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Illegal dumping could land culprits with £5,000 fines in new Government crackdown on waste
“These toxic dumps have blighted communities for too long”
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Facial recognition at football grounds, Trump-Cohen sit-down, and Root steadies England’s post-Stokes era
Scotland’s chief inspector of constabulary, Craig Naylor, has urged ministers and policing leaders to consider live facial recognition and drones as tools against football-related disorder. His intervention followed incidents including disorder around Celtic and Rangers fixtures, but Police Scotland does not currently use live facial recognition. The proposal would place Scotland within a wider UK…
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Women’s Super League finances: club-by-club breakdown and verdict
Detailed financial accounts for 2024-25, the most recent season available, reveal a widening gap between the Women’s Super League’s wealthiest clubs and the rest of the division. Arsenal and Chelsea are the only clubs with wage bills exceeding £10m, and their combined revenue now surpasses that of the rest of the league put together, underlining…
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Aussie couple blasts ‘heartless’ council over rule that stops them from living on their property
An Australian couple in South Australia say they have been left unable to live on their own property after a fire, accusing their local council of being “heartless” over a rule preventing them from residing there while they rebuild. The dispute highlights ongoing tension between rural property owners and local authorities over planning and safety…
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Alina Habba shuts down speculation she could replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
Alina Habba, widely seen as a frontrunner to become the next White House press secretary, has publicly ruled herself out of contention for the role. The announcement follows Karoline Leavitt’s confirmation that she will step down from the podium at the end of August after returning from maternity leave, choosing to focus on raising her…
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Blizzards, nuclear anxiety and a fragile bond: two sisters in Japan – in pictures
A new photography exhibition at London’s Photographers’ Gallery, Playing the Piano Upstairs, explores photographer Sayuri Ichida’s evolving relationship with her sister, set against the snowy landscapes of their hometown in Niigata, Japan. Ichida, who is based in Margate, uses the series to trace how the sisters’ once-distant bond grew stronger and more fragile after the…
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Security funding unclear as Harry and Meghan return to UK
King Charles is reported to have been blindsided by Harry and Meghan’s announcement that they are moving back to the UK, with Archie and Lilibet due to start school there this September. Sources told the Daily Mail that neither Harry nor Meghan mentioned any plan to return during their meeting with the King in July,…
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Melbourne granny Lolene was bashed, wrapped in plastic and dumped in a river before her killer went on a shopping spree – and she could be released in under four years
A Victorian woman, Milena Bogojevska, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, with a non-parole period of six years, over the manslaughter of her 85-year-old neighbour Lolene Whitehand, whose body was found dumped in Melbourne’s Maribyrnong River. Because she has already served 755 days and pleaded guilty to the reduced charge rather than murder,…
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Erika Kirk urges conservative students not to back down in first school year since Charlie’s assassination
Erika Kirk, widow of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has urged conservative students to continue campus activism as the new academic year begins, marking the first since her husband’s killing. Speaking as head of Turning Point USA, she encouraged students to keep “tabling” on campuses despite the risks highlighted by Kirk’s death, framing the moment…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Aims to Swing Past ‘Insidious’ Sequel for Fourth Box Office Win
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is on course to top the North American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, fending off two new releases: horror sequel “Insidious: Out of the Further” and Jason Statham action thriller “Mutiny”. The Tom Holland and Zendaya-led Sony film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, has already become the fastest movie…