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UPI
11 hours ago
- General
- UPI
On This Day, July 19: Sainthia, India, train collision kills dozens
1 of 5 | Members of the emergency services work at the site of a train accident near Sainthia station in India on July 19 2010. File Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA July 19 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1848, "bloomers," a radical departure in women's clothing, were introduced to the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. They were named after Amelia Jenks Bloomer. In 1911, Pennsylvania became the first U.S. state to pass laws censoring movies. In 1943, U.S. planes bombed key railway, steel factory and airport targets in Rome, killing thousands of civilians as part of World War II. In 1946, Marilyn Monroe was given her first screen test at Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. Even without sound, the test was enough to earn Monroe her first contract. She divorced her first husband, James Dougherty, he told UPI, because of a no-marriage clause in the contract. In 1969, John Fairfax of Britain arrived at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to become the first person to row across the Atlantic alone. In 1989, a crippled DC-10 jetliner crash-landed in a cornfield in Sioux City, Iowa. One-hundred-eighty-five of the 296 people aboard survived. In 1991, boxer Mike Tyson raped a contestant in the Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted in 1992. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced its "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy toward homosexuals in the U.S. military. The policy was lifted in 2011. In 1996, the Summer Olympics opened in Atlanta with a record 197 countries taking part. In 1997, the IRA declared a cease-fire in its long war to force Britain out of Northern Ireland. In 2005, U.S. Appeals Court Judge John Roberts was nominated by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor, who resigned. After the death of William Rehnquist, Roberts' nomination was changed to make him chief justice. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI In 2010, a speeding express train slammed into the rear of a train preparing to leave a West Bengal station in India, killing more than 60 people and injuring about 100 others. In 2012, the U.S. Defense Department said military personnel would be permitted to march in uniform in a San Diego Gay Pride Parade. In 2018, Israel passed a law declaring the country a Jewish nation-state, giving only Jewish people self-determination. A month later, tens of thousands protested the controversial law in Tel Aviv, calling it a form of apartheid. In 2024, an error caused by a CrowdStrike cybersecurity software update crippled emergency services, air travel, television and public infrastructure worldwide. File Photo by Tolga Bozoglu/EPA-EFE
Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Potential sites identified in Christchurch for National Erebus Memorial
A section of the fuselage of the Air New Zealand DC-10 which remained intact on the icy slopes of Mt Erebus. Photo: File image / Creative Commons Potential National Erebus Memorial sites in Christchurch have been shared with the families of the victims. Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage said the sites have been identified as possible locations for the memorial. It would honour the 257 people who lost their lives in 1979 when Flight TE901 crashed into the slopes of Mt Erebus in Antarctica while on a sightseeing tour. "The potential sites we shared with Erebus families and members of Operation Overdue are Avon Riverbank in the central city, Cracroft Reserve in Cashmere and St James' Church grounds in Harewood," Leauanae said. No decisions have been made about locating the memorial in Christchurch or which of the potential sites may be selected. The ministry is currently seeking feedback from Erebus families on each of the potential sites. "We are grateful to Erebus families for their continued engagement. Sharing these potential sites is an important step and we will carefully consider their feedback. "We are committed to building this memorial - for the people who lost loved ones, for New Zealanders, and for those here and overseas impacted by the Erebus tragedy," says Leauanae. A rescue worker at the crash site of the Air New Zealand plane that hit Mount Erebus in Antarctica in 1979. Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger said the city is honoured to be considered as a possible location for the memorial. "On behalf of Christchurch, I extend a warm invitation to Erebus families to consider the city as a potential location for the memorial," says Mayor Mauger. "As a city, we have experienced tragedy and understand the deep impact the Erebus disaster continues to have on people across Aotearoa. "Christchurch is long connected to Antarctica, we feel a deep sense of responsibility to honour the lives of your loved ones with great care and quiet dignity." Leauanae said the Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage will continue to work closely with Erebus families, mana whenua and stakeholders to find a site for the memorial.
Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Urgent Spain warning for Brits as boozy tourists push locals 'to the brink'
The president of the local health services union, José Manuel Maroto, told that club owners must start forking out for private ambulances to help ease the burden on the service Services have been pushed to the brink in Ibiza due to partying holidaymakers. The ambulance service on the Spanish island is facing collapse, a union has warned, due to the huge number of clubbers falling ill after taking drugs. A third of all call-outs the ambulance service makes are to clubs, some of which can hold as many as 10,000 ravers. It is the latest strain on the Balearic island, which attracts around 3.4 million tourists a year—many times more than its 160,000 permanent residents. The president of the local health services union, José Manuel Maroto, told that club owners must start forking out for private ambulances to help ease the burden on the service. 'It's inconceivable that businesses with an income of millions of euros a year can't provide this service, which is saturating the emergency services at the expense of the local population,' he said. Do you have experience of this side of clubbing in Ibiza? Email webtravel@ 'The clubs are obliged to employ nurses and other health workers, but not ambulances—the cost of which is borne by public services.' According to Maroto, only one major club, DC-10, uses a private service. Although the dealing of recreational drugs such as MDMA is illegal on Ibiza, as it is in the rest of Spain, many dealers operate on the island. The high cost of drinks in many of the superclubs means taking illicit substances is often cheaper. The Hollywood star Will Smith was at the inauguration last month of UNVRS, the island's biggest club, where the cheapest entry is €100 (£86) and drinks can cost €25. A study by the local paper El Diario de Ibiza showed that the island is the third most expensive destination in the Mediterranean after Saint-Tropez and Capri. 'Sadly or not, drugs are the cheaper option. Not trying to vouch for them, just saying. Drinks are crazy expensive—a vodka soda should be around €22–25, but even a beer is €16–18. Club entry is €50–100,' one Reddit user recently wrote on a forum about the costs of clubbing in Ibiza. Unlike in the UK, where venues that serve alcohol are legally obliged to provide free water to customers, clubs in Ibiza make a huge amount of money from selling it bottled and canned to dehydrated drug takers. According to one person on Ibiza Spotlight, they were charged €13 for a 330ml can of water in the superclub Pacha. Data on the number of recent drug deaths in Ibiza is hard to come by. However, a 2017 study in European Psychiatry found that 58 drug-related fatalities were recorded in Ibiza from 2010 to 2016. Of those, 87% were men, while more than a third were Brits—by far the biggest single group.
Scottish Sun
05-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped
She shares how details from the rapper's trial have given her 'severe anxiety' CLUB HORROR Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped A FORMER gogo dancer in Ibiza clubland believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs – claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances. Belen Ronda Campesino, 45, says she felt so out of it after encountering the now disgraced hip-hip mogul at the club she worked at, that it felt like she had taken '50 Valium tablets'. 8 Former gogo dancer Belen Ronda Campesino believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs - claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances Credit: Solarpix 8 The beautician claims Combs, 55, tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped Credit: AFP 8 Belen worked as a dancer at Ibiza club DC-10 The beautician claims Combs, 55, then tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped. Her story comes after Grammy-winning US rapper Combs was convicted on Wednesday of prostitution charges in his sex-crimes trial in New York. He was found not guilty of the more serious crimes of racketeering and sex-trafficking but could still face 20 years in prison. Belen says details from the star's trial — including claims he made two ex-girlfriends have sex with male escorts at drug-fuelled parties referred to as 'freak-offs' — had turned her stomach, made her heart race and given her 'severe anxiety'. She adds: 'It makes me furious to hear during his trial what he has done to women. He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot. Belen Ronda Campesino 'I don't really follow the news but when I saw some pictures of this guy because of his trial I got really nervous. 'I had a similar experience with him to everything that has been coming out now.' Belen says she encountered Combs in 2006 around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club where she worked. She recalls: 'It looked like he had taken a lot of drugs, his jaw was totally out of joint. 'He was with four very large bodyguards. Diddy's 'phantom fixer' breaks her cover after rapper cleared of racketeering 'He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot.' Belen, who lives in Spain, says things had begun to go south, when Combs bought her a drink. She adds: 'I saw that when he went to put the wad of cash away he took out a bag with a white powder in it, which I thought was cocaine. 'But he started to do something weird in his pocket and it really bothered me. 'I turned around and was telling a friend, but then I stupidly drank the juice. 'About 10 or 15 minutes later I started feeling dizzy and sleepy and I was sweating heavily. 'I didn't understand what was going on.' She reveals that she had tried to escape to the VIP area, but he followed her there and tried to get her to a party at his house. 8 Belen and Combs at Ibiza club DC-10 in 2006 8 Belen says Combs 'looked like he had taken a lot of drugs' She says: 'I told him I didn't want to go, that I was not feeling well and needed to go home. 'He squeezed my arm and was pulling on my hand. 'That's when I felt sure they had put something in my drink. 'My friend really wanted to go to the party but I told her we might be raped if we went.' 'Dizzy and sleepy' She says Combs tried to stop her leaving, but she ran to the bathroom and left the club. She reveals: 'The next day I slept the whole day. 'People were calling me and ringing my bell at home but I didn't hear anything. 'It was like I had taken 50 Valium tablets. 'Now I realise I had a very lucky escape.' A party fixer exclusively told The Sun on Sunday last year how Ibiza clubs such as DC-10, Space and Amnesia were Combs' stomping grounds for years. After the verdicts were read out on Wednesday at his trial, Combs dropped to his knees and made a praying gesture. 8 Combs gets into the party vibe at the club 8 Belen met Combs around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club But he was denied bail, remains in jail and is expected to be sentenced over his prostitution conviction on October 3. But due to sentencing guidelines, he is likely to serve less than five years in prison. A lawyer representing more than 100 alleged victims in civil cases against Combs vowed they would fight on despite the sex-trafficking and racketeering not-guilty verdicts. Tony Buzbee said: 'Diddy dodged a big bullet today. 'But that doesn't end the saga.'
The Irish Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped
A FORMER gogo dancer in Ibiza clubland believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs – claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances. Belen Ronda Campesino, 45, says she felt so out of it after encountering the now disgraced hip-hip mogul at the club she worked at, that it felt like she had taken '50 Valium tablets'. 8 Former gogo dancer Belen Ronda Campesino believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs - claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances Credit: Solarpix 8 The beautician claims Combs, 55, tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped Credit: AFP 8 Belen worked as a dancer at Ibiza club DC-10 The beautician claims Combs, 55, then tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped. Her story comes after Grammy-winning US rapper Combs was convicted on Wednesday of prostitution charges in his sex-crimes trial in New York. He was found not guilty of the more serious crimes of racketeering and sex-trafficking but could still face 20 years in prison. Belen says details from the star's trial — including claims he made two ex-girlfriends have sex with male escorts at drug-fuelled parties referred to as 'freak-offs' — had turned her stomach, made her heart race and given her 'severe anxiety'. She adds: 'It makes me furious to hear during his trial what he has done to women. He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot. Belen Ronda Campesino 'I don't really follow the news but when I saw some pictures of this guy because of his trial I got really nervous. 'I had a similar experience with him to everything that has been coming out now.' Belen says she encountered Combs in 2006 around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club where she worked. She recalls: 'It looked like he had taken a lot of drugs, his jaw was totally out of joint. 'He was with four very large bodyguards. Diddy's 'phantom fixer' breaks her cover after rapper cleared of racketeering 'He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot.' Belen, who lives in Spain, says things had begun to go south, when Combs bought her a drink. She adds: 'I saw that when he went to put the wad of cash away he took out a bag with a white powder in it, which I thought was cocaine. 'But he started to do something weird in his pocket and it really bothered me. 'I turned around and was telling a friend, but then I stupidly drank the juice. 'About 10 or 15 minutes later I started feeling dizzy and sleepy and I was sweating heavily. 'I didn't understand what was going on.' She reveals that she had tried to escape to the VIP area, but he followed her there and tried to get her to a party at his house. 8 Belen and Combs at Ibiza club DC-10 in 2006 8 Belen says Combs 'looked like he had taken a lot of drugs' She says: 'I told him I didn't want to go, that I was not feeling well and needed to go home. 'He squeezed my arm and was pulling on my hand. 'That's when I felt sure they had put something in my drink. 'My friend really wanted to go to the party but I told her we might be raped if we went.' 'Dizzy and sleepy' She says Combs tried to stop her leaving, but she ran to the bathroom and left the club. She reveals: 'The next day I slept the whole day. 'People were calling me and ringing my bell at home but I didn't hear anything. 'It was like I had taken 50 Valium tablets. 'Now I realise I had a very lucky escape.' A party fixer exclusively told The Sun on Sunday last year how Ibiza clubs such as DC-10, Space and Amnesia were Combs' stomping grounds for years. After the verdicts were read out on Wednesday at his trial, Combs dropped to his knees and made a praying gesture. 8 Combs gets into the party vibe at the club 8 Belen met Combs around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club But he was denied bail, remains in jail and is expected to be sentenced over his prostitution conviction on October 3. But due to sentencing guidelines, he is likely to serve less than five years in prison. A lawyer representing more than 100 alleged victims in civil cases against Combs vowed they would fight on despite the sex-trafficking and racketeering not-guilty verdicts. Tony Buzbee said: 'Diddy dodged a big bullet today. 'But that doesn't end the saga.' 8 Combs made a praying gesture in court Credit: AP
