Westminster attacker Khalid Masood acted alone and there is no information to suggest further attacks are planned, Scotland Yard has said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said: “There is a possibility we will never understand why he did this.” Four people died and 50 were injured when Masood drove his car into pedestrians before stabbing … Read more
Seven of the 11 people arrested since the Westminster attack have been released with no further action, police have said. The Metropolitan Police said two men remain in custody, while two women have been released on bail until late March. Police are trying to establish whether attacker Khalid Masood acted alone. They are also investigating … Read more
I perfectly understand why President Akufo-Addo wishes to reward, with appointments to high office, as many as possible of those who helped to get him elected. But there is a limit to everything, and in his appointments of ministers and deputy ministers, there the president has exceeded the limits of what the country expects of … Read more
Thousands of Thai mourners have lined the streets of Bangkok, as the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej was moved from a hospital to the royal palace. The world’s longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday aged 88 after years of ill health, sparking a national outpouring of grief. The government has declared a year-long official mourning period. … Read more