The mother of murdered nine-year-old Charlise Mutten has said she hates herself for putting relationships first when her daughter already loved her unconditionally. Kallista Mutten has spoken publicly for the first time since her then-fiance, Justin Stein, shot and killed Charlise in the Blue Mountains and dumped her body in a barrel in January 2022.…
The TV chef Ed Halmagyi says he will not be intimidated by a threatening note shoved under the door of his Sydney bakery by “cosplay radicals”. In a post to Instagram on Sunday, Halmagyi shared an image of the note, which read “Be Careful” in shaky handwriting. He said this was “Being Jewish in Sydney,…
The owner of the Mulberry fashion brand has rejected an increased £111m bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to buy the British luxury handbag maker, saying it has “no interest” in selling its shares. Challice, a group controlled by Singaporean entrepreneur Christina Ong and her husband, Ong Beng Seng, which owns 56% of Mulberry –…
Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia is in exclusive negotiations to buy Harland & Wolff, the owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, in a deal that could rescue up to 1,000 jobs. It is understood the group could take control of the group’s four yards – in Belfast; Appledore, Devon; Arnish on the Isle…
Sky is likely to appeal against a planning decision blocking the expansion of its film studios, amid signs that the Labour government is willing to allow building on the green belt to prioritise economic growth. Sky Studios Elstree already has a new state-of-the art film and TV studio in Hertfordshire with 12 sound stages across…
The business secretary has said Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance applied to employees but he did not rule out raising employers’ contributions in the budget. Speaking on Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Jonathan Reynolds was asked if the pledge applied both to employees’ and employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs). He replied:…
Thousands of people who fled the onrushing Hurricane Milton are facing fuel shortages, debris and long traffic jams as they to return to damaged Florida communities that are confronted with lengthy rebuilds. Millions of people were urged to evacuate ahead of Milton, which slammed into western Florida on Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane, causing…
I was in a meeting recently between MPs and BBC execs. The former wanted to talk about one thing: getting more of the BBC’s jobs and spending out of London. Fair enough. Our national broadcaster should be… national. Everyone agrees on the need to increase the range of people and perspectives on our screens but how much…
The late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, excerpts from his memoir reveal. Navalny was the most prominent foe of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and relentlessly campaigned against official corruption in Russia. He died in a remote Arctic prison in February while serving a 19-year sentence on several charges,…
Eleven children and adults were transported to a hospital on Friday night in Pennsylvania after eating and being sickened by “toxic mushrooms”, authorities said. Emergency medical personnel responded to a report around 9.30pm of 11 people becoming ill after ingesting the mushrooms in Peach Bottom Township, the Delta-Cardiff volunteer company station 57 said in a…
