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  UK's prime minister, Rishi Sunak has been fined by Lancashire Police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car. He apologised for the “brief error of judgment” after the clip was posted to Instagram during a visit to the area to talk about Levelling Up funding.   It is the second fixed penalty notice for Mr. Sunak; while chancellor, he was issued with a £50 ticket for breaching Covid lockdown laws at one of the events that sparked the Partygate scandal. Reports at the time suggested Mr. Sunak had to be “talked out” of resigning over the fine. Lancashire Police said: “You will be aware that a video has been circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire.   “After looking into this matter, we have today (Friday, January 20th) issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of ...

Social media Influencer, Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27, after a Romanian court on Friday, January 20 extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers have revealed. The siblings are being investigated by Romanian authorities on allegations of human trafficking and rape.  Authorities in Romania said police served search warrants at five homes and took four suspects into custody – two Britons and two Romanians – as part of the investigation.   Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) previously said the four suspects had been detained for 24 hours.  A Bucharest court accepted an application by DIICOT to hold Tate and his brother Tristan in custody for a further 30 days, their lawyer Eugen Vidineac said on December 30. This has been extended again to February 27.   DIICOT alleged that the four suspects formed an organized criminal group that stretched from Romania to ...

No fewer than 17 students of   Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State sustained varying degrees of injury while an unconfirmed number of female students were allegedly raped after some armed robbery suspects numbering about 20, raided scores of the hostels located along Ifite road, Awka, the state capital on Thursday, January 19.   A student of the university, who spoke to The Nation, said the robbers, heavily armed with guns, axes and matchets, went from room to room, hostel to hostel, raping female students and dispossessing them of their phones, ipads, money and other valuables unchallenged.   “We were at the hostel when we heard gunshots and fled for our dear lives as they were yet to get to our own hostel. We had to hide at the back of some shops in the area. We had loud noise of female students shouting for help but nobody could summon the courage to stop them because they were well armed. Those that attempted to resist were b...

A Baltimore teen has been charged with murdering his 8-year-old brother with a shotgun he obtained by trading in a puppy, court documents stated.   Devin Wilson, 18, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 17, on an arrest warrant charging him with first- and second-degree murder, assault and weapons counts in connection with the Dec. 30 killing of Dylan King.     Wilson was babysitting his four younger siblings, ranging in age from 2 to 8 years old, when he called his mother asking her to come home because Dylan had been shot, according to the charging documents cited by Fox 5 Baltimore.   When Wilson’s stepfather returned home, the teen allegedly claimed Dylan had accidentally shot himself in the head.     Police who responded to the family’s home in the 2100 block of Presbury Street found a neighbor performing CPR on the 8-year-old boy, who was later pronounced dead.     While at the scene, an officer reported hearing sobbing c...

Chelsea have agreed a £29m deal in principle with PSV Eindhoven to sign winger Noni Madueke. Winger Madueke, 20, will complete his move on Friday for the England U21 star. Madueke started his youth career at Crystal Palace before moving to Tottenham. He left Spurs in 2018 for PSV Eindhoven, establishing himself as a first-team regular in the 2020-21 campaign and scoring nine goals in 35 games last season. The deal will take Chelsea's spending in this window to £190m, having already spent £270m in the summer, and to £460m since Todd Boehly took over the club.   Madueke, who was born in London to parents of Nigerian origin, will become Chelsea's sixth signing of the January transfer window, following the arrivals of Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana, and Andrey Santos.

Iconic musician David Crosby has died at the age of 81.   The member of the bands the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash died Thursday, Jan. 19 "after a long illness," his wife Jan Dance told Variety.   She said in a statement: "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away.     "He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django. Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us.   "His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly.   "At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers."   Crosby was a singer and guitarist for The Byrds from 1964-1967, along with Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Michael Cl...

Netflix co-founder, Reed Hastings announced he is stepping down as co-chief executive of the company on Thursday, Jan. 19.   Hastings, 62, who co-founded the company in 1997 when Netflix delivered its subscribers movies on DVDs sent in the mail, will now become chairman.   Greg Peters, the company’s chief product and chief operating officer, will join Ted Sarandos, chief content officer, as a co-chief executive.   Sarandos was elevated to co-CEO in July 2020.   Announcing his resignation, Hastings said in a statement: "In the last two and a half years, I’ve increasingly delegated the management of Netflix to them."   He noted that Sarandos and Peters had dealt with the challenges of the pandemic and upheavals in the streaming industry.   "It was a baptism by fire, given Covid and recent challenges within our business," Hastings wrote.   "But they’ve both managed incredibly well, ensuring Netflix continues to improve and develo...