Prominent First Nations media personalities, journalists, and athletes told a federal parliamentary inquiry into racism about facing severe threats, doxxing, online abuse, and institutional failures across the media and sports industries.
New data from the Metropolitan Police shows a significant drop in neighbourhood crime and homicides in London, with the Mayor attributing success to record police funding and the Violence Reduction Unit. The report aims to counter online disinformation portraying London as a "lawless" city.
Actor Danny Glover, 79, announced on The Today Show that he has been living with Alzheimer's for several years, diagnosed after receiving an honorary Oscar in 2022. He spoke about slowed movements, speech, and memory, but highlighted his family's support and his determination to continue living and working.
Australian TV host Karl Stefanovic was fired from Channel Nine's Today show after his independent podcast featured far-right activist Tommy Robinson and other controversial guests, clashing with Nine's journalistic standards and his established public image.
Karl Stefanovic's new radio show with Eddie McGuire has been cancelled for the week, and his contract with ARN Media is under review, following widespread criticism of his podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Nine Entertainment is also expected to sever ties with Stefanovic.
Today show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal for information about her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, who disappeared from her Tucson-area home on February 1. Media outlets reported receiving ransom notes indicating she may be dead.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsRoyal Mail has promised to invest £500m over the next five years to improve its UK delivery service.The service is now working towards meeting its new postal delivery targets by May next year, after agreeing a plan to roll out changes to scrap second-class post on Saturdays.We recognise our service hasn’t always been the standard our customers rightly expect and we’re determined to do better. The plan we’ve set out today shows how we’ll make a step change in performance across the UK, backed by £500 million of investment over the next five years.”As well as fining Royal Mail £37 million for failing to deliver what customers expect and deserve, we’ve also been calling on the company to publicly set out a credible plan for change, backed by investment. Now that’s published, Royal Mail needs to get on and implement it. Their plan must deliver significant and continuous improvement, with performance getting back on track.”We welcome any serious proposal that seeks to reverse customer service failings at Royal Mail, but what really matters is what happens on the ground to make that change happen.Postal workers remain committed to delivering for the communities they serve, but they need the tools to do this.In campuses, we are seeing accelerating demand from a new wave of AI and innovation-led occupiers, driving strong rental growth in what remains a supply constrained market. Continue reading...
