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Cornell faces renewed scrutiny as prosecutor reopens 2024 gang rape investigation
Cornell University faces intensified scrutiny following a district attorney’s decision to reopen a criminal investigation into a 2024 fraternity gang-rape allegation, after a civil lawsuit filed by a former student sparked public outcry and prompted a reassessment of how the case was handled. The announcement comes days after a separate new rape report was filed…
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Tragedy after Florida boy, 4, decided to look down barrel of gun he found in his mother’s purse
A tragic incident in Florida has resulted in the death of a four-year-old boy who accidentally discharged a loaded handgun retrieved from his mother’s purse on 21 June. The child climbed onto a kitchen stool and reached into the purse, which had been left on the kitchen island, extracting a .380 calibre Smith & Wesson…
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Dorset officer under gross misconduct investigation dies after train strike
PC Alex Ayre, a 24-year-old Dorset Police officer, died after being struck by a train near Branksome on Friday morning. At the time of his death, he was under investigation for gross misconduct relating to off-duty behaviour and had been suspended from duty. His death has prompted Dorset Police to refer itself to the Independent…
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Italian burglars given further jail terms for targeting three Premier League players
Two Italian men who burgled Premier League footballers’ homes while the players were away have received additional prison sentences. Prosecutors said the pair travelled from Italy to target wealthy players, using social media and visits to training grounds to find out when their homes would be unoccupied. The burglaries targeted Neil Etheridge, Matheus Cunha and…
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Brother of missing Birmingham boy dies without answers after three decades
Lee O’Toole, the brother of one of the “Milk Carton Kids” who vanished in 1996, has died aged 39 without ever discovering what happened to his sibling. David Spencer, 13, and his friend Patrick Warren, 11, disappeared on Boxing Day 1996 in Birmingham and never returned home, becoming one of the country’s most enduring missing…
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Liverpool man bailed after teenager reports alleged restaurant rape
An 18-year-old woman told police she had been raped by a 51-year-old man at a restaurant in Liverpool, then escaped and sought help from local people. Police found her distressed in the Clubmoor area on Saturday evening; the allegation is under investigation. Members of the public contacted Merseyside Police shortly before 10.50pm. The suspect, from…
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Double Fine’s releasing its next game, Thank You Bus Driver, just months after splitting from Xbox
Double Fine will release *Thank You Bus Driver* on 14 October, its first game since becoming independent after splitting from Xbox earlier this summer. The black-and-white comedy driving sim is also the first release under Double Fine Action Labs, a new label for smaller games that the studio says can be made more quickly. Players…
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Justice Alito makes abrupt U-turn on major Supreme Court case
Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from the Supreme Court case Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, which concerns whether state and local climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies can proceed. His decision, announced shortly before oral arguments scheduled for 5 October, reverses months of resistance to calls for him to step aside…
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Thousands of homes are left without water and schools forced to close amid burst Thames Water pipe across Surrey and London
A burst Thames Water main in Molesey, Surrey, disrupted water supplies across seven boroughs in London and Surrey, forcing schools and nurseries to close and flooding a nearby recreation ground. The outage affected thousands of homes, prompting residents to seek bottled water and the company to apologise and send a specialist team to repair the…