Born To Be Wild

All but one of the wrongful death lawsuits that have been filed in the wake of the 2021 crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, in which 10 people were killed, have been settled, lawyers for the festival’s promoter have revealed. Neal Manne, an attorney for Live Nation, which was among those being sued, told a… Continue reading Nine wrongful death lawsuits settled related to 2021 Astroworld crowd surge | Texas

Thousands of passengers were left waiting in queues for more than three hours at airports, on Tuesday evening, after a nationwide failure of the electronic passport gate technology system. Nearly all major British airports were affected as the country’s 270 e-gates, the automated facial recognition systems at the border, were closed for more than four… Continue reading What went wrong with the electronic passport gates at UK airports? | Air transport

A woman whose photograph was used in a poster campaign by Italy’s far-right League, a member of Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition, has said she will consult lawyers, describing the images as “racist”. Anna Haholkina, a Ukrainian-Italian model who lives in Rimini, said she was shocked to see her face on the posters that have sprung… Continue reading Model seeks legal advice after Salvini’s party uses image for anti-Islam poster | Italy

Hospitals in Rafah risk being overwhelmed by a wave of sick and injured if the fighting there intensifies and routes into Gaza remain impassible, doctors and medical officials in the city say. Medics and patients hastily evacuated the Abu Yousef al-Najjar hospital, one of the few remaining functioning hospitals in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on… Continue reading Rafah hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed, say Gaza doctors | Israel-Gaza war

Steve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who helmed a series of the most esteemed albums across the US alternative music scene, has died aged 61 from a heart attack suffered at his recording studio. Staff at his studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the news to Pitchfork. As well as fronting the bands Big Black, Rapeman… Continue reading Steve Albini, US alt-rock musician and producer, dies aged 61 | Steve Albini

Israel’s national security minister presented himself before the television cameras to make a statement on Sunday, shortly after leaving a meeting with the country’s prime minister. Invoking divine support, Itamar Ben-Gvir said he had “warned the prime minister that if God forbids it, Israel will not enter a ceasefire”. He said Benjamin Netanyahu “promised that… Continue reading Netanyahu’s political survival in hands of far right ministers | Israel

Name: The £28 pain au chocolat. Age: Fresh out of the oven. Appearance: Extra-large, flaky, cuboid-ish. But it’s a pain au chocolat, right? Yes, recently launched at the Philippe Conticini bakery in Kensington, west London. They also do an XXL croissant – your choice. And they’re bigger than normal? The XXL croissant weighs 1.5kg. Wow.… Continue reading Would you pay £28 for a pain au chocolat? Even a really photogenic one? | Life and style

Senior British government officials have congratulated the newly appointed head of the Ugandan army, a man accused of torture, in a move that has been called “absurd” and “disappointing”. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s new chief of defence forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, received a congratulatory letter from Britain’s most senior military officer, Adm… Continue reading UK officials under fire for congratulating ‘repressive’ new chief of Uganda’s army | Global development

Natalie Elphicke, who has become Labour’s newest MP after her shock defection from the Conservatives, has a track record that places her firmly on the right of British politics. A lawyer who specialised in housing policy, she succeeded her now former husband – the disgraced former Tory Charlie Elphicke – as the MP for Dover.… Continue reading The controversies of Natalie Elphicke, the MP who has defected to Labour | Politics

Russia’s defence attache is an “undeclared military intelligence officer” who will be expelled from the UK amid an escalation of sanctions, the home secretary has said. James Cleverly also announced on Wednesday the removal of diplomatic status for several Russian-owned premises and told MPs the moves followed a pattern of “malign activity” across Britain and… Continue reading UK to expel Russian defence attache as sanctions escalate | Russia