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Jared Leto accused of sex offences by women when they were teenagers

Post author:Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Post published:29 July 2026
Post last modified:29 July 2026

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault, abuse and grooming Jared Leto has been accused of sexual offences, including rape, and inappropriate behaviour by 10 women when they were teenagers. The BBC documentary, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, hears from 10 women who allege that the US musician and singer assaulted them, threatened them with rape or harassed them between 2002 and 2016. Leto would have been in his thirties and forties at the time. All the women were under the age of 18. Despite repeated attempts to contact Jared Leto, he has not responded to the allegations put…

Tate brothers’ lawyer argues they should get away with sex crimes

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:29 July 2026
Post last modified:29 July 2026

Andrew and Tristan Tate are currently being held in an American jail while they fight extradition to the UK. Should the authorities extradite the brothers, they will face incredibly serious charges, including the possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). And it’s the seriousness of these charges which makes the following statement from their lawyer so unbelievable: Andrew Tate's lawyer, Joseph McBride: "Even if you accept all the allegations against them is true, the amount of good they've done for the world tremendously outweighs the bad." At the time of this interview, the Tates were charged with alleged crimes including rape,…

Date set for Senegal’s appeal hearing on 2025 AFCON title dispute

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:29 July 2026
Post last modified:29 July 2026

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set a date to hear the Senegalese Football Federation’s appeal against the decision to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to Morocco. CAS announced that the arbitration panel would begin its deliberations following the hearing on 8 October. The case stems from the tournament final on 18 January which descended into chaos after a penalty was awarded to Morocco in stoppage time following a VAR review. A number of Senegalese players, led by manager Bab Tiaw, left the pitch before returning some 15 minutes later, whilst riots broke out in…

Irish government disgraces itself with refusal of Gaza study visas

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:29 July 2026
Post last modified:29 July 2026

In a move that is as farcical as it is shameful, Irish immigration authorities have refused large numbers of study visas for students from Gaza seeking to enrol at universities. RTÉ say that: …upwards of 20 Gazan students, who have all been accepted onto fully funded scholarships for third-level courses, have had their visa applications turned down by Irish immigration authorities. Others are awaiting outcomes. The farce lies in the nature of the refusal letters, which read like a sort of cruel joke. RTÉ reports the reasons given for refusing applications to study include: …not supplying original bank statements, a failure…