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Books
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
(AP) A man who attacked Salman Rushdie with a knife in front of a stunned audience in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, stood quietly as the judge […]
Crime
Palestine activists convicted of harassing minister
(BBC) Two women have been convicted of harassing a government minister. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard that justice minister and Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones was “terrified” after being confronted by two pro-Palestine activists while campaigning. Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring found Ayeshah Behit, […]
Legal
Man in court accused of planning terrorist acts
(BBC) A man has appeared in a Belfast court accused of gathering information for planned acts of terrorism. Habib Shamel, 27, originally from Afghanistan, also allegedly had files stored on a USB stick which could have been used in any suspected plots. […]