Ilhan Omar’s attorneys say federal search of her home was ‘neither justified nor lawful’ 17. October 2026 (16:21) Minnesota lawmaker’s attorneys asked for return of seized items and the preservation of any recordings of searchIlhan Omar’s attorneys have asked the US Department of Justice to return property that federal agents removed days earlier from her home during a search.The lawyers for the Minnesota Democrat contended that the seizure as “neither justified nor lawful”, according to a letter that the Associated Press reported on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Selma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during airplane incident, representatives say 17. October 2026 (15:52) Actor experienced a ‘medical emergency’ on flight during which she allegedly injured crew members, statement saysActor Selma Blair did not mean to hurt anyone during the recent flight which led to her arrest on allegations that she assaulted a pair of cabin crew members, a police officer and a nurse, her representatives said on Friday in a statement that characterized the episode as a medical emergency.The lengthy statement also dismissed prior media coverage of Blair’s arrest after a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York as unsympathetic and inaccurate, singling out reporting from several outlets alleging that she tried to open the door of the airplane that she and her fellow passengers were on. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation 17. October 2026 (15:41) Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lungPope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung.Leo, 71, was deemed “fit for discharge”, his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, said in a statement published by the Vatican. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Corrupt senior detective, 47, who accessed police records to give 'tittle tattle' to her nightclub bouncer lover is jailed for eight months