Michelle Dick accused of dousing musician with unknown substance in March and damaging his car before fleeing A woman who is accused of stalking former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has been arrested in Indiana, according to local police. Authorities in Fort Wayne, Indiana, said in a statement over the weekend that they took 55-year-old Michelle Dick into custody on Saturday as she was wanted on a warrant out of California “for stalking” Buckingham. Continue reading...
Shortage of pickled mini-cucumbers has caused Pret a Manger to pull its jambon beurre from the shelves With their sharp flavour and crunch, pickled cucumbers are an essential component of any sandwich worth its salt. But an unexpected shortage of cornichons has caused consternation in sandwich shops across the country as cafes scramble to get their hands on jars of the small green pickles. Continue reading...
Lafarge fined more than €1m and its former boss jailed for paying nearly €5.6m to groups including Islamic State A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain its business in war-torn Syria from 2013 to 2014. The ruling follows a 2022 case in the United States in which the French firm pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material su
Head Coach of the Colorado Avalanche Jared Bednar in 2025 in Philadelphia.
Inquiry heard evidence about state involvement with Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls at a dance workshop in summer 2024 The inquiry, held over nine weeks at Liverpool Town Hall last year, heard from more than 100 witnesses, including 67 who gave live evidence. It covered topics including Rudakubana’s involvement with health services, social care and education, and the three referrals to anti-terror programme Prevent which were made, and closed, before he carried out the attack. Sitt
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Former Fox News host says publishing house Skyhorse ‘looking for books that nobody else will publish’ Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is set to launch his own imprint and publish books by the likes of Russell Brand and “alt-right” commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. The imprint, Tucker Carlson Books, will be part of the US-based publisher Skyhorse. “I think most people don’t read books anymore because they’re too absorbed in all the other available media,” said Carlson, according to the Wall Stre
Guardian - World · Oct 8
NSW government urged to investigate if transport department refused to share cost of sensors that would detect a person entering coupling area Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The potentially life-saving safety upgrades to Sydney’s light rail, which a former Transdev employee has alleged were cancelled in order to save money, would have only cost about $2.2m, according to the whistleblower. The New South Wales gov
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Promotional events with hefty price tags are on the agenda, alongside visits to a children’s hospital, women’s homeless service and the war memorial Prince Harry and Meghan will touch down in Sydney on Tuesday for what has been described as a “faux-royal” tour that will be dramatically different from the pair’s first visit to Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Sydney and Melbourne during their four-day visit, while Harry will do a solo Canberra trip. Continue reading...
