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Police bodycam captures Cornell fraternity member’s campus ban after assault allegation
Newly released bodycam footage shows Cornell police informing a fraternity member, whose identity is obscured, that he was barred from university grounds after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in October 2024. Audio released with the footage captures differing accounts from student Jane Doe and Chi Phi member Matthew Ingalls about the encounter, which…
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Russian drone strike sinks Turkish-owned corn ship, killing two crewmen
Russia launched a drone strike on a Turkish-owned civilian cargo vessel carrying corn in the Black Sea on Monday, killing the ship’s captain and leaving another crew member unaccounted for. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific” attack as part of Russia’s ongoing pattern of targeting civilian vessels rather than seeking peaceful resolution to the conflict.…
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Even I’m not English under Suella Braverman’s ‘ridiculous’ test, says Jacob Rees-Mogg as he swipes at Reform UK defectors
Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised Suella Braverman’s view that English identity depends on family heritage, calling it too narrow. He said people born in England, or those who move there and become British citizens, should be able to identify as English, and argued that Englishness and Britishness are often treated as synonymous. Braverman, who joined Reform UK…
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Aphrodite review – a trashy way to treat the goddess of love
The Ashmolean Museum’s Aphrodite exhibition brings together world-class loans and explores how the goddess has inspired artists through the ages, yet the curatorial approach is disjointed and fails to tell a coherent story. Rather than developing a clear narrative through European art—from Botticelli’s influential Venus paintings onwards—the exhibition shifts focus to an archaeological theory that…
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Councils to send toilet training advice to families with school offers
Up to 20 councils plan to send potty training guides to families with their primary school offers this spring, following research that found one in four children started Reception in nappies last year. The scheme aims to help children become toilet independent before school and reduce the time teachers spend dealing with toileting accidents. A…
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Canadian doctors warn assisted dying approvals lack safeguards after woman’s case
Canadian psychiatry professors Gary Rodin and Madeline Li from the University of Toronto have raised serious concerns about their country’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) system, warning that it approves cases too readily. In a high-profile example, an elderly woman was approved for assisted dying primarily because she had lost her ability to cook meals…
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Buckingham Palace launches £25 customisable and £12 chocolate advent calendars for 2026
Buckingham Palace has unveiled two advent calendars for 2026, including a £25 unfilled design and a 24-chocolate calendar priced at £12. The range offers a lower-cost alternative to Meghan Markle’s £112 As Ever calendar, while the customisable box lets buyers choose their own treats. The Palace chocolate calendar weighs 95g and features festive illustrations of…
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‘Transgender’ killer who hunted female hiker down as she scrambled over barbed wire fence to try and escape him admits murder in plea deal that’ll spare him death penalty
Zion Teasley, 25, has pleaded guilty to murdering Lauren Heike, 29, on a Phoenix hiking trail in 2023, in a deal that removes the possibility of the death penalty. The case has drawn attention to how Heike was attacked at random and the evidence investigators used to identify her killer. Prosecutors said Teasley ambushed and…
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GOP alarm bells as Democrats target six Trump strongholds and deep red Kansas teeters after 94 years
Democrats have added six House seats that Donald Trump won by double-digit margins in 2024 to their target list ahead of the midterms. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the strength of frontline incumbents is allowing the party to attack in Trump-supporting districts. Democrats are projected to pick up at least 15 House seats and…
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Russian guided bombs kill three in Kharkiv with one wounded factory worker left with a nail in his head
Russian guided bombs struck the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday, killing three people and injuring 29 others, including at least three children. One factory worker suffered a distinctive injury when a nail became lodged in his forehead during the attack. Residential buildings and warehouses were damaged, and authorities launched search and rescue operations fearing…