Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer

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Victoria’s director of public prosecutions seeking longer prison sentence for mushroom murderer

The Victorian director of public prosecutions will appeal against the sentence handed down to triple murderer Erin Patterson, arguing it is manifestly inadequate.

On Monday afternoon – the deadline for an appeal – the DPP confirmed in a statement that the appeal had been lodged, after Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years.

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Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists

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Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representation

Activists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poor conditions without access to water and legal representation, their families have said, as dozens more passengers from the Global Sumud Flotilla were set to be deported.

Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason were among 437 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers travelling aboard the flotilla, a coalition of more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid whose goal was to breach Israel’s 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case – The New York Times

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  1. Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case  The New York Times
  2. What to Know as Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court for Man’s Appeal  The New York Times
  3. Gisèle Pelicot to face one of her rapists in court as French women fear nothing has changed  BBC
  4. Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict  The Guardian
  5. French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case  10tv.com
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How Trump cornered Netanyahu into signing up for peace – Financial Times

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  1. How Trump cornered Netanyahu into signing up for peace  Financial Times
  2. Exclusive: Trump says Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it insists on staying in power  CNN
  3. Hamas and Israel set for Trump's Gaza plan peace talks in Egypt  NBC News
  4. Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free hostages  Reuters
  5. Israel-Hamas negotiations spurred by Trump ceasefire plan to start, fueling cautious hope for end to Gaza war  CBS News
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At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing – Reuters

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  1. At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing  Reuters
  2. Search Continues for Missing Students Following Boarding School Collapse That Killed 49  People.com
  3. Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54  BBC
  4. Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 49  AP News
  5. Five students pulled alive from collapsed Indonesia school but hopes fade for remaining classmates  CNN
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Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’

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Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

Louis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big names taking part as whitewashing a regime guilty of human rights abuses.

Speaking on Real Time With Bill Maher, CK, who is co-headlining the festival with the British comedian Jimmy Carr on Monday night local time, said other comedians had been “really surprised” by the response from audiences in Riyadh so far.

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Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 54 as search for missing students continues

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Excavators used to remove rubble while 14 people reportedly still unaccounted for and police allege building work was being carried out without a permit

Indonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week recovered the bodies of dozens of students over the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to 54.

Using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands, rescue teams removed tons of rubble in an attempt to find the 14 students reportedly still missing. Rescuers found 35 bodies over the weekend alone, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.

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Greta Thunberg set to be deported from Israel Monday on flight to Athens – The Times of Israel

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  1. Greta Thunberg set to be deported from Israel Monday on flight to Athens  The Times of Israel
  2. Greta Thunberg's alleged jail complaints called 'brazen lies' by Israeli government  Fox News
  3. Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel  France 24
  4. More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention  Al Jazeera
  5. Thunberg said complaining about bedbugs in Israeli prison; flotilla activists allegedly punched  The Times of Israel
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Hamas said to demand release of terror chiefs, Oct. 7 terrorists in deal for hostages – The Times of Israel

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  1. Hamas said to demand release of terror chiefs, Oct. 7 terrorists in deal for hostages  The Times of Israel
  2. Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Are Set to Start in Egypt  The Wall Street Journal
  3. What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt  NPR
  4. Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks to begin in Egypt as Trump pressures Israel and Hamas to strike deal  CNN
  5. Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend  NBC News
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Gary Neville says he took down union flag being ‘used in a negative fashion’

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Footballer turned developer questions spate of flag raisings and says ‘we’re all being turned on each other’

Gary Neville has revealed he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being “used in a negative fashion”, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic.

In a video posted on Friday, the day after a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, the former footballer turned property developer said he believed that “we’re all being turned on each other”, attributing much of the blame for the divide to “angry, middle-aged white men … who know exactly what they’re doing”.

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