the coalition government of israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been plunged into chaos after mass overnight protests in the country. the protests were sparked after he sacked his defence minister who spoke out against plans to reform the system of appointing judges. but the coalition has survived a vote of no confidence in the parliament on monday morning. and mr netanyahu has appealed to the protestors for calm. so why have these reforms proved so contentious? these are the 11th week of protests over prime minister netanyahu s plans to overhaul the justice system. his reforms would give the government decisive control over the committee which appoints judges. it would also make it harder for courts to remove a leader deemed unfit for office. mr netanyahu says that the reforms would in fact stop the courts over reaching their powers. but others say it s a threat to democracy which serves only to benefit the prime minister who s facing an ongoing corruption tri
Part of a Washington, D.C., park remains closed following the discovery of World War I-era munitions earlier this year. “Based on investigations to date, the [National Park Service] and the Army have determined it is possible Fort Totten Park contains additional munitions,” the National Park Service (NPS), which manages the park, said in a release…
better known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in essex, the prime minister delivered his message to crack down on anti social behaviour. i think it is important that we have a zero tolerance approach to drugs and that is why i think it is important that we ban nitrous oxide for all the damage and that it does, and it is something that i hear repeatedly when i am out and about around the country from people who say this thing is a scourge. out of all the measures it is the tiny metal canisters that have got ministers talking. filled with nitrous oxide, when they are inhaled, they produce a short, intense high, but ministers are concerned that public spaces are becoming arenas for drug taking and they say it is doing a lot more than causing a blight to communities. the drug is popular among 16 to 25 year olds. in england and wales there were 56 registered deaths involving nitrous oxide between 2001 and 2020, with 45