By Kara Fox, CNN

(CNN) — Ireland has approved landmark legislation to create the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders, in a move campaigners say will empower people to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence.

Known as Jennie’s Law, the Domestic Violence (Judgements) Register Bill passed Wednesday in the Dáil, or Irish parliament, following years of campaigning by the family of Jennifer Poole, a 24-year-old mother-of-two who was murdered by her former partner in April 2021.

Poole did not know he had a history of abusive behavior, including a conviction for assaulting a former partner.

The online register will publish the names of those convicted of serious domestic abuse offenses, including rape, sexual assault, non-fatal strangulation, harassment, coercive control and non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

While public, there will be limits to the online register. The trial judge has the discretion to determine if publication is warranted based on the specifics of the case, and the perpetrator’s name will only be published if the victim gives consent.

The published names will contain details of the conviction and sentence and will be hosted on the Irish Courts Service website. Offenders will be able to apply for removal no earlier than three years after conviction, according to the legislation.

Poole’s brother Jason described the register as a “massive way forward” to changing the culture around domestic violence, telling Irish broadcaster RTÉ last year that it would mean potential victims “know who they’re living with,” unlike his sister, who didn’t know her partner had a previous conviction and had served prison time.

Lawmakers gave a standing ovation to the Poole family, who were present as the legislation passed, local media reported.

The new Irish register appears to make the country an outlier across Europe.

In the United Kingdom, Clare’s Law allows people to ask the police about a person’s history of abuse or violence, but not everyone is entitled to receive the information.

Critics of the UK system argue that it is plagued by long backlogs and highly inconsistent approval rates across different police forces.

Ireland’s legislation comes at a time of heightened urgency around the issue of femicide.

Last week, Women’s Aid Ireland reported that eight women have died violently so far this year, already overtaking the whole of 2025.

One in three women in Ireland have been subjected to domestic abuse, according to the charity, mirroring the global average, with the most significant threat of gender-based violence coming from within a woman’s immediate personal life, rather than from strangers.

Globally, 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed in 2024, the latest year for which data is available, according to UN Women. Of these homicides, 60% (nearly 50,000) were committed by an intimate partner or family member, it said.

This equates to 137 women and girls losing their lives every day, or one every 10 minutes, it said.

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By Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips, CNN

(CNN) — Shredded iceberg lettuce sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in five states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US Food and Drug Administration said.

“Do not eat shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia,” the CDC said in its investigation update.

Cases of the intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite are surging across the US, with nearly 7,000 cases confirmed or under investigation since May 1, according to data published Tuesday by the CDC. States have reported at least 141 hospitalizations.

The outbreak linked to the lettuce, however, is considered to be a regional one, centered in the Midwest. The CDC has identified at least 1,644 cases associated with the outbreak across the five affected states. The FDA says additional states may be added as the investigation continues.

CDC and FDA did not identify the lettuce supplier, but a source familiar with the investigation told CNN it was Taylor Farms. FDA said the lettuce was grown in Mexico, and it’s working with the supplier to “determine if potentially contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce remains on the market.” Taylor Farms did not respond to CNN’s request for comment Thursday.

The Michigan state health department has reported more than 4,300 cases of cyclospora during the outbreak investigation. Michigan said it has interviewed more than 1,000 people as part of its investigation and had previously reported that lettuce or salad greens may be a potential source for the outbreak.

The state health department said that it “cannot say with certainty that every illness is linked to the same source of exposure” but that the concentrated, sharp increase in cases “strongly suggests that the vast majority of these illnesses are associated with the same outbreak.” This would make it the largest cyclospora outbreak in the US on record.

“Based on ongoing conversations with public health officials, and out of an abundance of caution, Taco Bell has taken immediate action to voluntarily remove potentially impacted lettuce from a supplier in select states,” the company said in a statement Thursday. “The affected ingredient from our supplier is being indefinitely removed from our supply chain nationwide and will be replaced within 24 hours in select states.”

Cyclosporiasis is not usually spread directly from person to person. Instead, people can become infected by consuming contaminated food or water. Previous outbreaks have been linked to fresh produce, the CDC says.

People with cyclosporiasis may have symptoms that include watery diarrhea, cramping and bloating for weeks.

Federal health officials said there are multiple investigations underway, some tied to the large outbreak in the Midwest, some involving single states

By Issy Ronald, CNN

London (CNN) — Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, and will become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade of extraordinary political instability when he succeeds Keir Starmer on Monday.

In his acceptance speech, Burnham pledged to give people “hope back” and challenge a political culture and economic model he said “simply doesn’t work well enough for ordinary people.”

Although official confirmation of Burnham’s ascension only came on Friday, he has, in reality, been the party’s leader-in-waiting since he won a crucial by-election last month, allowing him to return to parliament and challenge Starmer.

Labour’s disastrous local election results in May were seen as an indication of what could happen if Starmer – who is widely unpopular despite winning a landslide election victory two years ago – led the party into the next national vote. Burnham, then mayor of Greater Manchester, emerged as the best viable alternative in its scramble for a new leader.

A by-election was engineered, his ally Josh Simons resigning his seat in Makerfield – in the historic Labour heartlands of northern England where the hard-right populist party Reform UK is surging – and Burnham emerged victorious from the closely-watched race.

Despite vowing to remain in his post, Starmer announced his intention to resign days later. By winning in Makerfield, Burnham demonstrated to Labour MPs wary of losing their seats in the next general election that he could take the fight to Reform, who have led national opinion polls for months. The leadership election quickly turned into a coronation as an unassailable majority of the party’s 403 MPs backed Burnham.

He will enter 10 Downing Street on Monday, capping a long career in politics. During his first stint in Westminster from 2001-2017, he served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s cabinets, eventually becoming health secretary and twice unsuccessfully running for the Labour leadership.

Shortly after his second attempt, he returned to the northwest of England, where he is from, and ran for the newly created Manchester mayorship in 2017.

There, he carved out a position as a counterweight to Westminster, showcasing the country’s deep-rooted north-south divide, earning himself the moniker “The King of the North.” Manchester’s economy and public transit network flourished under his tenure.

Unlike Starmer, Burnham has a clear narrative – devolving power away from London – running through his policies.

But the traps that felled Starmer lurk in most issues Burnham must tackle. Pledges he laid out in a June speech – like ramping up construction of social housing, reindustrialization and bringing essential utilities under greater public control – must somehow be funded amid the same spending constraints that hampered Starmer.

“People have this underlying sense that the state isn’t working very well right now,” said Simon Kaye, the director of policy at the think-tank Re:State, pointing to a struggling economy, Nation

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Andy Burnham ha sido confirmado como el nuevo líder del gobernante Partido Laborista de Reino Unido, y se convertirá en el séptimo primer ministro del país en una década de extraordinaria inestabilidad política cuando suceda a Keir Starmer el lunes.

Aunque la confirmación oficial del ascenso de Burnham no llegó hasta el viernes, en realidad ha sido el líder a la espera del partido desde que ganó una elección parcial crucial el mes pasado, lo que le permitió regresar al parlamento y desafiar a Starmer.

Los desastrosos resultados del Partido Laborista en las elecciones locales de mayo fueron leídos como un indicio de lo que podría ocurrir si Starmer —quien es ampliamente impopular pese a haber ganado una victoria electoral aplastante hace dos años— llevaba al partido a la próxima votación nacional. Burnham, entonces alcalde del Gran Manchester, surgió como la mejor alternativa viable en la frenética búsqueda de un nuevo líder.

Se organizó una elección parcial: su aliado Josh Simons renunció a su escaño en Makerfield —en los históricos bastiones laboristas del norte de Inglaterra, donde el partido populista de extrema derecha Reform UK está en auge— y Burnham salió victorioso de la contienda, seguida muy de cerca.

Pese a prometer que permanecería en su cargo, Starmer anunció su intención de dimitir días después. Al ganar en Makerfield, Burnham demostró a los diputados laboristas, temerosos de perder sus escaños en las próximas elecciones generales, que podía plantar cara a Reform, que lleva meses encabezando las encuestas nacionales de opinión. La elección de liderazgo se convirtió rápidamente en una coronación, ya que una mayoría inatacable de los 403 diputados del partido respaldó a Burnham.

Entrará en el 10 de Downing Street el lunes, culminando una larga carrera en la política. Durante su primera etapa en Westminster de 2001 a 2017, formó parte de los gabinetes de Tony Blair y Gordon Brown, y finalmente llegó a ser secretario de Salud, además de presentarse dos veces sin éxito al liderazgo del Labour.

Poco después de su segundo intento, regresó al noroeste de Inglaterra, de donde es, y se postuló para la recién creada alcaldía de Manchester en 2017.

Allí, se labró una posición como contrapeso a Westminster, poniendo de relieve la arraigada brecha norte-sur del país, ganándose el apodo de “El Rey del Norte”. La economía de Manchester y su red de transporte público florecieron durante su mandato.

A diferencia de Starmer, Burnham tiene un relato claro —descentralizar el poder alejándolo de Londres— que atraviesa sus políticas.

Pero las trampas que derribaron a Starmer acechan en la mayoría de los asuntos que Burnham debe abordar. Las promesas que expuso en un discurso de junio —como acelerar la construcción de vivienda social, la reindustrialización y poner los servicios esenciales bajo un mayor control público— deben financiarse de algún modo en medio de las mismas restricciones de gasto que lastraron a Starmer.

“La gente tiene esta sensación subyacente de que el Estado no está funcionando muy bien en este momento”, dijo Simon Kaye, director de políticas del think tank Re:State, señalando dificultades en materia de economía, del Servicio Nacional de Salud (NHS) y del sistema de atención social.

Está previsto que una revisión clave de los crecientes costos de la seguridad social informe en otoño (boreal), lo que probablemente obligará a tomar decisiones difíciles, en particular para un nuevo primer ministro de centroizquierda receloso de los costos políticos que su predecesor asumió al intentar recortar el gasto en bienestar social. Y, por un capricho del calendario, Burnham asume el cargo justo cuando importantes reformas migratorias avanzan en el parlamento, lo que lo obliga a fijar de inmediato una postura sobre el tema más controvertido.

Aun así, aunque Burnham opera dentro del mismo e

We begin the morning with overcast skies and cool morning temperatures. Marine clouds will fill the skies through lunch before a clearing trend appears. Temperatures plummet 5-15 degrees in most areas, we fall closer to average. Expect 60s, 70s and 80s near the beaches and 90s inland. All alerts have been allowed to expire. Enjoy!

Saturday morning will show another round of clouds to start and a quick clearing trend. Onshore flow is reestablished and we cool even further. Winds and waves remain calm. It will be a great afternoon for lunch outside or a picnic!

Minimal change into Sunday. Our next weather shift begins Monday as temperatures slowly creep up once again. Many inland areas rise back to 90s while beaches hold a few degrees above average. Marine clouds will do a good job of shielding coastal communites from the next round of heat.

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