Emily Ratajkowski Accuses Robin Thicke of Groping Her Breasts While Shooting ‘Blurred Lines’ – Emily Ratajkowski says Robin Thicke groped her bare breasts while shooting the music video for his controversial 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” [usat]

Pandora Papers – Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed. [bbc]

Sars Goes After Euphonik For R11 Million – High-flying musician and radio personality Themba Mbongeni, popularly known as DJ Euphonik, was served with a final letter of demand by the taxman for failing to pay more than R11 million in personal income taxes. [n24]

Ozy Media Closes Down After Week Of Damaging Revelations – Impersonation on fundraising call prompted some staff and investors to distance themselves. [ft]

‘Thousands Of Paedophiles’ In French Catholic Church Since 1950 – Head of commission probing scandal says it found between 2,900 and 3,200 paedophile priests or other members of the church. [alja]

Scandal-Ridden French Tycoon Bernard Tapie Dies Aged 78 – Business magnate who also turned his hand to sport, politics and acting, dies four years after cancer diagnosis. [guardian]

Trump Sues To Reinstate His Twitter Account – Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking to force Twitter to reinstate him, arguing the platform’s ban violates the First Amendment and Florida’s new social media law. [verge]

‘Trauma Dumping’ Is Huge On TikTok – But unsolicited over-sharing can hurt everyone involved. [busins]

Speeding Taxi Drags Cyclist To His Death, Leaves Another Injured – A cyclist, estimated to be about 50 years old, was killed by a speeding taxi this morning when he was crushed and dragged for more than half a kilometre before the driver stopped and paramedics could retrieve the body. [tlive]

Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma Wins The Men’s London Marathon – But is not allowed to step on the podium after Covid scare. [dm]

Blue Origin Is Sending Its Next Space Tourists A Goodie Bag – With 4 baseball caps, a drinks flask, and packs of stickers ahead of their trip to the edge of space. [busins]

Charles Will Live In ‘Flat Above The Shop’ As Palace Thrown Open To Public – The Prince of Wales will make some dramatic changes to the royal estate when he becomes King, it has been reported. [metro]

Small Plane Crashes Near Milan, Killing All On Board – Eight people died when a passenger plane hit a building shortly after departing from Milan’s Linate Airport. [nyt]

Rapper Nines Jailed For Importing 28kg Of Cannabis – British rapper Nines has been jailed for importing 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland. [bbc]

Paw Patrol Is Causing A Rift Between Me And My Young Son – He loves the toys, all of them, I wish they’d never been invented. [guardian]

Here’s How Much Money Government Employees Earn In South Africa – Public Service and Administration minister Ayanda Dlodlo has outlined how much government employees earn in South Africa, and the cost of introducing the latest wage increase. [btech]

It’s Not About Coins, It’s About Sectors – People are so focused on being on the right train, but are you on the right track? [here]

Wolff Admits Mercedes Have ‘Question Marks’ Over Power Unit Performance In Remaining 7 Races – According to Team Principal Toto Wolff, the Silver Arrows are feeling far from comfortable, with power unit worries at the forefront of their minds going into the tail-end of the season. [f1]

How To Adjust Flashlight Brightness On Your iPhone – It’s very, very easy if you know how to get to your control center. (And we’ve got you even if you don’t.) [mash]

Nicole Scherzinger Sends Temperatures Soaring – As she flaunts her incredible physique in tiny leopard print bikini during Caribbean break. [dm]

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