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Labor MP Ed Husic breaks his silence after his Tesla was hit by a B-double truck in terrifying crash that left him in hospital
Labor MP Ed Husic has spoken publicly for the first time since a serious three-vehicle crash on Sydney’s M7 motorway left him hospitalised with a fractured vertebra, concussion and memory loss. Husic, a former federal cabinet minister, was driving home from his electorate office on Tuesday evening when his Tesla was struck by a B-double…
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Biden’s battle with advancing cancer renews focus on prostate disease
Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread further since his diagnosis was announced last year, his son Hunter Biden disclosed in a BBC Newsnight interview broadcast on Friday. Hunter Biden said the cancer had “metastasised into his bones and further,” describing his father’s condition as painful and debilitating, and expressing sadness at watching…
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Record 1,000 drug mules arrested for smuggling cannabis into UK as police warn gangs on social media are luring young Britons with promise of influencer lifestyles
Almost 1,000 British nationals were arrested at UK airports last year for smuggling cannabis from abroad, a sevenfold rise on 2023, prompting warnings from the National Crime Agency that criminal gangs are recruiting young Britons via social media with the lure of free holidays and an “influencer” lifestyle. The surge is largely linked to Thailand,…
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SNP’s Monklands Hospital plan was ‘already two years behind’ when ministers scrapped it
Plans for a replacement Monklands Hospital were already running around two years behind schedule when the SNP Scottish Government scrapped them, according to documents obtained by the Mail on Sunday. Campaigners and opposition politicians are demanding ministers give an honest timeline for the project, saying it is now highly unlikely a new hospital in Airdrie,…
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Taxpayers to foot eye-watering £170m bill to fix SNP hospital hit by UK’s worst infections scandal
Repairs to Scotland’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow are expected to cost taxpayers around £170million, following the site’s involvement in the UK’s worst hospital infections scandal. The Freedom of Information disclosure comes shortly after NHS bosses acknowledged, after six years of denial, that contaminated water at the hospital was likely linked to serious…
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Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further, leaving him in ‘very painful’ condition, Hunter reveals
Hunter Biden said his father, former US President Joe Biden, has prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and elsewhere, leaving him in significant pain and weakened. The disclosure adds to public concern about Biden’s health and follows earlier discussion of whether he would have been able to continue serving another presidential term. In…
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Musician, 45, whose band supported The Wombats dies after being hit by tractor
A 45-year-old musician has died after being hit by a tractor, according to the report. The death has prompted tributes within his local music community and underlines the potentially fatal consequences of accidents involving agricultural vehicles. He was a member of a band that had previously supported Liverpool indie group The Wombats, linking him to…
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RFK Jr. visits CDC Atlanta office one year after fatal shooting
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters a year after a gunman attacked the campus and killed DeKalb County police officer David Rose. The visit marked the anniversary of an attack that highlighted safety concerns for public-health workers and the lasting impact on the agency’s staff and facilities. Kennedy attended…
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Shocking moment car ploughs into cyclist in his 50s as man, 33, is charged with attempted murder
A 33-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a cyclist in his 50s was struck by a car in east London and left with life-threatening injuries. The case is significant because police are treating the incident as an alleged deliberate hit-and-run, rather than solely a road-traffic collision. CCTV footage reportedly shows a car…
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The Melbourne party boy who became an addiction coach… and is now accused of running an Amazon-style drug operation
Adam Avignone-Green, a Melbourne fitness personality who marketed himself as an “addiction recovery coach”, has appeared in Melbourne County Court charged with drug trafficking after an alleged operation that prosecutors compared to an Amazon-style delivery service, with drugs advertised on a website and dispatched from a St Kilda warehouse. The 75 Hard challenge enthusiast and…