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Business
schedule November 4, 2026

Our house purchase is at risk from a frozen Revolut account

Access to our £37,000 deposit in a savings account is restricted after a ‘routine security review’ My wife’s Revolut account was frozen in what it calls a “routine security review” over a week ago. Nothing has been requested from her – no documents, the source of funds, or ID – yet, as a result, our house deposit of £37,000 in a joint savings account is also restricted. We’re approaching the completion of our property purchase and have given notice on our rental home. Direct debits are bouncing and we’re concerned about our credit records. Continue reading...

Lifestyle
schedule November 4, 2026

A moment that changed me: I was terrified of my own body – until a surprising 20-mile bike ride

I grew up with spinal conditions that solidified my sense of being ‘weak and weird’. By my late 30s, I was feeling burnt out. But an invitation from a colleague set me on an unexpected and exhilarating new path In 2023, I was in the Alps trekking the 80-mile Tour du Mont Blanc when there came a moment I was no longer trekking, exactly. I was on my hands and knees. Frozen. And then I started to cry. Others were casually bopping past me, up and over like water around a stone. But I was stuck. Why can’t I move? I thought. I was not always fit enough to trek 80 miles in the Alps. As a child, I was the one who always got picked last in gym class. I would have picked me last too: by any measure, I was the most physically awkward kid in my year group. Other students bullied me and I was ashamed of my body. I felt weird, weak and sad. Continue reading...

Crime
schedule November 4, 2026

Sydney Swans player Tom Papley allegedly returns positive roadside drug test

Club says AFL forward returned ‘positive preliminary test indication’ NSW police issue a notice for driving with a suspended licence The Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley has allegedly returned a positive preliminary drug test after being pulled over by New South Wales police on Monday. The 30-year-old was stopped by police for a roadside licence check which led to a court attendance notice for driving with a suspended licence as well as a random drug test. Continue reading...

Trial
schedule November 4, 2026

Kate McClymont questioned over ‘nail in the coffin’ and poo emoji texts at Alan Jones trial

Award-winning investigative journalist says she ‘probably’ texted an alleged victim’s mother saying ‘I hope the shit does hit the fan for him’, court hears Investigative journalist Kate McClymont has told a Sydney court that an audio recording in which she said new information would be “an absolute nail in the coffin” did not refer to “killing” Alan Jones. In a phone call with the mother of the youngest alleged victim of Jones, which was played in court, the Sydney Morning Herald’s chief investigative reporter expressed excitement when the woman said her son had spoken to police in the same year as the alleged assault. Continue reading...

Entertainment
schedule November 4, 2026

Lucy Liu’s ‘The Pirate Queen’ Expands With Graphic Novel, New Game and International Tour as Creator Eloise Singer Joins BAFTA Breakthrough Cohort (EXCLUSIVE)

Lucy Liu and Eloise Singer are preparing to take “The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters,” their immersive experience about Chinese pirate leader Cheng Shih, on an international tour next year, Singer tells Variety. The pair have also co-written a graphic novel and are developing a new game. The news comes as Singer, the project’s writer […]