NEW YORK (AP) — To plead the Fifth, or not to plead the Fifth? That is the question Donald Trump may face after a New York judge ordered the former president to testify in a long-running state civil investigation into his business practices. Trump's lawyers are almost certain to appeal Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling Thursday […]
This 'townhouse' looks like any other home but it's a disguise – inside it's hiding a 'mystery underground portal'
A BROOKLYN townhouse recently listed for $6million is a great buy for a family that doesn't mind living next to one of New York's best-kept secrets. The six-bedroom, four-bathroom building at 60 Joralemon Street sits right beside a little-known NYC landmark. Next door at 58 Joralemon St., there's a historic brick facade, eerily pitch-black windows, […]
Met Police MUST investigate Prince Andrew after rape case settlement as force failed in duty to probe Duke, says ex-cop
PRINCE Andrew faces calls for an investigation by the Met Police now he has settled his rape case – even as the force insists it will not open a probe. UK cops have been accused of showing favour to the Duke of York as they have decided once again to not investigate the alleged rape […]
School fined £30,000 after taking students on 6.5 mile hike in their school shoes despite ice warnings
A SCHOOL has been fined £30,000 after it took pupils on a hike up a mountain without any safety equipment despite a weather warning for ice. Students at Gateshead Cheder, an all boys Orthodox Jewish school, were taken on a 6.5 mile trek up Helvellyn in the Lake District in early March. A court heard […]
Writer in cancel culture row battles with focus groups over memoir
Publisher banned Kate Clanchy using the words ‘disfigured’ or ‘handicap’ so her work would ‘play better on Twitter’, the author claims Kate Clanchy said publisher hired ‘sensitivity readers’ to analyse her memoir Author, 57, said that she was ‘horrified that people found prejudice and cruelty’ Orwell Prize winner said group rated ‘offensive’ words on scale […]
Robin Williams being misquoted on Twitter is 'annoying as hell,' says daughter Zelda
Zelda Williams is sharing her thoughts on how her dad’s words are used on social media. The Dead of Summer actress, who is the daughter of the late comedian Robin Williams, took to Twitter on Feb. 16 to retweet a photo of her father alongside an inspirational quote — one that he never said. She […]
Jake Gyllenhaal responds to fan drama over Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well': 'It has nothing to do with me'
Jake Gyllenhaal is reluctantly breaking his silence over ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift's song "All Too Well." Swift's re-release of Red (Taylor's Version) in November, with an extended version of the song, thought to be about her brief 2010 romance with the actor, set off all new speculation about their breakup and who has the scarf. Jake, […]
Lorry driver who launched racist tirade at NHS worker is fined £250
Lorry driver who called an NHS worker a ‘P*** b******’ and told him ‘you stink like s***’ in a racist tirade watched by more than one million people on TikTok is fined £250 for racial abuse Adnan Hussain said he was confronted by Nicholas Clayton at traffic lights The NHS worker said Clayton called him a […]
Parents given choice for elementary school kids to opt out of Black history lessons
A letter sent to Indiana parents with a directive to sign and return if they choose to decline the lessons for their kids went viral. An elementary school in Indiana sparked controversy this weekend after a letter sent by a school counselor went viral. The letter gave parents the option to decline to participate in […]
Green-fingered pensioner trims his garden bushes into statues
The ‘Easter Island’ heads of the Isle of Man: Pensioner trims his hedges to ‘resemble world-famous Pacific statues’ Green-fingered Charlie Greene, 86, trimmed his bushes into the shape of Easter Island Moai statues He said he keeps them in shape with a trim three times a year, regular spritzes of water and the odd chat […]