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Tokyo court rules AI voice cloning without consent violates publicity rights
A Tokyo court has ruled that human voices are legally protected in a landmark AI case. Anime voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda won a partial victory after claiming his voice had been cloned by an anonymous TikTok account to narrate videos without permission. The court sided with Tsuda, ruling that using someone’s voice without consent infringes…
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Georgia student survives six-storey fall through apartment window at party
Kristin Sargent, a 21-year-old University of Georgia senior, fell six stories through an apartment window whilst dancing on a couch at a college party on Saturday evening. The incident occurred after she and friends had been drinking to celebrate their university’s football team victory. The fall raises serious concerns about safety in student housing and…
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Arizona cheerleader charged after intervening in police arrests
Arizona State University cheerleader Eryn Bonner, 21, has been charged with misdemeanour offences following a confrontation with police outside a Tempe nightclub on 19 July. The charges—disorderly conduct and hindering/interfering with police—were filed after she allegedly attempted to intervene when officers arrested her friends, resulting in footage showing an officer punching her in the face.…
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Inquest names newborn Maria Skopova as court hears she suffered 15 stabbings
Maria Skopova, a newborn who died on the day she was born in Sheffield, was named at the opening of her inquest. The inquest has been adjourned while criminal proceedings continue, and her mother and three other adults are accused of murder. Maria was born at 37 weeks on 30 August and was later found…
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Ashley Malcolm jailed for 18 years over fatal attack on Hackney pensioner during burglary
Ashley Malcolm, 40, has been jailed for 18 years, with a further five years on extended licence, after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of John Burke, 86. Burke was attacked during a burglary at his Hackney home as he tried to protect his wife, Peggy; the case highlights the fatal consequences of a series of…
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Inside the bitter father-son feud that unravelled the Omeros Bros seafood dynasty – as the tax office winds up the iconic Gold Coast eatery
The company behind Omeros Bros, a long-running Gold Coast seafood restaurant, has been wound up by the Australian Taxation Office, with a liquidator appointed by the Federal Court. The closure follows the end of the restaurant’s time at Marina Mirage and a public dispute between founder Nick Omeros and his son Johnny, who opened a…
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Man charged with murder over fatal assault on Tube platform
A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Thomas Jewitt, who died three days after an alleged assault on a Central Line platform at Liverpool Street station. Jewitt, 32, was travelling home from Notting Hill Carnival and was due to marry next year; the case has been upgraded following his death. Jeremiah Maximo,…
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Esther Rantzen: Television Entertainer Who Turned Her Platform Into Social Activism
Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster and charity founder who died at 86, is remembered for bringing attention to one of the Second World War’s most remarkable untold stories. Nicholas Winton, a modest stockbroker, had secretly rescued 669 children, mostly Jewish, from Nazi-occupied Prague before the war, but his efforts remained unknown for nearly 50 years…