Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from September, 2021

One THIRD of Australian teens have considered self-harm as mental health crisis deepens

About one-third of Australian adolescents have considered self-harm, with girls more likely than boys to report incidents and thoughts of self-harm. The findings come from the 'Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children' report, a survey of children when they were aged 14-15 and 16-17. The study found that thirty per cent of respondents had considered non-suicidal self-harm between the ages of 14 and 17, while 18 per cent reported acts of self-harm. Report co-author, Pilar Rioseco, says the findings are concerning, especially in light of signs of worsening mental health in the coronavirus pandemic. Study found that thirty per cent of respondents had considered non-suicidal self-harm between the ages of 14 and 17, while 18 per cent reported acts of self-harm (stock image) 'Ultimately, self-injury thoughts and behaviours need to be seen for what they are - a response to mounting stress and a way of relieving emotional pain,' Dr Rioseco said. &#

Influencer who shot to fame by posting memes is accused of wasting $3.3m of $7.2m he raised to fly people out of Afghanistan, and $2.84m given to ex-con fraud suspect for flights that never materialized

An influencer who shot to fame by posting memes has been accused of wasting millions of dollars that were raised to help Afghan refugees flee from the Taliban on flights that never materialized.   Instagram star 'Quentin Quarantino' - aka 26-year-old Tommy Marcus - helped raise $7.2 million to fund evacuation flights out of Kabul but has failed to charter a single flight with the donations, according to a report.  An investigation by the Washington Post revealed that the mission dubbed Operation Flyaway has so far spent just $545,000 of the money it raised to help charter a flight with the expertise of a non-profit that successfully evacuated at-risk people from Afghanistan.  Almost half of the funds - $3.3 million - raised by the influencer's followers - has been lost on flights that were booked, only to be canceled and not refunded. Meanwhile, a staggering $2.84 million was given to ex-con who is currently under investigation by federal authorities for wire fraud and iden

'Pray to whatever God you believe in': The shocking words of a smart motorway operator to SUSIE COEN when she went undercover at the control centre to gain a glimpse inside the chaos on our roads

Amid the groaning sound of the alarm warning of a broken-down car, the operator asks: 'Is everything crashing? My cameras are gone.' This isn't the time for an entire system malfunction. An HGV has struck a bridge on the M1, there is a lorry on fire on the A14 and vital signals are needed on smart motorway sections of the M25 and M4. 'We've got no signals, you're all going to die… whichever god you believe in, start praying now,' says the jester of the room, a young man who has tied up his shoulder-length auburn hair. This doesn't feel like a laughing matter. The head of technology strolls through in a polo shirt and jeans, telling us he's trying to reset the system between bites of his apple. I am less than two hours into my first shift as a traffic operator at National Highways' largest control centre and I am shocked as I watch the antiquated computers grind to a halt for more than 30 minutes. I stick to 50mph on the M25 on my way home. A co

We'll drink to that! The friends who turned lockdown drinking into a business - and used MailOnline to double their website traffic

It's a scenario most parents will recognise: relaxing with a nice glass of wine after homeschooling the kids during lockdown. But for best friends Martin Stead and Toby Radcliffe, both from London, it sparked a business idea they were passionate about - selling sustainable wines from independent vineyards. The entrepreneurs, who met when they were 18, had been looking for a way to work together, and soft-launched the Collectivino delivery service, which has net zero carbon impact, in July this year. Martin Stead, left, and Toby Radcliffe discussed the idea while chatting over Zoom drinks Martin, 44, said: 'One day in 2020 while enjoying a glass of red together over a lockdown Zoom call, Toby and I realised there were two issues for wine enthusiasts like us. 'It often seemed like potluck as to whether we'd choose an outstanding, average or downright disappointing wine, and it was way too difficult to work out and minimise the environmental impact of the wines we were cho

And they're off! 'Disgusting' thugs launch vicious mass brawl at Newmarket races as they fight with each other and security staff

Footage has appeared online of a mass brawl that broke out at Newmarket races this weekend.  The video shared on Twitter showed the moment the fight broke out at the racecourse in Suffolk on Saturday, with one man captured picking up what appeared to be a table to use as a weapon.  One man is showed with blood on his shirt, while in the background, another lands a punch on one of the many security guards trying to break up the fight.   The fight started in the betting ring, where legendary jockey Jamie Spencer won the big race of the day on 40-1 outsider Bedouin's Story, and then spilled into the bar.  The video showed the moment the fight broke out at the racecourse in Suffolk on Saturday A stunned spectator filmed as security guards rushed to the scene to break the fight up.  'First trip back to Newmarket in   years, and these idiots ruined a family day out,' they wrote. 'The poor security staff, and racegoers that had to witness it! Nasty thugs that shouldn't be

Woman, 33, ‘calls in BOMB THREATS to her boyfriend's workplace so he would be sent home and they could spend more time together’

A Maine woman allegedly called bomb threats in to her boyfriend's workplace so he would be sent home and they could spend more time together.  Kayla Blake, 33, was arrested on charges of felony terrorizing after officers traced the call in Etna, Maine. Blake allegedly called State Police at around 9:30am on Thursday, and said she planned to bomb Puritan Medical Products in the neighboring town of Pittsfield. Her boyfriend - who was not named by police - was among 400 employees who were evacuated from the plant and operations were shut down for the day. In a second call to police around two hours later, Blake allegedly told dispatchers that she intended to place four pipe bombs around the medical manufacturing facility. Police quickly discerned that 33-year-old Kayla Blake of Etna never had any bombs - after her calls were traced on Thursday, she confessed that she made the empty threats hoping that her boyfriend would be sent home for the day State Police notified Pittsfield Police

EXCLUSIVE: FBI visits the Florida home of Brian Laundrie AGAIN to retrieve 'personal items' for DNA matching

The search for fugitive Brian Laundrie continued today as FBI agents paid another visit to the home of his parents to retrieve ‘personal items’ - for DNA matching. Laundrie’s mom Roberta, 55, was seen darting outside at 10am to leave an item in the screened porch of their North Port, Florida home. An hour later two FBI agents with bulletproof vests, weapons and a clipboard walked up the drive, hovering at the front door before stooping to pick something up. Without knocking on the door, the pair both walked back to their black SUV, with an agent carrying what appeared to be a small brown evidence bag. Two FBI agents with bulletproof vests, weapons and a clipboard walked up the driveway at Brian Laundrie's North Port home as they searched for 'personal items' they could use for DNA matching One of the FBI agents was then seen carrying what appeared to be a brown evidence bag They were seen entering the porch and kneeling down to pick something up The FBI agents jotted someth

University of Utah football player, 21, is killed at house party shooting ‘after uninvited guests were asked to leave’: Victim was on scholarship set up to honor his friend who shot himself dead on Christmas Day 2020

A University of Utah football was shot dead at a house party Saturday - nine months after his best friend who studied at the same college died in an accidental shooting.  Sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe, 21, was killed in Salt Lake City after midnight, a few hours after his team the Utes beat Washington State 24-13. The killing is said to have happened at a property in Sugarland, and was triggered by uninvited guests being asked to leave the party. Cops are treating it as a homicide.  Tragically, Lowe was the first recipient of a memorial scholarship that was created in honor of his friend and former teammate Ty Jordan, 19.  Jordan was a University of Utah football star who accidentally shot and killed himself on Christmas Day 2020. A second victim in the shooting, a woman, is in critical condition and police are searching for a suspect. Lowe and Jordan were best friends at West Mesquite High School in Texas. And Lowe had sought to pay tribute to Jordan by switching his team number fro