-
Seven Ivy League fraternity brothers accused of drugging and gang-raping student for four hours: Read sick messages sent to ‘summon’ group upstairs… and during attack
A civil lawsuit filed in New York alleges that seven Cornell University fraternity brothers sexually assaulted a female student at their Chi Phi house on 19 October 2024. According to the complaint, the woman arrived already intoxicated, was given more alcohol and drugs including ketamine, and was then taken to a room where she was…
-
Harry Kane smashes record for fastest to 100 Bundesliga goals in 98th game
Harry Kane became the fastest player to reach 100 Bundesliga goals, achieving the milestone in his 98th league appearance for Bayern Munich. His record-breaking double helped Bayern defeat Union Berlin 7-0 and move to the top of the table, temporarily overshadowing Michael Olise’s hat-trick and Jamal Musiala’s impressive goal. Kane surpassed Dieter Müller’s previous record…
-
Medical files of up to 10,000 patients could be reopened amid probe into NHS breast cancer scandal that left 20 women with mastectomies they didn’t need
Up to 10,000 NHS breast cancer cases at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust could be reviewed after investigators found that 20 women underwent mastectomies they may not have needed. A review of 514 cases found harm in 315 patients, including 77 who suffered significant harm, while one patient is known to have died; concerns…
-
Florida woman dies of DENGUE fever on her 80th birthday after being bitten by mosquito outside her home
Gay Small, an 80-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, became the first person in nearly a century to die from dengue fever contracted locally in the state. She was bitten by a mosquito near her home and passed away at Tampa General Hospital on 4 September—her birthday—with her death certificate listing dengue infection alongside septic shock…
-
Virginia governor wakes up to fact datacenters have become political cancer
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has issued an executive order to tighten oversight of datacentre construction, arguing that the state lacked a coordinated plan to manage the industry’s effects on residents. The measures aim to increase transparency, restrict permitting and strengthen environmental protections as opposition grows over datacentres’ impacts on water supplies, air quality, noise and…
-
Once the glamorous face of Inglot make-up, Jane Swarbrigg has been diagnosed with bowel cancer aged just 43. She reveals the heartbreaking reason she is travelling to New York for pioneering treatment – one every mother will understand
Jane Swarbrigg, formerly the public face of Inglot make-up in Ireland and a successful entrepreneur, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April at the age of 43. The diagnosis came after persistent fatigue following pregnancy prompted medical testing, which revealed tumours in her colon, spots on her lungs, and a large liver tumour.…
-
Pictured: ‘Caring and kind’ man killed on Tube station platform while on his way home from Notting Hill Carnival – as family pay tribute
Thomas Jewitt, 32, died after being assaulted on the Central Line platform at Liverpool Street station while travelling home from Notting Hill Carnival over the August bank holiday weekend. His family described him as kind, caring and fun-loving, and said he had been planning to marry his fiancée next year, highlighting the personal impact of…
-
Kim Kardashian hospitalized for condition linked to disease that killed her father Robert at age 59
Kim Kardashian has revealed that she was hospitalised with esophagitis, an inflammation or irritation of the lining of the oesophagus. The condition has emotional significance because her father, Robert Kardashian, died from oesophageal cancer aged 59 in 2003, prompting concern from her family in a trailer for the eighth season of *The Kardashians*. The trailer…
-
Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody
Thirty-seven people suspected of illegal mining have died in custody in Niger State, north-central Nigeria, prompting a police investigation, public unrest and a 24-hour curfew in the capital, Minna. Authorities initially suggested a possible disease outbreak, but an intelligence report and relatives alleged that overcrowding, extreme heat and poor ventilation caused the deaths. More than…