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Company director stole £550,000 of her elderly father-in-law’s life savings to fund luxury Caribbean holidays, supplies for her horses and her daughter’s wedding
Company director Mary Jane Haigh, 63, has been jailed for six years after stealing more than £550,000 from her elderly and vulnerable father-in-law, David Skippen, whose life savings she was entrusted to manage while purportedly caring for him. The case highlights the abuse of trust involved in financial elder abuse, with Haigh draining Mr Skippen’s…
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‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Gets New Showrunner For Season 5; CTV Series Heads To Production With CW Renewal Pending As Creator Roma Roth Remains EP
EXCLUSIVE: Sullivan’s Crossing is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes change ahead of Season 5. Series creator Roma Roth has stepped down as head writer/showrunner; she is being succeeded by Canadian writer-producer Floyd Kane (Diggstown) who is assuming day-to-day leadership as Head Writer. Roth remains an executive producer on the popular romantic drama, which was renewed for…
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Nina Parker Joins Crooked’s ‘Keep It’ Podcast As Official Co-Host
EXCLUSIVE: Nina Parker is officially joining Crooked Media’s Keep It podcast as a co-host alongside Louis Virtel. The television personality and entrepreneur joined Virtel earlier this year as a guest host and quickly became a fan favorite for her quick wit and deep cultural knowledge. “I’m beyond thrilled to share my thoughts, opinions, and shade…
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The ‘greybeard’ engineers rehired by Ford who could be proof AI can’t replace humans
Ford has rehired experienced veteran engineers — nicknamed “greybeards” — after finding that artificial intelligence alone could not deliver the quality it had expected. Senior executive Charles Poon admitted the company had wrongly assumed that simply introducing AI and feeding it existing design requirements would produce a high-quality product. The reversal is notable because it…
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Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows
Netflix, the world’s most popular paid streaming service, is struggling to retain viewers beyond the first season of its shows, and the company is reportedly investigating why subscribers are abandoning once-popular series in large numbers. The problem matters because sharp drop-offs — such as the anthology Beef losing 70 percent of its viewership on return,…
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10 Best Graphic Novels of All Time
Collider writer Jeremy Urquhart has published a ranked list of what he considers the ten best graphic novels of all time. The piece matters mainly as a guide and talking point for comic fans, opening with an attempt to define what actually counts as a graphic novel — essentially, a mostly self-contained story that can…
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Tom Brady compares Argentina’s dramatic World Cup rally to Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback
During a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match in Atlanta on 7 July 2026, Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Egypt 3-2, booking a place in the quarter-finals. The dramatic rally prompted former NFL quarterback Tom Brady to compare it on social media to his New England Patriots’ famous recovery from 28-3…
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10 Must-Watch Horror Shows To Enjoy While You Wait for ‘From’ Season 5
Entertainment site Collider has published a listicle by writer Michael Block recommending ten horror television series for fans to watch while awaiting the fifth season of MGM+’s From. The piece frames From — John Griffin’s science-fiction horror thriller about people trapped in a mysterious town and terrorised at night by humanoid monsters — as an…
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Migrant workers are still bringing in as many as 15 family members despite Government crackdown
The Daily Mail reports that large numbers of family members are still entering the UK on the back of care-worker visas, despite government efforts to curb the practice. In the year to March 2026, the Home Office granted just 12 health and care visas to workers from Cameroon, yet issued 180 visas to family members…
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Doug Burgum says vandalism of Reflecting Pool started as early as June 9 after Trump announced renewal
The National Mall Reflecting Pool faced repeated vandalism after President Donald Trump ordered its restoration, prompting mobile camera stations and a crackdown.