Australia's royal commission into antisemitism has opened public hearings after the Bondi Beach attack, which was reported to have killed 15 people and injured 40; an interim report is expected by the end of April and a full report by the first anniversary of the attack.
Lakshmipriya Devi’s Manipuri-language debut Boong won the Bafta for Best Children’s & Family Film, the first Indian film to win that category, and Devi used her acceptance speech to call for peace for Manipur.
Maxi Shield (real name Kristopher Elliot), who appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, died on Saturday, February 21 after a period of chemotherapy; a close friend confirmed the death in a Facebook statement.
A government-backed Royal Commission opens to examine antisemitism after a December Bondi Beach attack that killed 15, and will be led by retired judge Virginia Bell with a report expected by December.
Tyla Wharmby, 24, has been charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm over the death of a 13-week-old baby in Ramsgate and was remanded to appear at Medway Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Queen Camilla told French survivor Gisele Pelicot she was left speechless by Pelicot's new memoir, which the Queen said she read in two days; the meeting took place at Clarence House during Pelicot's UK book visit.
Gisèle Pelicot has published a memoir and publicly waived her anonymity after a 2024 trial that convicted her former husband and dozens of men in drug-assisted sexual assaults; the case has prompted wider debate in France about consent and 'chemical submission'.
Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Olympics for wearing a helmet bearing the faces of 24 Ukrainians killed in the war; he is back in Kyiv, says he will appeal to a court outside IOC control and aims to compete again in 2030.
The BBC has launched the 2026 Make a Difference Awards and opened nominations, with entries closing at 17:00 GMT on 31 March and winners to be announced at events in September.
Gisele Pelicot describes in a new memoir how her partner, Jean‑Loup, supported her while she read documents from the mass trial she waived anonymity to face; authorities have said police found thousands of images and videos after her ex‑husband's 2020 arrest.
