Hugh Laurie issued an apology to a British journalist after responding to her criticism of his famed series House. “I’m sorry if people have been having a go at you because of my tweet. Not at all the plan,” Laurie, 66, shared in an X post on Monday, June 8. “I was very slightly drunk and already upset about something that had nothing to do with you.” He continued, “If it’s any comfort, I got it in the neck too. I’m a thin-skinned t***, apparently, even though it wasn’t my skin. I was sticking up for the writers who I…

Vacationers seeking swanky peace would be wise to look to the far east.  With summertime escapes ranking high on the priority list for most work-worn folks, Tripadvisor’s new “World’s Top 10 Hotels of 2026” ranking reveals the best, most serene accommodations for travelers hoping to take a luxe load off. Meanwhile, 37% of US residents say they simply can’t afford to travel due to the high cost of living, leading some to go to extremes to get away by any means, such as selling snapshots of their feet to fetishists online in order to pay for a vacay.  It’s one icky, yet lucrative stunt…

Andrew StaffordJune 9, 2026 — 7:14pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA drunk, speeding motorist was looking for a “thrill” when he fatally struck a nine-year-old boy in front of his family, a court has been told.Keith Andrew Chambers faces up to 20 years in jail under new state legislation over the horror crash that killed the child as his family were riding e-bikes on the Gold Coast.Chambers, who was 47 at the time, was at least three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit and driving up to 60km/h over…

Billy Bob Thornton has spoken out for the first time about his surprise full frontal scene in Landman. “I don’t know what the reaction was,” Thornton, 70, exclusively admitted to Us Weekly while attending the Newport Beach TV Fest sponsored by Visit Newport Beach on Saturday, June 6. “But obviously before we filmed, it was kind of like, ‘Whoa, yikes. This is interesting.’” Thornton referred to it as a “funny scene,” adding, “And I didn’t care.” During a December 2025 episode of the Paramount+ series, Thornton’s Tommy woke up in bed and accidentally flashed an employee at a hotel. The…

Beware — too many High Noons could leave you highly hospitalized. Overconsumption of any alcohol is notably bad for your health, but researchers at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center say hard seltzer is specifically to blame for a brand new disorder. Spiked seltzers have certainly spiked in popularity since being named the official cocktail for summer 2019. It helps that drinks like White Claw and High Noon have a relatively low calorie count and are lower in alcohol than spirits. But just because they’re light doesn’t mean you can drink a lot more. A new study published in…

The European Union’s environmental policy should now be considered a key part of Europe’s defence strategy, Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, said. She noted that many of the environmental concerns felt by the bloc, including the impacts of climate change, pose an existential risk to Europe and its security. “There are a lot of examples. [Like] water, which is not only a resource. We need water for our daily lives; we need it for energy production; we need it for food production. And when water gets scarce, we are in trouble, and…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s been “jammed meeting everyone” in Washington, D.C., as he tries to drum up support for his Fortress North America vision, an idea he has been pushing in some form since U.S. President Donald Trump was first elected. The premier headed down to the United States Capitol on Monday and Tuesday for a series of meetings, although he hasn’t met with anyone from the Trump administration.Ford’s social media showed meetings with the American Automotive Policy Council, the American Farm Bureau Federation and Autos Drive America, none of which were open to the media.“We have been jammed…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAJane Halton was in the room with the world’s top health chiefs as the World Health Organisation rang its most serious alarm about the Ebola outbreak.Those gathered on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva included WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who had just declared the spreading sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern. His phone kept buzzing.Jane Halton at her home in Canberra in 2020.Dominic Lorrimer“Terribly, in the course of that meeting,…

Jennifer Lopez’s love don’t cost a thing, but a man must be willing to put in the work to get her attention. The Office Romance star, 56, was quizzed about her love life during a Monday, June 8, appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, revealing that she isn’t one for social media communication. “Do you check your DMs, Jennifer?” host Andy Cohen asked her, to which Lopez emphatically replied, “No.” Cohen, 58, pressed further, “What if some amazing Spanish soccer player DMs you?” “I think they would be able to find me, no? If you really wanted…

California’s favorite burger chain is doubling down on the Las Vegas Strip. In-N-Out Burger will open its newest restaurant on Tuesday at BLVD Las Vegas, the flashy retail and entertainment complex at 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd — bringing another massive serving of Double-Doubles, Animal Fries and shakes to one of America’s busiest tourist destinations. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day. Thanks for signing up! The Irvine-based chain said the new Strip restaurant will have indoor seating for 170 guests and an outdoor patio for another…

As the EU seeks to shield its market from a surge of low-cost Chinese imports, alarm is growing in Europe at a new phenomenon: Chinese companies advertising ways to circumvent the bloc’s tariff barriers. France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania have jointly alerted the European Commission on “increasingly blurred and complex actions” to avoid EU custom duties. In an informal proposal drafted last month that refrains from naming any Chinese company, the four urged improvements to the EU’s anti-circumvention tool, which “would allow the EU to guarantee the legal effect and the effectiveness of its existing trade defence measures.”…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Despite more than 24 hours of searching, Barrie police say an “aggressive” dog that attacked multiple people, including a child, is still on the loose. Officers were first alerted to reports of a loose dog shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. Reports stated the dog had attacked several people, including a child riding a scooter in the area of Essa Road and Loggers Run. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The 11-year-old boy suffered serious but non-life-threatening…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA senior industrial relations figure described at an inquiry into bad behaviour in the Queensland construction sector as “a friend of the CFMEU” has had an appeal against her dismissal denied by the state Industrial Relations Commission.Helen Burgess, formerly employed as the Office of Industrial Relations’ director of construction compliance, was given a show-cause notice in October 2025 laying out seven allegations, including conflicts of interest with CFMEU heavyweights.Four of the allegations were substantiated by the investigator, Donna Heelan, with a fifth partially substantiated.Helen…

Cycle syncing has moved from wellness blogs to mainstream conversation, fueled by a femtech industry valued at $66.2 billion in 2025 and projected to reach $255.5 billion by 2035. The idea: align what you eat, how you work and how you rest with the four hormonal phases of your menstrual cycle. Some of the science is genuinely solid. Some of it is running well ahead of the research. Here’s what’s actually true. What Cycle Syncing Is and Where It Started The term comes from functional nutritionist Alisa Vitti, who coined it in her 2014 book WomanCode and expanded the concept…

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