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• Philip Young 在最初否認製作兒童不雅影像的指控後，現已將所有答辯改為認罪 • 一位曾承認對前妻下藥、強姦及性侵等近 50 項罪名的前 Conservative 議員，現已就製作兒童不雅影像的額外罪名認罪 • 49 歲的 Philip Young 今年 1 月在 Winchester crown court 承認了 11 項強姦罪，以及 11 項意圖使其神志不清而向前妻 Joanne Young（48 歲，其已放棄匿名權）投藥的罪名

• Anthony Odiong 被指控在 Waco 性侵三名心靈脆弱的女教友 • 根據 Guardian 獲悉，Roman Catholic 的 New Orleans archdiocese 正計劃將一名 priest 的姓名從他在市郊協助建立的 chapel 移除，因為該名 clergyman 目前因涉嫌性侵三名心靈脆弱的女教友，正於 Texas 面臨刑事審判。 • 據報導，Anthony Odiong 於 2020 年擔任鄰近教堂的 pastor 期間，曾籌集 60 萬美元建造並啟用了位於 Louisiana 州 Luling 的 Our Lady of Guadalupe Healing Chapel。這是在 Texas 當局對其提出刑事指控的數年前，他先前也曾在 Texas 服務。儘管針對他的刑事案件已進入審判程序，他的名字至今仍出現在 chapel 外的各種銘文及建築物本身。Continue reading...

駕駛人士似乎並未受高油價和陰沈的天氣預報影響，而工程施工則預示著鐵路乘客將面臨延誤。駕駛人士獲悉，儘管油價居高不下，且晴朗天氣即將結束可能為長週末掃興，但英國預計將迎來多年來五月銀行假期最繁忙的交通。根據汽車組織 RAC 的研究，從週五到週一的長週末期間，預計將有超過 1,900 萬次汽車休閒旅遊——這是自 2016 年以來的最高紀錄。工程施工也可能在本週末干擾鐵路行程。繼續閱讀...

• 車輛行經 Juvisy-sur-Orge 時偏離道路並墜入河中 • 一輛由實習駕駛員駕駛的巴士在與一輛停泊的車輛相撞後墜入河中，隨後有四人在 Paris 附近的 Seine 獲救。 • 檢察官表示，該巴士當時正行經法國首都東南部的 Juvisy-sur-Orge 鎮，隨後偏離道路並墜入 Seine。 繼續閱讀...

• 根據 Nielsen Media Research 於 4月29日發布的數據，FOX Business Network (FBN) 在 2026年4月的工作日、市場交易時段及全日節目收視人數均超越了 CNBC。 • FBN 的旗艦節目 "Varney & Co." 與 "Kudlow" 維持其電視上前兩大商業節目的地位，分別達成連續 50 個月和 55 個月勝過 CNBC 同類競爭節目的紀錄。 • 這次收視領先凸顯了 FOX Business 在 Federal Reserve 政策公告及市場波動頻繁期間，於財經新聞市場中的競爭優勢地位。

• 運動人士指出，公共空間保護令（PSPOs）正被用於將各種日常活動刑事化。 • 五分之一的地方議會根據新的「愛管閒事」指令禁止咒罵，而 2022 年這一比例僅為二十分之一。 • Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life 的一份新報告發現，英格蘭與威爾斯的議會正利用最初旨在解決嚴重反社會行為的公共空間保護令（PSPOs），將包括群聚站立、大聲叫喊和撿石頭在內的各種日常活動刑事化。

• 持證者與照顧者舉報遭到陌生人的騷擾、拍攝及威脅，對方認為他們在偽裝身心障礙。 • 隨著反福利言論在英國逐漸主流化，使用 Blue Badge 進行日常生活的身心障礙者表示，他們正遭到騷擾、質詢甚至攻擊。 • 目前英國約有 300 萬人持有 Blue Badge，其中包括英格蘭每 15 位成年人中的 1 位。由於符合該計劃資格（允許駕駛者停在更便捷的車位）的人數增加，導致部分人士警告可能存在濫用與詐欺行為。

Sky Roberts 表示，在英王查爾斯三世（其弟 Andrew 被 Giuffre 指控涉嫌 assaulting）未與倖存者會面後，倖存者「仍在努力爭取被聽見」。

CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.

Lauren Ashley Mastrosa given 18-month community corrections order after book was read by handful of advance readersThe author behind an offensive novel depicting toddler role-play has been convicted but spared jail for penning child abuse material.Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, a 34-year-old former marketing executive for a Christian charity, wrote Daddy’s Little Toy under the pen name Tori Woods and published it through an online pre-release in March 2025. Continue reading...

Police warn of violent pornography and ‘toxic’ influencers as suicides outstrip homicides for third year runningThe first teenage girl has been identified as having been driven to kill herself after domestic violence, as police chiefs blamed violent pornography and “toxic” influencers for being behind a rise in teen abuse.Suicides after domestic abuse have outstripped homicides for the third year running, according to the Domestic Homicide Project, which records deaths in England and Wales after domestic abuse. Continue reading...

• Delta Air Lines reported first-quarter net income of $1.8 billion, up 22% year-over-year, benefiting from strong leisure and business travel demand with average fares rising 8% despite lower capacity growth across the industry. • CEO Ed Bastian stated that forward bookings through summer 2026 indicate "resilient demand," with premium cabin bookings up 15%, offsetting concerns about potential economic slowdown and suggesting corporate travel spending remains solid. • The strong results bolstered airline sector sentiment, lifting Southwest Airlines and United Airlines stocks by 2.4% and 1.9% respectively on optimism about sustained pricing power and margin expansion through peak summer travel season.

Students aged 12 to 15 steered bus to safety and called for help after driver lost consciousness from asthma attackMiddle school students in Mississippi acted quickly to halt their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a highway, prompting the operator to declare: “They saved my life.”The bus in question had just left the Hancock middle school in the Mississippi community of Kiln on Wednesday when the driver, Leah Taylor, suffered an asthma attack and lost consciousness. Continue reading...

Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code. Continue reading...

Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successorIf Keir Starmer is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north-west who might help him – temporarily.It has been the week where the prime minister seemed at his most isolated. But Labour MPs told the Guardian they were urging colleagues not to depose Starmer next month, and were instead preparing to demand that Andy Burnham return to parliament in order to succeed him before the next general election. Continue reading...

Police allegedly found images on iCloud account of singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezA Los Angeles prosecutor said that the singer D4vd, who was charged this week in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was in possession of a “significant amount of child pornography”.Police allegedly found the images on the iCloud account of the 21-year-old singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. Continue reading...

HMRC owed more than £640,00 by company that advised clients such as TikTok, GSK and PalantirPeter Mandelson’s former consultancy business, Global Counsel, went bust owing £4.6m – including more than £600,000 to the taxman – a report by the group’s administrators reveals.The company, which provided advice to high-profile clients including Chinese-owned TikTok, US tech business Palantir and UK pharmaceutical firm GSK, collapsed into administration in February, after it lost a series of accounts over the peer’s relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation.According to data collected by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), 15,031 commercial child sexual abuse sites were found in 2025, compared with 7,028 found in 2024, a 114% increase. Continue reading...

Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith was planning to leave Australia to live overseas and had a business class flight out of the country booked in four days’ time when he was arrested at Sydney airport this month, court documents allege, with investigators telling a court “his willingness to return to Australia to face prosecution cannot be judged”.Roberts-Smith was ultimately granted bail last week under strict conditions, a move opposed by prosecutors who said there was potential concern he was a flight risk and might try to avoid ever having to face trial for a series of alleged murders he committed in Afghanistan. Continue reading...

• The number of small businesses in the United States continues to grow amid entrepreneurial optimism. • Owners report increasing difficulty securing startup capital needed to launch and expand operations. • Policies associated with President Trump are cited by business leaders as dampening access to financing for new entrepreneurs pursuing the American Dream.

Exclusive: Corrective Services investigates how Richard Guilliatt of The Australian was able to interview Rob and Karen Gilfillan for Shadow of DoubtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCorrective Services New South Wales is investigating how a journalist from The Australian was able to interview a man and a woman convicted of abusing their daughter for a podcast that raised questions about their guilt.After legal restrictions were lifted last month the victim said the podcast had been highly detrimental to her mental health. Continue reading...

Amid growing congressional scrutiny of his conduct, Patel has claimed he has ‘never been intoxicated on the job’US politics live – latest updatesHouse judiciary Democrats have launched a formal inquiry into FBI director, Kash Patel’s alleged drinking habits, demanding he complete a standardized alcohol abuse assessment and submit the results to Congress.In a letter sent on Tuesday, led by Jamie Raskin, a Maryland representative, Democrats on the committee called on Patel to take the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) – a 10-question World Health Organization screening tool used to identify harmful patterns of drinking – along with a sworn statement attesting to his answers. Lawmakers also requested all security clearance questionnaires Patel has completed since taking the role. Continue reading...

ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returnsBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company, which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s, next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East is likely to hit consumer spending.The fashion chain’s owner, Associated British Foods (ABF), confirmed the plan to split off Primark from the rest of the group, first mooted last year. Continue reading...

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktankEurope’s “stone age” system of booking train tickets makes it needlessly difficult for travellers to avoid polluting flights, a report has found.Booking equivalent train tickets is “difficult or impossible” on almost half of the EU’s busiest international air routes, analysis from the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank shows. Continue reading...

Preston Davey died aged 13 months after ‘routine abuse’ by Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, jury hearsA baby boy was “routinely ill-treated, sexually abused and physically assaulted” before he was killed by a secondary school teacher adopting him, a jury has heard.Jamie Varley, the teacher, 37, and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, were in the process of adopting Preston Davey. Continue reading...

The 82-year-old was accused of abusing girls in the 1960s but was acquitted in Perth despite judge finding the alleged victim was telling the truthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former champion footballer Barry Cable has been acquitted of a slew of historical child sexual abuse charges despite a judge finding the alleged victim was likely telling the truth.The 82-year-old faced a judge-only criminal trial over allegations he abused a girl aged about eight or nine at his family home in the late 1960s. Continue reading...

Owner of X summoned along with former CEO Linda Yaccarino over investigation by cybercrime unitBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesElon Musk has been summoned to Paris, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.The world’s richest man and Linda Yaccarino – the former chief executive of X – were on Monday summoned for “voluntary interviews”, while other employees of the platform were scheduled to be heard as witnesses throughout this week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Continue reading...

Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environmentPrimark may break free from Kingsmill, Twinings and the sugar business this week when Associated British Foods announces plans on a mooted demerger.The potential split comes at a tricky time for the group controlled by the billionaire Weston family, with its fashion and food arms facing tough competition and rising costs. Continue reading...