Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say – NBC News
- New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say NBC News
- Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years National Geographic
- New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century Reuters
- Scientists name a new cat species for the first time in over a century Live Science
- New species of wild cat discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest BBC Wildlife Magazine
As Charles refutes Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana, how royal statements give a glimpse behind palace doors
From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phrase
As denials go, King Charles’s response to Earl Spencer’s allegations that Charles said after Diana’s death, “We’ll forget her soon enough”, was a masterclass in the diplomatic royal rebuke.
Rarely has Buckingham Palace responded to claims in countless books on royalty. But it was straight out of the block on this one.
Continue reading...Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes
Meta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook and do more to tackle AI-generated fake imagery.
A fake video showing a Labour party councillor in Scotland making inflammatory comments about refugees should not have been left up by Facebook, the board said. It also ruled that an AI-generated video of a Muslim campaign volunteer should have been removed after it falsely depicted her offering health advice while carrying out absurd exercises or eating junk food.
Continue reading...Nicholas Brandram’s family deny he was ‘Putney pusher’ and say Met police pressure led to his death
Banker, 44, was arrested in connection with 2017 incident but family say ‘no credible evidence’ he was involved
The family of Nicholas Brandram have denied he was the so-called “Putney pusher” and said he “took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan police investigation”.
Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive at a property in Chiswick, west London, believed to be his home, on Tuesday evening.
Continue reading...Baby found wrapped in 1910 newspaper was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
‘Terrible thing’ happened to infant boy found under the floorboards at a house in Bishop Auckland, says coroner
A baby boy who was found with twine looped and knotted round his neck and wrapped in a 116-year-old newspaper was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.
Crispin Oliver on Thursday said the child, known only as Baby Auckland, had been garotted by an unknown person.
Continue reading...FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles, memo reveals
Exclusive: Internal FBI memo, reviewed by the Guardian, said women wanted to dox and ‘embarrass’ agents, but provided few details
The FBI internally warned that a group of women were creating fake online dating accounts with “tradwife” aesthetics in an effort to lure US immigration agents and “dox” them.
The FBI in Chicago disseminated a brief memo to other law enforcement officials across the US on the potential threat to agents in February, warning that “as of late January 2026, a small group of women allegedly were creating fictitious online dating profiles with the purpose of attracting and then doxxing law enforcement participating in immigration enforcement”. The report, which was shared with the Guardian, provided few details about the alleged scheme and did not explain the source of the information.
Continue reading...Late Princess Diana’s brother claims King Charles told him, “we’ll forget her soon enough” before funeral – CBS News
- Late Princess Diana's brother claims King Charles told him, "we'll forget her soon enough" before funeral CBS News
- 'Never complain, never explain': Buckingham Palace broke its own golden rule over Princess Diana claims Yahoo
- King Charles fires back at Princess Diana’s brother over ‘forget her’ claim in new memoir WKMG
- King Charles ‘Sounded Giddily Elated’ After Princess Diana Died, Says Charles Spencer People.com
- Buckingham Palace rebuts claim in book by Princess Diana's brother ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Verified video shows wreckage of Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen
BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.
Ninth woman’s body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
Ninth woman’s body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
Ninth woman’s body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
Kempton Park killings: Ninth woman’s body found in South Africa’s Dawn Park – BBC
- Kempton Park killings: Ninth woman's body found in South Africa's Dawn Park BBC
- South Africa: Police find 9th body of woman amid spree fears DW.com
- ‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa The Guardian
- Why the discovery of 9 women’s bodies have raised fears of a serial killer in South Africa AP News
- Wave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg Financial Times
EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say Reuters
- China pressing Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, Iranian sources say timesofisrael.com
- China emerges as Saudi Arabia’s latest lifeline after Trump declines request to fight Houthis threatening vital Red Sea chokepoint Business Insider Africa
- China Iran Relations: China asks Iran to rein in Houthis after Saudi Arabia seeks help: Report The Times of India
- Live updates • China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say Haaretz
IS member sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in 2021 Kabul airport bombing
Mohammad Sharifullah, 28, was convicted of aiding the terrorist group that took credit for the suicide bombing
An Islamic State group member was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the US military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country.
A federal jury in Virginia had convicted Mohammad Sharifullah in April of providing material support to the IS affiliate known as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). But jurors could not agree whether he bore some responsibility for the airport bombing on 26 August 2021.
Continue reading...Trump administration again denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly
For the second year in a row, the administration has barred the Palestinian delegation from US travel for the forum
The US state department said on Wednesday that it had again denied entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead next week’s United Nations general assembly gathering in New York.
The state department said in a statement the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) had “failed to live up to their commitments”, accusing the groups of “taking actions to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict including through the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ)” and of “glorifying terrorism” among other allegations.
Continue reading...Mexico City Has a Toxic ‘Sacrifice Zone’ Where Cancer Is Surging – The New York Times
Mexico City Has a Toxic ‘Sacrifice Zone’ Where Cancer Is Surging The New York Times
Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills
The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses
Attorneys representing rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say they are no longer acting for the disgraced star in a dispute over months of unpaid legal bills.
The musician, who is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses, has become increasingly belligerent in recent months, causing “a total breakdown in cooperation and communication” with New York law firm Sher Tremonte, one of its partners Michael Tremonte said in a court filing.
Continue reading...Klopp wants to ‘reclaim’ flag amid German elections
New Germany coach Jurgen Klopp says his team can help ensure "national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people" after a recent far-right election victory.