Author: Henry

Serena Williams returned to the tennis court after nearly four years away … and even at 44 years old, the G.O.A.T. didn’t miss a beat, winning in straight sets! In her first competitive match since the 2022 US Open — over 1,350 days ago — Serena, along with her doubles partner, 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, upset the number 3-seeded team of Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe at the HSBC Championship at the Queen’s Club in London. Serena received a huge ovation as she walked onto the grass court. Williams and Mboko, unseeded, weren’t even pushed, winning in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. After the win, Williams was met by…

Legal aid chiefs are looking at ways to claw back taxpayer-funded lawyers’ fees from Peter Murrell as it emerged the bill could top £30,000. The Murrell case has sparked calls for reform of the legal aid system after the former SNP chief executive’s lawyer said the shamed former SNP chief executive had enough funds to pay back the £400,000 he embezzled from party coffers. There is no way of reclaiming criminal legal aid north of the Border – meaning taxpayers face paying out tens of thousands of pounds to Murrell’s legal team Ministers are looking at possible reform to allow clawback of…

Stefon Diggs is being ordered to finally explain how he knows the man accusing him of sexual assault … because a federal judge says calling him an “acquaintance” just isn’t good enough. According to new court documents, obtained by TZ Sorts, the judge ruled on a series of discovery disputes last week in Diggs’ ongoing legal battle with Christopher Blake Griffith … the man who has accused the NFL star of drugging and sexually assaulting him in 2023 … allegations Diggs has repeatedly denied. One of the biggest rulings centers on how Stefon must answer a basic question: How did Diggs and Griffith know each…

Once on the brink of closure, a historic Pennsylvania steel mill is set for a multi-billion-dollar overhaul that could help revive America’s struggling steel industry. Pittsburgh was the beating heart of the industry, but that changed in the final decades of the 20th century as accelerating globalization and a rapidly changing steel business tanked the city’s economy and drove away almost 200,000 residents. In the years that followed, Pittsburgh transformed itself from rust-belt basket case to regional tech hub, attracting offices for giants like Google and Apple, even as the steel industry continued fading. US Steel was one of the last holdovers from the city’s…

OnlyFans model Michaela Rylaarsdam had a guilt-fueled meltdown in court as she was sentenced for killing a man in a BDSM act. Rylaarsdam was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Dale, who suffocated to death after she put a plastic bag, Saran Wrap, and duct tape over his head during a kinky encounter gone wrong. The adult entertainer, wife, and mother of three broke down on the stand in San Diego Superior Court as she profusely apologized to Dale’s family. Rylaarsdam sobbed through tears as she told his loved ones … “It needs to be said,…

A Florida woman is accused of repeatedly beating her 8-year-old daughter with household items, leaving her home alone overnight and forcing her to eat expired food or food from the trash A Florida mother is accused of repeatedly beating her 8-year-old daughter, leaving her home alone for extended periods and forcing her to eat expired food or food from the garbage. Naseline Timouche, 27, of Miami-Dade County, was arrested June 6 and charged with child neglect and aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm, according to an arrest report cited by local outlets and online jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.…

Blake Lively is showing her support for the New York Knicks. On Monday, June 8, the 38-year-old actress took to Instagram Stories to share a snap of a bright orange Hermès handbag decorated with an array of charms in team colors orange and blue. The post came ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, where the Knicks faced off against the San Antonio Spurs. The purse featured pom-poms, beads and a variety of other charms and keychains. In a following slide, Lively called out Stoney Clover, which held a three-day pop-up event in New York City in celebration of the…

Andy Burnham is facing fresh scrutiny as the country’s second-highest court hears claims his £140million loan deal with a Manchester developer was ‘obviously’ unlawful. The mayor granted the loans despite being made ‘aware’ of ‘inconsistent’ viability reports submitted by the developer, the Court of Appeal was told today. Reopening a long-running legal battle just days before the crucial Makerfield by-election, lawyers argued the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) had failed to carry out its ‘proper due diligence’. The GMCA’s committee agreed to give up to £70.8m to Trinity Developments Manchester and up to £69.2m to New Jackson Contour Investments from its…

The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has released what it describes as its most capable publicly available system to date, giving ordinary users their first access to a class of technology that earlier this year alarmed cybersecurity experts and government officials. The new model, called Fable 5, was made available on Tuesday afternoon. According to NBC News, it is the first product released to the general public from the same family as Anthropic’s powerful Mythos systems, which drew attention in April for what the company has called a superhuman ability to find and exploit weaknesses in computer software. In a blog…

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the boss of a leading technology firm died at his £2.5 million country home. Neil Muller, 54, suffered stab wounds to his chest early on Sunday morning. A woman, 55, was arrested an hour later, police said. She has since been released on bail. Mr Muller was found injured at his gated, five-bedroom property in the upmarket village of Claverdon, Warwickshire. Paramedics were called at 6.15am but he was declared dead at the scene at 6.37am. Warwickshire police said a woman from Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of murder at 7.33am. The…