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Sir John Nott dead aged 92: Tributes to Margaret Thatcher's defence secretary who famously walked out of BBC interview and offered to resign over Falklands War

Tributes have been paid to Conservative grandee Sir John Nott after his death aged 92. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel said: 'John Nott was an inspiring Defence Secretary and politician who stood up, alongside Margaret Thatcher, to aggression. In October 1982, Sir John walked out of an interview with broadcaster Robin Day during the Conservative Party conference Day had repeatedly …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sir John Nott, radical Tory individualist and Defence Secretary during the Falklands War

The Telegraph

Sir John Nott, who has died aged 92, was Defence Secretary at the outbreak of the Falklands War, having been the architect of cuts to the Royal Navy which, coupled with ambiguous signals from the Foreign Office, arguably precipitated the Argentine invasion. A radical Tory individualist in the mould of Nicholas Ridley or John Biffen, Nott was not an easy …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bundaberg residents fear little will have been done to protect their city if another catastrophic flood hits

ABC

It was the largest evacuation effort in peacetime Australia at the time. particularly when it looks like we're going to have some heavy rain," said Wallie Cochrane, a member of the Bundaberg Flood Protection Group. "The levee means less damage, less clean-up and less disruption for Bundaberg households and businesses, reducing the financial and emotional toll of flooding events," Ms …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling opened in the landmark federal law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year in an Arkansas case that voters …

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1 year ago

Emergency flood alerts issued for parts of Far North Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper — as it happened

ABC

James Cook University's Professor Jonathan Nott, an expert on the region's Barron River, says it is now up to 40 per cent higher than the 1977 flood, previously the biggest on record. He told ABC Far North that flooding at Myola, behind Cairns, is already beyond the one-in-100-year benchmark. "The gauge record started in 1915 on the Barron River, the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

FBI raid uncovers 40 skulls, hip bones and spinal cords

Daily Mail

Nott is accused of buying and selling human remains after the FBI raided his property in Louisville, Kentucky Eight people have been linked to the illegal body parts trade which stemmed from Harvard's Medical School James William Nott, 39, is the latest person to be arrested in connection with the macabre underground network The FBI has arrested an eighth man …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Mozart requiem to raise funds for charity’s ‘amazing’ work in Ukraine

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former opera singer has organised a Mozart requiem to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

UC officials call for mediator as strike by 48,000 academic workers causes systemwide disruptions

LA Times

The UC strike is calling for better pay and benefits for teaching assistants, postdoctoral scholars, graduate student researchers, tutors and fellows. “UAW members at UC remain on strike, and we will be walking picket lines tomorrow,” Rafael Jaime, president of United Auto Workers Local 2865, which represents 19,000 of the 48,000 workers, said Monday night. The university’s current proposal “would …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Back-country ski season safety reports to be produced for Victorian, NSW adventurers

ABC

A group of adventurers have won government funding to boost safety warnings for skiers who prefer to explore off the beaten track. Key points: The Mountain Safety Collective issues daily alpine hazard reports for Victorian and NSW back-country adventurers They include information about weather conditions, surface conditions, and avalanches The group has received a $10,000 grant from the NSW National …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Caster Semenya fight against testosterone rule is ‘for all women’

Al Jazeera

Lawyer Gregory Nott says World Athletics ruling barring Semenya from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone is a ‘human rights violation’. A lawsuit by South Africa’s two-times Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya in the European Court of Human Rights that challenges restrictions of testosterone in female athletes is a “fight for all women”, her …

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4 years ago

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