Ewan McGregor is set to pay half of his Star Wars royalties to ex-wife Eve Mavrakis as part of their divorce settlement, according to the judgement. The judge has signed off on the former couple’s split following 22 years of marriage after the actor, 49, filed to divorce Eve, 53, back in January 2018. It … Read more
Escape from HELL: Arctic villagers flee raging wildfires on boats as 35ft flames encircle remote settlement Residents in remote Svatay, northern Russia, fled on the Alazeya River Village is 140 miles above Arctic Circle and has been encircled by fires for weeks Fires fuelled by high winds have wiped out ancient trees and roasted live … Read more
Labour will pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after BBC Panorama anti-Semitism probe Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party made formal apology to whistleblowers today Move as part of a settlement is a clear breach with policy under Jeremy Corbyn Whistleblowers sued party for defamation after BBC Panorama probe last … Read more
Six Harvey Weinstein accusers urged a judge to reject an $18.9million settlement with the disgraced movie mogul and the board of his former studio, slamming it as a ‘cruel hoax’ on Monday. The settlement announced on June 30 would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James and separate class-action litigation, and permit accusers … Read more
Are you a victim of ‘batterygate?’ Users with older iPhones may be eligible for a $25 settlement if their device was covertly slowed by the tech giant Apple came under fire in 2017 for covertly slowing older iPhone devices The move was to force users into purchasing the latest smartphone Earlier this year, the firm … Read more
Ancient Viking settlement found in Iceland dates back to 800 AD and challenges records of the first colonists who arrived nearly 75 years later Two Viking longhouses were unearthed in an eastern region of Iceland The oldest was built in 800 and was used as a seasonal hunting camp The younger one was created some … Read more
Facebook settlement suggests about HALF of the company’s moderators developed mental health issues as a result of their work removing graphic content from the platform A lawsuits suggests one in two Facebook moderators suffers from mental health issues as a result of their job Attorneys and mental health experts came to the conclusion when assessing a … Read more
The 1975 contract Jackie Kennedy signed to give her step-daughter total possession of her husband Aristotle Onassis’ $500m (£400m) fortune is up for sale. The 23-page multi-million dollar settlement was signed by the Greek shipping magnate’s only surviving child Christina and his second wife Jackie on May 7, 1975. The document reveals how Christina made … Read more
Laurence Fox received an apology from Equity, the UK actors union, on Friday, after they called him a ‘disgrace’ following his Question Time appearance in January. He had sparked a race row by claiming the inclusion of a turban-wearing soldier in Sam Mendes film 1917 was ‘incongruous’. Equity apologised on social media and have agreed an … Read more
An ancient human settlement was obliterated by a comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere around 12,800 years ago, a study has found. The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass ‘hot enough to melt cars’ to the ground. The impact is also believed to have … Read more