A 28-year-old man has been charged with a public order offence after allegedly leaving the queue of mourners to approach the Queen’s coffin on Friday. Muhammad Khan, from Tower Hamlets in east London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The Metropolitan Police said he was charged under the Public Order Act. The live video feed of Westminster Hall cut away when the incident occurred at around 22:00 BST. A statement from the Met Police said: “Muhammad Khan, 28, of Barleycorn Way, Tower Hamlets, was charged on Saturday, September 17, with an offence under Section 4A of the Public…
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The National Rugby League Competition (NRLC) Match Review Committee suspended two Mendi Muruks players after citing them for Contrary Conduct in the Digicel Cup Major Semi Final match between PRK Mendi Muruks and Agmark Rabaul Gurias. The decision was reviewed after an appeal was submitted by the Mendi Muruks’ team management against the one-week suspension each for Julius Yakopa and Charlie Simon. In the 77th minute, Muruks five-eighth and captain Charlie Simon and second rower Julius Yakopa disputed the referee’s decision to call a knock on and used offensive language at the referee. Their actions delayed the game for over…
Two decades ago, the idyllic bay was transformed for the cult classic starring Leo DiCaprio. Today, the area is still struggling with the ecological fallout. In the 2000 film The Beach, a young Leonardo DiCaprio, hot off Titanic fame, plays a young backpacker who discovers a tropical paradise in the form of a secluded beach, home to a community of travelers. Despite its cult classic status, The Beach was a critical flop—DiCaprio was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for worst actor, and today the film ranks as one of the worst Danny Boyle ever directed. But though both the film’s director and stars moved on from…
An Australian man has died after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet, police say. A relative found the 77-year-old man with serious injuries at his home in Redmond, about 400km (250 miles) south of Perth. When the ambulance crew arrived at the rural property, the kangaroo prevented them from treating the man. Police say they were forced to shoot the marsupial dead so paramedics could reach him. The man died at the scene. A police spokesperson told media they believed the man had been attacked by the kangaroo – a wild animal – earlier…
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has said he will call for a referendum on the country becoming a republic within three years, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Browne signed a document confirming Charles III’s status as the new King, but minutes later, said he would push for a republic referendum after indicating such a move earlier this year during a visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The Caribbean country is one of 14 nations to retain the British monarch as their head of state. Browne told ITV: “This is not an act of…
The Rabbitohs are through to the preliminary final for the fifth year in a row, setting up a rematch of last year’s NRL Grand Final against the Panthers next weekend, after beating the Sharks 38-12 on Saturday night, Just six days after a brutal clash with the Roosters in Finals Week 1, South Sydney were a step above their opponents at Allianz Stadium, showing both impressive grit in defence and patience with ball in hand. Winger Taane Milne was a key contributor, scoring two tries and setting another up, while the accurate boot of Latrell Mitchell was important too, with…
A diplomat from Papua New Guinea allegedly assaulted his wife and an employee in an apparent drunken rage at a Taipei City restaurant last month. At 5 p.m. a 44-year-old man who works as a secretary at the Papua New Guinea representative office in Taiwan took part in a dinner party with his fellow staff members at a restaurant in Taipei’s Zhongshan District on Aug. 12. After a long night of heavy drinking, the diplomat at 4 a.m. got into a heated argument with his wife and began to smash her head with several glass beer mugs, reported SET News.…
Huon Gulf District MP and minister for Community Development, Youth and Religious Jason Peter visited the Erap Gabmazum cluster primary school’s expo yesterday during the 47th independence day celebrations. This was part of his visit to schools and communities to get first hand information and the status of how basic public services are operating in his electorate. He spent an hour greeted students, teachers and parents around Erap Primary school campus before taking the stage. He was welcomed by a traditional singsing group from Erap Primary school. His message to the students, teachers and parents was to work hard and…
Former soccer player David Beckham has queued for 12 hours to see the Queen lying in state in London. Speaking from the line to see the late monarch at Westminster Hall, Beckham said it was an experience “meant to be shared”. “We all want to be here together, we all want to experience something where we celebrate the amazing life of our Queen and I think something like this today is meant to be shared together,” Beckham told the BBC. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder and England captain told ITV News he joined the line at about 2am local time.…
Prime Minister James Marape yesterday put a verbal invitation to Papua New Guinea’s Head of State, His Majesty King Charles III, to officiate at the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary in three years’ time. In a delightful conversation that demonstrated the King’s familiarity and fondness of PNG, King Charles replied to the invitation by saying he “should have to brush up my Pidgin to be sure” and that “I hold Papua New Guinea very much in my heart”. The telephone conversation is a precursor to the in-person meeting the King will soon have with the Prime Minister as part of the…