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Former wife of tobacco baron alleges horrific life entangled in illegal trade

Former wife of tobacco baron alleges horrific life entangled in illegal trade Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 5:52am Kawther Salih recalls knowing nothing about being married, other than that you wore a white dress, when she became the teen bride of a man who later pleaded guilty to helping fuel Australia's illegal nicotine trade. From that arranged marriage, Ms Salih says, the situation spiralled into an abusive relationship that saw her being subjugated to working in the underground tobacco industry....

Ella Baron on the fallout from the latest Mandelson revelations – cartoon

Ella Baron on the UK’s youth unemployment crisis – cartoon

Ella Baron on the UK’s youth unemployment crisis – cartoon

Ella Baron on the UK’s youth unemployment crisis – cartoon

Ella Baron on the fallout from the latest Mandelson revelations – cartoon

David Sullivan is a relic – the day of the celebrity ‘porn baron’ is over. But the vileness he peddled is much worse now | Joan Smith

While he denies wrongdoing, Sullivan traded on the idea of womens’ bodies as consumable objects. His terrible era laid the ground for the 21st-century porn industryThere was a time, not so long ago, when female breasts appeared daily in some national newspapers. It was part of a culture that stripped and infantilised women, presenting very young “girls” with a nod and a wink, as though it was all a joke.

Ella Baron on social division and the spread of disinformation – cartoon

From startup to $1.8 trillion: The investors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world's most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets. Now, with Elon Musk's company seeking a valuation of roughly $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, those early bets are poised to generate some of the largest paper gains in venture capital history. Among the biggest beneficiaries are veteran stock picker Ron Baron, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest and mutual fund...

How phones will soon block explicit images - and what parents need to know

How phones will soon block explicit images - and what parents need to know With blocked camera shutters and heavy blurring shields - this is exactly how phones may look for teenagers very shortly Children and teenagers are facing an alarming risk of harm online - triggering a major Downing Street crackdown on social media use for under-16s. Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued an explosive ultimatum to Silicon Valley tech giants, warning that if tech barons like Apple and Google refuse to...