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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…
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Tim Curry’s Iconic Stephen King Performance Officially Floats Up Streaming Charts
Following Tim Curry’s death last week at the age of 80, his 1990 performance as Pennywise the clown in the Stephen King miniseries adaptation of “It” has surged back into public attention, with viewers returning to the role to pay tribute to the veteran actor. The renewed interest highlights the enduring impact of Curry’s portrayal,…
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Balaclava-clad protesters block roads to Dover as P&O warn holiday-makers of delays and police move in
Kent Police faced scrutiny after appearing caught off-guard by a large, apparently co-ordinated anti-migrant protest that brought Dover to a standstill, with hundreds of balaclava-clad demonstrators blocking key roads to Britain’s busiest ferry port. Mike Tapp, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, said he would demand answers on why officers were “thin on the…
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Williams Sisters’ US Open Reunion Ends in Three-Set Doubles Defeat
Serena and Venus Williams’ first US Open doubles pairing in four years ended in a three-set defeat on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint winning 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(10) after a match lasting just over three hours. The reunion, originally planned for Wimbledon before Serena withdrew through injury, drew a…