My Life at the Gallop: FRANKIE DETTORI tells of triumphs on the track and mischievous meetings with the Queen – as well as the crashing disgrace of his cocaine shame in the first extract from his racy new book On the first day at Royal Ascot in June 1994, I was told there was someone […]
Ex-Labour MP Frank Field announces he is terminally ill as he backs controversial plans to allow assisted dying
A FORMER Labour MP has backed controversial plans to let terminal patients die – by announcing he's dying himself. Lord Frank Field, 79, revealed he's spent time in a hospice and was too sick to come to Parliament yesterday for a debate on assisted dying. An emotional statement was read to fellow peers by Baroness […]
Real-life Mowgli who lived in jungle to escape cruel bullies dons suit as he heads off to school
THE real-life ‘Mowgli’ who grew up in a Rwandan jungle to escape cruel bullies has transformed his life and now wears a suit to go to school. Zanziman Ellie gained support from around the world last year following a documentary about his life which aired in February on YouTube by Afrimax TV. Ellie was born […]
Riz Ahmed says the way Muslims are portrayed in movies is 'messed up'
Riz Ahmed still shakes his head at the way Muslims are portrayed onscreen. "The game right now is messed up. The game right now is rigged," Ahmed said in a new interview with news outlet Muslim. "Muslims are either not on screen or they are [and] they're the bad guys. They're perpetrators or victims of […]
Minneapolis cop gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to forhis murder […]
Who is the Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino?
STEVEN Bertolino has been at the center of the Gabby Petito case after Brian Laundrie returned home without her an immediately hired a lawyer. Over the course of the investigation, Bertolino has been seen giving statements on behalf of the Laundrie family. Who is the Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino? Steven Bertolino is known as […]
Ruby Rose alleges unsafe working conditions on the set of 'Batwoman': 'I wouldn't return for any amount of money'
When Ruby Rose suddenly departed The CW series Batwoman in May 2020, the Australian actress offered a cryptic explanation on Instagram, saying: "It wasn't an easy decision but those who know, know." A year and a half later, Rose is finally offering a full account of what led her to leave Gotham City after only […]
Even Julian Burnside needs to pay his bills
Barrister, human rights and refugees advocate and author Julian Burnside, AO, QC, is no stranger to the inside of a courtroom. The former Greens candidate for Josh Frydenberg’s electorate of Kooyong has undertaken some big-ticket legal actions: defending the Maritime Union of Australia against Patrick Stevedores in the High Court, acting as counsel for the […]
When your kid gets COVID at school: Katy Gallagher on being prepared
By Anne Hyland For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Katy Gallagher has lived every parent’s worst nightmare during the pandemic. The federal Labor senator’s youngest child, Evie, caught COVID-19 at school during drama class, and more than two months after contracting the virus, she is still recovering. From Monday, most school students […]
Cops hunt suspect after man 'grabs teen's breast & strokes her hand' in Costa
POLICE are on the hunt for a man who sexually assaulted a teenager in Southampton's biggest shopping centre. An 18-year-old woman was sitting in Costa Coffee shop in Westquay shopping centre when a man unknown to her approached her. On Tuesday 12 October, the male asked her for the time before grabbing her left breast […]