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Chicago woman avoids further jail after pushing concertgoer onto tracks
A 23-year-old woman who pushed a Taylor Swift fan onto Chicago subway tracks in June 2023 has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery following a plea deal that downgraded the original attempted murder charge. The incident posed a grave danger, as a train arrived at the station within seconds of the victim reaching safety, potentially transforming…
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Nottingham shop worker fends off machete robber with hockey stick
A masked robber entered Crest Mini Market in Bestwood, Nottinghamshire, and threatened a shop worker with a machete. The worker fought back with a hockey stick, and the attacker fled with a bottle of vodka; the worker was not physically injured but was left shaken. Police are seeking to identify the suspect. The incident happened…
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Officer says he would repeat force used on 92-year-old care home resident
PC Stephen Smith told a disciplinary hearing that he would not have acted differently when he used pepper spray and a baton on 92-year-old Donald Burgess at a care home in East Sussex. Smith said he took an authoritative approach because it had worked in past incidents, though he accepted he had not asked staff…
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Burnham falls silent on stage as he chokes back emotion before speaking about his late father Roy in Labour conference speech – just two weeks on from his death with Alzheimer’s
Andy Burnham paused and struggled to speak during his first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister, two weeks after his father Roy died with Alzheimer’s disease. He said his father’s experience helped drive his plans for social care, and pledged to build a high-quality National Care Service in his memory. Burnham also described his father’s…
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Goodman scraps Sydney AI data centre plan after local opposition
Goodman Group has abandoned plans for Project Mars, a proposed AI data centre in Lane Cove West, northern Sydney, after strong local opposition and changes in the regulatory environment. The decision matters because it halts a large, round-the-clock facility planned close to homes and a public school, amid wider debate about the impacts of Australia’s…
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Nigerian dancer completes 168-hour marathon in Lagos record bid
A Nigerian dancer named Benjamin Daniel, professionally known as “Ben Dancer”, completed a 168-hour dance marathon in Lagos to attempt breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest individual dance marathon. The 33-year-old reached his target early on Tuesday morning but continued dancing for a further nine hours, demonstrating remarkable endurance whilst drawing on Nigeria’s…
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Grace Tame tells court she feared harm over alleged posts by abuser
Grace Tame, former Australian of the Year and prominent advocate for sexual abuse survivors, gave evidence at Hobart Magistrates Court regarding her childhood abuser, Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who allegedly made threatening social media posts directed at her in 2022. Bester posted three tweets referencing her school email address with what appeared to be cryptic countdowns…
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Kennedy proposes linking US health records for rapid AI analysis
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Health Secretary, outlined an expansive plan to collect, consolidate and analyse comprehensive health data from across American government agencies and private companies at a Maha Institute event. He proposed connecting medical records, lifestyle information, insurance claims and pharmaceutical data, then using artificial intelligence to search for patterns and potential…
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Double-parked car blocks FedEx truck, snarling downtown Boston traffic
A double-parked white car on a narrow road in downtown Boston left a FedEx truck unable to complete a turn, backing up traffic on Monday evening. The incident drew attention to the city’s wider congestion problem, although people responding to a video of the jam disagreed over whether the car, truck or other drivers were…
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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
Andy Burnham used an emotional Labour conference speech to set out a more ambitious political agenda, saying he would seek a long-term relationship with the EU and pursue major changes to social care and pensions. He argued that Brexit has harmed growth and that the country needs a new direction, while accepting the proposals could…