Washington: Pablo Escobar’s hippos have become the first animals to be legally recognised as “people” by a US court. In a legal case brought by the “community of hippopotamuses living in the Magdalena River”, the plaintiffs, known as his “cocaine hippos”, were accepted as “persons of interest”. In the 1980s Escobar became one of the richest men in the world […]

Hospitality leaders urge Rishi Sunak not to hike VAT rate in his autumn budget as the sector recovers from Covid lockdowns More than 200 hospitality leaders asked the Chancellor not to up their VAT rate  They warned Rishi Sunak that keeping the tax at 12.5 per cent was ‘vital’ for recovery Business leaders including the heads of Pizza Express and […]

New York: A New York jury has convicted a former associate of Rudy Giuliani of charges that he made illegal campaign contributions to influence US politicians and advance his business interests. The verdict was returned on Friday (Saturday AEDT) in Manhattan federal court, where Lev Parnas was on trial for more than two weeks as prosecutors accused him of using […]

ALEC Baldwin fired a prop gun on Thursday that killed one crew member and injured another in a tragic incident on the set of his new Western movie "Rust", which he's starring in and producing. The 63-year-old Academy Award nominee was pictured sobbing outside of a police station yesterday following the deadly accident in Santa Fe, New Mexico that left […]

Now that the NBA has unveiled its complete 75th Anniversary Team list of the greatest players in league history, it's time to debate who was left off — even if we got a bonus player because of a tie in voting.  Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach put together a formula, The Bill Russell Scale, based on data driven from Russell's career. […]

Marine fights off gas station robbery attempt Marine veteran James Kilcer took matters into his own hands when he witnessed a robbery attempt at an Arizona gas station. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who stopped an attempted robbery at an Arizona convenience store this week in a dramatic encounter caught on video told Fox News on Friday how his act […]

LAURA Kuenssberg has been the BBC's political editor since her appointment in July 2015, but reports have suggested she will step down. She is said to be joining the Today programme, amid a rumoured BBC reshuffle of senior on-air staff. Is Laura Kuenssberg leaving the BBC? The BBC are yet to comment on claims that Laura Kuenssberg is leaving her […]

BRIAN Laundrie was confirmed dead on Thursday as the human remains found at a Florida reserve on Wednesday were identified as YouTuber Gabby Petito's fugitive fiance. But what about the notebook that was found near his body? Here's all you need to know…. What did Brian Laundrie's notebook say?  Internet sleuths appear convinced that the 23-year-old’s journal will provide clues […]

Doing the haka if you’re not Maori will be BANNED under new UK-NZ trade deal because it is ‘offensive cultural appropriation’ UK has committed to protecting All Blacks’ haka from ‘cultural appropriation’ Surprise clause is part of Boris Johnson’s free-trade deal with New Zealand Prime Minister’s Kiwi counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, had pressed for the clause Ka Mate was written in […]

Almost 50 women who gave sworn statements to police alleging they were sexually assaulted by a retired Hawthorn doctor will not have their cases heard, after the Office of Public Prosecutions withdrew all charges against Dr Con Kyriacou because he is unfit to stand trial. The OPP applied for a notice of discontinuance on Thursday morning in the County Court […]