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By Caryn James of the BBC Yasmin (Marisa Abela), an heiress who works at Pierpoint. Photo: Simon Ridgway/HBO Does anyone enter the world of high finance for altruistic reasons? Ha! That is a laughable idea in Industry, the most cynical show on television. Largely because of that cynicism, it's also one of the best. The series about young professionals at the London branch of Pierpoint, a major investment bank, is ruthlessly clear-eyed about the cutthroat nature of its business and the competitiveness of its characters who are, if we're being charitable, ethically challenged. If we're being blunt, they are very attractive snakes, slithering around and selling each other out in an atmosphere of high-tension trades and privileged lives fuelled by sex and drugs. It's fascinating and grea...

Katrina Siniakova and Tomas Machac at the tennis mixed doubles medal ceremony. Photo: Getty Images An Olympian couple called it quits on their relationship to focus on their sport. Now, they've just won gold together at the 2024 Paris Olympics - and sparked rumours of a rekindled romance. Czech tennis stars Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac were crowned mixed doubles champions on Friday, beating China's Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen 6-2, 5-7 and 10-8. An impressive win aside, it was their court-side celebration that had heads turning - just weeks after confirming their breakup, the pair celebrated their win with a warm embrace and a kiss. Machac and Siniakova have become one of tennis's most recognisable power couples over the years. The duo began dating in 2020 and juggled their perso...

(File image). Photo: 123RF Australia's official terror alert level has been raised to "probable" amid heightened community tensions over the war in Gaza. Security authorities believe the chances of a violent extremist act are now more likely than when authorities lowered the alert level to "possible" in November 2022. ASIO's director-general Mike Burgess said Australia's security environment had become more volatile and unpredictable. "More Australians are being radicalised and being radicalised more quickly," Burgess said. "More Australians are willing to use violence to advance their cause. Politically motivated violence now joins espionage and foreign interference as our principal security concerns." He also noted the conflict in Gaza was not the "cause" for raising the terror level,...

Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER The Prime Minister of Vanuatu has been welcomed to Parliament with a formal pōwhiri and gun salute. Charlot Salwai will be in New Zealand until Thursday, visiting Auckland as well. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon welcomed Salwai and spoke of the longstanding relationship between the two countries. Luxon also acknowledged Vanuatu's RSE workers, thanking them for their support and their contribution to New Zealand. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Source link

A protester holding a piece of concrete walks towards riot police as clashes erupt in Bristol on 3 August 3, 2024. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP Anti-immigration protesters broke hotel windows and set bins on fire in northern England on Sunday in the latest wave of unrest that has presented a major test to new Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government. Violent protests involving hundreds of anti-immigration protesters have erupted in towns and cities across Britain after three girls were killed in a knife attack at a children's dance class in Southport in northwest England last week. The murders were seized on by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups as misinformation spread that the suspected attacker was an immigrant and a radical Islamist. Police have said the suspect was born in Britain...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning. Photo: CBS News By Noor Nanji of the BBC The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have discussed the online threats facing children in their first formal broadcast interview since their conversation with Oprah Winfrey three years ago. Speaking on CBS News Sunday Morning, the couple drew on their own experience as parents, saying all they wanted to do was "protect" their son Archie and daughter Lilibet. Prince Harry added that "one of the scariest things" was knowing that any parent could lose a child to suicide as a result of exposure to harmful content. The pair recently launched a new programme called The Parents Network, which aims to support parents and guardians who have been affected by the issue. In their intervie...