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Australian High Court rejects founder’s appeal in sex discrimination case
A long-running Australian sex discrimination case has come to an end after the High Court rejected an appeal from Sall Grover, founder of the women-only social networking app Giggle for Girls, over her exclusion of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle. Grover had banned Tickle from the app in 2021, and courts have consistently found this amounted…
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Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig
The Champions League league phase got under way with a flurry of results, headlined by Bayern Munich’s 5-0 demolition of Bodø/Glimt and Como’s impressive 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on their competition debut. Elsewhere, Lens snatched a dramatic 3-2 win at ten-man Slavia Prague with two stoppage-time goals, while PSV came from behind to draw…
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Wes Streeting fires warning shot at PM: Fund defence or nothing else will matter
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has publicly rebuked Prime Minister Andy Burnham over defence spending, warning that schools, hospitals and homes are “valueless” if the country is reduced to “rubble” by an adversary such as Russia. The intervention came a day after Burnham told PMQs that national security “cannot come at the expense of social security”,…
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White House leaves Kristi Noem’s lover out to dry as bombshell criminal investigation looms… and his overheard brag backfires
Donald Trump’s White House has signalled it will not intervene to protect Corey Lewandowski, the rumoured romantic partner of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as a criminal investigation into his handling of multi-billion-dollar no-bid contracts intensifies. Lewandowski, who acted as Noem’s de facto chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security before both…
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Moment ram raid gang smash their way into Yves Saint Laurent before stealing £40,000 worth of luxury handbags in nighttime raid on London’s Bond Street
CCTV has captured the moment a ram-raid gang smashed a stolen car into the Yves Saint Laurent store on London’s Bond Street, part of a six-week spree that netted an estimated £500,000 in stolen luxury goods. Ryan Brough, 32, and Max Tyson, 25, both of Islington, have admitted two counts of conspiracy to commit burglary…
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Ministers eye tourist tax as SNSM shadows migrant dinghy to Portsmouth, Trump pledges $5,000 tariff payout
A busy briefing: devolved powers could let English mayors levy hotel stays, French rescuers refused to board 120 migrants near Portsmouth, and Trump promised Americans a $5,000 payout if Republicans hold Congress. Also: Iceland opens in the Falklands, heatwaves threaten Britain’s beer, and Tilda Swinton returns to t…
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A native Gemini app is finally available for Windows PCs
Google has launched a native Gemini app for Windows, bringing its AI assistant directly to PC desktops for the first time via a dedicated application rather than a browser tab. The release follows an earlier Mac version and gives Windows users a faster, more integrated way to access Google’s AI tools alongside their other software,…
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Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Global government bond markets sold off sharply on Thursday after oil prices jumped 6% to above $107 a barrel, reviving fears that inflation will stay higher for longer and forcing central banks to keep interest rates elevated. The renewed turmoil, layered on top of existing worries about unsustainable government borrowing, followed reports that Houthi rebel…
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Superstar Artists to Kick Off a New, High-End Comic Book Art Festival in L.A. (Exclusive)
Comic art dealers Sal Abbinanti and Steve Morger are launching the ICON Festival of Comic & Narrative Art, a new two-day event in Los Angeles designed to present comic book art as a serious, high-end art form rather than a niche convention pastime. The inaugural festival, taking place on 7-8 November at the historic Biltmore…
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The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will drive visitors away – the evidence disagrees
UK hospitality trade bodies have strongly opposed government plans to allow English councils to introduce overnight tourist taxes, warning of significant damage to an industry already under pressure from higher costs and the lingering effects of Brexit and the pandemic. UKHospitality estimates a 5% levy on overnight stays in England could result in 12 million…