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Prince George crows suffer suspected opioid overdoses amid drug crisis
Crows in Prince George, British Columbia are overdosing on opioids left on contaminated streets, revealing the severity of the city’s ongoing drug crisis. Animal rescue volunteers have treated more than a dozen suspected drug overdoses among crows this year and now carry naloxone, an overdose-reversing medication typically used for humans. The situation underscores the lasting…
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Canadian cancer patient says MAiD offer drove her to seek care in Seattle
Kristin Logan, a 46-year-old Canadian-American, says she felt pressured towards Canada’s medical assistance in dying programme after being diagnosed with stage-four ovarian cancer in 2023. Before she had seen an oncologist to discuss treatment, she received information about MAiD; she says this reinforced a sense that the health system expected her to die. Her account…
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Suffolk couple sue former owners over alleged sewage flooding history
A hospital consultant and his partner are suing the former owners of their £625,000 Suffolk home, alleging they were misled about a history of flooding and sewage problems. They say they would not have bought the house had they known that heavy rain could cause sewage to back up into the property and garden. The…
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New York’s attorney general takes over Cornell fraternity assault probe
Cornell University is at the centre of renewed scrutiny following the reopening of a sexual assault investigation into seven fraternity members accused of assaulting a female student in October 2024. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has reassigned the criminal investigation to Attorney General Letitia James after criticism of the original inquiry’s handling by the Tompkins…
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Cornell fraternity members accused of sharing student’s Snapchat image during alleged assault
Cornell fraternity brothers allegedly circulated a Snapchat photograph of a 20-year-old student on the night she claims she was raped by multiple men at a Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, told university investigators that she was sexually assaulted in a closet whilst repeatedly losing consciousness. The allegation…
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Virginia State University gave preferential treatment to Muslim student group while persecuting Christian one, lawsuit alleges
Virginia State University is facing a lawsuit from two Christian student groups who claim the university has violated their First Amendment rights by imposing stricter restrictions on Christian organisations whilst allowing Muslim groups greater freedom. Women of Victory and Bethel Campus Fellowship allege the university stripped their official campus status and placed them under enhanced…
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Arsenal drop major Emirates expansion for targeted ground improvements
Arsenal have shelved plans for a major Emirates Stadium expansion and will make smaller improvements to the ground instead. The decision means the club will focus on hospitality, retail, visitor facilities and the matchday experience, avoiding the disruption that a large redevelopment and possible temporary move could have caused. A working group led by chief…
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Michigan woman charged after teenager suffers severe burns in brawl
A 31-year-old Michigan woman, Shanell Lakeisha Cohen, was arrested after pouring boiling water on a 15-year-old girl during a brawl that erupted in Pontiac on Sunday evening. When police arrived to find approximately 50-100 people fighting in a car park, Cohen reportedly went into her home, retrieved a pot of hot water and threw it…
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Kidnapper convicted of FIFTY crimes since arriving illegally aged 14 wins bid to stay in UK as judge rules he’d be ‘mistreated’ in Kosovo for being Roma
A man convicted of 50 criminal offences, including kidnapping, has successfully appealed against deportation from the UK. Avdi Alija, 39, who arrived illegally aged 14, was part of a gang that kidnapped a man at knifepoint in 2018 and held him captive with threats of violence. An immigration judge ruled he can remain in Britain,…
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Alison Hammond undergoes hospital heart checks after leaving live broadcast
Alison Hammond said doctors were checking her heart after she experienced palpitations during a live episode of This Morning and was taken to hospital. In a video from her hospital bed, she said she felt fine and hoped the episode might have been a panic attack, while thanking viewers for their concern. The 51-year-old presenter…