Cops search Alexei Navalny’s flat for Covid rules-violation evidence

Russian police are searching the properties of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny today for evidence he breached coronavirus rules by calling for nationwide protests demanding his freedom.    Navalny, 44, was arrested on return to Russia following months of treatment for novichok poisoning in Berlin, which he maintains was an assassination attempt ordered by President Vladimir … Read more

Cops search for evidence that Alexei Navalny violated coronavirus rules by calling for a rally

Russian police are searching the properties of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny today for evidence he breached coronavirus rules by calling for nationwide protests demanding his freedom.    Navalny, 44, was arrested on return to Russia following months of treatment for novichok poisoning in Berlin, which he maintains was an assassination attempt ordered by President Vladimir … Read more

Researchers see little evidence in-person school drives COVID-19 cases

CDC researchers find ‘little evidence’ of schools contributing to spread of COVID – indicating in-person classes will be safe if precautions are taken Studies in the US found little evidence schools were spreading COVID-19 This shows a ‘path forward’ to in-person classes, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday … Read more

Alex Salmond Inquiry orders key evidence from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move

Alex Salmond Inquiry orders key evidence including WhatsApp messages from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move Linda Fabiani wrote to former first minister after he refused to come to Holyrood He was needed to speak on February 2 but citing health concerns over Covid-19 It comes as MSPs issued notice to Crown Office calling … Read more

Meghan Markle court case: ‘Palace Four’ may have letter evidence

Four former aides of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have evidence which could ‘shed some light’ on Meghan’s letter to her estranged father, the High Court was told today. Meghan, 39, is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publishers of the Mail On Sunday and MailOnline, for breach of privacy for publishing extracts of … Read more

Trump impeachment defense in crisis with Giuliani named in evidence and Dershowitz ruled out

Wednesday’s House vote to impeach President Trump has teed up a Senate trial where President Donald Trump will once again decide on a team to represent him – this time on a charge of ‘incitement of insurrection.’ Sources have already said Trump may turn to lawyer Rudy Giuliani as he battles impeachment a second time, … Read more

EDWARD LUCAS: The evidence points to a Covid-19 cover-up… but the truth can’t be hidden for ever

Secrets, lies and thuggery are the hallmark of the Chinese Communist regime. And in the mystery of the devastating Wuhan virus, all three are combined. The strongest evidence of a crime is a cover-up. And the Chinese authorities have provided that. They have fought ferociously to prevent an international inquiry into the pandemic’s origins. Their … Read more

No firm evidence that closing schools reduces the spread of coronavirus, say British scientists

No firm evidence that closing schools reduces the spread of coronavirus, say leading British scientists Prime Minister made a U-turn just 24 hours after he insisted schools were safe  Government is set to review the closures in mid-February, ahead of the half-term The review of studies was carried out by respected doctors and academics By … Read more

Alex Salmond accuses Nicola Sturgeon of giving ‘untrue’ evidence

Alex Salmond yesterday accused Nicola Sturgeon of giving ‘simply untrue’ evidence to an inquiry into complaints against him. In an explosive intervention, the former First Minister accused his successor of making ‘ridiculous’ and ‘wholly false’ claims about their meetings to discuss the handling of complaints against him. His account to the Holyrood inquiry into the … Read more

Swedish filmmaker ‘looking forward to giving evidence’ after arrest for filming ferry wreckage

A Swedish filmmaker has revealed that he is looking forward to giving evidence next month after being arrested for filming the wreckage of doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson will appear in court in Gothenberg on January 27, accused of breaching an international treaty, which declared the site a marine grave and prohibited any exploration … Read more