Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder

Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder. Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely on Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when another National Guard member […]

Lib Dem members criticise ‘trans-exclusionary’ rule change for party elections | Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem members criticise ‘trans-exclusionary’ rule change for party elections | Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat members have reacted angrily to an unexpected change in rules governing the party’s internal elections to reflect the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex. The party’s LGBT+ group described the move as “explicitly trans-exclusionary” while Young Liberals said the changes were “unacceptable and untenable”. Some Lib Dem MPs are understood to be perplexed […]