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Asian grooming gang who preyed on girls in seaside town as recently as 2024 then blamed parents who ‘can’t look after their kids’ jailed for 82 years
Five people have been jailed for a combined 82 years over the sexual exploitation of vulnerable teenage girls in Rhyl, north Wales. Three men allegedly supplied victims with drugs and alcohol before raping and abusing them, while two others helped transport victims or provided premises; the case has renewed calls for a wider inquiry into…
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Kansas father remains in intensive care after severe West Nile infection
Kansas father Billy Howe has spent three weeks in intensive care after developing severe West Nile virus infection following a mosquito bite. He required ventilation twice and suffered swelling of the brain and spinal cord, leaving his heavily pregnant wife, Autumn, to care for their family while preparing for the birth of their fifth child.…
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Mother blames child services after baby dies in convicted abuser’s care
A four-month-old girl named Neveah died following fatal head injuries whilst in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Bobby Randall Conner, who had prior convictions for child abuse. The case has drawn significant attention because her mother, Jessica Petty, publicly blamed the Department of Children’s Services for allowing her to leave her daughter with Conner,…
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County lines dealer arrested after fleeing police raid in Basildon
Essex Police arrested 20-year-old Tyler Flynn during a county lines operation in Basildon after he tried to escape through the back of a house. Officers used a chainsaw to enter the property, while a drone tracked Flynn and armed officers waited outside; the arrest highlighted police efforts to disrupt drug gangs. Police found a flick…
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Blondshell on battling the “virus of the patriarchy” with new album ‘Violins’
Blondshell’s new album, *Violins*, explores femininity, friendship, the female body and the difficulty of finding emotional truth within patriarchal structures. Sabrina Teitelbaum says the record reflects her growing ability to observe experiences with greater distance, producing a more complex and emotionally varied work than her earlier albums. The 11-track album was written during quiet periods…
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Popular weight-loss drugs may play surprising role in cancer outcomes
Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 medicines used for weight loss and diabetes could affect cancer risk and outcomes, because obesity is a major risk factor for many cancers. Early studies suggest the drugs may lower cancer risk, improve survival and reduce recurrence, but experts stress that the evidence is mixed and does not yet establish…
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Open-source AI campaign breached at least 27 companies, report finds
A Chinese-speaking criminal used three open-source AI tools to conduct at least 105 attacks against companies, compromising at least 27, including a Fortune 500 hospitality firm and a major US airline. The largely autonomous campaign stole more than 600,000 payment-card records, installed card-skimming software and sometimes risked operational disruption through data deletion. The tools divided…
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Corie Walsh’s husband faces alleged killer mom accused of plotting to poison him as attorney lays blame
Corie Walsh, 40, pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing in Illinois, where she is accused of killing her two-year-old son, Barrett, and attempting suicide during an alleged psychotic episode. Her husband, Michael Walsh, attended the hearing despite prosecutors alleging that she had also plotted to poison him, reportedly amid a fixation on the Lindsay…
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US states begin ordering 2026–27 Covid vaccines after month-long hold-up
US states can now order 2026–27 COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines for Children programme after an unexplained delay of nearly a month. The hold-up occurred despite FDA approval in late August and has raised concerns about political interference, particularly given Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s longstanding opposition to COVID-19 vaccines. HHS initially blamed unfinished…
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What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
Residents of north Wales, including campaigners Natalie Dugdale and Michael Phillips, are calling for voluntary blood testing after discovering their local communities were used as dumping grounds for PCBs, cancer-causing chemicals once produced by Monsanto. A BBC documentary revealed that Llwyneinion lagoon near Wrexham, where residents and children have spent time, alongside 13 other sites,…