Hunter Biden wins $1.7m in suit over Iran bribery claim by ex-CEO of Overstock.com pred 17 urami in 47 minutami Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assetsA federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.Biden sued Byrne – a Donald Trump ally who denied the results of the 2020 election and funded efforts to overturn them – in 2023, accusing Byrne of lying in an interview that Biden had previously sought a bribe from Iran’s government in the fall of 2021. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wildlife conservation work to get £1m boost pred 17 urami in 55 minutami Endangered rodents, birds and butterflies will be among the species benefitting from the investment.(BBC News)
South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25 pred 18 urami South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the World Cup.(BBC News)
Ken Bates: Former Chelsea chairman dies, aged 94 pred 18 urami in 7 minutami Former Blues chairman bought the club for £1 in 1982 and helped guide them into the top flight and both domestic and European success(London News)
Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found pred 18 urami in 26 minutami Police working on assumption ex-politician, found dead at her Devon home on Thursday, was attacked on Wednesday afternoonAnn Widdecombe: obituaryAnn Widdecombe may have been dead at her home for nearly 24 hours before her body was discovered, police believe.In an update on Saturday afternoon, officers said they were working on the assumption that the 78-year-old former politician was attacked at about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting pred 18 urami in 30 minutami Outlet said journalists subpoenaed to testify before grand jury after story detailed security concerns with Qatar-gifted plane The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists after the newspaper reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane, according to the outlet.The Times said its journalists were subpoenaed on Friday by the US justice department to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan five days later, marking the latest effort by the Trump White House to compel testimony from journalists under the threat of penalty. Agents delivered some of the subpoenas to the Times reporters at their homes, the paper added. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wimbledon fans get ready for CHRISTMAS as club shop sells out of festive decorations