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Trinity College’s elite debating society honoured an online troll who makes jokes about rape, said America deserved 9/11 and has had to deny that he electric shocked his own dog… So why are Kneecap pals with him?
Trinity College Dublin’s University Philosophical Society (“the Phil”) has named US Twitch streamer Hasan Piker an honorary patron, placing him alongside past honourees including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Desmond Tutu, Joe Biden and Martin Scorsese. The decision has drawn criticism because of a string of controversial remarks Piker has made, including that America “deserved” the 9/11…
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Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum ahead of London show
Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano and the unfinished Jeune Femme au Puits, were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France, after thieves cut through a perimeter fence with bolt cutters and broke in overnight. The theft has puzzled commentators because Renoir’s critical standing has slipped relative to fellow…
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British Pop Mourns “The Golden Boy,” Teen Idol and 1950s Chart-Topper, Dead at 85
Craig Douglas, the British pop singer known as “the singing milkman” for his working-class beginnings on the Isle of Wight, has died at the age of 85 following a short illness. He rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably with his 1959 UK cover of Sam Cooke’s “Only Sixteen”, which reached number…
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Pusheen’s Place launches on Apple Arcade in October
Apple has announced Pusheen’s Place, the first-ever video game based on the popular cartoon cat character, which will launch exclusively on Apple Arcade on 1 October. The game lets players collect and care for more than 100 variations of Pusheen, including Pusheenicorn and Pancake Pusheen, while decorating rooms and completing a range of minigames. It…
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Secret notebooks of Nottingham knife killer Valdo Calocane reveal disturbing links to terrorism and recipe for ‘Mother of Satan bomb’ as judge slams blundering police for hiding them
A public inquiry into the Nottingham knife attacks has heard that notebooks belonging to killer Valdo Calocane, containing lists of explosives and disturbing references to terrorism, were dismissed by Nottinghamshire Police as having no evidential value and kept hidden for three years. The notebooks, found in a holdall at his former home shortly after the…
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British man found dead in Bangkok hotel may not have died of drugs overdose as Thai authorities claim, coroner tells family
The family of British man Aaron Campbell, found dead in a Bangkok hotel room in March last year, has rejected Thai authorities’ finding that he died of a drug overdose, with a UK coroner also declining to accept that conclusion. Nottingham coroner Helena Gallagher recorded an open conclusion after ruling that the Thai post-mortem lacked…
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How the Taliban’s Afghanistan is an influencer’s playground 25 years after 9/11 as they heap praise on ‘amazing’ life under brutal regime
Foreign travel influencers, including creators from the UK, Poland and Australia, are increasingly visiting Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and posting glowing content about its landscapes, culture and hospitality, despite Western government warnings against travel there. The trend, emerging around the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that triggered the US invasion of Afghanistan, is being encouraged by…
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‘We all have an expiry date’: Kimberly Akimbo, the achingly funny musical about a teen with a 64-year-old body
Composer Jeanine Tesori discusses the UK debut of Kimberly Akimbo, the Tony award-winning musical she co-created with David Lindsay-Abaire about a teenage girl who ages four times faster than normal due to a rare genetic condition. Despite its premise, the show is a comedy about a chaotic family and tender teenage romance, and its London…
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Astonishing moment survivor is pulled from wreckage of car after Amazon plane crash… as investigator reveals deadly flight was jet’s THIRD of the day
An Amazon-operated Boeing 767 cargo jet crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday after overshooting the runway on its third flight of the day, killing at least five people when it struck two vehicles on the ground. Dramatic footage showed a police officer pulling a survivor alive from a crumpled, overturned car amid the wreckage,…
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Local millionaire nuisance flashes a smile as he’s arrested AGAIN after being jailed for building illegal $1M pickleball court at his mansion
Florida businessman Michael Martin, 63, who made headlines earlier this year after being jailed for refusing to demolish an illegally built $1 million pickleball court and guest house, has been arrested again, this time on a “Super Speeding” charge in Tampa. The Florida Highway Patrol took him into custody on Saturday night after he allegedly…