Tag: files
Selena Quintanilla’s Killer Yolanda Saldívar Files for Parole
Nearly 30 years after Yolanda Saldívar murdered Mexican-American icon Selena Quintanilla, she is seeking parole. Yolanda Saldívar is seeking an early release. Nearly 30 years after she was convicted of killing Selena (full name Selena Quintanilla Perez) in 1995, the former employee of the Queen of Tejano Music has filed a petition for parole in…
Blake Lively Files Formal Lawsuit Against Justin Baldoni
More than a week after filing a legal complaint against her It Ends With Us costar and director Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively has filed a formal lawsuit against the actor, accusing him of mental pain. Blake Lively is taking further steps in her legal battle against Justin Baldoni. More than a week after the It…
Blair was urged to delay work rights for eastern Europeans, files reveal
Senior ministers urged the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to delay granting employment rights to eastern and central European workers when the EU expanded in 2004, newly-released files have revealed. In February that year, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pointed out that Britain was alone amongst the bigger EU members in offering a “concession”. The concession meant…
Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal
Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was “very weak” on the issue,…
Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show
Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme Tony Blair’s government discussed diverting £2m earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa in order to fund a controversial pilot scheme to process and house asylum-seekers in Tanzania, newly released government files show. Under the scheme, Britain…