There's good news from the Biden White House on gas prices

The Biden administration is reeling from gasoline prices that crested to $5 per gallon in June and are still historically high. So are millions of drivers. But relief may be on the way. During a briefing for reporters on July 12, senior White House officials said a drop in wholesale gas prices suggests retail prices […]

COVID-infected cruise ship docks in Sydney

A COVID-riddled cruise ship has docked in Sydney with more than one hundred positive crew and passengers on board after a “successful” visit to the NSW South Coast on Tuesday. The Coral Princess ship pulled in at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay just after 6am on Wednesday. Passengers wishing to disembark in Sydney […]

Down the pan: 98% of public want to keep single-sex toilets

Down the pan: Almost 98% of British public wants to keep single-sex changing rooms and separate toilets for men and women, poll suggests A near-unanimous 98 per cent of respondents said they wanted separate toilets Around 7,000 people were surveyed in a poll by campaign group Sex Matters  The poll showed 95 per cent would want gendered […]

Rishi Sunak denies betraying Boris Johnson, insists he served loyally

Rishi Sunak denies betraying Boris Johnson and insists he served him loyally before Prime Minister fell The former Chancellor’s resignation was a trigger for Boris Johnson’s downfall Rishi Sunak, 42, said he did not want to ‘demonise’ the outgoing Prime Minister One Johnson ally called Mr Sunak a ‘treacherous b*****d for his actions  Mr Sunak […]

Andrews has threatened our future in a rush to hide the past

Here is a proposition that’s akin to asking Daniel Andrews to stop breathing: we must take politics out of public health. We must put people ahead of politics. We must focus on holding together a crippled hospital system rather than finding excuses. We must explore new strategies around this pandemic and we must demand some […]

Depp's lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict on multiple grounds, including an apparent case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors. In court papers filed […]