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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…
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No hiding place in the ranks for predator police
More than 22,000 police officers and civilian staff in Scotland are set to undergo vetting record checks in response to growing concerns about sexual predators within the police force. This initiative follows the conviction of police officer Campbell Petrie, who was found guilty of nine charges including two rapes, despite having been promoted to sergeant…
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South West Water fined £7.87m over sewage spills in Devon and Cornwall
South West Water has been fined £7.87 million by Plymouth Magistrates’ Court for a series of sewage spills between 2015 and 2021 across Devon and Cornwall. Judge Jo Matson described the pollution as “horrendous” and the company’s conduct as “reckless”, emphasising that such incidents must never recur. The case highlights ongoing accountability measures against water…
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Orphaned toddler lost mother in car crash… then TV reporter dad was killed a year later by evil woman during hotel room tryst
A three-year-old girl, Eleanor, lost her mother in a 2024 car crash and her father, Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano, in a separate incident in February 2025. Her maternal grandparents are raising her after adopting her, and say they are considering how to explain her father’s death as she grows older. The article reports that Ashleigh…
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Burnham signals he will look at the UK rejoining the EU as he mocks Brexiteers’ hope to ‘take back control’ of Britain
Andy Burnham said he would use a planned summit with EU leaders to set out options for Britain’s long-term relationship with the bloc, signalling that closer ties could be considered. He argued that Brexit had done more harm than good and contributed to a decade of division, while criticising Brexiteers’ promise to “take back control”.…
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Walmart accused of firing manager who left work to be with his grandma in her dying moments… then adding insult to injury with what staff did to his photo
A Walmart employee in Maine claims he was dismissed after leaving his shift early on 19 September to spend his grandmother’s final hours with her. Vaughn Sawyer, 29, stated that he informed his manager of the situation and was told he could leave, with the understanding he would return to complete bereavement paperwork. The termination…
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Monk begins TWELVE-YEAR isolation with absolutely no contact with anyone or any information from the outside world as part of extreme Buddhist training
Sogaku Taguchi, a 31-year-old Japanese monk, has begun a planned 12 years of isolation in a mausoleum at Enryakuji temple on Mount Hiei, near Kyoto. The training is intended to prepare him to become a “jishin”, a monk devoted to tending the tomb of Saicho, founder of Tendai Buddhism; he is expected to remain cut…