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Scots couple face life in jail after they were hit by major new charges over a huge ketamine haul allegedly found stuffed in the boot of their Sydney rental car
A Scottish couple arrested with 60kg of ketamine at a Sydney hotel have been hit with further charges of directing and taking part in a criminal group, adding to accusations of drug supply that already carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Demi McDaid, 23, and Jack Farrelly, 30, from Edinburgh, were arrested on 29…
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Laser attacks may lead to ‘catastrophe’, pilot says
The chief pilot of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has warned that laser attacks on emergency helicopters could lead to catastrophe, as the charity and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) call for the practice to stop during Air Ambulance Week. Owen McTeggart said such attacks, which can distract pilots and cause eye damage, have on…
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How 9/11 ‘shattered the guise of safety’ for tennis’ travelling circus
The US Open is marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday, with Arthur Ashe Stadium lit blue overnight and American flags flown at half-mast in memory of the 2,977 people killed. Former world number four James Blake, who was born in New York and was competing at that year’s tournament, has told…
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100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?
As jazz marks the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth this month, previously unheard recordings known as the Tiberi Tapes are shedding new light on how the saxophonist abandoned commercial success to pursue free jazz. The tapes capture Coltrane’s nightclub residencies between 1960 and 1964, revealing the experimental process behind his shift from the accessible,…
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Rapper jailed over rugby league player’s fatal stabbing outside restaurant: ‘Unimaginable grief’
A Sydney drill rapper, Jacob Tammer-Spence, 33, has been jailed for manslaughter after fatally stabbing rugby league player Sitaleki “Leki” Filihiahekava outside a fast-food restaurant in September 2024. The NSW Supreme Court heard the fatal encounter, in which Tammer-Spence said he feared Mr Filihiahekava was threatening to shoot him over an earlier barbershop shooting, lasted…
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Man City star Gianluigi Donnarumma and his pregnant girlfriend ‘hit, bound and threatened with a knife by robbers while sleeping in their Paris flat’
Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his then-pregnant girlfriend, Alessia Elefante, were beaten, bound and threatened with a knife during a violent break-in at their Paris flat in 2023, a French court has heard. The incident occurred while the couple, who have since married and had a child, were asleep at their home on the…
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Lucas Debargue: Gershwin Variations album review – freshness and flair
Lucas Debargue, the French pianist who came fourth at the 2015 Tchaikovsky competition and has since resisted easy categorisation, turns his attention to George Gershwin on a new Sony album. The record pairs his own take on the Piano Concerto in F and the Preludes with Rhapsody in Blue, and adds a set of original…
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MAGA prosecutor leading probe into ‘grand conspiracy’ against Trump suddenly resigns
Joe diGenova, the 81-year-old Trump ally leading a Justice Department investigation into alleged “deep state” conspiracies against the president, has resigned from the role. He told the Associated Press he had indeed quit, calling it an “honour and a privilege” to serve Trump and the department, but declined to explain his reasons. Sources cited by…
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A Thought Without Collision by Adrian Duncan review – a brilliant interrogation of philosophy and wonder
Adrian Duncan’s fifth novel, A Thought Without Collision, is reviewed as a bold literary exploration of philosophical bafflement, weaving together the story of Catherine, an academically gifted Irish girl who becomes an Oxford professor, and Dr Josef Alois, a Tyrolean émigré academic whose character draws on the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein. The review praises the…
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BredaPhoto Festival – in pictures
This Guardian gallery showcases work from the BredaPhoto Festival, an international photography event held in the Netherlands, gathering personal and documentary projects from photographers around the world. The selection reflects the festival’s focus on themes of identity, memory, conflict and displacement, told through deeply personal and often long-term bodies of work. Featured photographers include Kali…