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Politics Home | Muslim Voter Group Holding Hustings For Major Parties Ahead Of Local Elections

Published by Sam Flores

3 min read1 hr A pressure group focused on who Muslims should support at the ballot box has held hustings events in Scotland and Wales ahead of nationwide elections on 7 May. The Muslim Vote, set up in late 2023, endorsed four independent candidates who were elected at the 2024 general election on campaigns centred on the war in Gaza. They were Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, Ayoub Khan and Iqbal Mohammed. The group, which encourages people to vote on religious lines, endorsed the successful Green candidate Hannah Spencer in the Gorton and Denton by-election in February, and is planning to declare support for a host of candidates in the run-up to next month’s elections. At the time of the writing, the Muslim Vote had held several hustings in Scotland and Wales, which members of the Conservatives, Greens, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Scottish National Party and George Galloway’s Workers Party have all attended. Labour and Reform UK have so far not participated, PoliticsHome understands. “Our broad strategy is to push the needle on the Labour Party and try to get people …

Inside Filipino Girl Group BINI’s Historic Coachella Debut

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s a blistering 89 degrees in Indio, California, and the eight members of girl group BINI are packed inside a small trailer. With their team surrounding them, some carrying the flag of the Philippines, the young women are abuzz with nervous excitement. Electropop singer Slayyyter can be heard faintly through the not-so-soundproof walls of the trailer. Outside, a group of longtime fans and curious music lovers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival await the moment the group takes the Mojave stage. BINI, sporting intricately beaded blue-turquoise ensembles, begins putting warrior-like gold dresses on top of their outfits thanks to the help of their backup dancers, a group of seven men who traveled with the girl group from the Philippines. For a moment, the chaos is put on hold as they begin a group prayer. “That’s the first time we’ve done something like that, where [our performance director] asked us to repeat after him,” BINI member Aiah, 25, tells me that night, hours after their performance is done. Aiah and the rest of BINI …

Boy, 16, among three arrested over attempted arson on Persian language media group in Wembley | UK News

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Three people, including a 16-year-old boy, have been arrested after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian language media organisation. Metropolitan Police said a lit container was thrown at a premises in Wembley, northwest London, at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. It is understood the offices of Volant Media, the parent company of Persian news channel Iran International, were targeted. The container landed in a car park, where the fire extinguished itself, and the suspects fled in a black SUV. A police armed response vehicle gave chase after the driver failed to stop and the SUV ended up crashing in Ballards Lane in Finchley. A 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested alongside the younger teen on suspicion of arson endangering life Some nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution but the attempted arson did not cause any injuries or damage. Read more from Sky News:Former Arsenal goalkeeper dies in traffic accidentWoman killed in UK’s third fatal dog attack in a week Police said it’s not being treated as a terrorist incident, …

Mark Allen Group posts pre-tax loss and writes off £5m from Bonhill purchase

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Bonhill publications acquired by Mark Allen Group. Picture: Mark Allen Group B2B publisher Mark Allen Group has set a target of reaching revenue of £100m by 2029, despite posting a loss for last year. It said the five-year plan was needed after declining profits and the fact financial services division Bonhill Group has “performed very poorly” since its February 2023 takeover. Mark Allen has written off £5m from buying Bonhill, resulting in a “heavy impact on profits” for the financial year ending 31 March 2025. The acquisition cost £6.5m. Mark Allen Group publishes specialist B2B magazines, websites and events such as Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe, British Journal of Nursing, Classical Music, Farmers Weekly and Vehicle Dynamics International. Newly-published accounts for Mark Allen Holdings Ltd for the year to 31 March 2025 show revenue grew by 4% to £72.1m but the company swung from a pre-tax profit of £5.4m in 2024 to a loss of £1.4m. Chairman Mark Allen said in the accounts: “The directors have agreed a five-year plan which will achieve revenues of £100m …

‘Race to the border’ as Islamic State group and JNIM clash in Niger

Published by Sam Flores

For the first time, the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM have clashed in West Africa’s Niger. While previous confrontations between the two jihadist groups had taken place in the tri-border area with Mali and Burkina Faso, they are now spreading toward a new border region between Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, in what FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr describes as a “race to the border” as the two groups vie for resources and recruits. Keywords for this article Source link

French group Veolia aims .2 billion in revenue from data centres, chips by 2030

French group Veolia aims $1.2 billion in revenue from data centres, chips by 2030

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(Refiles to change bln to billion in headline, no changes to story) LONDON, April 14 : French utility Veolia aims to almost double its revenue from providing energy and water management solutions to data centres and chipmakers by 2030, it said on Tuesday, betting on strong demand from both sectors. The company expects 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) in annual revenues from data centres and the semiconductor industry, compared to the 560 million euros it made in 2025, as it seeks to expand its presence in these fast-growing markets. The tech sector’s expansion of data centres, driven by surging demand for AI following the widespread adoption of ChatGPT, has strained power supplies and raised concerns over global grid capacity. Veolia said it planned to use its proprietary technologies to help meet rising demand for integrated solutions in water management, local energy and hazardous waste treatment linked to the expansion of these industries. ($1 = 0.8477 euros) Source link

Huge Group of Experts Warns Meta That Its Pervert Glasses Will Enable Terrible Crimes

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Last month, a joint investigation by two Swedish newspapers found that contractors in Kenya were watching personal videos recorded by users of Meta’s Ray Ban AI glasses. The devices, which can easily be used to film others in public without their knowledge or consent, have been facing a growing backlash online, with netizens calling them out for being “pervert glasses.” Now, Meta’s plans to add facial recognition tech to its hardware, as part of a new feature internally dubbed “Name Tag,” has outraged rights groups. As Wired reports, a coalition of over 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, LGBTQ+, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations has signed a petition, calling on Meta to cancel it altogether. In February, the New York Times first reported on the facial recognition feature, which would let wearers identity people and receive information about them via an AI assistant. An internal document viewed by the newspaper revealed that Meta was planning to first roll out …

Climate Organization Behind Anti-ICE Protests Is Leading May 1 School Walkout Plan, Parent Group Reports

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), One of the main organizations behind the recent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations is encouraging children to walk out of class en masse next month to help promote its agenda, which includes achieving what it said are “Eco-socialism, [a] multi-racial democracy, and Green New Deal legislation,” according to a April 8 report by representatives of parent group Defending Education. Organized by the Sunrise Movement, hundreds of young climate activists march to the White House to demand that U.S. President Joe Biden work to make the Green New Deal into law in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Sunrise Movement, during its March 17 online membership meeting, called on schools to “train up” employees and students to disrupt the federal government ahead of planned May 1 “May Day” protests as part of an ongoing “political revolution” to “structurally change the foundations of this country,” according to slides Defending Education, a nonprofit opposing indoctrination in classrooms, obtained from a tipster …

Girl Group BINI Makes History as First Filipino Act at Coachella

Published by Daniella Wilson

Girl group BINI made history Friday, becoming the first act from the Philippines to perform at Coachella. The eight-member girl group, comprising members Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna and Sheena, made their Coachella debut on the Mojave stage. They performed a 45-minute set including several of the group’s hit songs. BINI took the stage in intricate gold dresses, which they wore during their opening song, “Shagidi.” At the end of the song, the women tore the gold outfits off to reveal blue-turquoise beaded looks that they wore for the remainder of the performance. “We are BINI, all the way from the Philippines,” the group shouted to the cheering crowd as they introduced themselves. Fans in the audience raised the flag of the Philippines. “We are so happy to be here to represent the Philippines on the global stage and to share with you guys our music,” Aiah told the crowd. BINI has continued to bring Pinoy pop, a.k.a P-pop, to the global stage since their 2020 debut. The group was formed through Filipino …