Britney Spears has told an LA court that she wants her father charged with conservatorship abuse. Addressing the court for the second time in less than a month, Spears demanded once again that Jamie Spears be removed from the legal agreement that has controlled most of her life for more than 13 years. Giving evidence
Month: July 2021
As many as 60,000 people could die from flu this winter and a combination of seasonal viruses and COVID-19 could leave the NHS “unable to cope”, according to a report. The stark warning was made by scientists who say the flu season could be particularly deadly but the enhanced flu jab programme and rapid tests
Shoppers at Sainsbury’s will be encouraged to keep wearing masks in stores next week even though it will no longer be legally required. The company became the first major supermarket to reveal its stance hours after the government published guidance saying it “expects and recommends that people continue to wear a face covering in crowded,
More than 70 people have died and major infrastructure has been damaged after days of rioting and looting in parts of South Africa. The widespread disorder has affected thousands of businesses as people have been filling up their cars and trucks with stolen food and other goods in two of the country’s nine provinces –
England star Jadon Sancho says “hate will never win” as he hit back at online racist abuse that he and other black players suffered following the penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. The winger, along with teammates Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka, were targeted on social media after they missed their
Theatre owner Sir Cameron Mackintosh has criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson after football fans scaled the walls of one of his theatres before England’s game against Italy. Sir Cameron, who looks after a number of West End venues, said repair costs to the Wyndham’s Theatre, just off Leicester Square in central London, are thought to
More than a quarter of the Amazon basin is now releasing more carbon than it absorbs, according to a comprehensive study. Brazilian researchers flew an aircraft over the rainforest every two weeks for nine years, taking air samples from just above the canopy all the way up to 4.5km. They found that the eastern side
The number of soldiers deployed on the streets of South Africa has doubled to 5,000 as the army and police struggle to quell days of looting and violence. President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering boosting troop numbers even more, as at least 72 people have been killed in the worst unrest in the country for years.
Airbnb and similar online platforms for short-term rentals are causing an increase in violent crime, according to new research. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday, examines whether there is any truth to anecdotal news reports that lodging platforms contribute to crime. It found evidence that Airbnb listings lead to more
A man has been arrested over the racist abuse of England players on social media following Sunday’s Euro 2020 final defeat. Greater Manchester Police said the 37-year-old from Ashton-Upon-Mersey was arrested on suspicion of an offence under the Malicious Communications Act, after he went to Cheadle Heath police station on Wednesday morning. He remains in
Football banning orders will be changed to cover online racism, Boris Johnson has told MPs. The prime minister said the government is “taking practical steps to ensure that the football banning order regime is changed”. “So that if you are guilty of racist abuse online of footballers then you will not be going to the
An international team of astronomers has discovered a teardrop-shaped star that it predicts is about to explode in a supernova. The star’s unusual shape is caused by a nearby white dwarf distorting the ball of burning gas with its intense gravity. The pull of the white dwarf is so great that it will eventually cause
A US judge has dismissed a $95m lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over a “paedophile detector” joke in his 2018 TV series Who Is America? US Senate candidate Roy Moore took the case to court complaining he was tricked into an interview for the show that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. The segment
Criticism of Home Secretary Priti Patel over efforts to fight racism are “unusual” and “odd”, one of her fellow cabinet ministers has told Sky News. Following England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy – after which some of the side’s players suffered racist abuse on social media – Ms Patel‘s pre-tournament comments on footballers taking
The rate of inflation in the UK rose again in June, outstripping economists’ predictions and passing the Bank of England’s stated target of 2%. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index (CPI) measure rose by 2.5% in the 12 months leading up to June 2021, the highest rate for nearly three
Four Iranians have been charged with plotting to kidnap a New York-based journalist and human rights activist critical of Iran and take her back to Tehran, the US Department of Justice says. Court papers did not name the target, but Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad said it was her. Authorities said the accused – alleged intelligence
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