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Labour minister criticised for linking black Labradors to far-Right fantasy
Labour nature minister Jenny Riddell-Carpenter faced criticism after suggesting that black Labradors represent a “far-Right fantasy” that no longer exists. Her comments are considered out of touch, as Labradors are actually Britain’s most popular dog breed, with nearly 30,000 registrations to the Royal Kennel Club last year. The minister’s assertion has drawn attention to broader…
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‘We all know what happens in care homes’: Police officer who Tasered wheelchair-bound pensioner, 92, joked about incident in online post featuring lightning emoji
PC Rachel Comotto, 37, used a Taser on Donald Burgess, a 92-year-old wheelchair user with dementia, during a confrontation at his care home in 2022. At a misconduct hearing, the panel heard that she later replied to a Facebook joke about care homes with “We all know what happens in care homes” and a lightning…
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Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin has pledged $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single donation in US education history. The gift will fund a new campus in Miami and support priorities at the university’s established Pittsburgh base, including research, recruitment and student affordability. The Miami campus is expected to serve more than 3,500 students, nearly…
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Father and son go on trial in Hong Kong over gruesome murder of model whose hacked up remains were found in a soup pot
A father and his two sons have gone on trial in Hong Kong for the murder and dismemberment of Abby Choi, a 28-year-old model and influencer whose remains were found in a suburban house in February 2023. The case has attracted significant attention in Hong Kong, where violent crime is relatively rare, particularly given Choi’s…
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British pensioner found beaten to death outside his rural French home
John Agner, an 85-year-old British man who had lived in rural southwest France for 20 years, was found beaten to death outside his home after police pursued his stolen car. Investigators believe burglars may have been involved, but the motive is unclear: prosecutors have opened a murder investigation and, according to the article, only one…
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Philadelphia woman kills masked intruder who had entered her home overnight
A woman in Philadelphia allegedly shot and killed a masked man who entered her home in the early hours of 30 September. Police said she later recognised him when his ski mask was removed and realised they had a prior relationship; the nature of that relationship is not yet known. Officers found the 29-year-old man…
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Trump’s $500 refund checks to hit mailboxes of nearly 1 million Americans before midterms… here’s how to claim your cash
Donald Trump’s administration is issuing $500 refund cheques to approximately 950,000 Americans in 30 states, claiming the Biden administration overcharged ‘user fees’ on the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance exchange, Healthcare.gov. The Treasury Department began sending the payments on Wednesday, with recipients also receiving letters signed by Trump, arriving just weeks before the midterm…
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‘A lot of lies’: Ireland manager hits out over coverage of Bazunu exit from Israel game
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has criticised reports about goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s withdrawal from the Nations League matches against Israel, saying “a lot of lies” had been told. Bazunu opted out of both games amid protests urging Ireland to boycott Israel over its war in Gaza, but Hallgrímsson said the squad had welcomed him…
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Journalist Anil Bhoyrul says Bolivia move failed to curb children’s materialism
Anil Bhoyrul, a British business journalist convicted in the 2006 “City Slickers” share-dealing scandal, attempted an unconventional parenting experiment to counter his three children’s materialism. Concerned that Evita, Joe and Savannah had become “spoilt materialistic brats” during eight years of luxury living in Dubai, Bhoyrul and his wife Branka relocated the family to Bolivia for…