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Layla KornotaLayla Kornota was diagnosed with ADHD as a childPhone alarms are what get teaching assistant Layla through her day. She has four alarms to wake up, one to get dressed, another to pack her work bag, and so on. “There’s a million different ones. Different times of the day,” says the 30-year-old as she scrolls through the alerts on her phone.”It feels like overkill to a lot of people, but I have these markers that I need to hit,” says Layla, adding that the process helps keep her ADHD brain focused and establish a routine.But that sense of control…
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorwayThai authorities are investigating if negligence was what led to the deadly inferno at a Bangkok bar late on Sunday, as survivors reported doors being locked and the lack of signage demarcating emergency exits.The use of flammable materials as decoration may have facilitated the rapid spread of the fire, which originated near the stage, police say.This “indicates a lack of caution and disregard for the safety of the patrons,” Police General Kittiratt Phanphet said on Monday.The blaze has left at least 30 people dead and dozens more injured. First responders…
Supplied: NT PoliceBradley Murdoch never revealed the location of Peter Falconio’s body.Police in Australia have released previously unseen photographs from their investigation into the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio 25 years ago.Falconio, from Huddersfield, was shot on a remote stretch of highway near the Northern Territory town of Barrow Creek, about 186 miles (300km) north of Alice Springs on 14 July 2001. His body has never been found and police hope the images could jog memories that could lead to a tip-off. His killer, Bradley Murdoch, died of throat cancer aged 67 in jail last year, without disclosing where…
Getty ImagesDemocrats and some Republicans criticised the creation of an “anti-weaponisation” fund following the initial settlement. A US judge has voided a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a since-abandoned $1.8bn (£1.3bn) “anti-weaponisation” fund.The fund, intended to compensate individuals claiming they were unfairly targeted by the government, was unveiled in May in exchange for Trump dropping his personal $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But on Monday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said the suit was filed for an improper purpose. She…
Getty ImagesYouTube is still recommending eating disorder videos to teenage users a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according to new research.The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) set up a simulated account for a 13-year-old girl viewing unsafe diet and body image content for the first time.It found one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube’s Up Next algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction or other harmful material, although the situation had improved over the past two years.Google, which owns YouTube, said it had a “steadfast” commitment to stopping the spread of harmful content and…
ReutersNeill had been treated for cancer in recent years, but was “cancer free” at the time of his death, his family saidTributes have been paid to actor Sam Neill, famed for his starring role in Jurassic Park, following his death at the age of 78.The news was announced by his family, who said his death in Sydney, Australia, was “sudden and unexpected”.Neill played Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and also appeared in films including The Piano, The Hunt for Red October, Dead Calm and Event Horizon, as well as BBC TV drama Peaky Blinders.New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
Getty ImagesAn ICE agent has fatally shot a motorist in the US state of Maine, a week after an undocumented migrant was killed by a federal immigration officer during a traffic stop in Texas.In the latest incident, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said agents were watching an address for a person with a final order of removal in Biddeford at around 07:00 EDT (11:00 GMT) on Monday. When ICE tried to stop a vehicle driven by someone coming from that address, “the vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon”, ICE said,…
Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesSonam Wangchuk, 59, has been on a hunger strike for more than two weeks”I’m weak from the outside, but I’m strong from inside.” That’s what a frail-looking Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a protest hunger strike in the Indian capital, Delhi, for the past 16 days, told the BBC on Monday.According to the latest health bulletin released on Monday morning, Wangchuk “has lost 8.2kg [18lb], his blood pressure is 107 by 70 and his sugar levels are down to 67”. His worsening health parameters are causing serious alarm among his supporters, with thousands appealing to…
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorwayThai indie band Thotsakan was performing at a packed bar in Bangkok on Sunday when band manager Ice Athipat Wijarn, seated off stage, saw smoke emerging from behind the keyboardist.The keyboardist, Kwang, shouted for people to flee – and within seconds a fierce blaze tore through Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, in the city’s vibrant Chatuchak district.Ice recalls fumbling with the door in the smoke-engulfed room as he tried to escape. “Everybody was running, squeezing into each other,” he told Thai talk show Hone-Krasae. He crawled towards the exit -…
EPA/ShutterstockSince his party swept to power in April, Péter Magyar (left) has repeatedly called on Tamás Sulyok (right) to resignThe Hungarian parliament has voted to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, who was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán who lost power in April after 16 years.Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party used its two thirds majority to steamroll through the 17th amendment to the constitution, ending the term of Sulyok and the head of the Constitutional Court Péter Polt.It was the most dramatic day in parliament since the new government took office in early…