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The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, will soon find out if they can be released from prison.Lyle Menendez, 56, and his 53-year-old brother Erik are serving life in prison without parole for the shotgun murders of their father and mother – Jose and Kitty Menendez. The brothers have maintained their parents abused them since they were first charged with the murders.A Netflix drama series about the brothers called Monsters, which aired in September, thrust them back into the spotlight and led to renewed calls for their release – including…

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has revealed a 73% rise in annual profits but ruled out a staff bonus for the third year in a row.The employee-owned business, behind John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, said earnings over the 12 months to January came in at £97m – up from the £56m achieved in the previous year. Group sales rose 3% to £12.8bn, driven by Waitrose, in a year when the department store chain restored its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise that was scrapped in 2022.Money latest: Top chef reveals one thing customers should know about their billNew chair…

The moon will turn red in the night sky tonight in an event known as a blood moon.The phenomenon only happens a handful of times a year, and this is your next chance to spot one in the UK. A blood moon is a full lunar eclipse, occurring when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun.From the UK, only a partial lunar eclipse will be visible, meaning only part of the moon will appear red.But when is it, what exactly will you see, and what causes it? Here’s everything you need to know. When is the blood moon?Those…

You have to have a thick skin to take part in Eurovision which might be why last year’s UK entrant, singer Olly Alexander, has already reached out to this year’s hopefuls to talk about the pitfalls of putting yourself out there.Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele – members of the country-pop girl group Remember Monday – say they plan to get a drink date with the Years And Years singer before they perform in the contest in May. Lauren says they had a “lovely chat” with Olly, and “drinks are pending” after he “reached out to us and has…

In Miche cafe and bar in British Columbia’s capital, Victoria, owner Allan Sinclair is turning around specific alcohol bottles on the top shelf to hide the labels from public view.He picks up a bottle of Jack Daniels. “This is from Tennessee and they supported Trump so we can’t have that,” he says.How Trump’s tariffs could cost UK consumers Image: Allan Sinclair, owner of Miche cafe and bar in British Columbia’s capital, Victoria Image: Bottles of American liquor were being turned around in the Canadian store A bottle of Wayne Gretzky’s cream liquor is nearly finished. “Once it’s gone, I’m going…

Could the Planning and Infrastructure Bill be the most important piece of legislation in this parliament?Today is the first time we have seen the bill – which is meant to clear out the blockages and get Britain growing again. As Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said today: “Far too often, it takes years and years and years of going through these processes. We want to streamline it, make it clear what our expectations are, and then deliver for people and get that infrastructure and the houses we desperately need.”Politics latest: UK to be hit by Trump’s steel…

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault charges in Australia.The internet personality, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.According to court documents, he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.He will appear before the higher district court on 13 June.The 29-year-old has been on bail since October last year after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in her 20s in his hotel room, following a performance at a venue in…

Boohoo, the struggling online fashion retailer, has renamed itself Debenhams Group.The company, which has been locked in a battle with its largest shareholder Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group over direction and performance, announced a strategic review last year after the departure of chief executive John Lyttle. His successor Dan Finley said on Tuesday that a turnaround of Debenhams was now complete and the online department store’s updated business model now accounted for the majority of group profitability.Money latest: Airline refuses refund to nut allergy sufferer refused travelBoohoo acquired only the name and website operations from administrators after debt-laden Debenhams, which had…

British actress Simone Ashley says she believes the industry has “come a long way” in terms of diversifying – but says the process is ongoing.The Bridgerton and Sex Education star says that growing up she loved watching Hollywood royalty Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Anne Hathaway take on romcom leads. But the 29-year-old – who is of Indian Tamil descent and grew up in Surrey – says she never really saw people like her in those roles.Ashley told Sky News: “I always wanted to play a character like that.”So, when we got the script, I just jumped on it -…

UK drivers are “confused” by the country’s electric car transition, ministers are being warned.Although most drivers are not hostile towards electric vehicles (EVs), many are confused about what changes are coming and when, according to new research from the AA. In a survey of more than 14,000 AA members, 7% thought the government was banning the sale of used petrol and diesel cars.Around a third thought manual EVs exist, despite them all being automatic.More than one in five said they would never buy an EV. The government’s plan for increasing the number of electric vehicles being driven in the UK…