A Succession-like feud has engulfed one of Singapore’s richest families as property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng accused his son of plotting a boardroom takeover. Mr Kwek filed court papers on Wednesday saying his son Sherman, two other board members and a group of directors were trying to take control of his property firm City Developments…
Gavin Bevis BBC News, East Midlands Bea Swallow BBC News, Bristol BBC Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol Airport on Wednesday A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has appeared in court charged with four counts of stalking the missing girl’s family. Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt,…
Lucy Manning Special Correspondent LIFSCHITZ FAMILY Sharone with her father Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday From her house in East London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the horror of Hamas captivity, after more than 500 days. He was a man…
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was abruptly closed to visitors on Tuesday, and the federal agency that operates the site did not provide any explanation for the sudden disruption. Members of the Kennedy family said that Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency had fired members of the library’s staff,…
Reuters Michael Schumacher has not been seen since he suffered serious brain injuries in a ski accident in 2013 Three men have been convicted by a German court of trying to blackmail the family of ex-Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for threatening to upload 900 personal photos,…
Reuters Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas embraces loved ones after being released by Hamas The family of an Israeli hostage freed over the weekend have made a plea for information over the fate of his wife and children. Yarden Bibas, 34, was released on Saturday along with two other hostages being held by Hamas in exchange…
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who control it have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn (£6bn) to settle claims regarding its powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin. The deal represents an increase of more than $1bn on a previous settlement that was rejected in 2024 by the US Supreme Court, according to news agencies AP and…
President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for three of his siblings and two of their spouses, citing concerns that they will be targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations.” The White House announced the pardons just minutes before President-elect Donald Trump entered the Capitol Rotunda to be sworn in as the next commander…
The wife of detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has denounced as “cruel and inhumane” a ban on prisoners receiving visitors on Christmas Day. Besigye, 68, has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad, which he denies. His trial has been delayed until next month. Prison…
Reuters Ten members of a family have died after a private plane crashed into the city of Gramado in southern Brazil. Brazilian businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, who was piloting the plane, was killed in the crash alongside his wife, three daughters and other family members, a statement from his company said. The small plane reportedly…
