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Lady of Ro has reopened in Subiaco under hospitality veterans Jaycinta Zammit, Paul Zammit and Daniel Goodsell, reviving the restaurant’s generous, family-style approach while preserving much of its established identity. The continental restaurant returned in May after a brief closure, with a low-lit, lively dining room where conversation takes precedence and the kitchen serves straightforward dishes rather than elaborate interpretations. Its Greek character remains prominent, despite the broader continental description. Slow-cooked octopus is finished over charcoal, while braised lamb shoulder receives a similar two-stage treatment. A roast chicken was less successful on one visit, having been judged overcooked and under-seasoned.…

Nicholas Brandram, the former Army captain arrested over the unsolved “Putney Pusher” attack, took his own life on Tuesday after months of pressure, his family said, prompting a referral of the Metropolitan Police investigation to the police watchdog. Brandram, 44, had been released under investigation earlier this month after detectives reopened their inquiries into the 2017 incident, in which a jogger pushed a woman into the path of a double-decker bus on Putney Bridge. His sisters, Sophie Voelcker and Alexia Hicks, said he had been suspended from his role as a senior relationship manager at HSBC Private Bank and was…

Donald Trump’s approach to AI safety is exposing a sharp divide within his administration, with the president dismissing fears of catastrophic harm while senior officials consider whether increasingly unpredictable systems could threaten infrastructure, national security and the global economy. Mr Trump has described warnings that artificial intelligence could cause mass extinction as a “HOAX” and criticised opponents of new data centres as people who “want to end up being backwards and poor”. People who have spoken privately with the president say his position is driven partly by fears that any slowdown in the technology boom could trigger a market crash…

EU banks must become bigger and the bloc must develop deeper capital markets if they are to compete with the United States, top European Union officials have said. The officials said the scale of the banking sector and the depth of capital markets were central to the EU’s ability to match US competition. The comments place greater size among EU banks and stronger capital markets at the heart of efforts to improve the bloc’s competitiveness.

Custom Rolexes bearing a presidential seal have reportedly become a status symbol among a small group of Donald Trump administration insiders at the White House. The watches, described as the “White House Rolex”, were reportedly purchased and modified by a bespoke operation in London, according to Vanity Fair. Buyers could choose between a gold Day-Date Presidential and a GMT model with Rolex’s red-and-blue “Pepsi” bezel. Both versions have blue dials, a gold presidential seal and stars marking 45 and 47 seconds, referring to Mr Trump’s two presidencies. The words “White House” are engraved on the back. Those said to own…

JJ Gabriel’s Manchester United exit is edging closer, with the 15-year-old and his representatives in Barcelona for talks over a possible move to the Catalan club. The forward has attracted attention from several Premier League sides, as well as Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. His camp has formally asked United for permission to leave, despite the club remaining hopeful of persuading him to stay until his contract expires at the end of the season. Gabriel and his representatives requested that he be de-registered after United’s 5-0 UEFA Youth League victory over Sabah last Thursday. Gabriel scored a hat-trick…

Scientists have identified a previously unknown wild cat species in Bolivia’s cloud forests, the first living feline to be formally described in more than a century. Named Leopardus tilcayo, the small spotted cat was found in the Yungas, a mountainous region of humid forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Local communities have long referred to the animal as a tilcayo. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Eduardo Eizirik of Brazil’s Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, with National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz and University of Antwerp evolutionary biologist Jonas Lescroart among…

Australian mortgage holders have been warned that interest rates could rise again within weeks after Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock declined to rule out a further increase at the board’s meeting on September 29. Ms Bullock told parliament that inflation remained too high and was likely to stay elevated for some time. The consumer price rate currently stands at 3.5 per cent, while the RBA is assessing whether three rate rises already delivered this year will be enough to bring it below 3 per cent. She said the impact of earlier decisions had not yet been fully felt, but stressed…

Princess Diana death claims have been made by her brother, Charles Spencer, who says in an upcoming book that then Prince Charles sounded upbeat after his former wife died in a Paris car crash in 1997. The allegation concerns the reaction of Diana’s former husband following her death, and is due to be discussed further in an interview with Spencer. Asked about the claims, Buckingham Palace referred to a statement released earlier this week concerning the King’s response to the allegations. The statement said the King “is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and…

Nigerian security forces fired on protesters and used tear gas in Minna as hundreds rallied over the deaths of 37 miners who died in police custody. The demonstrations entered their second day on Friday in Niger State’s mineral-rich capital. It was not immediately clear whether live ammunition or anti-riot pellets had been used. A witness told the Reuters news agency that bullets were fired, while the body of one person was seen on the ground. State governor Umar Bago has imposed a 24-hour curfew as the government pledged a full investigation into the deaths. Investigation into miners’ deaths The miners…