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Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through briberyFive Indonesian prison of…
ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’
The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u…
Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi
Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiomeFor one of the installations, a musician sp…
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US historyAfter 23 years, a district judge has released the O…
77-year-old man put to death in Florida, 16th person to be executed in the state this year
Curtis Wilkie Beasley was executed for the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort, after supreme court declined to interveneA 77-year-old Florida man was put…
California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocksCalifornia has passed a law Tuesday b…
‘Cute but unbearable’ freeloading bear discovered in another LA crawlspace
‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces but he just keeps coming backHe’s back: the 550lb bear made famous after …
Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries
More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mphSix Flags has permanently shut down its embattled…
Give BrewDog second chance, says new owner as it invests £50m
US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, will improve beers, pubs and working conditionsBrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to…
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a striking turn after a lengthy tria…
'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford
Police say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy".…
Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash
Bank allows employees to delay being in workplace at least three days a week until 2027, if permission grantedBarclays has watered down its return-to-…
No 'deliberate' contact to stop car in A66 crash
No stinger was used by police before the fatal A66 crash, an initial investigation reveals.…
New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say
Man, 57, was reportedly leaving A train at Utica Avenue station when stuck bag dragged him back and on to tracksA man in Brooklyn, New York, died afte…
Lindsay Clancy returns to court after Massachusetts murder case mistrial
Clancy’s attorneys say a mistrial shouldn’t have been declared and a retrial would result in double jeopardyLindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesda…
Body of newborn baby found on Welsh shoreline, prompting search for mother
Police and medics fear mother could be ‘extremely vulnerable’, after discovery in Bangor close to Menai strait on SundayPolice are searching for the m…
JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome makes brief return to city before UK auction
Rome, From Mount Aventine will also visit Hong Kong and New York before it is expected to sell for record priceA JMW Turner painting of Rome that has …
‘It’s just cruel’: US households that had electricity shut off surged amid record hot summer
Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared to July 2024, data showsA record h…
M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers
Beauty specialist will open branded areas in 100 Marks & Spencer stores and will sell its products on chain’s websiteMarks & Spencer is has si…
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse
Dott, 49, receives seven-year sentence after abusing a boy and a girl in what judge says was ‘gross violation of trust’The former snooker world champi…
'We don't know where he is': Relatives of the explorer speak to BBC
Speaking to BBC Newsnight, his former sister-in-law told the BBC that she did not know where he was, and nobody had been able to see him.…
4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure yo…
Fire fears as vape shop prepares to open next to Glasgow’s Mackintosh Tearooms
Residents say shop threatens Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s last surviving tearoom months after vape shop blaze nearbyIn the heart of Glasgow city centre…
From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women
As outrage grows over cases of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klo…
In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of DublinA married couple in their 70s have been ar…
Two people sentenced to 60 and 45 years in prison in death of Telemundo reporter
Danette Colbert and Rickey White sentenced in Adan Manzano’s death for racketeering and negligent homicideA Louisiana judge has handed lengthy prison …
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Mond…
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
Billy B Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New HampshireA silent comedy filmed in New Hampshir…
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish
Case of alleged hazing at the University of Arizona is latest in series of controversial incidents involving US fraternities A college fraternity at t…
Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
Local fire and rescue service says last week’s tragic incident highlights risks the batteries can poseA fire that left a mother and her three children…