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Ice-cold question CEO dad asked after arrest for murder of his daughter, 9, during custody trip with frightened youngster
A New York jury has heard evidence in the trial of Luciano Frattolin, who denies murdering his nine-year-old daughter, Melina, during a holiday contact visit. Prosecutors allege that he drowned her and concealed her body before falsely reporting that she had been abducted, making the case centred on whether his account and the digital evidence…
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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Looks Back On Legal Battle With MICK MARS: ‘That Whole Thing Was Awkward And Really Hurtful’
Tommy Lee has described Mötley Crüe’s legal dispute with former touring guitarist Mick Mars as “awkward” and “really hurtful”, while saying he still has affection and respect for his longtime bandmate. The disagreement followed Mars’s 2022 withdrawal from touring because of worsening ankylosing spondylitis, and it matters because it ended a decades-long working relationship amid…
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Captured ‘America’s Most Wanted’ fugitive Ronald Fischer abandons alias after 20 years on the run
Ronald Fischer, 70, has appeared in a Rhode Island court under his real name after more than 20 years on the run, having allegedly disappeared during his sexual assault trial. His arrest ends a long fugitive case that had featured on “America’s Most Wanted” and returns the matter to the courts. Fischer had reportedly been…
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Eight trees to be chopped down after causing damage to busy Sheffield city centre pavement
Eight trees on Eyre Street in Sheffield city centre are due to be felled after their roots caused damage to the pavement. The decision matters because the route is heavily used by pedestrians, and the work is intended to address safety and accessibility concerns. The article reports that the trees have damaged sections of the…
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NATO member scrambles fighter jets as Russian attack on Ukraine kills 8
Poland scrambled fighter jets and placed its air defences on high alert after Russia launched a large overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine. The response underlines the risk that the war poses to neighbouring NATO countries, particularly Poland, which borders Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said Russia fired more than 70 missiles and about 280 drones,…
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Marianela: Timeless review – perfect ballerina shows off a leg-whipping, frictionless mastery
Marianela Núñez’s first programme bearing her name, Timeless, is presented as a polished celebration of her long Royal Ballet career and of the company’s choreographers. The reviewer praises the 44-year-old principal’s exceptional technical control and generosity towards fellow dancers, while suggesting that her refined restraint can sometimes limit the sense of emotional rawness. The Royal…
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The spacecraft NASA sent to rescue the falling Swift observatory is in trouble
NASA’s attempt to extend the life of the falling Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has suffered a setback after its rescue spacecraft, LINK, began spinning uncontrollably in orbit. The problem puts the mission’s outcome in doubt, as LINK must be stabilised and reconfigured before it can attempt to dock with Swift and raise it to a…
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‘True independents will become rarer and more valuable going into the next decade.’
Samantha Moore, president of independent distributor SpaceHeater, argues that recent acquisitions and mergers are shrinking the pool of genuinely independent, full-service music distributors. She says this matters because labels and catalogue owners outside the major-label system may increasingly struggle to find partners that combine technology, commercial reach and hands-on support without major-company ownership or conflicting…
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“We have to become warriors”: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park
The Artist’s Garden, a public sculpture park on the roof terrace of Temple underground station in London, faces closure after its licence is due to end on 1 October. Founded by curator Claire Mander and dedicated exclusively to women artists, the garden was created to address the underrepresentation of women in London’s public art; its…