In this issue

August 18, 2022

'I Don't See Justice In This War, I Don't See Truth Here'

Former Russian paratrooper who was on Ukraine frontline exposes rot at core of the invasion

9 mins

Cost Of Living Crisis ‘To Trap 45 Million In Fuel Poverty'

Exclusive - Study predicts widescale UK turmoil as inflation soars to 40-year high

4 mins

Woman jailed for a tweet ‘was reported via Saudi state app’

The Saudi woman who was sentenced to 34 years in prison for a tweet appears to have been denounced to Saudi authorities through a crime reporting app that users in the kingdom can download on their Apple and Android phones.

2 mins

Rushdie Stabbing Suspect Refuses To Link Attack To Fatwa

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said yesterday that he had only “read a couple pages” of The Satanic Verses and that a tweet in the winter announcing the author’s visit to the Chautauqua Institution gave him the idea of going there.

3 mins

Tax agency launches contest to get Japanese back on the bottle

The Japanese government has launched a nationwide competition calling for ideas to encourage people to drink more alcohol, which has fallen out of favour thanks to lifestyle changes during the coronavirus pandemic and a fall in popularity among young people.

1 min

Johnson Strategist Seeks ‘Wobbly' Sunak Backers To Switch To Truss

A veteran political strategist who used to work for Boris Johnson has been phoning senior Conservatives currently supporting Rishi Sunak to persuade them to back Liz Truss to be prime minister.

3 mins

Perth abuse Both sides condemn protesters

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the abuse of journalists by pro-independence supporters outside Tory leadership hustings in Perth as “disgraceful”, as other Scottish Nationalists called for any party members involved to be thrown out.

1 min

Mendy tried to rape me after I had a shower, woman tells jury

The Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy tried to rape a woman who had gone to his house to meet another footballer in his entourage, a court has heard.

3 mins

Giggs told ex-girlfriend he would stalk her, court hears

Ryan Giggs admitted in court yesterday to playing with his ex-girlfriend’s emotions and threatening to “stalk you like mad” after she blocked his messages as their relationship disintegrated.

2 mins

Covid ‘Raises Risk Of Brain Fog' For Up To Two Years

Millions of people who had Covid-19 still face a higher risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions, including brain fog, dementia and psychosis, two years after their illness compared with those who had other respiratory infections, according to the single largest study of its kind.

2 mins

‘I was steering the ship in a tempest’: former Australian PM defends secret ministerial roles

Scott Morrison, the former Australian prime minister, has said he will not resign from parliament after the revelation that he had appointed himself secretly to five government ministries, defending his decision to keep the news concealed because, he said, he never exercised the powers he had.

2 mins

Elgar’s impressive quartet hit right notes to leave England facing music

Bairstow, Stokes and Root score 28 between them as rain truncates opening day

4 mins

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