Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said it is “unbelievable” that the Labour government have decided to no longer contest a discrimination case brought by Belfast rap group Kneecap. The…
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S Koea: K-Pop group NewJeans split from agency in mistreatment row
Chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans have said they are leaving their agency after accusing it of “mistreatment” and “manipulation”. The five-member girl band announced their departure from Ador, a subsidiary of…
UK: Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint to pay £1.8m after losing tax battle
Former Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay £1.8m in tax after losing a legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs.Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the…
Australia: Senate approves under-16s social media ban
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world’s strictest laws. The ban – which will not take effect for at least 12…
USA: Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m
Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher than pre-sale estimates. The auction house…
USA: Instagram testing tool that resets all recommended posts
Instagram is testing a new feature which allows people to completely remove all the content being recommended to them. Its “reset” tool – which it says will be available globally…
USA: Catholic Priest replaced after Sabrina Carpenter shoots music video in church
A New York priest who let popstar Sabrina Carpenter film provocative scenes for a music video inside his church has been accused of mismanagement and stripped of his duties. Monsignor…
UK: AI artwork of Alan Turing sells for $1m
A painting by an AI robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1,084,800 (£836,667) at auction. Sotheby’s said there were 27 bids for the…
South Africa: Beauty queen Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant
Mia le Roux who was set to represent South Africa at the Miss Universe finals this weekend in Mexico has pulled out of the competition, organisers have announced, citing health…