The Daily Mail revealed in November that Father Sion Hughes Carew, 40, had spent an evening drinking with the Bishop of Lincoln Stephen Conway at his palace before driving off barefoot.

Interest rates for various Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts — Ordinary, Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts — will remain unchanged from July 1 to September 30, the CPF Board and Housing and Development Board (HDB) said in a joint news release on Tuesday (May 26).The interest rate for the Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 4 per cent per annum, as the pegged rate remains below the floor rate, the agencies said.SMRA interest rate is pegged to the 12-month average yield of 10-year Singapore Government Securities, plus 1 per cent, which was 3.09 per cent from May 2025 to April 2026. Meanwhile, the Ordinary Account (OA) interest rate will remain unchanged at the floor rate of 2.5 per cent per annum from July 1 to September 30, as the OA pegged rate remains below the floor rate of 2.5 per cent.This rate is computed based on the 3-month average of major local banks' interest rates, which was 0.32 per cent from February 2026 to April 2026. 

The chief executive officer of a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform, Hodlnaut, was on Tuesday (May 26) charged in court for fraud by false representation.Zhu Juntao, 36, was handed three charges and could face jail time of up to twenty years, a fine, or both, for each charge, if he is found guilty.Hodlnaut was a crypto borrowing and lending platform which allowed its users to deposit their digital tokens to earn interest.The Singapore Management University alumnus was also co-founder of the said online platform that purportedly had over 30,000 users worldwide before it became defunct in August 2022 following financial difficulties. The police said on Tuesday that Zhu allegedly instigated his employees to make misleading statements on the company's official Telegram group chat and in official emails sent directly to some of its users between May and July 2022, following a sudden price crash of TerraUSD (UST).According to the police, Hodlnaut had allegedly asserted in these communications that it did not have direct exposure to UST and/or did not suffer losses arising from the UST crash.

14 people have been arrested for providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling in a Facebook post uploaded on Monday (May 25).Additionally, the LTA and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) also conducted a joint enforcement operation on Monday at both land checkpoints into Johor Bahru, at Woodlands and Tuas.Sun noted that these operations come after recent enhancements to cross-border taxi services, which have allowed licensed cross-border taxis to drop off passengers anywhere in Singapore, and in several parts of Johor, since May 4.She said that this operation was part of «continued efforts to safeguard commuter safety and protect the livelihoods of our local point-to-point drivers from illegal cross-border transport services.»«We will continue to work closely with our Malaysian counterparts to improve cross-border travel arrangements,» she added.

Angel Georgiev noted that Bulgarian parliament has proposed lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, energy sanctions, and sanctions targeting the maintenance of MiG-29 aircraft

RT’s Rick Sanchez spoke to residents of Russia’s Starobelsk, where Ukrainian drone strikes killed 21 college students Read Full Article at RT.com

Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her 'macho men' cry on screen. 

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He left Palace officials unimpressed after attempting to trademark his 'Royal Butler' moniker while launching schools on working in service and etiquette.

Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs yesterday and faces jail for embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.

Social media is the biggest threat to children's wellbeing, parents have said, while raising children is now harder and more conflict ridden, the damning report has found.

Madeley watched inmates hurriedly take boxes of food through the bars of their concrete cells at the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) where they spend 23 and a half hours a day with nothing to do.

While the important and hard work that town council cleaners do often go unnoticed, their absence is noticeable to everyone, said Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim.He was sharing his thoughts on the estate cleaners of Anchorvale whom he treated to a farewell meal, according to a Facebook post on Monday (May 25).Associate Professor Lim, who is MP for the Anchorvale division of Sengkang GRC, explained that part of the team of conservancy contractors in the estate will be replaced after five years amid Sengkang Town Council contract renewals.«While I'm a little sad — having worked with some of these folks for more than five years now — I understand that (the) town council has to be prudent as it renews its contracts, evaluating past performance alongside other quality dimensions, as well as a competitive bid price,» he said.He added that he has «mixed feelings» about the cleaners' departure, and quoted William Shakespeare that «parting is such sweet sorrow». 

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) on Monday (May 25) released its findings into the Chong Pang Integrated Development (CPID) construction mishap, three weeks after a falling metal bar crashed through a nearby HDB roof.An investigation report submitted by the appointed Qualified Person (QP) stated that the incident happened during dismantling works when a metal bar slipped from the workers' hands. «The bar then struck a nearby material stacking rack, which caused the metal bar to deflect out of the work area and damage part of the roof of (the adjacent) Block 103 (Yishun Ring Road),» SLA said in its update issued on Monday night.A QP is a registered architect or professional engineer who is authorised to submit building plans to authorities, ensure regulatory compliance, and supervise structural works. In this instance, the QP's role was to investigate the incident and recommend remedial actions. 

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department of European affairs Vladislav Maslennikov noted that Moscow has not rejected dialogue with Europe

Vladimir Zelensky pointed out that there has been no progress with America for a long time regarding the expansion of anti-ballistic production

According to the US Central Command, two boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were destroyed in the attack near Bandar Abbas and one missile launch site

Donald Trump also called on the Atomic Energy Commission to be witness to this process

A member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Angel Georgiev emphasized that it was a huge mistake

US President Donald Trump has outlined options for disposing of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile Read Full Article at RT.com

Police in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, say a dog in the backseat of a pickup truck accidentally discharged a loaded shotgun Read Full Article at RT.com

Two people charged after a newborn baby was found in a wooded area outside Halifax will stay in custody until their next court appearance, as the infant’s mother remained in hospital Monday in critical condition.

A beach cleanup crew recently found marine location markers that had washed up in Advocate Harbour, N.S. The Canadian Forces base in Greenwood says while these items may appear old, inactive or harmless, they can still post a serious danger.

Family and friends of Jaali Sutherland-Weenie are calling for accountability from the health-care system after the young Indigenous woman died in hospital following a severe pregnancy complication.

Nunavut Premier and Finance Minister John Main tabled the largest budget in the territory's history Monday with major increases to spending on health, housing and social services.