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‘We wanted to tell the wider story’: play highlights impact of ‘spycops’ scandal | Theatre newsthirst.

There’s one moment from the public inquiry into undercover police officers – known as “spycops” – that sticks in the theatre director Rhiannon White’s mind. It was during the questioning of Bob Lambert, an officer who deceived at least four women into sexual relationships in the 1980s, and fathered a child with one of them….

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Erin Patterson denies deliberately foraging death cap mushrooms and weighing fatal dose as cross-examination begins | Victoria newsthirst.

Erin Patterson has denied deliberately foraging death cap mushrooms and weighing them to calculate the fatal dose for a person, but admitted a series of lies to police as homicide detectives investigated the fatal lunch. On her fourth day in the witness box, Patterson’s cross examination started, and the jury was told the estimate for…

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Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from travel to the U.S. newsthirst.

The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citing national security interests, the proclamation states that the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may…

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Democratic candidates for New York mayor spar over housing, Covid and Trump | New York newsthirst.

Nine Democratic candidates for New York City mayor faced off on Wednesday evening in the first of two debates ahead of this month’s primary election. Held without a live audience, the two-hour debate focused on issues facing New York City, including housing, affordability, crime, policing, public safety, and how each candidate would handle the Trump…

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Australia mushroom trial live: murder-accused Erin Patterson to continue evidence on day 27 of trial | Australia news newsthirst.

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Patterson describes learning of lunch guests’ worsening symptoms Patterson’s defence lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is questioning his client. He asks about her understanding of how unwell her lunch guests were after the beef wellington meal. Patterson confirms her evidence that the…

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