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Getty ImagesA student has alleged she was drugged and gang-raped inside the Chi Phi frat house at Cornell UniversityCornell University’s president says the school “must do better” after a woman alleged she was drugged and raped by a group of men at a fraternity house.In an eight-minute video statement released on Saturday night, Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations raised by the woman, identified as Jane Doe, as “deeply disturbing”.The alleged incident has raised questions around the culture on campus of drug and alcohol use, and the way investigations were conducted in the case, Kotlikoff said.Jane Doe was a 20-year-old student…
Getty ImagesKratom is legal in some states, including MississippiA father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of at least one university student who died from a suspected overdose of kratom, sometimes called “gas station heroin” in the US.The pair worked at a shop that allegedly sold derivatives of the substance to University of Mississippi students.US prosecutors charged Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and Islam Yahya Mosleh, 18, for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances in connection with the death investigation of two Ole Miss students last…
Children are dying falling into abandoned Afghan wells – this is how one five-year-old was rescuedHow an 11-year-old risked his own life to save one of the victims of Afghanistan’s dependency on water from deep underground.
BBCMaya Jama is off to a strong start as a traitor, but Richard E Grant is in damage control modeSpoiler warning: This article reveals details from the second episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two.A comedian, a journalist, an actor and a TV presenter walk into a church. But sadly, the punchline for one of them was becoming the first victim of this year’s Celebrity Traitors.As Friday’s episode got under way, a delicious new twist saw traitors Richard E Grant and Maya Jama invite James Acaster to join them in the turret, and simultaneously murder a fellow player.Unfortunately, it fell…
GettyThe 2026 Conservative conference is big enough to justify using Birmingham’s Symphony Hall as its main stage again. So, Kemi Badenoch will tread the same stage ageing rockers Marillion took last month – and where sequinned soprano Katherine Jenkins will perform next week. She’ll also avoid the humiliation of a national party leader being squashed into a side room at a corporate conference centre (with drapes portioning off the empty space). Simply, the party is able to put bums on seats again – and by that measure, things are looking up.Badenoch goes into the conference with her own position secure…
BBC/Jon Jones/Nine O’Clock TrustChris Brain led the Nine O’Clock Service from 1984 to 1995In the detailed written instructions given to the young women who worked without pay in the then-Reverend Chris Brain’s house, there was a revealing demand.The homebase team, as they were known, were to “do anything” the Church of England priest asked of them.Routine tasks – assigned on a rota 24 hours a day, seven days a week – included cooking, cleaning, ironing, shopping, looking after Brain’s young daughter, and walking his dog.This housework was intended to free Brain for his mission of leading the Nine O’Clock Service…
Helen Roberts says she “could not imagine the person I met to have been so horrifically violent”Two decades ago, Helen Roberts met Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike to understand the woman behind the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer. Aged 30, Pike had served 11 years on death row and was the youngest woman to receive the penalty in the United States when Roberts interviewed her as real life editor of women’s lifestyle magazine. Pike, now aged 50, faced her long-awaited execution on Wednesday, but survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital and remains in critical condition. Roberts, who has been…
Embassy of India in IsraelThe Indian government has praised captain Smit Machchhar for his “immense courage” during the attackThe co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said.The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours into its journey, before passengers managed to overpower the attacker and successfully take control of the plane.Capt Smit Machchhar said he was lying on the floor injured when he realised the plane was sinking…
‘Incredible’ Red Bull upgrade enlivens F1 in MalaysiaEven Lewis Hamilton fears Max Verstappen will be tough to beat in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.3 hrs agoFormula 1
Getty ImagesA UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday. Searches of two properties in the same area have now finished. A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase in Gloucestershire last weekend.Five other men in their twenties were arrested and were subsequently released on police bail. All five were UK nationals from London.Last weekend, the five men…