MPs have declared more than £6m in “freebies” since 2010 with the cash price of gifts given almost tripling over two years, analysis reveals, leading to calls for urgent reform. The value of “gifts, benefits and hospitality” declared by MPs was £1.3m in 2023, analysis shows, up from £483,507 in 2021. And the amount of … Read more
Article content An unidentified man is accused of violent unprovoked attacks against two elderly men in separate incidents in the same Mississauga park. Article content Peel Regional Police allege the first incident happened on Sept. 19 at about 1 p.m. A 73-year-old Mississauga man was walking near Applewood Hills Tr. and Bloor St. when a … Read more
The “Jack The Reaper” logo displayed in the windows of a Spirit Halloween seasonal holiday store in the location of a closed former Bed Bath and Beyond retail store on August 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Want a Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift couples’ costume delivered to your … Read more
A former nurse will spend at least three-and-a-half years in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a student and patients under his care at two private hospitals. Ali Khamis Moh’d molested three separate women at Sydney’s Norwest and Nepean private hospitals between December 2018 and March 2022. The 44-year-old was sentenced to up … Read more
(NewsNation) — As cleanup efforts continue after Helene tore through Florida, Georgia, and other states along the eastern seaboard, victims of the Category 4 hurricane that has since been downgraded to a tropical storm will begin to try to recover from the damage done by the storm. As of Friday afternoon., officials announced that at … Read more
Move over, Moo Deng, there’s officially competition to be the internet’s favourite baby animal. A huge, fuzzy king penguin named Pesto from the Sea Life Melbourne aquarium has melted the hearts of many on social media since becoming a viral sensation this month. Though he is only nine months old, Pesto rose to fame large … Read more
Chappell Roan — who faced a days-long backlash online for her recent comments about the November presidential election — announced Friday that she is dropping out of the All Things Go music festivals. The pop star, 26, was scheduled to perform at the festival Saturday in New York City, and Sunday in Columbia, Maryland. In … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests seeking to harness his influence. Adams, a former police captain, entered the plea in a packed courtroom that’s just a short walk from City Hall, … Read more
New Delhi: Israel continued ferocious rounds of airstrikes on Hezbollah’s key strongholds in southern Beirut in Lebanon today. These strikes, which began last night in the heart of the capital city, sent plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky, sparking fear and chaos in densely populated civilian areas. The operations marked Israel’s most intense … Read more
The ABC has rejected Russian claims two of its journalists acted illegally after they entered the Ukraine-occupied Kursk region. Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss and camera operator Fletcher Yeung are accused of “illegally” crossing into Russia from Ukraine on 31 August. The pair were escorted by a Ukrainian military unit to Sudzha, a Russian town in … Read more
