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Five arrested in dramatic raids on CFMEU headquarters over alleged construction corruption
Victoria Police detectives arrested five people during a raid on the CFMEU’s Melbourne headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the construction industry. The operation, conducted on Monday morning under Taskforce Hawk, targeted six addresses linked to claims of secret commissions being paid within the sector, and marks a significant escalation in…
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Sandra Bullock’s devastating SIX YEARS in hiding: Insiders reveal actress was so ‘lonely and scared’ that her ‘personality changed’… and how ALS death of partner Bryan at 57 nearly ruined her
Sandra Bullock has begun opening up about the death of her longtime partner Bryan Randall, who died in August 2023 aged 57 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Speaking on Jason Bateman’s Smartless podcast, the actress, 62, described a “traumatic” ordeal that left her largely withdrawn from public life for around two years,…
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Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in stock market debut
Fast-fashion giant Shein is set to make its long-delayed stock market debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 1 September, in a listing valuing the company at nearly $27bn (£19.8bn). The move follows abandoned attempts to list in London and New York, where regulatory scrutiny of the Chinese-founded, Singapore-headquartered retailer’s supply chain and origins…
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I want a Tory victory not a monstrous coalition with Reform, says Kemi
Kemi Badenoch has ruled out forming a coalition with Reform UK after the next general election, branding the prospect “monstrous” and saying she would rather trigger another election than share power with Nigel Farage’s party. Speaking at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Conservative leader accused defectors who had switched from the Tories to Reform of…
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Barnaby Joyce is forced to swoop in after One Nation MP sparked confusion about party’s key promise to slash migration to 130,000
Barnaby Joyce has defended fellow One Nation MP David Farley after Farley’s comments caused confusion over the party’s flagship migration policy. Farley suggested on Sunday that One Nation’s plan would allow an extra 100,000 migrants annually on top of its stated 130,000 cap, effectively pushing the total higher than Labor’s forecast figure — a claim…
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If walls could talk… just where have Parliament’s missing artworks gone?
More than 65 artworks are missing from the Houses of Parliament, including a photographic portrait of Benjamin Disraeli and a 19th-century print of anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, it has emerged. The items, which also include images of former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett and Labour minister Barbara Castle, have gone unaccounted for since 2024, with parliamentary…
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Australian shark attack victim grateful for ‘second chance at life’
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old Sydney woman bitten by a shark while swimming at Coogee Beach in June, has said she feels she has been given a “second chance at life” following months of gruelling recovery. She was placed in an induced coma and underwent several surgeries, including the amputation of one arm, after the attack,…
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Widow who bought fly-tipped wasteland and transformed it into a farm for schoolchildren is ordered to tear it all down by jobsworth council
A widow who spent two years transforming a fly-tipped patch of wasteland in Sidlesham, West Sussex into a smallholding used by local schoolchildren has been ordered to dismantle it after losing a planning appeal. Tara Dexter, 57, bought the £57,000 plot while grieving the sudden death of her partner Gary from brain cancer, turning it…
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Arriva North London Bus Drivers Strike Next Week Over Hot Working Conditions
More than 1,500 bus drivers employed by Arriva in North London will strike next week after negotiations with management collapsed without resolution. The industrial action centres on concerns about excessive heat in buse
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UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
Analysis by the Resolution Foundation suggests UK productivity is growing more strongly than official statistics indicate, hinting that the economy may finally be shaking off the long-term effects of the 2008 financial crisis. The thinktank’s findings imply that Chancellor John Healey may have inherited an economy in better shape than headline figures suggest, which matters…