Tag: evidence
The unanswered questions after release of China spy evidence
The witness statements published by the government last night are hefty, detailed and shed more light than ever before on what the two men were accused of. The disclosure followed a political row over the sudden collapse of the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who were accused of spying for China. It is…
Government will publish evidence in collapsed China spy case, PM says
The government will publish evidence submitted in the now-collapsed case against two men accused of spying for China, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins provided three witness statements to prosecutors, which the prime minister said he intended to publish “in full”. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had called for the…
Minister says Starmer security adviser had no role in China spy case evidence
A key security adviser had no role in the “substance or the evidence” of the collapsed case against two men accused of spying for China, the education secretary has said. The Conservatives have suggested Jonathan Powell, the prime minister’s national security adviser, had a role in not giving prosecutors evidence they said they needed to…
Ted Cruz claims without evidence that China is funding U.S. climate lawsuits
By Michael Copley States and localities have filed waves of lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry to make energy companies pay for damages that communities face from climate change. Threatened with potentially huge financial penalties, industry and its supporters recently turned to the Supreme Court for help — without success. Now, Sen. Ted Cruz, the…
Why was Kirk killed? Evidence paints complicated picture of alleged assassin
Odette Yousef Prosecutors in Utah appear to be preparing to argue that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah last week because he disagreed with Kirk’s anti-trans rhetoric. In their charging document, authorities cite text messages that Robinson allegedly exchanged with “his lover/roommate,” a person they describe as “a biological male who…
Courts service ‘covered up’ IT bug that caused evidence to go missing
The body running courts in England and Wales has been accused of a cover-up, after a leaked report found it took several years to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost. Sources within HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) say that as a result, judges in…
Jeremy Bowen: Israel’s allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up
Two years ago, Hamas was putting the finishing touches to its plan to attack Israel. In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believed that the Palestinians were a problem to be managed. The real threat, he insisted, was Iran. Netanyahu’s rhetoric opposing Hamas was undimmed, but he had also given permission for Qatar to funnel money…
Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness
Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’ A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”. The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment…
Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum
Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation and deaths of fellow inmates More than 500 people may have been tortured or starved to death and then buried in a secret mass grave north of Khartoum, according to…
Neuroscientists Should Set a High Bar for Evidence against Free Will
Opinion Neuroscientists Should Set a High Bar for Evidence against Free Will Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted By Aaron Schurger, Adina Roskies & Uri Maoz edited by Dan Vergano Do you believe in free will? Some scholars do not—and they rely on evidence from the brain…