Deputy headmaster shot and injured a pupil, 11, with an air rifle

Deputy headmaster’s career in tatters after he admits assaulting pupil, 11, by shooting him with an air gun at after-school club when the boy asked what it would feel like Simon Gitlin, 51, was overseeing the club when he shot the 11-year-old pupil  The student was running around the school hall saying ‘shoot me, shoot me’   Gitlin was charged with […]

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550 people arrested as protesters demand water amid drought in India

Give us WATER! At least 550 people are arrested in India as desperate protesters say supply has been cut off amid drought and heatwaves India hit by drought after severe heatwave caused temperatures to top 50C  Protesters took to the streets in southern Coimbatore to demand drinking water  550 were arrested after police said no permission was given for the […]

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American Paul Whelan, detained in Russia, asks Trump to intervene, claims he’s victim of ‘political kidnapping’

Who is Paul Whelan, the American ex-Marine detained in Russia on spying charges? The family of the 48-year-old Michigan man says he was in Moscow attending a friend’s wedding when he was detained in what Russia is calling an espionage operation; correspondent Benjamin Hall reports. Paul Whelan, a 49-year-old Michigan man detained in Russia on allegations of spying, asked President […]

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Trump approved retaliatory strikes on Iran but pulled back at last minute: sources

Washington: US President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions. As late as 7pm on Thursday, Washington time, military and diplomatic officials were expecting a strike, after intense discussions and debate at the White House among the […]

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Government ‘does not know’ if bloated £14bn foreign aid budget is delivering value for money, watchdog claims – The Sun

SPREADING Britain’s £14 billion foreign aid budget across multiple government department risks wasting taxpayers money, Whitehall’s spending auditor has warned. A probe by the National Audit Office concluded the Government “does not know” whether the bloated budget is delivering value for money because of its decision to divide the money between different departments. The proportion of the budget spent by […]

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