Five Camden Council Estate Tower Blocks Evacuated Amid Fire Safety Concerns

Residents in five towers on the Chalcots estate are to be moved amid safety concerns after it was found that the blocks used cladding similar to that on the Grenfell Tower. While Camden Council had initially announced the evacuation of one tower block, Taplow, this was later extended to include all five tower blocks after safety checks were carried out by the London Fire Brigade. Jun 24, 2017

Watch clever fire ants form a raft during floods in Texas

This video from Galveston Island, Texas, on June 21 shows a colony of fire ants clumping together to create a living raft in the floodwaters brought on by Tropical Storm Cindy as it drew closer to landfall. When faced with an influx of water to their colony, fire ants will gather together to protect the most vulnerable in their ranks and create a living raft until they find dry land. According to biologists, the ants cannot drown in water and will swarm any solid object they find in the water, including paddles, arms and shoes. Jun 24, 2017

What does former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi like about Trump? His wife

Four-time former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known for his gaffes and his bunga bunga sex trial, said on Friday (June 23) that what he liked most about U.S. President Donald Trump was his wife, Melania.Appearing on a midday talk show on private broadcaster La7, Berlusconi was asked whether he was flattered to be compared to Trump, who also started out as a real estate mogul and became a controversial political leader. Jun 24, 2017

Dashcam footage released shows police officer assaulting motorist

 This is the moment  Agent Joe Joswiak of the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force pulled over a motorist and assaulted him. An off duty police officer said Anthony Promvongsa was driving aggressively and called in Joswiak who pulled him over. The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) of Minnesota released dash camera footage of the incident on Thursday, June 23.Police have charged Promvongsa with various offenses, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and fleeing in a motor vehicle. The ACLU has called for an investigation into Joswiaks behavior and is working with Promvongsa and his criminal counsel.  Jun 24, 2017

Dashcam footage released shows police officer assaulting motorist

 This is the moment  Agent Joe Joswiak of the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force pulled over a motorist and assaulted him. An off duty police officer said Anthony Promvongsa was driving aggressively and called in Joswiak who pulled him over. The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) of Minnesota released dash camera footage of the incident on Thursday, June 23.Police have charged Promvongsa with various offenses, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and fleeing in a motor vehicle. The ACLU has called for an investigation into Joswiaks behavior and is working with Promvongsa and his criminal counsel.  Jun 24, 2017

Video Shows Aftermath Deadly Market Blasts in City of Parachinar

At least 15 people have been killed in twin blasts in the northwestern Pakistani town of Parachinar on Friday (June 23) according to government officials. The two blasts went off within three minutes of each other. People were at the market buying food for iftar, the meal breaking the fast in the evening during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. No group claimed responsibility for the Parachinar blasts.In a separate attack on Friday, at least 13 people, including seven police officers, were killed by a suicide car bomber in Quetta which is about 100 km (60 miles) east of the border with Afghanistan. Jamaat ur Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the Quetta attack. Jun 24, 2017