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Brother sues two older siblings after their mother’s body was left unburied in undertakers for FOUR YEARS amid family fight over her hospital Covid death
A man is suing his two older siblings after their mother’s body was reportedly left unburied at an undertaker’s for four years, following a bitter family dispute over her death in hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case highlights how disagreements over the circumstances of a loved one’s death can spiral into prolonged legal and…
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Two arrested over drugs after Sheffield illegal parking stop
Police in Sheffield arrested two people on suspicion of drug offences after stopping a car that had been illegally parked across a dropped kerb in the Firth Park area. What began as routine parking enforcement escalated when officers reported smelling cannabis as they approached the vehicle, prompting a search of the car and its occupants.…
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‘Being American feels helpless and scary’: actor Ben Platt on nerves, queer songs and why he couldn’t do it without his husband
The star of Dear Evan Hansen plays a 1960s Greenwich Village crooner in hit queer musical Midnight at the Never Get. It’s the perfect outlet for his anxiety, he says In performance, Ben Platt is a mellifluous singer and loose-limbed dancer, with a fizzy back-note of neurotic New York. The stage – most famously, as…
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‘Smogdog’ gym boss on Kangaroo Island is charged with rape – as disturbing details of the alleged attack are revealed
A gym owner on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, known locally by the nickname “Smogdog,” has been charged with rape after disturbing allegations against him came to light. The case has drawn attention on the small island community, where the man ran a local gym, raising concerns about the alleged conduct of a prominent local…
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Why can’t Lifestyle & Mobility store show compassion after my loss?
A Guardian consumer champion column recounts the case of a Bournemouth reader, JS, who bought a £435 wheelchair from a Lifestyle & Mobility store for her disabled daughter, only for her daughter to die suddenly in hospital before the chair was ever used. Despite the chair never having left the boot of her car, the…
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The great World Cup final ‘rip-off’! Fans poke fun at offering for supporters who paid $1m for top hospitality tickets
Some supporters who paid as much as $1 million (about £790,000) for top-tier hospitality packages at the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina have been mocked online after the offering they received on the day reportedly fell short of expectations, with fans branding it a “rip-off”. The mockery adds to a wider backlash around…
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Jennifer Finch Dies: L7 Bassist Who Battled Brain Cancer Was 59
Jennifer Finch, the bassist known for powering the influential rock band L7 during its 1990s creative peak, has died at the age of 59 following a long battle with brain cancer. Her death was announced via her Instagram account and confirmed in a statement from the band, which praised her “fierce spirit, humor and boundless…
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Weeks before he died, Derryn Hinch took my call about a lurid secret book buried for 50 years. What he said about the most awkward chapter of his career revealed everything about the journalist he was
Australian broadcaster Derryn Hinch, who died recently, spoke in one of his final interviews about a long-buried book detailing a lurid, awkward episode from early in his career. The conversation, recounted by the journalist who made the call weeks before his death, is presented as a revealing insight into Hinch’s character and his willingness to…
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Cabinet DJ disaster, Supreme Court statue row and shark tracking take the headlines
Andy Burnham’s team reveal the incoming PM’s dancefloor flop, while Perth tenants describe “third world” water shortages and Quincy’s statue dispute nears the Supreme Court; plus NASA’s Mars flyby footage and Benn-Garcia’s ugly press conference face-off.