Skateboard hero of London Bridge terror attack may become a saint

Skateboard hero of London Bridge is on track to become a saint after he died using his board to save two from terrorists’ attacks Ignacio Echeverría, 39, was known as the ‘skateboard hero’ of London Bridge He used his skateboard to fend off terrorists in June 2017, as others fled to safety Mr Echeverría was […]

Rabbi charged with raping seven women 'and said he could purify them'

Rabbi, 59, is charged with raping seven female followers ‘after convincing them he had special powers that could mend their impurities’ in Israel Rabbi Moshe Yazdi is accused of raping and defrauding seven female followers He allegedly told them he could ‘purify’ them through sex and rid them of sin The rabbi attacked some on […]

Russia walks out of UN meeting after being blamed for looming global food crisis

The Russian ambassador walked out of a UN Security Council meeting after being blamed for a looming a global food crisis. The EU accused Moscow of of using food supplies as ‘a stealth missile against developing countries’ amid the war in Ukraine. European Council President Charles Michel was directly addressing Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia – who […]

Premier rejects anti-corruption chief’s push to revamp IBAC laws

Premier Daniel Andrews has rebuffed a request from Victoria’s anti-corruption commissioner for changes to laws he claims are holding up important integrity reforms. On Tuesday, The Age revealed Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption commission’s head, Robert Redlich, had complained to the attorney-general that laws allowing people to challenge his draft findings in court were delaying the […]