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Former NRL player and rich-lister Wes Maas has gone from fringe South Sydney Rabbitoh to running a $1.5billion business – and he’s used some of his incredible fortune to make a sensational offer to NSW Blues star Matt Burton.Maas won two reserve-grade premierships with Parramatta before playing for the Rabbitohs at NRL level, but the shrewd businessman now devotes his time to Maas Group, a massive construction and property company that is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).Like Burton, Maas is no stranger to Dubbo rugby league, having played for powerhouse club Dubbo CYMS, where he was coached by…
Within 100 days of Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency, he managed not only to help send global financial markets into a spin, but also throw into question the future of the current geopolitical status quo.The S&P 500, which tends to rise in the early days of a presidency, is lower now than it was at the time of the inauguration. When Trump made his tariff announcements on 2 April, the index fell off a cliff.Elsewhere, most other major indices such as London’s FTSE 100 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng also tumbled following the announcement.Not only has Trump’s approval…
Brian Wilson’s daughter Carnie Wilson is speaking out following the death of the music star at 82 after a battle with dementia. ‘I have no words to express the sadness I feel right now,’ Carnie, 57, told 204,000 followers on Instagram Wednesday evening. ‘My Father was every fiber of my body. ‘He will be remembered by millions and millions until the world ends. I am lucky to have been his daughter and had a soul connection with him that will live on always.’The Wilson Phillips singer added, ‘I’ve never felt this kind of pain before, but I know he’s resting up there in heaven…
Violent riots sweeping downtown Los Angeles appeared to erupt overnight.But a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast claims he predicted the unrest as far back as 2023. Two years ago, comedian Sam Tripoli told Rogan: ‘The next thing you’re going to see are immigration riots… immigration riots, people going nuts.’At the time Tripoli claimed he had heard from ‘people in intelligence’ were braced for immigration-related riots if Donald Trump was re-elected.The comedian, who is known for sharing conspiracy theories, shared the old clip on his X account Tuesday following the riots in LA.He wrote: ‘I told you this was going to happen. All…
A new cancer treatment that uses light could remove the need for harsh chemotherapy or radiotherapy.Texas researchers have devised a way to use infrared light as a jackhammer that can tear cancer cells apart from the inside, showing in trials to have eliminated melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer. A synthetic blue dye often used in hospital imaging naturally binds to cancer cells.Researchers found that when the cancer cells were zapped with infrared light, it triggered violent shaking that tore through the cancer cell’s membrane, causing it to die without any heat or harsh drugs.The latest breakthrough method – known…
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 16:03 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 11 June 2025 Rents in the UK rose by nine per cent in 2024 with those living in London hardest hit by price rises. And the issue isn’t unique to the UK. Rental prices hit a record high in Spain in May while rents in Ireland climbed by more than three per cent between January and March in 2025. So cash-strapped European renters might find it hard to believe that there’s a housing complex on the continent where the rent hasn’t gone up in 500 years. Located within the city…
McDonald’s has announced a new summer menu with 12 tasty new additions including a fan favourite previously dubbed the ‘best burger ever’. Launching in McDonald’s restaurants across the UK on Wednesday, May 7, the new menu is set to feature the Biscoff McFlurry and Frappe, a spicy burger as well as a Pokemon Happy Meals for the kids. The ultra-popular Steakhouse Stack burger will make its much-anticipated return but it will set you back a little more than before. It features two juicy 100 per cent British and Irish beef patties, with cheddar cheese, crispy onions, red onion, lettuce, and a savoury black peppercorn sauce…
Sabrina Carpenter announced her new album Man’s Best Friend on Wednesday, but the cover art for the upcoming release sparked fierce criticism from fans.During an Instagram Live, the 26-year-old pop singer shared a video of herself flipping through a stack of records by Donna Summer, ABBA, and Dolly Parton, before stopping on her own, revealing Man’s Best Friend.The teaser gave a peek at the album cover, showing Carpenter on all fours while a person dressed in black slacks — whose face is not visible — pulls her blonde hair.She also posted a close-up image of a heart-shaped dog collar engraved…
Shocking footage has captured the moment LA police shot a British photographer in the head with a rubber bullet as the city was rocked by violent riots on Sunday evening. Father-of-two Toby Canham, who was on assignment for the New York Post, was filming videos of the chaos from an elevated level when a California Highway Patrol officer suddenly fired at him, leaving him with a severe head wound. Disturbing footage taken by Canham captured the moment he was struck in the forehead, which caused him to fall to the ground.’F**k, f**k, I just got shot in the head!’ the photographer can be…
By WILL GRIFFEE Published: 23:58 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 00:48 BST, 12 June 2025 A consortium including NBA star Jimmy Butler ‘is set to make an offer of more than £143million’ to buy a stake in Crystal Palace. Palace, who are waiting to find out if they will be booted out of next season’s Europa League for contravening multi-club ownership rules, could sell 43 percent of the club owned by John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings if they accept the offer. That could then allow Palace to compete in the Europa League but it remains to be see if any agreement can…