Harvey Weinstein jury returns for second day deliberations

Harvey Weinstein jury returns for second day deliberations after asking for blueprints of his apartment and a ‘red flag list’ of accusers he sent to his investigator Harvey Weinstein returned to court in New York on Wednesday as the jury begins its second day of deliberations in his rape trial He has pleaded not guilty to … Read more

Harvey Weinstein back in court as jury is set to begin deliberations

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial have begun deliberations soon after the judge admonished his defense lawyer for the ‘tentacles of her PR juggernaut’ for an op-ed she wrote three days ago urging jurors to clear the disgraced Hollywood producer.   Jurors began deliberations in New York on Tuesday on charges that could send Weinstein … Read more

Harvey Weinstein back in court as jury is set to begin deliberations

The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s trial has admonished his defense lawyer for the ‘tentacles of her PR juggernaut’ after she wrote an op-ed two days ago urging the jury to clear the disgraced Hollywood producer.   Jury deliberations are expected to begin on Tuesday in Weinstein’s trial after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who have accused … Read more

Juke box jury: RAY MASSEY tests the new version of Nissan’s small SUV

Should former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn ever seek to recreate his great escape from Japan to Beirut, I can report that — with the rear seats down at least — his former firm’s funky new British-built Juke SUV has more than enough room in its flexible boot to accommodate a large trunk. I’d been driving … Read more

Jury awards $10.5 million to Kentucky grandmother who had a surgical sponge left in body

A Kentucky woman has been awarded $10.5 million after a sponge was left inside her following surgery, which led to complications and, ultimately, the amputation of ther left leg.  Carolyn Boerste was 54 years old when she underwent bypass surgery to improve blood flow to her legs at the University of Louisville Hospital in 2011.  … Read more

Jury in £322m fraud trial against four Barclays executives discharged

The jury in the fraud trial against four Barclays executives has been discharged. John Varley, the bank’s chief executive from 2004 to 2011, and three of his senior staff have been on trial since January over claims they illegally sweetened the deal for Qatari investors. It was alleged that they funnelled £322m in secret payments … Read more