are changing people's minds

Not only can sheep keep the grass down around solar panels, they can get to hard-to-reach areas that mowers can’t. Source link

Excerpts from Pope Leo XIV's sweeping manifesto about humanity in the AI era

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping manifesto about safeguarding humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, examining the many social areas that the technology is…

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave | UK weather

Temperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts of England on Monday, in an “unprecedented” May heatwave. The Met Office is already predicting that records will be broken. A spokesperson…