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Detectives investigating suspicious deaths of a father and son discovered at a remote property – as police boss reveals officers ‘did not anticipate what they found’
Police in Gurranang, northern New South Wales, found the bodies of a 79-year-old father and his 59-year-old son at the same rural property, more than two weeks apart. Detectives are treating the deaths as suspicious; police said officers returning for a follow-up visit did not expect to find the son’s body. The father was found…
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Education giant Pearson rocked by $17.3million fraud claims: How a Melbourne royalties manager allegedly siphoned a fortune from the company
Pearson’s former royalties manager for its Australian operations, Paul Anthony Adlard, has been charged with allegedly stealing A$17.34 million through bogus transactions between June 2021 and June 2024. The suspected fraud was reportedly uncovered by staff at the company’s Melbourne office and referred to police. The alleged amounts included A$8.89 million taken through transactions over…
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The unhinged email a dry cleaning boss sent to employee he sacked – as he’s ordered to pay her $20,000 in compensation: ‘God punishes bad people’
Carla Gleeson, a former press operator at Stafford Dry Cleaner in Brisbane, has won an unfair dismissal case after the Fair Work Commission found she was dismissed unfairly. The Commission ordered the business to pay her nearly $20,000 in compensation. Her former boss, Demetrius Kamakaris, did not attend the final hearing. Gleeson had worked at…
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US blocks nearly $1bn in Canadian goods, deepening trade tensions
The United States has begun banning nearly $1bn of Canadian imports, including alcoholic drinks, some dairy products and motorcycles, in response to Canada’s retaliation against US tariffs. Although the ban is small relative to the roughly $880bn in annual trade between the two countries, it adds to tensions with a longstanding ally and could complicate…
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Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before Senate committee
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, saying his team had developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed serious crimes. Smith said his decisions, including bringing charges, were based on the evidence and not Trump’s politics or 2024 candidacy. Republican committee chairman Chuck…
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Florida mother arrested after allegedly leaving four children alone for Bahamas cruise
A Florida mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her four young children unattended at home whilst she embarked on a four-day cruise to the Bahamas. Nathalie Belizaire, 29, left her children—including a two-month-old baby and a two-year-old—alone in her North Miami Beach residence on Friday, deceiving one of the children’s fathers by claiming they…
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Florence exhibition finds expressive power in sculpture’s fragments
A new exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence titled “Broken: The Power of Fragments” explores how damaged and fragmented sculptures can be more powerful and emotionally resonant than intact artworks. Featuring over 80 objects, the exhibition challenges the classical notion that beauty derives from wholeness and instead argues that fragments focus viewer attention on…
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SteelSeries unveils 53g gaming mice with UWB and replaceable batteries
SteelSeries has introduced the Rival Pro and Sensei Pro, two lightweight wireless gaming mice with replaceable batteries and a UWB connection to a wireless base station. The launch adds alternatives for players seeking higher polling rates and more reliable wireless performance, while retaining conventional mechanical switches. Both models weigh 53g in black and 54g in…
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Tyler Ford denies murder charges after fatal crash in Swansea
Tyler Ford, 18, a nine-time world kickboxing champion, has denied murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a fatal crash involving a car and an off-road bike in Gorseinon, Swansea. Ceiran Evans, also 18, died after the collision on Pen Cae Crwn Road on 9 July; the charges relate to his…
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Kansas student survives pile-up and 70-foot fall from bridge
A 20-year-old Kansas University student, Kyra Kinnison, has survived an extraordinary sequence of accidents that could easily have proved fatal. After escaping a four-vehicle pile-up on Highway K-18, she attempted to avoid an oncoming car by jumping back but instead fell 70 feet over the side of a bridge, only to be rescued by first…