Plus: Medal of Honor for pilot who disobeyed orders, and US sport's million-dollar hustle
| | | | | | | With the Proud Boys' former leader among several members jailed over the Capitol Riots, we look at where that leaves the far-right group. The Good Bad Billionaire podcast team give their view on Rihanna's rags-to-riches tale and we solve the mystery of who ate thousands of dollars worth of plants at a nursery Down Under. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Ex-Proud Boys leader jailed for 22 years | | | | "Please show me mercy," Tarrio asked the judge. |
| | Enrique Tarrio wasn't in Washington the day the far-right Proud Boys attacked the US Capitol. But he’s starting a 22-year prison term - the longest yet over the riots - after the "naturally charismatic" former leader was identified as the primary organiser. "Do what must be done," he had posted online, as his group sought to keep Donald Trump in the White House, with the former president contesting his election loss. Our reporter Mike Wendling was in court as an emotional Tarrio apologised to police and residents, saying he would "live with… shame for the rest of my life". But US District Court Judge Timothy Kelly concluded: “I don’t have any indication that he is remorseful.” The jailing of senior members leaves the group fractured. But some say their “martyrdom” will strengthen its cause. | | | | |
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| | | | | | World headlines | | • | Terror threat: Russian mercenary group Wagner is to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK. Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains why it remains a danger. And while Wagner is no longer in Ukraine, the war goes on - with hackers deployed within special forces, as Gordon Corera reports. | | • | Medal of Honor: A Vietnam War helicopter pilot who defied orders by flying, under heavy fire, to rescue of four surrounded troops, has received the US's highest military medal. Read the tale of Capt Larry Taylor's dramatic rescue mission. | | • | Schoolgirl death: The father and stepmother of a girl found dead in the UK, claim in a video they are willing to co-operate with authorities, reports Caroline Davies, from Islamabad. Detectives say a call from Urfan Sharif, in Pakistan, led them to the body of Sara, 10, whose mother said was so badly injured she did not recognise her. | | • | Football tragedy: The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Leicester City's stadium, killing five people including the club chairman had "no idea what's going on" as it spun out of control but could do little to stop it, a report has concluded. Read why. | | • | Sick note: Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-smeared seats. Read Susan Benson's account of how they tried to cover the smell, on the Las Vegas-Montreal service. |
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| | | | AT THE SCENE | | | Sydney, Australia |
| | Lies fuel racism ahead of historic vote | | Australians will next month vote on whether to change the constitution to create a body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the government on policies affecting their communities. | | | | "People have been let off the leash," Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots. Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as "grifters", "wife beaters" and "primitives" flash across his phone. Then, personal threats appear - accusing him of "providing cover for evil". Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia's historic Voice to Parliament referendum, on 14 October. Opinion polls had long shown support for the change but now suggest the No vote is leading. Though some argue the shift reflects public sentiment, Yes campaigners blame it on an ecosystem of disinformation. |
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| | Beyond the headlines | | The million-dollar hustle changing US sport | | | | College sports stars are only just starting to enjoy the financial rewards of their efforts. Credit: Getty Images |
| | College American football is big business, with eight of the world's 10 largest sports stadiums and a TV audience of millions. Head coaches earn multi-million dollar salaries. But the players have always been strictly amateur. Now, a rule change has shaken things up, as North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher reports. | | | | |
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| | | | Something different | | Rihanna's riches | | The Good Bad Billionaire team judge the Barbadian singer and her beauty empire. | | |
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| | | | And finally... | | It was the $6,000 question… who - or what - had stolen thousands of plants from a nursery in Lismore, Australia? When he first discovered his seedlings being eaten, owner Humphrey Herington’s first suspects were goats. But he found no tracks. Possum traps turned up nothing. Animal droppings yielded no clues. And when he finally discovered the culprit, Humphrey “just couldn’t believe it”. Read why. |
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