Japanese court acquits former boxer of 1966 murders after decades on death row
A Japanese court has found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty of a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death row. Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by…
Convicted killer admits murdering and dismembering woman
A convicted killer has admitted murdering a woman whose remains were found in south London earlier this year. Body parts belonging to 38-year-old Sarah Mayhew were found in Rowdown Fields…
Just Eat hooks up with Lovehoney for sex toy deliveries
Just Eat customers will soon be able to get vibrators and lingerie sent to their doorstep in minutes, as the company starts delivering products made by sex toy maker Lovehoney…
Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for five hours
Ukraine’s air defences battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials have said, as missiles and drones again hammered the Ukrainian power grid. The…
Terry Glavin: What if our housing crisis can’t be fixed?
It’s a puzzle. Whatever its answer, its consequences are likely to foment an upheaval in Canada that the coming defeat of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and the election of a Conservative…
Premier League partner Sorare to appear in court on gambling licence charges
Football-themed website and Premier League partner Sorare.com has been charged with providing unlicensed gambling activities to British consumers.
Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice could be set for secret reunion in New York without Prince William
Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice could be set for a secret reunion in New York this week. The Duke of Sussex and the Princess of York are both attending events…
Renu Bakshi: Colour me confused. B.C.’s NDP government woke-washed us
There’s a mandatory annual disclosure under British Columbia’s Public Sector Employers Act known as the sunshine list because it requires “complete transparency and full accountability” for compensation paid to the…
Josh Dehaas: Japan convinced me Canadians don’t need to accept urban disorder
On Sunday morning, I had some time to kill in Calgary before a flight home to Toronto, so I grabbed a coffee and started looking for a park bench to…
Libraries see 20% jump in audiobook and e-book lending
Irish libraries saw a 20% jump in the lending of e-books and e-audio books last year, new figures show. A total of 931,291 e-books and 1,674,191 e-audiobooks were loaned through…