Weak and crumbling walls in Victorian prisons are hampering attempts to halt drones from delivering drugs and weapons to inmates. Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles to stop drones from entering have been hampered because the walls have been unable to take the extra weight, prison governors said. Recent attempts to fix anti-drone…
The Football Association and US Soccer Federation have joined forces to lobby Fifa to alter its proposed organisational model for the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups. Both federations are understood to be seeking more local control after concerns that have arisen over the organisation of this summer’s men’s World Cup, particularly regarding the cost…
Women’s tennis stars say players ‘deserve to be paid more’ in prize money at Grand Slam tournaments. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 Players will boycott the French Open if their prize money at the clay-court Grand Slam is not increased, women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka has said, with Coco Gauff voicing support…
The shapewear and apparel entrepreneur says a Wayne Dyer recording taught her to ignore limits, helping her turn $5,000 into a billion-dollar brand. Sara Blakely founded the $1.2 billion shapewear and apparel company Spanx with just $5,000 in savings, relying on offbeat marketing methods and a good bit of her own grit. The entrepreneur recently…
Violent antisemitic abuse was allowed to proliferate across a Jewish political candidate’s social media as part of a broader trend designed to intimidate Jewish Australians from public life, a royal commission has heard. Joshua Kirsh launched a campaign as an independent candidate for the New South Wales upper house in late 2025 but found his…
Iran’s football chief says the country’s preparations for the World Cup remain on track, but its participation will depend on a guarantee of respect for the Iranian armed forces by tournament cohosts the United States. The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) will seek reassurance from FIFA that the US will not insult the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Vivid Seats has been part of some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows of my concert-going experience. Because of Vivid Seats, I was able to get a last-minute ticket to Chance the Rapper’s sold-out Coloring Book show at the Oracle Arena in Oakland in 2017 (before he fell off; IYKYK). Vivid Seats…
We finally have the first trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming blockbuster, The Odyssey. The critically acclaimed director is back for the first time since 2023’s Oppenheimer, which grossed around $US975 million ($1.3 billion) worldwide, was nominated for 13 Oscars and ultimately took home seven, including Best Director and Best Picture. And while it might sound…
A screen is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A global finance watchdog is demanding national regulators better scrutinize private credit, warning that banks, asset managers, insurance and private equity firms are exposed to an assortment of growing risks…
Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant. For decades, untreated sewage has poured into the Mediterranean from the southern tip of the peninsula at Europa Point, where the government…
