Former UK Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has denied involvement in phone hacking. (AP) Piers Morgan, the former editor of British tabloid the Daily Mirror, knew about phone hacking, Prince Harry’s biographer said on Monday as he gave evidence as part of the royal’s lawsuit against the newspaper’s publisher. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, and … [Read more…]
DOUBLE: Brian Weis with Menari Houdini, the first leg of his winning double. Pictures: SUBMITTED David Lewis FORMER Tasmanian greyhound Agent Meatball ran his rivals ragged on Thursday at Tara Raceway when bringing up his first win this year in a time of 29.52 seconds in the Gordon Refrigeration 5+W Stake over 512 metres. In … [Read more…]
Island Taste Caribbean Grill co-owners Dorianne St Fleur, left, and her husband, Marc, right; and chef Imani Manning, pose for a portrait inside their restaurant in 2022 in San Jose, Calif. Lobster tacos, vegan curry chicken and rice and peas, loaded mac and cheese with smoked Gouda, crab and crawfish – you know you’re going … [Read more…]
A Super Netball team backed by Australia’s most powerful football club could inexplicably fold after this season. In Part II of a special report, LINDA PEARCE reveals what caused the downfall. Rob Wright knows his three years as assistant and then head coach of Collingwood netball were disastrous. Horrific, to use another favoured word. He … [Read more…]
New Volkswagen Tiguan not due until 2024 The next-generation Volkswagen Tiguan is launching in Australia in the second half of 2024, a company spokesperson has confirmed. The company has yet to confirm when the new Tiguan will be revealed, other than to say the unveiling will take place sometime in 2023. Volkswagen is still getting … [Read more…]
Ukraine says it is making advances in Bakhmut, but that their counteroffensive hasn’t even begun. (AP PHOTO) Ukraine says it has shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable. It was the first time Ukraine had claimed to have struck an … [Read more…]
At least six people are dead and 700 injured amid damage from Cyclone Mocha in western Myanmar. (EPA) Many people, including Rohingya Muslims, are feared dead in Myanmar in the wake of a cyclone that struck at the weekend, with support efforts hampered by infrastructure damage. Reuters was not able to independently verify the death … [Read more…]
Two skeletons have been found in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city wiped out by an eruption of volcano Mount Vesuvius nearly 2000 years ago. The skeletons were recovered from a building known as the “House of the Painters at Work”, and are probably of two men in their 50s who died in … [Read more…]
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Renault teases new coupe SUV flagship There’s a new wind blowing through the Renault range, and it’s bringing a downpour of crossovers. Renault’s new flagship will be a crossover coupe to be known as Rafale, which is French for gust, as well as the name of a 1930s fighter jet made by Caudron Renault. From … [Read more…]