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Priti Patel yesterday authorised the police to use a ‘more painful’ Taser stun gun which could cause more serious injuries. The Home Secretary has given formal approval for forces to use the new Taser 7 for the first time. Her move came despite an analysis by Government scientists that the weapon could lead to more suspects suffering internal injuries and broken bones. They also warned that passers-by now risk being hit by probes which inflict the electric shock as the Taser 7 allows them to detach from the gun after being fired.  The Taser, introduced in Britain in 2003, incapacitates a target with a high-voltage electric pulse which causes muscle spasms. The Taser 7 also makes a louder ‘arc’ noise – a kind of electric crackling – before firing which aims to make violent suspects back down The scientists said the Taser 7’s probes are more powerful than previous models and this implies it will be more effective but ‘may be more painful for the subject’.  They added that ‘free-flying pr

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 24 - A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Denmark's Danske Bank A/S and four former top executives of defrauding shareholders by hiding and failing to stop widespread money laundering at its former Estonian branch. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan said shareholders in the proposed class action failed to sufficiently plead that the bank improperly reported revenue derived from money laundering or downplayed its supervision failures. She also said the plaintiffs, led by four pension funds in New York and Massachusetts, failed to show that Danske acted recklessly or with conscious disregard that its statements were false and misleading. "They allege in a conclusory way that defendants and employees of received reports contradicting public statements, and fail to connect any of those reports to specific representations by specific persons," Caproni wrote. The plaintiffs had sought damages for investors who los

State premiers are facing growing calls to ease border restrictions amid fears they are damaging regional communities and crippling businesses. Nationals politicians on Tuesday morning called for borders to come down between states that have little or no community transmission of coronavirus.   Victorian senator Bridget McKenzie said border restrictions were preventing the movement of workers and goods and threatening national supply lines. State premiers are facing growing calls to ease border restrictions. Pictured: The NSW-Victoria border at Albury Nationals politicians on Tuesday morning called for borders to come down between states that have little or no community transmission of coronavirus. Pictured: A mandarin farm in NSW 'I think it's incredibly disappointing that over 120 years we've developed national supply chains of food, of workforce, of education systems, and that's all at risk now,' she told ABC News. 'We've got teachers that can't actua

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf to permanently serve in the role. In a post on Twitter, Trump said he was “pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security.” Trump, a Republican who faces re-election on Nov. 3, made immigration a central focus of his first term in office as well as in his re-election campaign against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Still, even as immigration has been a top issue for Trump, he has cycled through leaders at DHS, which oversees immigration enforcement. Trump's announcement comes after here the U.S. Government Accountability Office found earlier this month that Wolf's appointment as acting secretary did not follow processes outlined in federal law, and top Democrats called on Wolf and Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli to step down. Wolf led the DHS office of strategy, policy a

Coles has released a new limited edition range of chicken nugget-flavoured chips in stores across Australia.  The supermarket launched the $3 chicken nugget chips earlier this month, with the savvy shopper behind Facebook page Addicted To Bargains noticing them during a recent shop. After the picture was shared on social media, the new release was inundated with 'likes' from hundreds of shoppers hoping to get their hands on a packet. The Australian supermarket discreetly placed the $3 chicken nugget chips on shelves earlier this month Would you try Coles' Chicken Nugget Chips? Yes, for sure! No, absolutely not Would you try Coles' Chicken Nugget Chips? Yes, for sure! No, absolutely not Would you try Coles' Chicken Nugget Chips? Now share your opinion 'I tried them yesterday and they taste a bit like Kettle's Honey Soy chip,' one man said. 'This is heaven in a bag! I need to stock up on these for birthday and Christmas presents,'

- Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than $400 billion a year to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The plan is the latest in a series of blueprints from Democrats detailing how the United States can combat global warming. None are likely to proceed in the current Republican-controlled Senate but could get traction if the chamber flips to Democratic control after November’s election. “When Democrats retake the majority in the Senate we will be united to move swiftly,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on a call with reporters. “Passing climate legislation will be a top priority.” Spokespeople for the Senate’s Republican majority leader, Mitch McConnell, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The plan would aim to create at least 10 million jobs in areas like clean energy manufacturing and research and development for new technologies, the 260-page report by the De

Character actor Allan Rich whose credits included Serpico, Quiz Show and Amistad, has died.  He was 94. Rich, who was blacklisted in Hollywood in the post-war era, passed away on Saturday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, Variety reported. Character actor Allan Rich, pictured in Beverly Hills in 2012, died on Saturday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 94 Rich, who was born Benjamin Norman Schultz in New York's The Bronx in 1926, started out on Broadway and enjoyed success on the stage. He appeared in numerous theatrical productions and was close friends with such luminaries as Milton Berle, Edward G. Robinson, Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy and Jack Palance, according to Variety. His acting career was interrupted in the 1940s after he joined the Theatrical Action Committee to Free Willie McGee, a black man from Mississippi who was convicted of rape in 1945 and subsequently executed in 1951. His involvement in the cause led to hi