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Trump ballroom cleared, Vance clashes with El-Sayed, Richie hospitalised, Sony discs row erupts
The Supreme Court has let Trump’s White House ballroom proceed as Vance sparred with a Michigan Senate rival, Lionel Richie was taken into intensive care, and Sony faced developer fury over ending PlayStation discs.
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Liam was aged just 20 when he died of a cancer linked to asbestos. Is he one of a growing number of former pupils and teachers exposed to it at crumbling schools?
Nicola Anderson’s son Liam died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by asbestos exposure, aged just 20 – one of the youngest recorded cases. Specialists in the field say they are increasingly treating patients in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s rather than the traditional 70s and 80s, and many believe school exposure is the…
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Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state
A new film, The Man With the Plan, directed by Christine Edzard and starring Simon Callow, revisits William Beveridge, the Liberal peer whose 1942 report laid the groundwork for Britain’s postwar welfare state. The film argues that Beveridge was far more radical than commonly remembered, and its release is timed to resonate with the new…
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Aussie’s warning after gardening mistake left him in 10-day coma fighting for his life: ‘I had to learn to walk and talk again’
A 76-year-old grandfather from Victoria, Australia, has warned other gardeners after inhaling airborne bacteria from potting mix left him in a 10-day coma and hospitalised for three months. Stewart contracted a rare infection caused by Nocardia nova, a bacteria commonly found in soil, after failing to wear a mask while using Scotts Osmocote Premium Potting…
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Couple’s charity walk in honour of lost twin
A Rotherham couple, Cody Mellor and Dean Middleton, are raising money for the hospital charity that supported them after one of their identical twins died before birth. Cody fell pregnant in 2025 after a five-year struggle with fertility linked to polycystic ovary syndrome, only to be told at a 33-week scan that one twin, Halle,…
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Leonora Darby sues Tea Shop founders over Obsession profits
Producer Leonora Ann Darby has sued Tea Shop Productions co-founders James Harris and Mark Lane, accusing them of cutting her out of profits from Obsession, one of the highest-grossing horror films ever made, after she stepped in to salvage the project. The breach of contract complaint, filed on 28 August in Los Angeles Superior Court,…
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Apple’s Tim Cook steps down, Meta accused of dodging accountability
TalkFuse briefing: Tim Cook hands Apple’s reins to John Ternus, while the Guardian says Meta escaped too lightly after its $18bn child-safety settlement; also, D4vd’s legal team quits his murder trial, Rush extend their comeback tour, and Ed Sheeran crew injured in Detroit.
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Breast cancer specialist reflects on 50 years of treatment progress
Professor Ian E Smith, a former head of the breast unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital and professor of cancer medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on 50 years treating breast cancer patients, describing how outcomes have transformed since the 1970s. He recalls the era’s often dehumanising practices, such as women being made…
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‘Obsession’ EP Sues Over Allegedly Being Scammed Out Of Promised Profits From High-Grossing Horror Hit
Producer Leonora Ann Darby has filed a lawsuit against her Tea Shop Productions colleagues James Harris and Mark Lane, alleging they cheated her out of promised profits from the horror film Obsession, one of the highest-grossing entries in the genre. The breach of contract complaint, lodged in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses the pair of…
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Why it feels like everyone in Australia is getting sick as hospital visits soar
Australians have taken to social media to complain of widespread illness even as winter officially ended, with New South Wales health authorities pointing to vaccine hesitancy as a key driver behind a surge in hospital admissions. The complaints follow record emergency department numbers in early August, and the trend matters because it points to a…