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Giant memorials to Traveller King and his brother with 30-tonne headstones, marble tombs and life-size statues take over cemetery
A nine-and-a-half-foot memorial to Michael Collins has appeared in Sheffield’s council-run Shiregreen Cemetery, just metres from the controversial monument to his brother Willy, known as the “Traveller King”. The elaborate structures have angered some local residents, who say they dominate a public cemetery and may reflect inconsistent enforcement of planning rules. Michael’s memorial includes life-size…
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Law firm romance turns toxic: Internal texts, damning emails and the public humiliation in front of a client behind judge’s extraordinary findings in a $500,000 battle
Erin Taylor, a lawyer at Aulich Civil Law, has won a Supreme Court battle against her former partners Benjamin Aulich and Peter Woodhouse, who engaged in “oppressive” conduct to avoid honouring her $500,000 share buyback. The ACT Supreme Court ruled entirely in Ms Taylor’s favour on 11 September, finding that both men had deliberately stonewalled…
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To minimise the risks to young football players we should ban agents recruiting under-18s | Letter
Phil Murray argues that the overwhelming majority of young footballers recruited by elite clubs do not reach the Premier League, often being released at 16 or 17. He says the exceptional pressures faced by those who succeed, including scrutiny from coaches, fans, sponsors and social media, make stronger safeguarding essential. Murray suggests banning agents from…
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Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: the 95-year-old who has turned her romance with Ted Hughes into a play
At 95, Liz Hicklin is debuting a play about her romantic relationship with the young Ted Hughes, whom she later learned had married Sylvia Plath. The production, Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend, explores lost love, ageing and Hicklin’s enduring feelings about Hughes, while marking a remarkable late-career creative revival. Hicklin met Hughes while studying nursing…
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Daisy Edgar-Jones anchors austere new Sense and Sensibility adaptation
A new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters, presents a notably more austere and downbeat take on the beloved 1795 novel than the celebrated 1995 version by Ang Lee. The film follows the sisters through financial hardship and…
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Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Benchmark’s five general partners will appear together at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco for a session on the future of venture capital and startup opportunities. The discussion will examine where the next major companies may emerge, which assumptions founders should question and what makes a business investable amid intense competition, particularly in artificial intelligence.…
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Reform UK unveils new Welsh leader as Nigel Farage attempts to move on from party’s chaos and dismisses arrest of previous Senedd chief as a ‘bump in the road’
Reform UK has appointed Helen Jenner as its new Welsh leader after Dan Thomas resigned following his arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. Nigel Farage described the incident as a “bump in the road”, while Reform seeks to maintain momentum after becoming the second-largest party in the Senedd. Jenner, a former…
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London pizzeria Napoli on the Road named world’s best
Napoli on the Road, a London pizzeria with branches in Chiswick, Richmond and Soho, has been named the world’s best pizzeria at the 50 Top Pizza awards. Chef Michele Pascarella described the victory as “surreal”, saying it represented a remarkable journey from starting with a three-wheeled food truck to leading the first British winner of…
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Google opens pre-orders for $899 AI laptop targeting Chromebook users
Google has opened pre-orders for the Googlebook, a new $899 AI-powered laptop unveiled in May, running Android OS with integrated Gemini AI features designed to drive adoption of its artificial intelligence technology. The company is betting that built-in AI capabilities—rather than separate apps or browser-based access—will convince consumers to purchase new devices, whilst the longer-term…
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Former McGonigal associate’s death in Florida ruled suicide
Allison Guerriero, a former security consultant whose affair with disgraced former FBI official Charles McGonigal helped expose his secret work for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, died in Florida on 27 August. Although friends and relatives initially questioned whether she could have taken her own life, a source close to the investigation told the Daily Mail…