The father of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick (above) who was killed in the MAGA riot after allegedly being hit over the head with a fire extinguisher has said he hopes his son’s death will bring an end to ‘all the lunacy that’s been going on in this country’ The father of Capitol Police … Read more
Democratic congressman Sen. Mark Warner is asking Facebook and other Big Tech social media and telecom companies to save digital evidence from Wednesday’s deadly Capitol riot. On Saturday, Warner, the incoming Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, tweeted out a letter he’d sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ‘After Wednesday’s insurrectionist attack on our nation’s Capitol, … Read more
A Reuters’ photographer covering Wednesday’s riot on the U.S. Capitol has claimed he heard at least three Trump supporters speak about hanging Vice President Mike Pence from a tree as a ‘traitor’. Jim Bourg, the Reuters News Pictures Editor in D.C., tweeted on Friday that he heard ‘many more’ speak about executing Pence as they … Read more
Richard Barnett, 60, has been charged with unlawful entry The MAGA rioter who put his feet up on Nancy Pelosi‘s desk has been arrested along with a man who brought 11 Molotov cocktails, two handguns and an assault rifle to the Capitol on Wednesday. The DoJ announced on a call with reporters on Friday afternoon … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the fallout of the US Capitol riot By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:06 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 9 January 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on … Read more
Barking up the wrong tree! Pensioner, 72, slams police after officers armed with shields and tasers stormed her home to seize her ‘gentle’ Staffie Dylan who ‘wouldn’t hurt a fly’ in case of ‘mistaken identity’ over dog attack Carole Roberts, 72, slams police after officers stormed her home to seize dog Pensioner said 12 officers … Read more
Up to 50 female prisoners are raped – some by 20 men – after male convicts staged a riot and seized control of the jail for three days in DR Congo More than 20 women prisoners were raped after a riot broke out in a jail The riot erupted in a prison in Lubumbashi, DR … Read more
Central London descended into anarchy today as riot police broke up anti-lockdown rallies and arrested mask-less demonstrators to boos and chants of ‘shame on you’ in an aggressive clampdown. Met Police officers detained protesters led by Piers Corbyn chanting ‘freedom’ and carrying placards reading ‘stop controlling us’ and ‘no more lockdowns’ at Marble Arch for … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: ‘Please just enjoy the books first!’ Margot Robbie reads Harry Potter fans the riot act By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 01:23 GMT, 22 November 2020 What’s the quickest way to befriend actress Margot Robbie? Tell … Read more
The White House is battening down the hatches for Election Day by erecting a ‘non-scalable’ fence around the perimeter of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Heavy duty barricades spanning roughly 8,800 feet went up on Monday afternoon, blocking off the Ellipse, a large green area south of the White House, and Lafayette Square to the north. The heavy-duty … Read more