Remember Cambridge Analytica? What to know about the $8B US lawsuit against Meta’s board
More than seven years after a privacy scandal involving Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica consulting firm emerged, an $8-billion US class action investors’ lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta board members will begin. The plaintiffs, led by Amalgamated Bank Inc., will argue in court in Wilmington, Del., that the harvesting of data of Facebook users in […]
Resident gets traffic cone revenge on ‘entitled’ neighbour
A homeowner has been left fuming after his ‘entitled’ neighbour demanded he surrender part of his driveway so she could construct a swimming pool on the space. The man revealed he’d barely spoken to his next-door neighbour during the seven years he’d resided at the property – until she recently approached him with an ‘absurd’ […]
Clean energy should be a priority, not wuthering ‘Brontë country’ nostalgia | Wind power
Re Simon Jenkins’ article (Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost?, 14 July), there might be good reasons for opposing a windfarm on the Yorkshire moors, but Emily Brontë isn’t one of them. Nor is the “turbulent romance” of Wuthering Heights an appropriate filter […]
Former boxing world champion rushed to hospital after being ‘run over’ | Boxing | Sport
Former world champion boxer Sven Ottke, 58, has been hospitalised after a traffic accident. The ex-super-middleweight titleholder was involved in a collision with a car while cycling in Mallorca, as reported by German publication Bild. Ottke sustained a double fracture to his tibia and a shoulder injury during the incident. He underwent surgery on Tuesday […]
Legend of Zelda movie cast announced for Nintendo’s live-action epic | Films | Entertainment
Following the billion-dollar success of The Super Mario Bros Movie, Nintendo announced a film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. The upcoming movie will be based on the hugely popular high fantasy video games set in the Kingdom of Hyrule. Each adventure sees players embody a young elf-like character called Link, who embarks on a […]
Woman arrested as Thailand rocked by Buddhist monk sex and blackmail scandal
Police in Thailand arrested a woman on Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy. The possible violation of the celibacy rule for monks has rocked Buddhist institutions and gripped public attention in Thailand in recent weeks. At […]
Households urged to turn up fridge dial numbers before Friday
Households are being urged to turn up the numbers on their fridge dial this summer – because there are many who don’t realise it’s actually making their food colder in hot weather. It’s something everyone uses every day in their kitchen, but fridge experts say there are still a lot of people who don’t really […]
Trump calls Epstein case a hoax and lashes out at Maga critics – live updates | Trump administration
Trump calls Epstein case a hoax and lashes out at Maga critics In a lengthy Truth Social post earlier, Donald Trump has dismissed the furious Maga backlash over the Jeffrey Epstein case as a “scam” perpetuated by Democrats and accused his so-called “past supporters” – who have called for more transparency around documents related to […]
Tadej Pogacar crashes at Tour de France as world champion slides into curb | Other | Sport
Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was involved in a nasty crash during the latest stage of the 2025 race. After a rest day, the Tour resumed today with Ireland’s Ben Healy wearing the yellow jersey. Pogacar started the latest stage in Toulouse 29 seconds off the leader. In a bid to keep pace […]
Argos customers scrambling to buy Nintendo Switch 2 after third restock | Gaming | Entertainment
The Switch 2 isn’t expected to remain in stock for very long, so customers will need to rush to take advantage of the restock. Indeed, the console is listed as ‘In Demand’ and ‘Selling Fast’, with orders coming in every few minutes. It’s worth noting that Argos offers same day delivery in some cases, as […]