Gang use helicopter in Hollywood-style raid on Swedish cash depot | Sweden

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  758 words  |  Delta Gatti

Sweden This article is more than 14 years oldGang use helicopter in Hollywood-style raid on Swedish cash depotThis article is more than 14 years old Rooftop break-in at British security firm in Stockholm Police foiled as thieves haul up bags of cashSweden has seen its fair share of daring cash robberies in recent years, from fake bombs used as decoys to the hold-up of luggage handlers at airports. But a raid by a gang that landed from a helicopter on to the roof of a cash depot in Stockholm today and loaded up with bags of money has foxed police. [Read More]

My country has fallen out of time: Russian author Mikhail Shishkins letter to an unknown Uk

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1032 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

The ObserverBooksA year after Putin’s invasion, the award-winning novelist reflects on the silence of his compatriots, the betrayal of his mother tongue, and his hopes for the future Read an interview with Mikhail Shishkin My dearest one,They stole the language from us. We spoke and corresponded with you in the language of great Russian literature. Now, for the whole world, Russian is the language of those who bomb Ukrainian cities and kill children, the language of war criminals, the language of murderers. [Read More]

Oh dear, George Lucas! Why the Star Wars universe is going from bad to worse

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  938 words  |  Delta Gatti

TelevisionThe latest Star Wars spin-off, Ahsoka, is painfully glacial TV about a giant Oompa Loompa in a novelty hat. These shows need to be banished to a galaxy far away It must be very complicated being George Lucas. On the one hand, you get to wake up inside a vast Scrooge McDuck money vault every morning. On the other, you have to live with the absolute mess Disney has made of your life’s work. [Read More]

US Christian group accused of covering up sexual abuse of minors | US news

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1262 words  |  Christie Applegate

US news This article is more than 10 months oldUS Christian group accused of covering up sexual abuse of minorsThis article is more than 10 months oldLawsuits claim International Churches of Christ leaders failed to report as well as plotted to conceal abuse of women and children Michele “Chele” Roland was looking for salvation when she joined the International Churches of Christ. She never imagined that, three decades later, she would lead a legal battle accusing the controversial Christian religious organization of enabling and covering up the sexual molestation of children in its congregation, among other alleged abuses, but that’s exactly what she’s doing. [Read More]

USA star Alex Morgan kicked out of Disney World alongside MLS players | USA women's football team

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  599 words  |  Brenda Moya

USA women's football team This article is more than 6 years oldUSA star Alex Morgan kicked out of Disney World alongside MLS playersThis article is more than 6 years oldWorld Cup winner ejected along with former Derby player Giles BarnesStriker’s goals have helped US to Olympic and World Cup winsUSA striker Alex Morgan was one of three football players kicked out of Walt Disney World in Florida after an argument at a restaurant, police say. [Read More]

'Pregnant man' goes on Oprah Winfrey show | US news

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  433 words  |  Christie Applegate

US news'Pregnant man' goes on Oprah Winfrey showAn American man who claims he is six months pregnant said it was a "miracle" in his first TV interview. Thomas Beatie, 34, of Bend, Oregon, used to be a woman before undergoing gender reassignment surgery. He first claimed he was pregnant in an article headlined "Labour of love" in a gay magazine, the Advocate, last month. Many were sceptical, particularly after Beatie said he would not give any interviews until April Fools' Day. [Read More]

A book for the beach: In the Woods by Tana French | Crime fiction

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  462 words  |  Delta Gatti

A book for the beachCrime fictionA book for the beach: In the Woods by Tana FrenchA shocking tragedy in an otherwise idyllic childhood summer comes back to haunt its sole survivor in adulthood – all the ingredients for a tense thriller that's perfect holiday readingIt's high summer in the countryside just outside Dublin, "a summer stolen whole from some coming-of-age film set in small-town 1950s". The sun is hot, cows graze along the verges, the ancient woods are a lush playground for children who run wild from morning till tea time. [Read More]

Calves are the biceps of the legs!: Arnold Schwarzeneggers seven big life lessons

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1861 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Arnold SchwarzeneggerFind opportunity in failure – and don’t let your legs get in the way of world domination. Here is the distilled wisdom of Arnie’s first foray into self-help He told us that he’d be back – but, after nearly 60 years in the public eye, Arnold Schwarzenegger has never gone away. Ever since his first trip to the US from Graz, Austria, in 1966, the Terminator has taken on a remarkable number of guises: bodybuilder, action hero, villain and even – in a move that seemed ludicrous in 2003, but in fact foretold decades of politics to come – the elected governor of California. [Read More]

Midsomer Murders co-creator to step down at end of current series | ITV plc

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  439 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

ITV plc This article is more than 12 years oldMidsomer Murders co-creator to step down at end of current seriesThis article is more than 12 years oldBrian True-May had been reinstated by TV company after apologising for saying show was 'last bastion of Englishness'The co-creator of Midsomer Murders, Brian True-May, is to step down from his role at the end of the current series after he sparked a race row by suggesting there was no place in the programme for ethnic minorities. [Read More]

Miley Cyrus: I was fired from Hotel Transylvania over penis cake photos | Sony Pictures

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  259 words  |  Delta Gatti

Sony Pictures This article is more than 4 years oldMiley Cyrus: I was fired from Hotel Transylvania over penis cake photosThis article is more than 4 years oldActor-singer says Sony let her go from family animation after seeing images of her licking a phallic gateau bought for her then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth Miley Cyrus claims she was fired from children’s animation Hotel Transylvania after posing with a penis-shaped cake purchased for her then-boyfriend’s birthday. [Read More]