Actor tells court Noel Clarke directed her to adopt ‘exposing and vulnerable position’ | Noel Clarke

An actor was embarrassed and horrified after Noel Clarke pressured her into an “exposing and vulnerable position” in a film scene and then shared the footage with others on set, the high court has heard. ​Mila (not her real name), the seventh of Guardian News and Media’s (GNM’s) oral witnesses to Clarke’s defamation claim against … Read more

Federal authorities arrest LA street gang leader Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley Jr | Los Angeles

Federal authorities have taken into custody on Wednesday, a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur, after a brief search, officials announced. Eugene Henley Jr, known as “Big U,” was one … Read more

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe denied in vote | International Olympic Committee

The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe. The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate … Read more

AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported | Artificial intelligence (AI)

A single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousands of times less computing power than conventional systems. Weather forecasts are currently generated through a complex set of stages, each taking several hours to … Read more

‘Lifer’ in HMP Woodhill planned to kill Tommy Robinson, high court told | Tommy Robinson

A “lifer” in the prison holding Tommy Robinson planned to kill the far-right activist while two other prisoners plotted to attack him to gain “kudos and notoriety”, the high court has been told. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is making a legal bid to bring a legal challenge against his segregation from other … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims | UK news

Nicola Sturgeon is no longer under investigation as part of the police case looking into alleged mishandling of Scottish National party funds. Police Scotland said the former Scottish first minister would not face any charges after her former husband, Peter Murrell, appeared for a private hearing at Edinburgh sheriff court on a single charge of … Read more