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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…
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Bankrupt England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio forced to sell his World Cup winner’s medal amid ‘excessive spending’ and bitter divorce
Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio has put his 2003 Rugby World Cup winner’s medal up for auction amid continuing financial difficulties following his divorce and bankruptcy. The medal, earned when England beat Australia 20–17 after extra time, is estimated to sell for £50,000–£80,000. Dallaglio was declared bankrupt the day after the family home in Richmond…
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Moment shark swims through streets of flooded New Jersey suburb after monster nor’easter
During a severe nor’easter storm that struck the East Coast over the weekend, a New Jersey resident captured remarkable footage of a baby dogfish shark swimming through the flooded streets of Surf City in his driveway. Drew Procaccino documented the unusual occurrence on Saturday as the harmless shark glided through muddy floodwater, eventually making its…
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Domestic abuse and sexual violence against women and girls has soared to ‘epidemic’ levels, Yvette Cooper warns
Yvette Cooper has described domestic abuse and sexual violence against women and girls as reaching “epidemic” levels, and argued that their effects should be treated as a health issue. She is expected to outline how the NHS and public health services could help victims in her Labour conference speech, as the government seeks to halve…
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Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
The US Department of Transportation has finalised a plan to weaken fuel economy standards, undoing a key Biden-era requirement. The change allows new vehicles to use more fuel, which the Trump administration says will reduce their purchase price; critics warn it will raise fuel bills and worsen pollution-related costs. The Biden rules aimed for a…
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Stuck between superpowers: How Australia navigates the China-US rivalry
Australia is expanding its military co-operation with the United States as China’s growing military strength and influence in the Pacific raise concern. The move highlights a strategic bind: Australia relies on the US for security while China is its biggest trading partner. The joint Southern Jackaroo exercise with US and Japanese forces rehearses for a…