
Police share new details about the disappearance of Carlee Russell, the woman who went missing in Alabama after calling 911 about a child on an interstate
Police shared new details on the case of Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway, as questions remain about what exactly happened before she returned home.
2023-07-19 19:55

Susan Hall: Tory London mayoral candidate has been reduced to a meme
Susan Hall has been chosen as the Conservative candidate for the London mayoral election. The Tory Hall, beat Mozammel Hossain, a barrister with virtually no frontline political experience, in a ballot of Tory members, winning 57 per cent of the vote. Hall has been a London Assembly member for five years. Her policies include reversing the ULEZ expansion, dealing with the housing crisis and cracking down on crime. Indeed, she said she will "hunt down and lock up" muggers and burglars by creating a special team within the Met tasked with tackling them. She is also known for trolling Gemma Collins, when she appeared on I'm A Celebrity in 2014. “OMG this fat woman Gemma is ghastly, really ghastly,” Hall tweeted, “however watching her squeal may be funny”. She also called Collins a “stupid fat blonde woman”. She supported all the best people, not, like Donald Trump and Liz Truss and once claimed the Black community had a crime problem. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter So there is a lot that makes her memorable to voters but perhaps the most memorable thing about her was how she started her mayoral campaign last month, with a very odd social media graphic indeed. The graphic showed a photo of her against a blue background. Dramatic text alongside it merely read: "Susan." It added: "The one Sadiq Khan fears," as well as "you are safer with Susan". Rather than run to cast their votes for "Susan", people found it hilarious: Upon winning today, she updated her graphic hastily and it was still utterly ridiculous: Responding to her selection, a spokesperson for Sadiq Khan, seeking a third term in office next May, responded: The Conservative candidate for Mayor is a hard-right politician who couldn’t be more out of touch with our city and its values." Being ridiculed while trying to reach high office - it is just part and parcel of British politics. Nevertheless, indy100 has contacted Hall to see how she felt about it when her campaign was originally ridiculed on Twitter. A spokesperson said: “Conservative members across London are supporting Susan because she is the experienced candidate who can beat Sadiq Khan. We are hugely grateful to everyone on Twitter sharing our message that London is safer with Susan.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-19 19:53

Reunion profile
Provides an overview of Reunion, including key facts about this French Indian Ocean territory.
2023-07-19 19:52

German director of Florence's Academy Gallery who defended David's image fears for museum's future
Since she arrived in 2015, the German director of Florence’s Accademia Gallery has succeeded in drawing visitors’ attention to masterpieces beyond Michelangelo’s towering David, while winning landmark court cases to protect the familiar image of the marble masterpiece against misuse
2023-07-19 19:24

Altice Co-Founder to Testify in Portugal Corruption Probe
The co-founder and former chief operating officer of telecommunications group Altice, Armando Pereira, will appear before a judge
2023-07-19 19:23

MI6 chief makes open plea to Russians to spy for UK
The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service used a rare speech Wednesday to issue a plea to disaffected Russians to spy for the UK.
2023-07-19 19:20

Broadcom’s $61 Billion VMWare Deal Gets Interim UK Clearance
Broadcom Inc.’s proposed $61 billion takeover of VMware Inc. was provisionally waved through by the UK’s antitrust watchdog.
2023-07-19 18:59

Travis King: US soldier in N Korea was jailed for fights in Seoul
He spent time in a detention facility after getting into fights and hitting a police car in Seoul.
2023-07-19 18:56

Will Trump be arrested again? Former president anticipates indictment in DOJ's Capitol riot probe
The DOJ's probe focuses on Trump's alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election
2023-07-19 18:52

Wildfires in Greece raze forests, spur evacuations; allies send aid
By Stamos Prousalis and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens
2023-07-19 18:48

Regulator says found no animal welfare breaches at Musk firm beyond 2019 incident
By Marisa Taylor The head of the U.S. agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it
2023-07-19 18:23

Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spain's pivotal election
Claims of vote rigging and election fraud are spreading in Spain ahead of that nation's pivotal election on Sunday
2023-07-19 18:20