March 2025

Council boss re-elected after assault charge dropped

Council boss re-elected after assault charge dropped

The former leader of Inverclyde Council, Stephen McCabe, has been re-elected after an assault charge against him was dropped. Labour’s Robert Moran took over the role in December, but resigned at a council meeting on Thursday for health and family reasons. Prosecutors dropped assault and threatening behaviour charges against Mr McCabe earlier this month after

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JAN MOIR: Why is everyone pretending there is nothing wrong with being a sex worker?

JAN MOIR: Why is everyone pretending there is nothing wrong with being a sex worker?

Sex workers are having a moment. The film Anora, which won five awards at the recent Oscars including Best Picture, tells the story of a strip club Cinderella who becomes embroiled with a Russian sugar daddy in modern day New York; capers and larks ensue. Twenty-five-year-old Mikey Madison scooped the Best Actress award for her

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65-yr-old loses licence after 49 traffic violations in Chandigarh

65-yr-old loses licence after 49 traffic violations in Chandigarh

Mar 07, 2025 09:16 AM IST According to police officials, the man had committed 48 traffic violations for jumping red lights and one for improperly crossing a zebra line The court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Sachin Yadav has cancelled the driving licence of a 65-year-old man for three months, following his conviction for 49

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Bitcoin reserve: Why did Trump just order US to set up a crypto stockpile

Bitcoin reserve: Why did Trump just order US to set up a crypto stockpile

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve for Bitcoin, making the US one of the few countries in the world to create a national stockpile of blockchain assets. The reserve will hold cryptocurrency forfeited to the federal government as part of criminal or civil proceedings, White House AI and

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