Prince Andrew has reached a legal settlement with a woman who alleges she was 17 when she was sexually abused by the British royal, according to a legal filing made public Tuesday. The move came more than a month after US District Judge Lewis Kaplan for the Southern District of New York rejected Andrew’s bid … Read more
SYDNEY — A day after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized in Parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual abuse there, a prominent campaigner said she wanted to see action more than words. Former political staffer Brittany Higgins, who says she was raped in a parliament office by a fellow staffer, said … Read more
More than 80,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Kurt Zouma to be prosecuted amid a growing backlash over his treatment of his pet cat. The West Ham defender has been widely condemned after a video emerged of him dropping, kicking and slapping his pet cat, and Essex Police have confirmed they are … Read more
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Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. “I have had great responsibilities in the Catholic Church. All the … Read more
Social media companies should face fines if they can’t prove they’re preventing people banned from their platforms for abusive behavior from opening new accounts, a report by MPs says. The House of Commons Petitions Committee has called on the government to strengthen its online safety bill to better tackle abusive behaviour. In addition to fines … Read more
Prince Andrew threw a tantrum over damaged trees at his mother’s Windsor estate, lashing out at a female gardener just days after getting court papers in his case of sexual abuse, a report said. Tongue lashing for the lowly staffer “was over the top” leaving her “shaken and upset”, according to the UK Sun. The … Read more