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Dorries urges lasting power of attorney after concerns over Fiennes’s care
Nadine Dorries argues that granting lasting power of attorney (LPA) to trusted relatives can help ensure a person’s wishes are followed if they can no longer make decisions. She says the reported isolation of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, whose wife holds authority over his affairs, shows how troubling disputes over an LPA can become and…
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Dan Wilson announces his own firing as Seattle Mariners manager in rare postgame moment
Dan Wilson announced after Seattle’s final game of the season that he would not return as Mariners manager in 2027. In an unusual move, he told players and staff before the game, then announced the decision himself to reporters, saying the team’s results had fallen short of expectations. Seattle finished third in the AL West…
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Who sings backing vocals on the 1989 Phil Collins hit ‘Another Day in Paradise’?
David Crosby sings backing vocals on Phil Collins’s 1989 hit ‘Another Day in Paradise’, which addresses homelessness. The article presents Crosby’s contribution as part of the song’s weightier tone and the album …But Seriously, through which Collins moved towards more serious subject matter. Crosby also sang on the album track ‘That’s Just the Way It…
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Moment Beau Lamarre-Condon and friend buy surfboard cover before he allegedly used it to conceal body: Trial updates live
Security footage shown at Beau Lamarre-Condon’s murder trial captured him buying an $85 surfboard cover with a friend in Sydney on 16 February 2024, three days before prosecutors say he used covers to conceal the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon, 31, denies murdering his former partner Baird, 26, and Davies, 29, in…
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JPMorgan banker alleges homophobic treatment led to ultimatum to resign
Brian Larson, an openly gay senior associate at JPMorgan Chase, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was pressured to resign after enduring months of homophobic discrimination from a supervisor. According to his complaint, the mistreatment escalated after he complained about the discrimination, ultimately resulting in an ultimatum to quit or face dismissal. The case…
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Rob Lowe Says ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ Sequel Is Still ‘In the Works,’ Confirms There’s a Script: ‘All of Us Actors Want to Do It’
Rob Lowe says a sequel to the 1985 film “St. Elmo’s Fire” is still in development, with the cast keen to return. He said they are due to receive a draft of the script in the first week of October, marking a new step forward for a project first announced in 2024. Lowe offered few…
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Trump CMS faces bipartisan pushback over Medicare proposal tied to Biden-era drug pricing law
More than 50 lawmakers from both parties have urged the Trump administration not to finalise a proposed Medicare policy on fixed-dose combination drugs. They argue it could bring improved versions of existing medicines into price negotiations soon after approval, weakening incentives to develop better treatments, including for cancer. The policy is part of implementing the…
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Journalist chosen as Tooro king amid family succession row
Journalist Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II is due to be crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom, following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV last month. The appointment has prompted a bitter succession dispute, raising questions about who should inherit the throne and dividing members of the royal family. Oyo, who…
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Grandmother sues after alleged AI facial recognition error led to months in jail, experts sound alarm
Angela Lipps, a 50-year-old Tennessee grandmother, is suing Fargo and its police department, alleging that an unverified facial recognition match led to her arrest and nearly six months in custody over North Dakota bank thefts. The case raises concerns about police treating AI-generated matches as proof, particularly when other evidence may point away from a…
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Virginia realtor’s husband charged with murder after alleged confession to relative
Lisa Bradford, a 54-year-old Virginia realtor and mother of three, was found shot dead in her Aldie home, days before her 22nd wedding anniversary. Her husband, 60-year-old data centre consultant Roger “Paul” Bradford, has been charged with first-degree murder; friends say they were unaware the marriage was in serious difficulty. Court records show Roger Bradford…