Donald Trump’s mockery of Kavanaugh accuser triggers backlash from wavering Republican senators

  Donald Trump’s mockery of a woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault appeared to backfire on Wednesday as three key wavering Republican senators criticised the comments.  The US president parodied the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor making the claim who has admitted to not remembering significant details about the alleged…

Twice-convicted Canadian murderer found guilty of killing his father from whom he inherited millions

Already convicted of murdering two other people, a Toronto man was also  found guilty on Monday of murdering his father from whom he inherited a  multimillion-dollar aviation business. Dellen Millard “killed his father by shooting him in the left eye as he  slept,” said Ontario Superior Court Justice Maureen Forestell in handing  down her guilty…

Trump’s Scottish resorts posted multi-million pound losses in 2017

President Donald Trump’s Scottish golf clubs lost £4.6m last year, with company accounts blaming “economic downturn” and a lower oil price for poorer revenues. The Trump Turnberry resort, which was host to protests during the President’s UK visit this year, lost £3.4m in 2017. This is the fourth consecutive year of losses at the club….

New Zealand’s ‘First Baby’ Neve makes history with United Nations debut alongside Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand’s so-called “First Baby” – the three-month-old daughter of prime minister Jacinda Ardern –  has made her debut on the international political stage, appearing at a peace summit at the United Nations with her mother. Ms Ardern kissed Neve Te Aroha before addressing the summit, during which the baby was held by Clarke Gayford,…

Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski among 300 arrested in Kavanaugh protests

Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were among the 300 people arrested in Washington on Thursday night as they protested Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote Friday on whether to advance Mr Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court as key Republican senators remain undecided amid allegations of sexual misconduct…

Nintendo’s Arms director confirms "no plans" for more content updates

Arms has concluded its generous schedule of free content updates, Nintendo has confirmed to Eurogamer. The Switch-exclusive fighter has had a healthy helping of extra characters, stages, modes and fighting Arms since its release last summer – but the future of this content schedule has been up in the air since a mysterious statement posted…

Donald Trump ‘received $413m from his father’s property empire but used dubious tax schemes’

Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father’s property empire and participated in “dubious” tax schemes in the 1990s including some which were fraudulent, The New York Times has claimed.  The US president was receiving $200,000 from his father’s various business interests by the age of three and was a millionaire by the…

Donald Trump accuses Democrats of Venezuela-style socialism as he puts health care at heart of election

President Donald Trump used a rare newspaper column on Wednesday to attack Democrats’ health care proposals, accusing them of pursuing Venezuela-style socialism and laying the groundwork for one of the major policy battles in next month’s midterm elections. “The truth is that the centrist Democratic Party is dead,” he wrote. “The new Democrats are radical socialists…