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GEORGIA STATE ELECTION BOARD FACES SCRUTINY-  Concerns voiced about the board’s recent actions and their implications for election integrity Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board met on Tuesday to consider potential election violations and rule changes.  In September the board voted to require a labour-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November, a move voting rights advocates say could cause delays, introduce errors and lay the groundwork for spurious challenges in the battleground state. The hand-count rule is the latest rule change passed in recent months by the conservative majority of the board who say they are attempting to make…

RUSSIA’S AIR DEFENCE DESTROYS 47 UKRAINE DRONES – 24 drones were intercepted at the southwestern border region of Bryansk The Russian Defence Ministry said that Russia’s air defence units destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones targeting its west. The ministry said about 24 drones were downed over the southwestern border region of Bryansk, with the rest destroyed over the regions of Belgorod, Kursk, Rostov and Krasnodar and the waters of the Sea of Azov,  Regional governor Vasily Golubev said fire sparked by debris falling in undeveloped areas in the southern region of Rostov bordering Ukraine was contained. Bryansk head Aleksander Bogomaz said…

OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN TRAFFICKING – Guatemalan authorities have arrested 25 individuals, most of whom are active police officers Guatemalan authorities have arrested 25 individuals, most of whom are active police officers, for their involvement in a human trafficking network operating along a route frequently used by migrants heading to the United States.  Guatemala has been a major transit country for decades for migrants from Latin America and beyond as they travel north to Mexico’s border with the United States. Guatemalan authorities have said the group has operated for several years while accumulating millions of quetzals, the local currency.…

WATER FIRMS ORDERED TO PAY BACK CUSTOMERS £158M – Ofwat says water companies must pay due to poor and disappointing performance Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered by regulator Ofwat to return £158m to customers due to their poor performance. Ofwat said the money would come off bills for households and businesses in 2025-26, with the total rebates set to be calculated in December. Last year, the water regulator ordered firms to repay £114m as part of a similar move. Ofwat said the results of its annual report on water company performance showed “disappointing results” and that…

MAN CITY & PREMIER LEAGUE WELCOME PANEL RULING ON SPONSORSHIP DEALS – The panel ruled that parts of the Premier League’s rules on APT  Manchester City and the Premier League welcomed a decision by an arbitration panel into the English club’s alleged violations of the league’s rules on Associated Party Transactions (APT). The panel ruled that parts of the Premier League’s rules on APT were in breach of British competition law and were also unlawful because clubs were unable to comment on the types of data the league would take into account. The Premier League’s decision in relation to two…

UK ESTABLISHES REGULATORY INNOVATION OFFICE – RIO to ensure ‘early diagnosis’ of illnesses and ‘pest-resistant’ crops The UK is setting up a new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) to speed up the approval of new technologies such as artificial intelligence for use in the healthcare, space and drone sectors, to boost growth. The government said today that the new RIO would make it easier for companies to introduce cutting-edge technologies, and it would help set the scene for an international investment summit on Oct. 14. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will host sovereign wealth funds, businesses and…

TORY LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES TO BE WHITTLED DOWN IN VOTE – James Cleverly has become the favourite to become the next leader One of the remaining four Tory leadership hopefuls will be knocked out of the race to replace Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as Conservative MPs vote to narrow the field to three. One of the remaining four Tory leadership hopefuls will be knocked out of the race to replace Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as Conservative MPs vote to narrow the field to three. The parliamentary party will hold hustings in the morning, followed by a vote in the afternoon.  Another…

‘WE HAVE TO WIN THIS ELECTION’ SAYS TRUMP -Trump says the bond between the U.S. and Israel is strong and enduring. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended a remembrance event in Doral, Florida on Monday where he stated the Oct 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was an attack on humanity itself. Trump said he was committed to reinforcing the ties between the U.S. and Israel, stating that the bond between the United States and Israel is strong and enduring Trump also mentioned that November 5th will be the most important day in the history of the United States and…

NHS maternity staff will take part in a mandatory training programme to improve patient safety after a damning report by the health regulator said that poor care and harm in childbirth was in danger of becoming “normalised”. Obstetricians, midwives and obstetric anaesthetists at nine maternity units across England will all have to do extra training from Monday under government plans to raise care standards for women and babies. The scheme will be rolled out to every maternity unit in the country if the pilots are successful. The move comes just weeks after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report based on…

KEIR STARMER CHIEF OF STAFF SUE GRAY QUITS – Rumours of in-fighting amongst his team of advisers  Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray resigned on Sunday following rumours about tensions within his team of advisers that cast a shadow over his government little more than three months after a landslide election victory. Gray will take up a new post as Starmer’s envoy for the regions and nations, the prime minister’s office said. She will be replaced by Morgan McSweeney who previously was chief adviser to the prime minister, it said. Gray was hired by Starmer in 2023 when his…