“Well, you’re dead anyway.” This is what OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is reported to have told a previous passenger who raised safety concerns about the Titan submersible.The deep-sea vessel was on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage last month when it lost contact with OceanGate, a tour operator, an hour and 45 minutes into the two-hour descent. After days of searching, the...
An economic think tank has said that the government should impose a windfall tax on banks amid soaring profits.It comes as high street banks have been accused of failing to pass on higher interest rates to savers at a time when mortgage costs are spiralling, and inflation remains high – the Bank of England’s base rate is currently at 5%, the highest in 15 years.The New Economics...
A “temporary” fence costing a council £75 a week is finaCouncil’s temporary fence finally taken down after 14 yearslly coming down… 14 years after it was erected.Medway Council has splashed out £50,000 on the hoardings to protect a footpath since the retaining wall was deemed a “serious health and safety risk” in 2009.In the 14 years since it was put up in...
A rare 20p coin that may be the only kind could sell for as much as £1,800.The unique coin was struck on a plain metal disc planchet from a foreign country in 1990 instead of being produced using a bronze metal blank like most 20p coins made that year.Collector Alun Barker is believed to have purchased the coin on eBay for £50 in December 2017.It was initially listed as a 20p strike on a 1p coin...
The third alleged victim of the “very arrogant” Kevin Spacey told of how he was grabbed “like a cobra” in a West End theatre while hearing hardcore comments from the actor, a court heard.A jury heard the Hollywood star “smelled of booze” before allegedly grabbing the complainant, who told police he responded to the actor by saying, “I’m not like...
An attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine would be “akin to Chernobyl”, an expert has warned, as Russia and Ukraine suggest an attack from the other side is imminent.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told French President Emmanuel Macron that “the occupation troops are preparing dangerous provocations at the Zaporizhzhia”.Ukrainian armed forces stated on...
As the trial continued on Tuesday, the jury at Southwark Crown Court heard a police interview with one accuser where the man detailed an incident allegedly at an address where Spacey was staying in the Cotswolds. According to the man, who has not been named, Spacey kissed his neck twice before grabbing his crotch and telling him, ‘Be cool, be cool’.The accuser recalled accidentally...
A wife whose husband tried to kill her in her sleep after they lost their jobs and ran up £25,000 in debt said he had done it “from a place of love”.Karen Sawyer, 61, was sleeping when “gentle giant” Andrew Sawyer, 69, came up to bed to cuddle her before he slashed her wrist and said: “I’ll stay with you until the end, and then I’ll do me.”Mrs...
MDMA and the active ingredient in magic mushrooms will be used to assist therapy sessions in Australia.The move makes Australia the first country to classify psychedelics as medicine nationally.The changes come into effect on Saturday and will see psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) used for treatment-resistant depression.MDMA, also known as ecstasy, will be trialled as a...
Elon Musk faces backlash after announcing a temporary limit on the number of posts Twitter users can read daily.The tech billionaire, who bought the social media platform in December for $44bn, initially said unverified accounts would be limited to 600 posts daily, while newer unverified versions would be restricted to just 300.People with verified accounts – by paying for a Twitter Blue...