A neo-Nazi who admitted plotting the murder of the Labour MP Rosie Cooper has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 20 years. Jack Renshaw, 23, bought a 48cm (19in) gladius knife to kill the West Lancashire MP and a female police officer against whom he had a grudge. The Old…
Fighter jet crashes into California warehouse
A pilot ejected moments before an F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just outside March Air reserve base in California, military officials said. The pilot was not hurt, and there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground, said Maj Perry Covington, director of public affairs at the base. The cause of…
My life in sex: the man who goes to cuddle parties
As a 56-year-old man living in a conservative area of Texas, I would never have predicted the amazing personal growth I have experienced since being introduced to cuddle parties three years ago. These parties are entirely non-sexual events, where participants gather in each other’s homes to cuddle. They’re great because they are intimate, but carry…
Retro metro: Kolkata’s time travel machine – a cartoon
The Kolkata metro system opened for business in 1984, making it the oldest in India. Unfortunately, having been the first to boast a metro, the city seems to have rested on its laurels somewhat – compared to the metro in any other Indian city, travel on the Kolkata system now feels a little like travelling…
Why do Blondie, the Strokes and Gucci love punk band Surfbort?
When Beyoncé brought “surfbort” into popular parlance on her 2013 single Drunk in Love, she was referring to coitus in the bath (see also: the bathtub boogie). Dani Miller, effervescent singer with the Brooklyn riot punks who took it as their name, has since widened the term to include the act of surfing on nude…
What’s the secret to a perfect chocolate brownie?
What’s the secret to a fudgy-on-the-inside, crusty-on-the-top brownie? When I ask friends who somehow produce perfect brownies every time, they look mystified and say they don’t do anything special. Alexia, Bethnal Green, London It’s not a question of doing anything special, Alexia, but of doing things right – as we’ve noted here before, get just…
Prince Harry paid damages over photos of his Oxfordshire home
Prince Harry has accepted substantial damages and an apology from a news agency that took aerial photographs of his Cotswolds home, forcing him and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, to move out. In a high court statement, lawyers for the Duke of Sussex said Splash News and Picture Agency, described as a well-known paparazzi…
Samantha Bee: Alabama lawmakers ‘wouldn’t know a vulva if it bit them’
Late-night monologues from Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee focused on the strict Alabama law that has effectively banned abortions in the state. Samantha Bee The Full Frontal host focused on the controversial law, which makes no exceptions for rape and incest. “No exceptions for rape and incest is also Roy Moore’s dating profile,” she said….
Theresa May faces ultimatum: set your exit date or quit now
Executive members of the 1922 Committee are preparing to ask Theresa May to step down immediately if she fails to set out a timetable for leaving Downing Street. Up to 10 members of the powerful group of senior Tory MPs have discussed telling the prime minister to name a date for the end of her…
Venezuelan opposition and government to hold crisis talks
Venezuela’s government and opposition have sent envoys to Norway to attend talks on ways of ending the South American country’s crisis, though their mutual mistrust and differences on key issues are likely to reduce chances of progress. The development reported by officials on Wednesday appeared to reflect a recognition that neither side had been able…