Harvey Weinstein will have to answer to more sexual assault charges, but this time it’s in the UK. Source: File photo English prosecutors have authorised charges to be brought against disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a woman 26 years ago. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the…
Jim and his wife. Source: AP via BBC News. 66-year-old Jim Fitton has been sentenced to 15 years jail after he was convicted by an Iraqi court of trying to smuggle artefacts older than 200 years old. Mr Fitton was at the Sumerian archaeological site of Eridu in southern Iraq when he collected several artefacts.…
Over 90 women are bringing action against the FBI. Source: USA Gymnastics. Over 90 gymnasts including Simone Biles are claiming that the FBI failed to handle sexual abuse allegations that were made against former physician Larry Nassar. For over 18 years, Nassar was the lead doctor to the US gymnastics teams and during that time…
Brisbane couple Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were tragically killed by a drunk and high teenager driving a stolen car on Australia Day last year. Source: AAP The teenager who was behind the wheel of a stolen car that ploughed into parents-to-be Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter in Brisbane suburb Alexandra Hills last year has…
The Amadea has been at the centre of a bitter legal dispute over US jurisdiction. It’s currently en route to the US. Source: Mike Forsythe (Twitter) The United States have won the bitter legal battle with Russia over oligarch superyacht Amadea, wasting zero time in taking control of the $US325 million vessel and sailing it out of…
Beijing says a “major incident” involving an entanglement between an Australian aircraft and Chinese fighter jet in international airspace could see “serious consequences”, as the Australian Government strongly responded this morning. Tensions continue to slowly rise between the two countries, despite Anthony Albanese recently being elected as Prime Minister. It was revealed that on May…
“The rockets will be visible to the local community and surrounding areas from only seconds after lift-off – about 150 metres into the sky until just prior to it exiting the earth’s atmosphere,” says ELA. Source: ELA At the end of the month NASA will launch three space rockets from the NT’s Arnhem Space Centre,…
The pair went missing on Sunday, never making it back to town where Indigenous locals were waiting for their return. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian government official Bruno Araujo Pereira went missing last weekend with search efforts escalated amid growing concern for their safety. The pair were last seen in the Javari…
The San José galleon is often referred to as the “holy grail” of shipwrecks due to the $US17 billion bounty in gold, silver and emeralds it holds. The ship was sunk in 1708 off Colombian port Cartagena. Source: AFP Two more historical shipwrecks have been discovered next to the famed San José galleon in a…
Despite winning the no-confidence vote, an upcoming by-election could be fatal for his coalition if they lose the seat. Source: Shutterstock. The UK Prime Minister won the no-confidence 211 votes to 148 and has now called for his party to unite and move forward. Calls have been ringing throughout parliament for his resignation, with the…