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A 60-year-old man has received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to sending offensive messages about England international Jess Carter during the European Championship last summer.Nigel Dewale, of Great Harwood in Lancashire, was sentenced to six weeks, suspended for 12 months, after a hearing at Blackburn magistrates court. He also received a four-year football banning order and a requirement to engage in a 10-day rehabilitation programme.Dewale had admitted to sending 'malicious communications' on TikTok and was identified as the author of two posts that used both racist and misogynist language.The deputy director of the UK Football Policing Unit, Mike Ankers, welcomed the verdict and praised the determination of Carter and the rest of the Lionesses to stand up to online abuse.Ankers said he believed there continued to be substantial underreporting of the online abuse directed at athletes and called for social media companies to be held accountable for sharing identifying information of account holders suspected of hate speech.

Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy has achieved a lifelong dream by breaking the 50m freestyle world record with a time of 20.88 seconds at the China Open. The Queenslander shattered the longstanding record by three hundredths of a second, a mark set during the era of now-banned super-suits.The 31-year-old athlete expressed his surprise and delight at achieving this milestone ahead of schedule. "That was more of a target for the end of this season, so to have hit it at the moment in March is really special," McEvoy stated upon returning to Brisbane.McEvoy's journey to swimming's pinnacle has been unconventional. Having made his Olympic debut in London as a teenager in 2012, he won bronze medals in relays in Rio and Tokyo before securing his first individual Olympic gold in Paris in 2024 at age 30—well past the typical peak age for elite sprinters.His remarkable rise to dominance stems from a radical rethinking of his training methodology. McEvoy abandoned traditional long pool sessions in favor of strength training and short, explosive sets that mimic the specific requirements of the 50m event. This year, he took an even more extreme approach."I had an off-season which was mainly strength development, and I've barely done much swimming since the [August] World Champs last year, up until this comp," McEvoy explained. "And then this comp was meant to be the transition door into going into more of a sprint-focused regime, but because I got the world record and I've made steps, the idea is just to double down on this and not change it, see how far this can actually take me."The previous world record-holder, César Cielo, congratulated the Australian on his "incredible" swim, sharing a profound insight: "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."McEvoy's innovative approach has resonated beyond his own achievements. He receives weekly messages from both elite athletes and former swimmers who have returned to the sport inspired by his methods. "The amount of them that are saying that they're doing lifetime best times and they're deep into their 40s, compared to when they were training full-time in their teens, it's pretty incredible," he noted.Looking ahead, the Australian swimmer has set his sights on future Olympic Games. "I've still got my eyes on LA, I definitely have my eyes on the home Games here in Brisbane, and so I'll just keep at it every year and just take it one step at a time," McEvoy stated, emphasizing his commitment to continue pushing boundaries with his unique training philosophy.

A devastating plane crash occurred in the remote municipality of Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, on March 24, 2026, claiming the lives of at least 34 people and injuring dozens more. The Colombian military plane, a Lockheed Martin-built Hercules C-130, was transporting soldiers to another city in the Putumayo province when it crashed just 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from the takeoff site.The Colombian Minister of Defence, Pedro Sanchez, described the incident as a 'tragic accident' and confirmed that ammunition on board detonated due to a fire on the aircraft. Fortunately, there was no indication of an 'attack by illegal actors,' according to Sanchez.The plane, which had 125 people on board, was carrying soldiers to another city in the Putumayo province. The governor of the Putumayo department, Jhon Gabriel Molina, reported that 34 people were killed and 21 are still to be identified.To provide medical assistance to the injured, the Colombian Air Force deployed two planes with 74 beds to fly the wounded to hospitals in the capital, Bogota, and other locations. This tragic incident is a stark reminder of the risks associated with military and civilian aviation.The Colombian Air Force has operated the Hercules C-130 since the late 1960s, with some of the older models recently modernized. This incident comes on the heels of another Hercules C-130 crash in Bolivia last month, which resulted in over 20 fatalities and 30 injuries.

The concept of a uniform consumer experience, once a hallmark of American equality, is rapidly eroding. Andy Warhol's 1975 observation that the richest and poorest consumers could buy the same products is no longer true. Today, many everyday experiences and products are being segmented into multiple tiers, often with significant price differences.The airline industry is a prime example of this trend. What was once a standard experience, including free checked bags and snacks, is now often subject to additional fees. This model is spreading to other sectors, such as cinemas, where AMC Theatres is introducing tiered seating with priority access for loyalty program members.The trend doesn't stop there. Ski resorts and Disney World are also implementing paid 'fast-track' options to skip lines, while the healthcare sector is seeing a rise in 'concierge medicine' with membership fees as high as $50,000 a year. These developments are widening the gap between those who can afford premium experiences and those who cannot.The author, Arwa Mahdawi, argues that this trend is part of a broader shift where corporate greed is making everyday life more expensive and less accessible to the masses. As a result, people are opting to stay home rather than pay high prices for experiences that were once affordable.This shift towards premiumization raises questions about the impact on society and the economy. While it may benefit corporations and shareholders, it risks exacerbating existing inequalities and reducing social mobility.

The estate of late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been ordered to pay £920m to the technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) two years after he died in a superyacht disaster.The ruling by London’s high court said the estate was liable to pay the sum as compensation, costs, and interest for HP’s acquisition of Lynch’s firm Autonomy, after a UK legal ruling in 2022 that he duped the US firm into paying £8.2bn for his software firm Autonomy.The deceased entrepreneur’s estate has been estimated to be worth about £500m, so the damages could leave it bankrupt.Lynch and six others, including his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, died in August 2024 on a trip with friends and family celebrating his acquittal on US fraud charges relating to HP’s $11bn takeover of Autonomy in 2011.HP accused Lynch and Autonomy’s former chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, of inflating the firm’s value before the takeover. HP wrote down Autonomy’s worth by $8.8bn (£6.5bn) within a year of the purchase.The US tech company has sought damages in UK civil proceedings of up to $4.55bn from the estate of the late tycoon, who was once hailed as Britain’s answer to Microsoft founder Bill Gates.However, the level of the claim was ruled last year by the high court to be “always exaggerated”, as it concluded that Lynch’s estate owed £700m in compensation. The £920m figure includes costs and interest.Lawyers for Lynch’s estate sought permission to appeal against Tuesday’s ruling, which was refused. However, the estate can apply directly to the court of appeal.HP welcomed Tuesday’s decision, which it said in a statement “brings us another step closer to resolution of the dispute”.A spokesperson for the Lynch family said: “We are disappointed by the court’s refusal and believe an application to the court of appeal should follow in the interests of justice. HP’s $5bn damages claim has already been shown to be vastly exaggerated.“Today’s judgment describes the exaggeration as ‘without foundation’ and the purposes for which it was ‘calibrated, publicised and pursued’ as objectionable, misleading shareholders and extending the litigation unnecessarily.“Dr Lynch’s acquittal in the US, where witnesses were properly cross-examined, exposed the truth. The damage to Autonomy was the result of HP’s own actions and failures, not wrongdoing at Autonomy.”

The Anatomy of the DarkSword LeakSecurity researchers have uncovered a significant escalation in iPhone vulnerabilities following the public release of the DarkSword exploit kit on the code-sharing site GitHub. Unlike sophisticated zero-days that require specialized knowledge to deploy, the leaked files are uncomplicated HTML and JavaScript scripts that can be hosted on a server in a matter of minutes. This accessibility has turned a tool previously associated with state-sponsored actors into a potential weapon for any criminal actor.The toolkit specifically targets iPhones and iPads running older versions of Apple’s operating system, such as iOS 18, which have not yet been updated to the latest iOS software. The code is designed to work "out of the box," meaning no iOS expertise is required to execute the attack. Researchers note that the leaked samples share infrastructure with previous campaigns analyzed by iVerify and Google, indicating a continuity in the threat landscape.The Scale of the VulnerabilityThe implications of this leak are vast, given the sheer number of devices potentially affected. According to Apple’s own data, approximately one-quarter of all iPhone and iPad users are still running older operating systems. With over 2.5 billion active devices globally, this suggests that hundreds of millions of users are currently exposed to the capabilities of DarkSword.Targeted Data: The exploit is capable of exfiltrating forensically relevant files, including contacts, messages, call history, and the iOS keychain (which stores Wi-Fi passwords and secrets).Historical Context: DarkSword was previously alleged to be used by Russian government hackers against Ukrainian targets, linking this new leak to geopolitical cyber warfare.From State-Sponsored to Criminal PlaygroundThe ease with which DarkSword can be repurposed has raised alarms within the cybersecurity community. Matthias Frielingsdorf, co-founder of mobile security startup iVerify, described the situation as "bad" and warned that the tool cannot be contained. The transition of such advanced spyware from a restricted government tool to a public commodity lowers the barrier to entry for cybercriminals.Kimberly Samra of Google and security hobbyist matteyeux have independently confirmed that the leaked code is trivial to use. Matteyeux successfully demonstrated the exploit on an iPad mini running iOS 18, proving that the threat is immediate and actionable for malicious actors.The Future of iOS Security and Lockdown ModeApple has responded by issuing an emergency update on March 11 for devices unable to run recent versions of iOS. The company emphasizes that keeping software up to date is the "single most important thing" for security and notes that devices with updated software are not at risk.Furthermore, Apple highlighted that Lockdown Mode would block these specific attacks. As the industry moves forward, the reliance on software updates and hardening features like Lockdown Mode will become increasingly critical in defending against the commoditization of exploit kits like DarkSword.

Galatasaray's star striker, Victor Osimhen, made a valiant effort to play through a broken arm during the team's 4-0 loss to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. This courageous attempt was aimed at preventing his side from being eliminated 4-1 on aggregate.The Nigerian international took a knock on his right arm during the first half at Anfield and, despite the injury, remained on the pitch until halftime. However, he could not resume play after the interval due to a suspected fracture.Following the match, a hospital examination confirmed a fracture of the right forearm, and a cast was applied. A decision regarding a possible surgical procedure will be made in the coming days after further tests.The loss to Liverpool has set up a quarterfinal matchup against Paris Saint-Germain, the trophy holder. Osimhen's availability for the remainder of the season is now in doubt, which could impact both Galatasaray's and Nigeria's prospects.Osimhen, known as one of the brightest talents in the game, had previously missed out on a place at this summer's FIFA World Cup 2026 after Nigeria was eliminated in a playoff by DR Congo.

The trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed against Elon Musk, who is accused of engaging in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44bn deal to buy Twitter, now known as X, in 2022.Musk's claims about the number of bots on Twitter were a key part of his argument for backing out of the deal. He testified that Twitter had a much higher number of fake and spam accounts than the 5 percent it disclosed in regulatory filings, claiming it was actually around 20 percent. However, Twitter's former CFO Ned Segal disputed this claim, saying the number was closer to 1 percent.The trial has significant implications for Musk, whose fortune is now estimated at $839bn. If the court rules in favor of the shareholders, Musk could be liable for damages. The case highlights the challenges of navigating complex financial deals and the importance of transparency in corporate transactions.Closing arguments are set to begin on Tuesday, with the jury instructed to consider the evidence presented during the trial. The case has been closely watched by investors and observers, who are eager to see how the court will rule on the matter.

In a disturbing incident, ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a Jewish community charity in north London's Golders Green neighbourhood, were set ablaze overnight. British police are treating the act as an anti-Semitic hate crime.The Metropolitan Police responded to reports of a fire early on Monday morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the attack, which damaged four ambulances and shattered the windows of nearby homes.The London Fire Brigade reported that multiple gas cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing windows to break in an adjacent apartment block. As a precautionary measure, nearby homes were evacuated.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident, stating it was 'deeply shocking' and that 'antisemitism has no place in our society.'Police are investigating the cause of the fire and are looking for three suspects, although no arrests have been made. The incident has sparked concern within the community, with Police Superintendent Sarah Jackson assuring that officers remain on the scene to carry out urgent enquiries.This recent attack follows a similar incident in October 2025 where an attacker drove into people gathered outside a Manchester synagogue, resulting in fatalities.