Australia news live: mayor says Pauline Hanson should face charges over anti-Muslim comments; NSW to introduce minimum age for ebikes
Canterbury Bankstown council mayor Bilal El-Hayek warns Hanson’s remarks ‘will incite someone’. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment says Syria situation ‘distressing’ for children, but lays blame on parentsMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, also spoke to RN, saying the government understands the situation as “distressing” for the children in Syria.It’s a distressing situation that they’ve been placed in as a result of very bad decisions by their parents. We, of course, from a government perspective, you know, focus more than anything on the safety of Australians, and that explains the basis of our decisions that we’ve made about this group.I do have sympathy for those children, and our government has sympathy for those children. But the decision to put the children in these situations was made by their parents. That’s something that we can’t change. Continue reading...
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Live Updates: Former Prince Andrew Is Released After Being Arrested Amid Epstein Revelations
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who is still under investigation, was seen leaving police custody on Thursday evening after being detained on suspicions of misconduct in public office.
Alysa Liu’s comeback ends in gold.
Liu became the first American to win a medal in women’s figure skating since 2006.
Man allegedly assaulted by Shia LaBeouf in New Orleans wants to see hate crime charges
Jeffrey Damnit says actor punched him and second man on Tuesday, calling both ‘faggot’ repeatedlyOne of the men whom Shia LaBeouf allegedly battered and insulted with a homophobic slur on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans on Tuesday, leading to his arrest, would like to see the actor face hate crime charges.Jeffrey Damnit, who dresses in drag and was in makeup at the time of the encounter with LaBeouf, said on Thursday that the behavior attributed to the Transformers film franchise star was “a complete slap in the face to any alternative-culture person”. Continue reading...
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girlsFederal investigators examined Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who worked at the St Thomas airport to which Epstein regularly flew on his private planes before traveling by boat or helicopter to his private island, newly released documents reveal.As part of that investigation, which did not result in any charges, investigators also issued subpoenas related to three additional CBP officers working at the Cyril E King Airport (STT) on St Thomas, documents show. The Guardian also identified two other CBP officers on St Thomas and in Florida who were in contact with Epstein, based on emails and text messages between Epstein, his staff and the officers. It does not appear the FBI ever investigated those two officers. Continue reading...
Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death on Mountain Hike
Thomas Plamberger was given a suspended prison sentence and fined in a case that tested the limits of personal responsibility in mountaineering.
Former Prince Andrew is the most senior British royal to have been arrested in modern times.
Schools in England to get budget for children with special needs as part of Send overhaul
Children to get individual support directly from school instead of via council in attempt to curb spiralling costsChildren in England with special needs will receive individual support and therapy directly from their schools as part of the government’s overhaul of England’s special education provision.Under the plans, mainstream schools will be given commissioning budgets to spend on therapists or additional support, instead of the money being controlled by highly indebted local authorities. Continue reading...
Deer shooting to be facilitated in England to protect woodlands
Government plans legislation giving landowners and tenants rights to cull deer to protect crops and propertyIt will be much easier to shoot deer in England under government plans that aim to curb the damage the animals are doing to the country’s woodlands.Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, plans to bring forward new legislation to give landowners and tenants legal rights to shoot deer to protect crops and property. Continue reading...
Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time
At 16, out of love with the sport, Liu stepped away. On Thursday she became the first American to win gold in women’s figure skating in 24 years.