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UK elections remain at risk from interference by hostile states after the government voted down a move to close loopholes on foreign donations to parties, campaigners have warned.The chair of parliament's security committee was among those who backed an amendment to the national security bill that would have obliged political parties to carry out due diligence on the true source of donations from companies and individuals.

On May 6th, millions across the globe will tune in to watch the coronation of King Charles III, who ascended the throne of the United Kingdon following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September.A weekend of celebrations across Britain is plannedand the drinks will be flowing.Monarchists have the opportunity to purchase a myriad of limited-edition alcohol, from several coronation-themed gins and single malt whiskies, to a Crown Martini and specially-labeled Pimm's.

The pornography website Pornhub blocked all internet users in Utah from accessing the explicit content on its pages in protest of an age-verification law that requires providing identification and was set to go into effect on Wednesday.The law is intended to protect minors from exposure to explicit adult content, its supporters have said, but Pornhub has said that the measure is too restrictive.

One of the Edinburgh Fringe festival's most popular venues could be at risk of legal action, lawyers have warned, after staff refused to work at an event with the SNP MP Joanna Cherry.The MP has been outspoken in her opposition to self-identification for transgender people.The Stand Comedy Club said that Cherry's planned appearance during the Fringe Festival in August had been cancelled because key operational staff were unwilling to work with her.

In a forest clearing filled with cowpats, French history is being made: the country's first translocation of dung beetles in a nature reserve near Bordeaux.With the same pomp and ceremony afforded to the release of an Iberian lynx or a European bison, about 60 ball rolling insects were brought to the marshy forests of Etang de Cousseau in south-west France on Wednesday to restore a vital ecosystem function on the Atlantic coast.

"Over the decades of intense promotional activity, [Plaintiff] has advertised its products using many different themes, but never did it advertise that consumers should look for any of the things it now claims constitute protectable trade dress as source-identifiers."- E.D. of VA in TBL Licensing
Brand owners frequently encounter significant challenges in obtaining federal trade dress registration.

Kate Forbes will find out whether she has been elected leader of the SNP later today.The politician, who has been on maternity leave from her finance secretary role, has been standing in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon, alongside Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf.Ms Forbes was initially seen as a front runner but soon became embroiled in a row over her views on subjects such as same-sex marriage, which saw her lose a number of supporters.

The US Justice Department said Friday it had charged the founder of BreachForums, a major underground website for computer hackers that had published large amounts of data stolen from Twitter.Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, of Peekskill, New York, was charged with hacking conspiracy for running BreachForums, which the Justice Department said claimed to have more than 340,000 members.

18-year-old Alex Ajanaku was fatally shot in Leyton in 2021 (Image: Tara Mewawalla) Four men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager at a music event in 2021.Alex Ajanaku was 18 years old when he was killed on the Beaumont Estate in Leyton at around 1.25am on September 1, 2021.

Authorities in Tunisia are considering building new cemeteries, as the country runs out of space to bury the dozens of refugees washing up every day on its shores.The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest for people attempting to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017, according to the UN, with an increasing number of boats carrying asylum seekers wrecked at sea.

PALO ALTO Police on Thursday arrested a student on suspicion of threatening to shoot up a Palo Alto High School classroom earlier this week.Just before 9 a.m.Tuesday, officers were called to the campus at 50 Embarcadero Road after a teacher discovered a threatening note taped to the front door of their classroom, according to the Palo Alto Police Department.

In my new book, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, I try to write the autobiography of the audience.I don't want simply to list a catalogue of people who said or did something rotten; instead I'm exploring the way the knowledge of an artist's real-life biography disrupts the audience's experience of the art.

An already vigorous assault by Republicans on LGBTQ+ rights around the US is certain to gather pace in the wake of the Nashville school shooting, advocacy groups are warning.Hard-right figures wasted little time in seizing on the reported transgender identity of the Covenant school killer to advance tenets of a hateful agenda that has become an obsession of Republican-controlled statehouses from Florida to Tennessee.

Theresa May has warned slave drivers and traffickers will find it easier to escape justice under Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration reforms.The Conservative former prime minister suggested victims would be less likely to come forward to give evidence against traffickers if they believe they were at greater risk of deportation.

Police would like to speak to these three people after a triple stabbing at Harrow-on-the-Hill (Image: BTP) Police have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to, months after a triple stabbing at a station.Three males were rushed to hospital following the attack at Harrow-on-the-Hill station on November 9. A Metropolitan Police spokesman at the time said two of those injured were arrested on suspicion of GBH and affray.

The Scottish National party is braced for the outcome of a tumultuous leadership contest during which profound policy divisions have emerged between the candidates, exposing the extent to which the wider membership subscribes to Nicola Sturgeon's progressive consensus.A series of flashpoints over LGBTQ+ rights, Westminster's veto of Holyrood law, and environmental and economic policy have brought younger, equality-driven activists to the brink of resigning their party memberships and threatened the breakup of the SNP's governing alliance with the Scottish Greens.

A measure that would allow multiple occupancy public restrooms to be labeled gender-neutral was passed by the Illinois House on Thursday with the bare minimum of votes.The bill, which now moves to the Senate, would amend the Equitable Restroom Act of 2019, which required all single-occupancy public restrooms to be available to all genders.

"A generic manufacturer's labeling cannot provide the requisite evidence of specific intent to induce infringement in a case like this one, where the generic manufacturer has carved out the specific indication identified by the brand-name manufacturer as corresponding to the patented method of use that is alleged to be infringed."

The Scottish Greens have issued a stark warning to the next leader of the Scottish National party that a sincere commitment to progressive values cannot be an optional extra.With the SNP announcing on Monday who will replace Nicola Sturgeon as party leader and first minister after her shock resignation last month, the Scottish Green leadership gave its most definitive indication yet that the partnership deal between the two parties would be over if Kate Forbes is elected.

School City of Hammond officials said elementary students discovered a handgun on a school bus Tuesday, which they said was left on a previous route by a Hammond Central High School student.The students gave the gun to the bus driver who secured it, according to a release from the district.The driver contacted dispatch and immediately returned to the school.

The Irish Court of Appeal has dismissed architect Graham Dwyer's appeal against his conviction for the murder of childcare worker Elaine O'Hara in 2012.Dwyer was convicted on March 27 2015 after a lengthy high-profile trial.He had launched an appeal on numerous grounds, including the admissibility of mobile phone data evidence.