[ad_1] Papua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister Jimmy Maladina has been charged with assault following an alleged "domestic dispute" in Australia, according to court documents.Police said a 31-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in Sydney by a 58-year-old man who was known to her on Saturday morning local time. Mr Maladina was granted conditional bail ahead of a court appearance on 11 July.In a statement, he said he was "aware of
[ad_1] Jon Landau - the Oscar-winning producer of some of the world's highest-grossing movies of all time, including Titanic and Avatar - has died aged 63.Landau, who was the long-time producing partner of filmmaker James Cameron, reportedly died on Friday after living with cancer for more than a year.His sister Tina confirmed his death on social media, calling him "the best brother a girl could ever dream of"."My heart is
[ad_1] Holly JacksonHolly's debut novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has been turned into a series for the BBCBestselling author Holly Jackson shares her secrets for plotting a modern murder mystery - and explains how true crime has influenced her.For the author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, the process of writing a whodunnit is as meticulous as investigating a crime."I am obsessive about it," she says. "I
[ad_1] 6 minutes agoBy Elaine Chong and Ed Main, BBC TrendingBBCHelen Young was targeted by scammers who posed as Chinese police officersChinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. A British-Chinese woman has told the BBC that she handed over her life savings to con men who wore uniforms in video calls and gave her a virtual tour of what
[ad_1] 9 minutes agoBy Aleem Maqbool, Religion editorGetty ImagesHowever big the headline change in the vote between the past two elections, drill down into two demographic pockets of Britain and you find staggering shifts.It all centres around the relationships between the Labour Party and not just Muslim voters, but Jewish voters too.It leaves a party in government that has made progress in winning back trust among people from one faith group while
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRob Delaney's son Henry died in 2018The US actor and comedian Rob Delaney has said he wants to buy the home his son died in so he can also experience his last moments there.Delaney's two-year-old child Henry died in 2018 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Delaney told Radio 4's Desert Island Discs he asked the landlord when he moved out: "Listen, if you ever go to
[ad_1] Getty ImagesTwo former cabinet ministers who served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have been given junior ministerial roles by Sir Keir Starmer.Former home secretary Jacqui Smith will join the House of Lords to become higher education minister, Downing Street said. While Douglas Alexander, who held several cabinet roles in the last Labour government, is now a business minister after returning as an MP for the first time since
[ad_1] Just nowBy Penny Dale, JournalistMario Di BariFemale figures are at the forefront of Gabriella Ghermandi's latest albumGabriella Ghermandi recalls with laughter the annoyance she felt about the so-called Ethiopian Spice Girls - charity-backed pop group Yegna that hoped to change narratives and empower girls and women through music.The all-female group sparked controversy in the UK because it was partly funded by British aid and some say it was a waste of
[ad_1] 8 minutes agoBy Katya Adler, Europe editorGetty ImagesHow likely is France to wake up on Monday morning to a new far-right dawn?That was the garishly painted, hotly debated scenario in media headlines, the EU in Brussels and seats of government across Europe following the first round of France’s parliamentary vote last week.But despite the spectacular showing by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party, the short answer is: an RN majority
[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Phelan Chatterjee, BBC NewsAlamySwedish human rights activist Anna Ardin is glad Julian Assange is free.But the claims she has made about him suggest she would have every reason not to wish him well.She is one of two women who accused the WikiLeaks founder of sexual assault 14 years ago.The allegations - which Assange has always denied - were explosive, and made headlines across the world. They set off
