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European court at odds with British values, says Home Secretary Suella Braverman -- BBC News (UK)
Suella Braverman's plan to stop small boat Channel crossings could be challenged in Strasbourg court; The home secretary said the European Court of Human Rights is 'politically' and 'is interventionist' She said a balance should be struck between the court and British values
Outline:
european court
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ Braverman,
++ Tory,
- UK
BBC News Home -- BBC News (UK)
Saturday's Telegraph: BBC faces revolt over Lineker
Outline:
prosecutors
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
- BBC,
- Gary Lineker,
± Tory
Mexico cartel turns in own men over US kidnappings -- BBC News (UK)
Reports from the Mexican border city of Matamoros say a splinter group of the Gulf Cartel, called the Scorpions Group, has apologised for kidnapping four US citizens last week, killing two of them; The four Americans were taken to a hospital for treatment but two died soon after
Outline:
mexican authorities
Tone:
-- v. negative
Discussion:
? US,
? Cartel,
? UK
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Protesters rally against drag event that didn't exist -- BBC News (UK)
Turning Point UK organised a protest at The Great Exhibition pub in East Dulwich for 11:00 GMT; Counter protest organised by Stand up to Racism South London held at 10:30 GMT
Outline:
drag storytime events
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
- BBC,
-- Tory,
-- Fox
The drag show bans sweeping the US are a chilling attack on free speech | Suzanne Nossel -- The Guardian
The breadth of these bills is staggering, and many go beyond their purported goals of protecting children from obscenity; Most bills define drag performer as someone performing while using dress, makeup and mannerisms associated with a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth
Outline:
drag show bans
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? AR,
? dragshow,
? Suzanne Nossel
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Police release CCTV image after elderly man set on fire -- BBC News (UK)
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after an 82-year-old man was set alight; The elderly man was attacked in West Ealing on the evening of 27 February
Outline:
cctv image
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- UK,
-- BBC,
? Gary
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I once admired Russell Brand. But his grim trajectory shows us where politics is heading | George Monbiot -- The Guardian
It's hard to decide which is most dispiriting: the stupidity of some of the theories he recites, or the lack of originality; He repeatedly says he’s not a conspiracy theorist, but, to me, he certainly sounds like one
Outline:
russell brand
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
- Russell Brand,
- The Guardian,
- Monbiot
Xi Jinping handed unprecedented third term as Chinas president -- The Guardian
Coronation sets up Xi, who has overseen consolidation of power, to become modern China’s longest-serving head of state; Xi's reelection is the culmination of a remarkable rise from a relatively little-known party apparatchik to the leader of a global superpower
Outline:
chinas president coronation
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
± China,
+ Xi,
? PRC
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