Jeremy Bamber’s legal team challenge ban on his talking to the media Lawyer says restriction comes at ‘significant moment’ in appeal process for White House Farm murder conviction The Guardian - UK · Aug 14
'He deserves to be remembered': British man who wrongly spent 11 years in jail raises funds to restore murder victim’s grave A Welsh man who spent 11 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder is raising money to restore the grave of the victim he was accused of killing, saying the man has been "largely forgotten" nearly four decades after the crime. The Times of India · Aug 6
Man blew up childhood home because he thought he’d been cut out of will, court hears: ‘If I can’t have it, no one can’ Three gas cylinders had been placed in the front living room, the kitchen, and one of the bedrooms The Independent UK · Jul 30
How to Water Your Garden in a Heatwave – And What Not to Do to Save Your Plants Keep your plants healthy even when temperatures spike Homes & Gardens · Jul 8
Retro tin-tops entertain at Brands Hatch London Historic Trophy event Kent circuit's 100-year history was celebrated as Middlehursts and Jordan share the Historic Touring Car Challenge spoils after frenetic bouts Autosport · Jun 22
I’ve been writing to Jeremy Bamber for years, but suddenly the prison has stopped me. Why? Prisoners have a right to communicate with the media about their cases. Yet after 41 years in jail, Bamber has been banned, asks Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone The Guardian - UK · May 14
Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family members The Guardian - UK · May 4
Do the tiny, boring exercises: how to really look after your hips From the best exercise moves to how many steps you really need to aim for a day, experts weigh in on how to maintain hip health The Guardian - AU · Jan 10
Savvy mariners using tech and brains for cyclone safety From online tracking and computer prediction to a smart method of protecting vessels, fishers in the path of a cyclone are fully switched on about safety. AAP · Nov 21, 2025
Opposition leadership rival promoted in reshuffle A potential challenger for one state's Liberal leadership has been promoted in a reshuffle just over a year out from the next election. AAP · Oct 11, 2025
‘Yeah, nah’: why the Victorian Liberal party has taken an unusual step in the search for future MPs The state opposition is changing tack in a bid to attract stronger candidates for high stakes seats and avoid an election catastrophe The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2025
Bus carrying junior high football team crashes near Pittsburgh. 21 people are taken to hospitals A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the hospital The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025
A taste of 1950s Indy at Silverstone for VSCC opener There was a flavour of 1950s Indianapolis at Silverstone at the annual Vintage Sports-Car Club Spring Start event as two mighty front-engined Kurtis Roadsters battled for glory in the Rothschild Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophies race. Autosport · Apr 7, 2025
Gorilla statue thieves thwarted minutes after stealing £399 ornament from market Two thieves were caught on CCTV stealing a large garden gorilla ornament from an indoor market in Darlington last Tuesday (25 March). The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025 ‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 A ‘Sam Kerr clause’ and long jail terms: Victoria passes tough new anti-vilification and social cohesion laws Exclusive: Australian state’s hate speech legislation includes safeguard allegedly inspired by Matildas star’s UK trial
The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025 Victorian Liberal leader faces backlash after saying he was visiting cyclone-hit parents while also going on cruise Opposition MPs vent anger after revelation Brad Battin was on a Queensland cruise holiday when Labor announced tough new bail laws
AAP · Mar 11, 2025 Three-strike bail proposal not axed by penny-pinching A three-strike bail policy was put forward by Victoria's police boss before his sacking, but wasn't rejected because of the cost, the government says.
AAP · Feb 6, 2025 Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail' A state will stop using private firms to track accused criminals on bail after dozens were left unmonitored when a provider suddenly collapsed.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 23, 2024 Third time lucky for former police officer Brad Battin, who replaces John Pesutto as Victorian Liberal leader As leadership spill speculation grew, Battin was widely touted as the top candidate for the embattled opposition leader’s job
Reason · Nov 25, 2024 Brickbats: December 2024 News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2024 Five Great Reads: why streakers streak, Countdown at 50, and a simple explanation for Trump’s triumph Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2024 ‘It wasn’t sexual in any way!’ 50 years of streaking – by the people who dared to bare all In 1974, it became a craze, and has been happening ever since. While some streakers do it for a cause and others for a laugh, all agree the adrenaline rush is unbeatable. So do they have any regrets?
AAP · Nov 4, 2024 Grave robbery: state accused of death tax by stealth Wealthy families are being targeted for a massive hike in fees for settling inheritance after the death of a loved one.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2024 The Victorian Liberal party’s dirty laundry has been aired in public. Can John Pesutto survive a leadership spill? Opposition leader tells potential challengers to ‘bring it’ as MPs plot amid fallout from Moira Deeming defamation trial