What is an open prison? Can prisoners leave open jail when they want?

What is an open prison? Can prisoners leave open jail when they want?

Police are searching for sex offender Paul Robson, who absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire last weekend. Robson was reported missing from HMP North Sea Camp, in Boston, on Sunday. He received a life sentence in 2000 after breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assuming her at knifepoint, but was deemed suitable to … Read more

Left without a voice, anti-war Russians pen open letters to Putin

Left without a voice, anti-war Russians pen open letters to Putin

MOSCOW — In ordinary times, not being able to influence your country’s politics can feel frustrating. When that country is on the brink of war, it can feel like torture. “It is utterly horrible to find yourself helpless, a person on whom nothing depends,” said Andrei Makarevich, a veteran Russian rock star. His is one … Read more

U.S. says diplomacy still open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia

U.S. says diplomacy still open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia

The United States said the diplomatic path remained open to end a standoff with Moscow over Ukraine but said the risk of Russian military action was high enough to warrant pulling US embassy staff out of Kyiv. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke after talks on Saturday with Japanese and South Korean counterparts, following Washington’s … Read more

Australia to open borders to vaccinated travelers this month

Australia to open borders to vaccinated travelers this month

SYDNEY — Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into one of the world’s biggest economies. The move effectively calls time on the border closure component of Australia’s response to the Covid-19 … Read more

German Doner Kebab set to open 78 new restaurants this year

German Doner Kebab set to open 78 new restaurants this year

Restaurant chain German Doner Kebab plans to open 78 new branches this year in a dramatic expansion which will create almost 3,000 jobs. The company revealed plans to grow to 170 restaurants across the UK this year as it continues to shrug off the challenging environment currently facing the casual dining sector. The fast-casual chain … Read more

Who is Munira Mirza and why has she resigned? PM's top aide quits with stinging open letter

Who is Munira Mirza and why has she resigned? PM's top aide quits with stinging open letter

Four of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior aides have quit Downing Street, including his policy chief Munira Mirza. With Johnson still feeling the reverberations of the so-called ‘partygate’ scandal and under fire for remarks he made about Labor Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, Mirza and three other top advisers – Jack Doyle, Dan Rosenfield … Read more

Elisabeth Moss, Up Next With “Shining Girl,” Says She’d Be Open To A Rom-Com Role Next – Xdigitalnews

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss portrays a woman tackling deep trauma in the upcoming Apple TV+ series, Shining Girlspremiering on April 29. The first teaser, above, was released in conjunction with the show’s CTAM panel on Friday. Elisabeth Mossapple Based on Lauren Beukes’ best-selling novel, Shining Girls follows Kirby Mazrachi (Moss), a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal … Read more

Pared back, ramped up: Beijing is ready to open the Winter Olympics

Pared back, ramped up: Beijing is ready to open the Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics is set to kick off, with a comparatively pared-back opening getting underway at Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium early Friday. China aims to impress billions around the world with these games, and perhaps momentarily transcend the politically charged atmosphere and strict Covid-19 restrictions that have characterized the runup to the competition. … Read more