Ghislaine Maxwell will exploit her notoriety to control more vulnerable inmates in prison, Andrew's cousin claims | The Sun

GHISLAINE Maxwell will exploit her notoriety to control more vulnerable inmates in prison, Prince Andrew's cousin has sensationally claimed. The disgraced former socialite, 60, was jailed for two decades earlier this week for sex-trafficking teens for late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. She will soon be moved from the notorious Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, New York, […]

Firm in four-day week says staff will be back full time at Christmas

Will a four-day week ever REALLY work? Owner of gift firm taking part in trial says staff will be back full time at Christmas to cope with demand – and they can only take Wednesdays off because otherwise they fall behind Louise Verity, CEO of Bookishly, insists the four-day week pilot is going smoothly The […]

Police release E-fit image of McDonald's sex attacker

Pictured: Sex attacker who assaulted woman in McDonald’s car park who ran away when she began yelling for help The Met Police are calling for help in hunting for a man accused of sexual assault A 24-year-old woman was cornered in the carpark of a McDonald’s in Newham  The wanted man’s likeness has been captured […]

Blair tells Starmer to distance Labour from public sector strikes

Tony Blair tells Keir Starmer to distance Labour from supporting ‘summer of discontent’ strikes that will pound Britain in the coming weeks if he wants to be PM Sir Tony Blair says Britain ‘can’t afford’ a summer wave of public sector strikes The ex-PM urges Sir Keir Starmer to distance Labour from action by trade […]

Who is Chris Pincher and is he married? | The Sun

MP Chris Pincher is a former Tory deputy chief whip, who resigned on June 30, 2022. But who is he, and is he married? Who is Chris Pincher? Chris Pincher is the Conservative MP for Tamworth, and was first elected to the constituency in May 2010. He has held the seat in three subsequent general […]

For the love of arts and culture

This week, I have been preoccupied with our arts and culture coverage. The importance of public interest and accountability journalism goes without saying, but just as vital is how we cover culture in its broadest sense, from popular culture, ideas and trends, to theatre, visual arts and opera. Perhaps we Melburnians kid ourselves, but we […]

Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West

TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West by signing a decree to seize full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia’s far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors. The decree, signed on Thursday, creates a new firm […]