A former drug smuggler has lifted the lid on his life of crime, including how he escaped from a notorious Thai prison just two weeks before his execution date. London-born David McMillan, 65, is the only Westerner known to have broken out of Bangkok’s notorious Klong Prem Central Prison. David, who was raised in Australia, […]

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Starbucks and Costco both announced this week that they would raise employees’ wages. The announcements follow similar recent ones from big companies, including Amazon, and come amid a tight labor market and an employee shortage in the country. See: Costco, Amazon and 16 Other Companies That Raised Their Minimum Wage to $15 (or More)Find: How […]

WASHINGTON – As the federal government prepares to unveil new vaccination rules for workplaces, 5% of unvaccinated adults say they have left a job because of a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to a survey released Thursday. That represents 1% of all adults, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation//, which conducted the survey of 1,519 […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A death row killer in the US state of Oklahoma has put in a massive order for his last meal request, including two burgers, crisps, cookies and half a gallon of ice cream. John Marion Grant was sentenced to death […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Next year "there are two ferocious PR storms on the horizon" for the Queen and Buckingham Palace, according to a royal expert. It's said the PR storms will happen during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Daniela Elser, royal commentator claims […]

A High Court judge has ordered the government to take a second look at an Auckland richlister’s bid to bypass the MIQ system by self-isolating at his gated home following a high-stakes business meeting in the pandemic-ravaged United States. Justice Geoffrey Venning issued the brief ruling from the bench on Thursday. He is expected to […]

Preferred bidder Spark consortium has inked a $11.1 billion deal with the Andrews government to build, operate and maintain the tunnels of Melbourne’s long-awaited North East Link over the next 25 years. The project will include a tunnel almost two kilometres longer than initially planned, which Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan said would simplify the […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said it is still “realistic” that U.S. President Joe Biden’s signature spending plan could get congressional support by Thursday, but conceded that he may need to depart to Europe without a final deal in hand.FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia Terry […]

Ex-Labour councillor, 51, turned ‘soft porn’ star who wore ‘sexy police gear’ to read erotic poetry on her YouTube channel launches bid to become Crime Commissioner Councillor wants to stand as Police and Crime Commissioner in North Yorkshire Anna Semlyen, 51, set up Anna’s Authentic Arts ‘soft porn’ YouTube channel Ex-Labour councillor read erotic poems […]