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Rough sleepers camp near London’s Connaught Hotel, prompting residents’ concerns
A group of rough-sleeping migrants has established an encampment near the Connaught Hotel, one of London’s most exclusive five-star hotels in Mayfair. The group of approximately 15 people typically arrive in the early evening and depart around 7am, camping in doorways around luxury boutiques and residential properties. Local residents and office workers have reported concerns…
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Broadlex founder’s ex-wife loses claim to shares over unpaid family payments
George Tsivis’s former wife, Angela Sakellis, has lost the chance for her estate to inherit valuable shares linked to Australia’s Broadlex cleaning business. Nearly a decade after Tsivis’s death, the NSW Supreme Court ruled that she had not met the condition in his will requiring annual payments to his siblings, leaving his brother Peter with…
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Court finds Bali developer Adrian Campbell misled judges over past convictions
Australian businessman Adrian Campbell was found by the Federal Court to have misled the court about his criminal history whilst seeking gag orders against his estranged business partner Jamie McIntyre. This discovery substantially undermines Campbell’s credibility in ongoing legal disputes, as he initially claimed under oath that he had never been prosecuted for criminal offences…
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Trans rights protest disrupts Green Party women’s pelvic health event
A Green Party Women event on female pelvic health was interrupted by trans rights protesters at the party conference. The protest matters because it has sharpened disagreement within the party over who should be heard in discussions of women’s health and trans rights. Physiotherapist Elaine Miller spoke by video about pelvic health and the environmental…
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Fugitive suspect in Georgia mom’s silicone injection murder captured 17 years later after DMV slipup: cops
Tamaira Angell Smith has been arrested in Texas, 17 years after Eyanna Moore died following an illegal silicone injection in Georgia. Smith faces a felony murder charge, and the arrest brings a long-running case closer to court. Authorities say Smith used a stolen identity to obtain a South Carolina driving licence in 2018. When she…
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Jury finds Texas deputy violated driver’s rights after surveillance-led stop
A federal jury has ruled that Alek Schott’s constitutional rights were violated when a Texas sheriff’s deputy pulled him over in March 2022 based on surveillance footage of a routine trip to the US-Mexico border that an anonymous law enforcement agent deemed “suspicious”. The 76-minute traffic stop and subsequent search violated Schott’s Fourth Amendment protections,…
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Sinfield recalls final silent goodbye with Rob Burrow before his death
Sir Kevin Sinfield has revealed the deeply personal final moments he shared with his best friend and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow, who died from motor neurone disease in June 2024. After receiving word that Burrow was nearing death, Sinfield left an England rugby camp and travelled north to visit his friend one last…
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Fossils of 45-million-year-old mammal unearthed at California building site
Construction workers in Oceanside, Southern California, discovered fossil bones approximately 45 million years old whilst excavating a construction site on 31 August. The discovery is significant as it provides a rare glimpse into prehistoric North American mammals and reflects the region’s important palaeontological heritage. Palaeontologist Joseph El Adli believes the bones belong to either a…
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RAF Spitfire pilot, 43, was killed in Battle of Britain Memorial Flight crash likely caused by ‘decades-old piece of debris in engine’, report finds
Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died when his Spitfire crashed shortly after take-off near RAF Coningsby on 25 May 2024, during a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. A Defence Safety Authority inquiry concluded that debris in the engine was very likely to have caused the loss of power, and recommended that the findings inform improvements…
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Trendy suburb that’s home to Peaky Blinders has become a crime-ridden ‘slum’, locals complain
Digbeth, a Birmingham suburb once hailed as ‘Britain’s coolest neighbourhood’, has become a crime-ridden slum according to residents. The area rose to prominence after Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight opened a studio there in October 2025, yet despite significant investment and BBC plans to relocate its flagship headquarters there, locals say the neighbourhood has deteriorated…