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Squatter nightmare turns DC apartment building into ‘drug haven’ as legal battle drags on: ‘There’s no help’
A Washington, D.C. landlord says her small Columbia Heights apartment building has been overrun by squatters who have turned the basement flat into a “drug haven,” barricading themselves in and allegedly dealing drugs while paying no rent. Tatyana Day Velasquez says the eight-month ordeal has driven out three tenants over safety fears, while she remains…
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How Dolly Parton used her authentic country wit to beat Hollywood critics to the punchline
Following Dolly Parton’s death at the age of 80, directors, country music peers and media figures have paid tribute to the comedic wit she cultivated alongside her music career, crediting her self-deprecating humour with helping her break Hollywood stereotypes while staying true to her Tennessee roots. Those who worked with her recall a performer who…
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4 Cool Songs Members of the Beatles Wrote for Ringo Starr’s ‘Ringo’ Album
This piece looks back at Ringo Starr’s 1973 solo album *Ringo*, highlighting how his former Beatles bandmates John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison each contributed songs, marking one of the closest things to a Beatles reunion after the band’s split. The album’s blend of star-studded songwriting and slick production helped make it a commercial…
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The Watch World Went Crazy This Week. Here Are the 10 You Need to See
WIRED has rounded up ten notable watch releases from the past week, spanning major Swiss brands and cheaper alternatives, as the industry hopes for a rebound after Swiss watch exports fell for a second consecutive year in 2025. The feature notes that the US remains by far the largest single market for Swiss watches despite…
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American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after alleged racist, homophobic midair outburst
An American Airlines passenger was restrained to his seat with duct tape and zip ties by crew and fellow travellers after allegedly shouting racist and homophobic abuse and assaulting another passenger mid-flight, forcing the aircraft to divert. Flight 618 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport late on 3…
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Gangster Mark Duggan’s gun-toting son and a building society cashier who stole from vulnerable customers are freed early from prison
Kemani Duggan, the son of Mark Duggan (whose fatal shooting by police sparked the 2011 London riots), and Kelly Kershaw, a former Nationwide cashier, have both been released early from prison in separate, unrelated cases, prompting public criticism. Duggan, 25, was jailed for five years for possessing a Cold War-era pistol but has since been…
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Homeowner demanded his neighbours cut down their huge, dying trees. But then the dispute turned to poison – and an expert pointed the finger at HIM
A New South Wales court threw out a homeowner’s bid to force his neighbours to fell four dying trees after an arboricultural expert found evidence that the man himself had been poisoning them. Denis Cartledge, of Tenterfield, had argued the 20-metre pine trees on the Dhadlie family’s adjoining property were nearing the end of their…
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‘I knew this is where I want to be for the next three years’
Evie Bradford, an 18-year-old dancer from Frecheville, Sheffield, has begun a three-year performing arts course at Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey, whose past students include Victoria Beckham, Warwick Davies and Ruthie Henshall. The move marks the culmination of years of training, rehearsals and competitions for Evie, who says she has danced “since birth” and knew…
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‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11
As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, photographer Phil Buehler is publicly displaying, for the first time, a selection of images he took of the improvised “missing” posters that appeared across New York City in the days after the attacks. Buehler photographed more than 500 such posters at the time but found…
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Trump envoys arrive in Moscow for latest Ukraine peace talks
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled to Moscow, then Kyiv, in the latest American attempt to broker an end to the four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, with Donald Trump saying they carried a proposal to end the fighting. Vladimir Putin responded by ordering a 72-hour halt on strikes against Kyiv while the…