Rugby star Kurtley Beale faces trial over alleged sexual assault of woman in Sydney pub

Rugby star Kurtley Beale faces trial over alleged sexual assault of woman in Sydney pub

Jurors have been told to keep an open mind as they prepare to hear allegations that Wallabies star Kurtley Beale sexually assaulted a woman at a pub. The 35-year-old rugby union playmaker was charged after allegedly sexually assaulting and groping a 28-year-old woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. The alleged offences occurred at … Read more

Alec Baldwin charged for second time over fatal movie set shooting

Alec Baldwin charged for second time over fatal movie set shooting

A grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis … Read more

Man fronts NSW court on domestic violence charge after partner dies in fall from 10th-floor balcony at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency hotel

Man fronts NSW court on domestic violence charge after partner dies in fall from 10th-floor balcony at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency hotel

A man who allegedly locked a woman on the balcony of a high-rise hotel apartment before she fell to her death says he never wanted to harm her. Scott Andrew Minigle was charged with a single domestic violence-related offence in December, more than three years after Jodie Lovell fell from a 10th-floor balcony at the … Read more

South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges International Court of Justice to halt Gaza war

South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges International Court of Justice to halt Gaza war

South Africa has accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying the country’s leadership was “intent on destroying the Palestinians in Gaza” and calling for the court to order a halt to Israel’s military campaign in the enclave. On the first of two days of hearings at the … Read more

New driving laws in South Australia in response to death of Sophia Naismith

New driving laws in South Australia in response to death of Sophia Naismith

New driving laws have come into effect in South Australia. The rule changes are in response to the death of 15-year-old Sophia Naismith, who was hit and killed when the driver of a high-powered Lamborghini mounted a kerb on June 22, 2019. The driver, 37-year-old Alexander Campbell, avoided jail and was handed a five-month suspended … Read more

Families of Palestinian Americans shot in Vermont while wearing kaffiyehs allege men were targeted in hate crime

Families of Palestinian Americans shot in Vermont while wearing kaffiyehs allege men were targeted in hate crime

The mothers of Palestinian American college students shot on the street have no doubt that the men were targeted, and say the shooting should absolutely be treated as a hate crime. Three men, all 20 years old, were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington last week. They all speak in Arabic and two … Read more

William Tyrell’s foster father claims force applied on child was ‘lawful’

William Tyrell’s foster father claims force applied on child was ‘lawful’

William Tyrrell’s foster father rejects claims he grabbed a child by the neck as his lawyers argue he applied medium force to push the youngster down as they tried to get out of a timeout. The 56-year-old foster father and 58-year-old foster mother returned to Parramatta Local Court on Monday. The couple, who cannot be … Read more

Boy dies after eating poisonous yew berries on daily walk in park with dad in Manchester, England

Boy dies after eating poisonous yew berries on daily walk in park with dad in Manchester, England

A young boy has died after eating poisonous berries on a walk in a park with his father, just months after moving to England from Australia. Benn Curran-Nicholls, 14, moved to Manchester with his family in June 2022. The teenager, who lived with severe autism, walked to Fletcher Moss Park in the suburb of Didsbury … Read more