News / UK and world by Press Association April 26, 2018, 12:34 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Save the Children is to suspend bids for future cash from the taxpayer following the aid worker sex scandal. Chief executive Kevin Watkins said the charity has volunteered to temporarily withdraw from seeking new funding from the Department for International Development (DfID). He added that the suspension will continue until the organisation can meet the “high standards” expected. Oxfam has also had its DfID funding suspended after the charity was accused of covering up claims that staff used prostitutes while delivering aid to disaster-stricken Haiti in 2011. It follows the launch of a Charity Commission inquiry into the handling of sexual harassment allegations against two senior Save the Children executives in 2012 and 2015. In a letter to International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt, Mr Watkins said: … [Read more...] about No more taxpayer cash for Save the Children until ‘high standards’ met
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Queen presents new standard to the Royal Tank Regiment
News / UK and world by Press Association April 25, 2018, 2:19 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Queen has paid tribute to the efforts of the Royal Tank Regiment as she presented the unit with a new standard. As Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, the Queen hosted its soldiers and officers at Windsor Castle and told them their “reputation for hard work and ingenuity endures”. The Queen highlighted the “unbreakable connection” that has existed between the sovereign and the Royal Tank Regiment since her grandfather, King George V, visited trials of early tanks at Elveden in Suffolk in July 1916. She told the servicemen, who were joined by their partners: “Of course much has changed since 1916. Technology has evolved, and the regiment with it. “But the regiment’s reputation for hard work and ingenuity endures. And the bond within tank crews, within squadrons and … [Read more...] about Queen presents new standard to the Royal Tank Regiment
Why Facebook took down your post, and other community standards revealed
By Levi Sumagaysay | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: April 24, 2018 at 8:48 am | UPDATED: April 24, 2018 at 9:23 am Facebook, which has faced many a high-profile controversy over policing content on its massive platform, has revealed its internal community standards for the first time. “The guidelines will help people understand where we draw the line on nuanced issues,” said Monika Bickert, vice president of Global Policy Management, in a blog post Tuesday. She added that making the standards’ details accessible will help inform user and expert feedback. For example, Facebook has always said it does not allow terrorists, murderers, hate organizations. Now we know the company defines a hate organization as one with “three or more people that is organized under a name, sign, or symbol and that has an ideology, statements, or physical actions that attack individuals based on characteristics, including race, religious affiliation, … [Read more...] about Why Facebook took down your post, and other community standards revealed
Appeals court sides with states over fuel economy standards
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has sided with five states, saying the federal government can't delay plans to more than double penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a one-page order Monday, siding with a lawsuit brought last year by environmental groups and the states of California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.The Justice Department did not immediately comment.In a release, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman (SHNEYE'-dur-muhn) said the ruling means the government no longer can delay implementation of the higher penalties. He said higher penalties will reduce carbon emissions and save consumers $1,650 annually in fuel costs.A government lawyer argued this month that the penalties will be changed again later this year. … [Read more...] about Appeals court sides with states over fuel economy standards
Emanuel: Constitutional standard for Trump impeachment hasn’t been met
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday urged Democrats to exercise caution in calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the legal standard hasn’t been met and the issue shouldn’t be politicized.But the mayor also spoke at length about how he is “angry” at the president, singling out the city’s immigration lawsuit against the Justice Department during a downtown symposium presented by online media company Axios.“This is a serious legal and Constitutional, not a political, issue,” Emanuel told Axios editor Mike Allen. “And my view is, there’s nothing there to date that we know.”“You don’t just flippantly say ‘We’re for or against (impeachment),’” the mayor said. “When — I’m angry at what he’s done, but it is a legal and Constitutional standard.”When Allen pressed him on whether Democrats should run on the issue in 2018, Emanuel said: “This is a … [Read more...] about Emanuel: Constitutional standard for Trump impeachment hasn’t been met