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The horrific scene inside a Bali immigration cell toilet where a devoted Aussie dad was found dying – as his family demand answers over his last moments before his sudden death
An Australian man, Cameron Hughes, died after being found unresponsive in a toilet or bathroom area attached to an immigration detention cell in Bali, prompting his family to call for answers about his final hours. Indonesian officials say he had been detained over an alleged visa breach and was awaiting deportation, while his family say…
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Andy Burnham has body of work that speaks volumes about how he gets football | Rob Draper
This Guardian opinion piece argues that Andy Burnham’s long involvement in football policy shows a deeper understanding of the game than political image-making alone suggests. It says one of his most important interventions came after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008, when he was part of discussions that helped drive major reform of youth…
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Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe
The European Union is weighing sweeping new restrictions on children’s and teenagers’ access to social media, including age limits, an outright ban, and phased access. Social media platforms could also be forced to prove their services are not harmful before young people are allowed to use them. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said…
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Would-be Tory MPs must believe in ‘fundamental’ need for Britain to quit ECHR in order to be candidate at next election – Philp
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said prospective Conservative parliamentary candidates for the next general election should believe in the “fundamental” need for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. His comments matter because they signal a possible tightening of the party’s stance on human rights law and immigration, and suggest that support for…
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SEN RICK SCOTT: Americans work five days a week, why can’t the Senate?
In this Fox News opinion piece, Senator Rick Scott argues that the US Senate is not working often enough and should stay in session until it completes key legislative tasks. He says the chamber’s limited schedule is contributing to inaction on issues he considers urgent, including election security, inflation, government spending and avoiding a federal…
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I know how important Main Street grocery stores are to America, because I grew up in one
Independent grocers welcome efforts to lower grocery prices but demand fair competition policy to protect Main Street businesses from dominant retailers.
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Ann Widdecombe’s £600,000 Devon home appeared on TV just days before she was ‘murdered’
The article reports that Ann Widdecombe’s £600,000 home in Devon was shown on television shortly before a man was alleged to have travelled about 300 miles to her property and “murdered” her. It frames that sequence as potentially significant because the broadcast may have revealed details about the house and its location, raising wider concerns…
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Jay-Z’s third Yankee Stadium show hit with hours-long delay after fans breach venue: “We didn’t want people to get trampled”
The near four-hour delay marked a rocky conclusion to what had been the most hotly-anticipated gig of his three-night run The post Jay-Z’s third Yankee Stadium show hit with hours-long delay after fans breach venue: “We didn’t want people to get trampled” appeared first on NME.
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Union barons branded ‘champagne socialists’ as it emerges more than a third are on six-figure pay packages – including bosses threatening more shutdowns of hospitals, schools and the rail network
The article reports that several senior British trade union leaders have been criticised as “champagne socialists” after figures showed that more than a third receive total annual pay packages above £100,000. It presents this as politically significant because some of the same union figures are involved in disputes that could lead to further disruption across…
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Our Hero, Balthazar review – a darkly comic satire of incel culture and gun violence
The Guardian’s review describes *Our Hero, Balthazar* as a dark, abrasive black comedy that satirises incel culture, online performance, self-help rhetoric and America’s relationship with gun violence. The film follows Balthazar, a wealthy Manhattan teenager who performs grief over school shootings on social media, then becomes involved with an online troll he suspects may be…