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Girl tried to kill herself after strip-search by Met officers, mother says
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A 14-year-old girl of mixed white and black ethnicity was so traumatised after being strip-searched by Metropolitan police officers that she tried to kill herself, her mother has said. Olivia, nie haar regte naam nie, was m...
Naomi Osaka may skip Wimbledon ‘exhibition’ after ranking points removal
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Naomi Osaka says she is leaning towards not competing at Wimbledon in light of the WTA’s decision to remove ranking points from the tournament in response to the All England Club’s ban of Russian and Belarusian player...
Jittery New Yorkers call on mayor to act on subway safety after fatal shooting
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The fledgling mayor of New York, Eric Adams, is facing renewed pressure to reassure jittery New Yorkers over the safety of the city’s subway service after an apparently random shooting on a train crossing over the Man...
Boris Johnson faces backlash after pushing former Met chief for NCA role
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Boris Johnson’s attempt to appoint a former Metropolitan police commissioner into another senior police role has prompted a furious backlash from three high-profile victims of the VIP paedophile ring scandal. The wido...
Challenge Anneka to be revived by Channel 5 after nearly 30 jare
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Anneka Rice is to dust off her jumpsuit and relaunch Challenge Anneka, a reality TV hit from nearly 30 years ago involving her flying into an area to complete a good cause against the clock. Announcing a reboot of the...
Anderson hits three-run homer after Yankees fans’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ taunts
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Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and then put a finger to his lips to silence fans booing and chanting “Jackie” at him, capping a tumultuous weekend and helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Ne...
Warriors one win from NBA finals after Wiggins posterizes Mavericks’ Doncic
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Stephen Curry shimmied for the TV cameras, Andrew Wiggins shook Luka Doncic with a posterizing dunk and the Warriors are thinking of a series sweep. Curry scored 31 punte, Wiggins’ playoff career high 27 points inclu...
Kwekery-afrigter kla van rassistiese mishandeling nadat Tory-LP werk 'breinloos' noem
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’n Opleier van die vroeë jare het gesê sy het ’n stortvloed rassistiese e-posse ontvang nadat ’n konserwatiewe politikus haar werk as “breinlose snert” beskryf het en gevra het dat sy “gedefundeer” word.. Liz Pemberton, wie bestuur 'n anti-r ...
Elizabeth line: Crossrail complete after decades of struggle – a photo essay
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Almost four decades elapsed between the first official proposals for an east-west “Crossrail” line under London, and the start of construction works for what would eventually become the Elizabeth line. After the knock...
Pollsters breathe sigh of relief after accurately predicting Labor’s election victory
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Australia’s major opinion polls all accurately predicted Saturday’s Labor election victory, in a boost to pollsters’ reputations after the industry-wide failure at the 2019 verkiesing. Surveys measuring voter sentiment ...
Médecins Sans Frontières pulls images of teenage rape survivor after outcry
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Médecins Sans Frontières has removed photographs of a teenage rape survivor from its website after criticism that the images were unethical and racist. MSF took down two photos of a 16-year-old girl from the Democrat...
Justin Thomas wins US PGA title in playoff after Pereira’s late implosion
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Unfortunately Mito Pereira’s painful implosion will prove more memorable than victory for Justin Thomas. Pereira stood on the 18th tee in the final round of this US PGA Championship with the making of history in his g...
Guardiola salutes his ‘legends’ after Manchester City’s title triumph
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An ecstatic Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City as “legends” after claiming the Premier League title in dramatic fashion. His team came from two goals behind with 14 minutes left to beat Aston Villa 3-2, pip Liverpoo...
Ukrainian boy and his family leave cellar after 87 days for safety abroad
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The last child in a ruined village in north-east Ukraine has been evacuated with his family from the basement in which they lived for three months after a benefactor read of their plight in the Guardian. Tymofiy Seido...