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Drug driver who falsely claimed his girlfriend was hit-and-run victim jailed for nine years
Matthew DuPlessis, 35, has been jailed for nine years and three months for causing the death of his girlfriend, Charlotte Dodd, also 35, after initially claiming she had been killed by a hit-and-run driver. The case matters because DuPlessis’s fabricated account misled police and paramedics at the scene and delayed the true circumstances of Ms…
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Trans-rights Labour MP apologises for suggesting a colleague should ‘quit’ the party over his opposition to woke policies
Labour MP Alex Sobel has apologised after being caught on video suggesting that fellow Labour MP Jonathan Hinder should consider leaving the party over his opposition to “woke” policies, following Hinder’s speech in support of women’s rights. Sobel, a vocal trans-rights campaigner, made the remarks to the group Act! For Trans Liberation, describing Hinder’s stance…
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Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot: “‘DTF St. Louis’ Should’ve Been Called ‘WTF St. Louis,’” ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is “Far and Away the Best” Comedy on TV
The Hollywood Reporter published its annual “Brutally Honest Ballot” feature, in which an anonymous male Emmy-winning member of the TV Academy’s producers peer group candidly explains his voting choices ahead of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. The voter praised medical drama The Pitt as the best show on television, citing its consistently high standard of…
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Albo’s ‘deplorables’ moment? PM writes off millions of voters with a single ‘dangerous, divisive, dishonest’ comment – no wonder he’s polling at minus 21: PETER VAN ONSELEN
Australian columnist Peter van Onselen argues that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s dismissal of One Nation supporters risks a “basket of deplorables” moment, after fresh Newspoll figures put Pauline Hanson’s party ahead of both major parties. He warns that branding One Nation voters as duped by “dangerous, divisive and dishonest” politics is likely to alienate rather…
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Iceland votes to stay out of European Union as public rejects closer ties with Brussels amid fishing and Trump fears
Iceland has voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, a result that deals a setback to Brussels’ enlargement ambitions. The “No” campaign secured 52.8 per cent of the vote, with the country’s roughly 400,000 population rejecting membership of the 27-nation bloc. Sovereignty and control of Iceland’s fishing waters were the dominant concerns, with…
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Baby elephant Zaiya learns how to protect herself from the sun and insects… after copying her mum
A baby elephant named Zaiya was photographed at Blackpool Zoo learning to protect herself from the sun and biting insects by copying her mother, who tossed sand over her own body using her trunk. The behaviour, known as “dusting”, is a natural form of sun protection akin to sunscreen, and offers an endearing example of…
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Your Move, Mr. Governor: CA Post Production Tax Incentive Bill Passes State Senate; Moves To Newsom’s Desk
The California State Senate has passed SB 2319, a bill creating a separate tax incentive specifically for the post-production industry, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature. The move is significant for Los Angeles’s struggling film and TV sector, which has been pushing for state support to help reverse job losses, though passage…
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The 10 most shocking Oscars snubs of the 1970s
This article from Far Out Magazine looks back at the 1970s Oscars, arguing it was a decade when the Academy generally got its major calls right, with all ten Best Picture winners still regarded as classics and commercial hits like The Godfather and Rocky also proving critical successes. Despite this strong overall record, the piece…
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Aussie boy, 6, may be forced to leave the country and separate from his father due to tough visa rules
An Australian father, Daniel Kuzeff, fears he will be separated from his six-year-old son Thanasi unless the boy’s Kenyan mother, Leah Wambui Sore, is granted permission to remain in Australia. Although Thanasi is an Australian citizen through his father, the family says he would likely have to leave with his mother if her visa is…
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The Morning Poll: What should be the Government’s top priority in decisions about early release?
This piece is a Daily Mail “Morning Poll” feature inviting readers to vote on what they believe should be the Government’s top priority when deciding on early release schemes for prisoners. The article itself contains no substantive text beyond the poll question, but it sits alongside related coverage of ongoing controversy over early release policy,…