There’s a full-on cold war between Victoria Beckham and her new daughter-in-law, Nicola Peltz, Page Six has learned.
Peltz, 27, just married Brooklyn Beckham, 23 – Victoria’s oldest son with soccer superstar David Beckham – back in April. But we hear trouble was brewing even before the nuptials.
“They can’t stand each other and don’t talk,” a source close to the family told us. “The build-up to the wedding was horrendous.”
The source says that Peltz – who is the actress daughter of New York billionaire Nelson Peltz – didn’t want her soon-to-be-mother-in-law “to be any part of the planning, and she wouldn’t clue Victoria in on anything. Communication was minimal.”
Apparently, the cold shoulder didn’t help Posh Spice, 48 – who was struggling to warm up to the new member of the family as it was – see Peltz’s good side.
They added that it’s become “non-stop petty drama,” and it’s coming between the Beckhams, who now live in Miami, and their model son.
“They haven’t spoken to him much in the last few months,” said a source, who told us that it even went over badly at Chez Becks when Brooklyn posted a cover of British magazine Tatler that called Peltz “The New Mrs Beckham” .
The sources suspect that Peltz may be suffering from a little jealousy about her man’s globally renowned mum, and isn’t thrilled with the attention she gets, especially around her wedding day.
Peltz and Victoria Beckham were contacted for comment.
This story was originally published by Page Six and has been reproduced with permission
Round 21 – North Melbourne v Sydney Swans Sunday, August 7, 2022 First Bounce: 1:10 p.m. Marvel Stadium
OUTS: Joel Amartey (omitted), Josh Kennedy (medi-sub) INS: logan mcdonald
The Sydney Swans face North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium in Round 21 on Sunday, August 7 with Logan McDonald named to return for the first time since Round 16.
Following last week’s 73-point victory over the GIANTS, McDonald comes into the line up while Joel Amartey (omitted) and Josh Kennedy (medi-sub) are omissions this week.
“He has gone back for a weeks and has been working hard. As we always knew, he goes about it with the right attitude and comes back into the senior team with another opportunity which is great to see,” said senior coach John Longmire of McDonald’s return.
“We know there are some players playing well in our VFL team and that it is important to keep going but our senior team has been striving for that consistency all season, and we are still striving for that so it’s another opportunity this Sunday against the Kangaroos.
Longmire said he had been impressed by the side’s constant desire to improve and focus on the next challenge.
“The fact is we are always looking forward to our next challenge all the time, whether it is the next quarter or the next game,” Longmire said.
“The ability to recognize what we do well, things we can improve upon and move onto the next challenge and that has been the same again this week.
“The stoppage game of the Kangaroos is very high so we have to make sure we are on top of that,” Longmire added.
“When we are playing well, it’s everyone contributing and a weight of numbers performance so we after that again this week across the whole playing group.”
The match against the Kangaroos will be broadcast live nationally on Fox Footy and Kayo, and on 7mate in NSW and the ACT.
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ROUND 21 – North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium – Sunday, August 7, 2022.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended claims made against him over a “dismissive gesture” towards Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
Ms Ley called out Mr Albanese for his “hypocrisy” in Parliament following the Prime Minister’s dismissive hand motion made towards her during a typical heated Question Time on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Albanese spoke with ABC Melbourne on Friday where he brushed off the suggestions and claimed the Opposition was itself being “completely disruptive” towards him.
“I dismiss the comments as being totally hypocritical given the yelling that occurred every time I was on my feet, including non-stop gestures, yelling for me to sit down,” he said.
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“People who ask questions should expect to hear the answer.
“The Coalition had a bad day yesterday. They continue to be completely disruptive during Question Time.”
Paul Fletcher, Manager of Opposition Business, stepped up to the dispatch box shortly after Ms Ley and demanded Mr Albanese “withdraw”.
“The Prime Minister made a dismissive gesture towards the Deputy Leader of the Opposition,” he said on Thursday.
“It was disrespectful to a sitting woman parliamentarian and (I) asked him to withdraw.”
Mr Albanese was pressed further by the ABC host on the incident where he declared, “I have been respectful and I’ll continue to be”.
“We engage respectfully across the Parliament, in order to get the legislation through including with independents and crossbench members,” he said.
“The Opposition have chosen the road of disruption. That is what they’re engaged in.
“The Opposition counted themselves out of the debate on climate change when Peter Dutton, for reasons beyond my comprehension, ignored the mandate and ignored the message that the Australian people gave that they wanted action on climate change.”
Ms Ley was questioned earlier on Friday by Sky News Australia host Peter Stefanovic about what happened where she unleased on the Prime Minister.
“I can take the rough and tumble, every woman in this place knows how to do that,” she said.
“What I can’t accept is the hypocrisy.
“Anthony Albanese said it was going to be a family-friendly parliament.”
The Albanese Government is celebrating a win after its Climate Change Bill passed the lower house, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton warned Labor’s focus away from cost-of-living proved it would take Australia down “very dangerous path”.
The legislation will enshrine the government’s 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets into law and received support from a majority of the crossbench and Bridget Archer – the only Liberal member who crossed the floor.
But the Liberal Party remained staunchly opposed to the legislation which would prevent a future government ratcheting down the 43 per cent 2030 target.
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Democratic US Senator Kyrsten Sinema said on Thursday she agreed to “move forward” on a $430 billion drug pricing, energy and tax bill, subject to a Senate arbitrator’s approval of the bill, which Democrats intend to pass over Republican objections.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier on Thursday the chamber would convene on Saturday to vote on a motion to proceed and then begin debate on the bill.
The bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act, introduced last week by Schumer and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, is a key priority for Democrats and President Joe Biden ahead of November’s election battle for control of the US Congress.
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The act will help people save money on prescription drugs and health premiums, Biden said in a statement on Thursday.
“It will make our tax system more fair by making corporations pay a minimum tax,” he said.
With the 100-seat Senate split 50-50, Democrats plan to pass the bill without Republican support through a parliamentary process known as reconciliation.
But they cannot afford to lose support from a single lawmaker. Sinema’s agreement was a critical breakthrough. Another worry is COVID-19 – senators can only vote in person, so Schumer will need his full caucus to be present and healthy to pass the measure if Republicans remain unified in opposition.
Sinema said she had reached an agreement with other Democrats to remove a provision that would impose new taxes on carried interest. Without the provision, private equity and hedge fund financiers can continue to pay the lower capital gains tax rate on much of their income, instead of the higher income tax rate paid by wage-earners.
She cautioned that her agreement to “move forward” was subject to the review of the Senate parliamentarian. The parliamentarian has to approve the contents of the bill to allow it to move forward through the “reconciliation” process that Democrats plan to use to bypass the chamber’s normal rules requiring 60 Senators to agree to advance most legislation.
Schumer, in a statement, said, he believed he now had the votes to pass the bill.
“The agreement preserves the major components of the Inflation Reduction Act, including reducing prescription drug costs, fighting climate change, closing tax loopholes exploited by big corporations and the wealthy, and reducing the deficit by $300 billion,” Schumer said.
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In the earnings call, Block said Afterpay’s loan losses had improved slightly, though competition was intense, and it remained closely focused on managing the risk of bad debts in a weakening economy.
Block shares were down 5.5 per cent to $119.10 on the ASX after the company’s total transactions were weaker than expected.
Dorsey’s planned creation of a financial “super app” – a term sometimes used to describe China’s WeChat Pay – is designed to allow it to offer customers a number of products through a single offering.
“It really has to do with how much utility we’re offering, so we’re not just focused on one thing such as peer-to-peer transaction, or investing, or bitcoin, or lending, but it is a place, one place you can do all those things,” Dorsey said.
“We see peers in other industries in other spaces, and other countries that have done that very well, which are sometimes referenced as super-apps or neo-banks. We believe that over the long term, that is the right strategy.“
While Block’s initial takeover of Afterpay was worth $US29 billion ($39 billion) when launched a year ago, the value of the deal had failed by the time it was finalized, due to falls in share prices.
Block’s accounts show the company paid $US13.8 billion in shares for Afterpay when the deal closed in January this year, and $US11.6 billion of what it acquired is classified as goodwill.
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The company’s chief financial officer, Amrita Ahuja, responded to a question about Block’s ongoing accounting of the goodwill in Afterpay by saying the company assessed value periodically.
Block reported a net loss of $US208 million for the June quarter, while the company’s measure of adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization were $US187 million. It said Afterpay contributed $US208 million in revenue.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Daniel Perlin said Block’s revenue trends were encouraging, but he highlighted a slowdown in the growth in Block’s gross payment volumes.
Meanwhile, a report from Fitch Ratings on Friday predicted growing challenges for the BNPL sector, pointing to rising unemployment in the US and the waning effect of COVID-19 stimulus payments from the government.
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“The club has instigated a new procedure to ensure due process and procedural fairness is consistently applied, including mediation by the director of football prior to escalation of any matters to the group chief executive officer or human resources in future.”
With Klemmer back on deck, the focus now shifts to Ponga’s return. Ponga consulted with Dr Chris Levi – a neurologist who has treated Boyd Cordner, Tim Glasby and many other NRL players after repeated head knocks – after coming from the field five times this year for head injury assessments.
On three of those occasions, most recently after a collision with Rooster prop Matt Lodge last month – he did not return to the fray.
Levi didn’t want to speak specifically about Ponga’s situation, citing doctor-patient confidentiality. However, he said that players who have typically had that number of head knocks generally need six to eight weeks to recover.
“In general situations of multiple concussion occurrences, longer periods of about six to eight weeks are recommended,” Levi told the herald.
“There is huge variability in the severity of concussions. A lot of the variability comes down to the individual’s resilience and the clinical recoveries.
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“It’s not a one-size-fits-all situation.”
That timeframe effectively rules Put out for the rest of the NRL season, but could result in him being available for the World Cup if he doesn’t show post-concussive symptoms.
“Because there isn’t a hard and fast rule, you will get differences of opinion about this,” Levi said.
“Some people will be more conservative. in my view, [the World Cup recovery timeline] would be very conservative, but it would not be wrong.
“The construct of the decision-making process is doctor and patient, and the recommendation is a joint consensus position. The doctor may recommend you do this, but it’s not as if you can’t push back.
“Sometimes it’s more conservative given the player or context. I’m speaking in generalities, but if we’re talking about a flurry of events – two or three in the preceding month or so – then you look at six to eight weeks as a reasonable rest period.”
Told that Ponga was back training with his teammates, Levi said it was a positive.
“The most important thing in a situation like this is that the person’s mental health, wellbeing, morale, sense of purpose is supported,” he said.
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The recent spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Indonesia is not the only biosecurity battle for which farmers in WA’s easternmost agricultural region are bracing.
Key points:
WA’s first detection of myrtle rust has been confirmed in the East Kimberley
Sandalwood producer Santanol has put the trial of a promising new crop on hold
There has been a 50 per cent jump in quarantine material collected at the WA/NT border
As the only growing region in WA that sits on an interstate border, the Ord Valley’s irrigated horticulture, broadacre cropping and sandalwood industries are on high alert as several dangerous pests and plant diseases creep further west.
Located just 40 kilometers from WA’s border with the Northern Territory on the outskirts of Kununurra, it is no stranger to biosecurity incursions.
It’s where the cane toad first crossed into the state more than a decade ago, and where the damaging fall armyworm affected the first WA broadacre crops in 2020.
It’s also close to where myrtle rust was found for the first time two months ago.
It’s feared mango shoot looper and banana freckle disease could be next after they were each detected in the Northern Territory this year.
Promising new project on hold
David Brocklehurst says the detection of myrtle rust has put a new project on hold.(ABC Kimberley: Courtney Fowler)
Sandalwood producer Santanol is among the hardest hit by the detection of myrtle rust on an East Kimberley pastoral station in June.
Myrtle rust is a fungal disease that can infect and kill plants in the myrtaceae family, such as eucalypts, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and peppermint trees.
While the disease poses no threat to Santanol’s primary sandalwood operation near Kununurra, a new pilot project targeting the cut flower and aromatic oil markets has been put on hold as a result of its spread to WA.
For commercial reasons, Santanol is remaining tight-lipped on the plant species being used in the pilot, but has confirmed it is part of the myrtaceae family.
Managing director David Brocklehurst said plans to expand the crop into broadacre trials this dry season were now too risky.
“We are very concerned that if the rust gets here and we’ve just planted 100,000 plants, then we would actually end up having nothing,” Mr Brocklehurst said.
“We’re keeping the plants well-quarantined and we’ll just see how this unfolds.”
The Department of Primary Industries said there had been no further detections of myrtle rust since its initial detection in June.
Horticulture sector on alert
Steve Angel is concerned about the detection of mango shoot looper in the Northern Territory.(ABC Kimberley: Stephanie Sinclair)
Meanwhile, the recent spread of mango shoot looper to the Northern Territory and detections of varroa mite in New South Wales has put Ord Valley mango growers on edge.
Mango shoot looper is an invasive pest that attacks mango and lychee plants while the varroa mite targets bees, which play a key role in the pollination of a variety of horticultural crops.
Swag Rural manager Steve Angel, who looks after WA’s biggest mango orchard on the outskirts of Kununurra, said he had limited vehicle movements across the property.
Mr Angel said he was also conducting regular checks of the orchard to ensure there was no sign of the pests.
He said the spread of either disease into WA would be devastating.
“If we didn’t control them and have preventive measures, there would be no sense being here,” Mr Angel said.
“People have got to be on the front foot and be aware, not on the back foot waiting for something, making contingency plans.
“We want to keep it out.”
Quarantined volumes soar
A quarantine inspector checks a vehicle near Kununurra.(ABC Kimberley: Stephanie Sinclair)
Officers at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s quarantine checkpoint near Kununurra are the last line of defense in protecting the region from threats looming across the border.
According to new figures for the 2021-22 financial year, more than 14,000 kilograms of quarantine risk material was detected at the checkpoint, up more than 50 per cent from the previous year.
Supervising inspector Kenneth Bin Jacob said while the lifting of WA’s COVID-19 border restrictions largely contributed to the jump, the long-term trend showed more risk material was collected each year.
“We do see an increase each year — a slight increase,” he said.
“It never really goes backwards.”
Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the state government had increased its biosecurity efforts in response to the outbreaks of plant diseases and pests in the Northern Territory.
“We are very aware of the risks of banana freckle and mango shoot looper and we’re working with the growers to up both our surveillance and our movement control,” she said.
“We’re also developing a broader biosecurity awareness program that we’ll be aiming at the punters, making sure that people understand that they’ve got a role to play.”
The heightened plant biosecurity concerns come at a time when Kimberley pastoralists are on alert for animal infections that have spread to Indonesia, including foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease.
Multiple people were injured after a vehicle drove through a ceremonial parade in Gallup, New Mexico on Thursday, according to state police.
social media footage captured a brown SUV weaving through the annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Parade, one of New Mexico’s longest-running events.
Two Gallup Police Department officers were among the injured and were treated for their injuries.
According to KOAT7, the driver traveled down the parade route in the wrong direction. The outlet reports two other individuals were inside the SUV.
The driver of the SUV has been taken into custody. Officers detained the two passengers while parade attendees shouted angrily and confronted the trio.
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The names of the suspects have not yet been released.
The Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial is a 10-day celebration consisting of in-person and virtual events. The city celebrated its 100th anniversary of the annual event this year while the parade culminated in the first night’s festivities.
Chief executive of Australian Venue Co Paul Waterson, who this week cemented a deal to buy eight well-known leasehold venues from Sand Hill Road group, said like-for-like sales across its 180-strong portfolio were up 12 per cent on pre- pandemic levels.
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“Since December last year it’s very much caught up,” Waterson said.
City hotels are trading at similar levels to suburban venues despite the slow return of workers to office towers.
Strong evening trade, particularly a lift on Thursdays, and weekend customers are boosting CBD hotels, he said.
“Venues are not limited by demand, but by the capacity of staff,” he said.
Australian Venue Co, backed by private equity giant KKR, reignited a $100 million deal – put on hold at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – to buy a bag of leaseholds from Sand Hill Road.
They include the Espy in St Kilda, Garden State on Flinders Lane, Prahran Hotel, the Terminus Hotel in Abbotsford, Richmond Club Hotel, The Posty, Bridge Hotel and Holliava.
Waterson said the pandemic’s latest Omicron wave hasn’t affected pub-goers. “Each time a wave comes through, we’re seeing a lot more resilience.”
“For the first time in three years we are seeing large corporate Christmas functions. We’re seeing strong bookings and quite extravagant parties planned for December,” he said.
Fronted by brothers Andy and Matt Mullins, Sand Hill Road has collected, renovated, bought, sold and built a number of well-known Melbourne watering holes.
Andy Mullins said the group still owned and had big plans for the Waterside Hotel in Flinders Street, which was not part of the deal with Australian Venue Co.
“We’re committed to a big future in hospitality in Melbourne,” Mullins said.
Back in Cremorne, former Great Britain Hotel operators, Chris and Penny Hodges have run the Cherry Tree since 2014 and their lease has a few years to run.
Allen wasn’t the only lowlife associated with the pub built during the Goldrush in the 1850-1860s on a corner facing the Cremorne Pleasure Gardens. Career criminal Squizzy Taylor also apparently jumped the bar and stole 10 shillings out of the till in 1908.
LIVE — Australians will compete for gold medals in at least seven events on day eight of the Commonwealth Games as the nation aims to hold off hosts England in Birmingham.
Australia heads into Friday’s competition sitting on top of the medal tally with 51 golds — nine more than England — as well as 42 silver and 39 bronze.
And it could be plenty more by the close of the day with at least three medals on offer in athletics, two in diving, and one each in lawn bowls and artistic gymnastics.
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Australians are also in the hunt for wrestling medals in the women’s 57kg (Irene Symeonidis), men’s 65kg (Mustafa Rezaeifar), and men’s 86kg (Jayden Lawrence), starting with the quarterfinals stages from 7.30pm.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Cedric Dubler headed into the final day of the decathlon sitting in second.
Dubler then won the first decathlon event for the night, the 110m hurdles, with a time of 14.20 — good enough for another 949 points. That has moved him one point into the lead over Lindon Victor.
Also in athletics, Jess Hull will compete in the 1500m heats, while Brooke Buschkuehl will be in action in qualifying for long jump.
Celeste Mucci ran a strong 100m hurdles heat, matching her personal best time of 12.96, which saw her finish third.
Comeback star Michelle Jenneke was up next and comfortably finished second with a time of 12.63 to go through to the end on Sunday night. The time is the fastest she’s ever run the event, although it does not count as an official PB due to big tailwinds.
In the 1500m women’s heats, Abbey Caldwell and Linden Hall have progressed to the final after finishing inside the top four of their race with times of 4:13.59 and 4:14.08 respectively.
Away from the track, Australia’s Hockeyroos will have the chance to win a guaranteed medal when they take on India in the semi-final.
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You can track the live medal tally for every country here, with key Aussie wins and updates as they happen.
AUSSIES GOING FOR MEDALS ON DAY 8 (all times AEST)
Lawn Bowls
9pm — For mixed pairs B2/B3 finals
diving
8.18pm — men’s synchronized 3m springboard final
3.05am — women’s 1m springboard final (qualifying at 7.05pm)
4.23am — men’s synchronized 10m platform final
Gymnastics – rhythmic
10.30pm — Individual all-around final
Athletics
4.55am — men’s T53/54 1500m final
6.42am—women’s 3000m steeplechase final
7.15pm – 6.27am — men’s decathlon
Hockey
5am — women’s semi-final vs. India
OTHER KEY EVENTS (times AEST)
Athletics
Women’s long jump qualifying — Brooke Buschkuel — 8.40pm
Men’s decathlon — Cedric Dubler, Daniel Golubovic, Alex Diamond — 7.15pm
Round of 16 – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles – Kaitlyn Ea/Angela Yu (AUS) v Yujia Jin/Jia Ying Crystal Wong (SGP), Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen/Gronya Somerville (AUS) v Elena Johnson /Chloe Le Tissier (GGY)
TABLE TENNIS (from 6.30pm)
Mixed Doubles Round 3 and Quarterfinals; Men’s Class Semi Finals; Women’s Class Semi Finals; Women’s Singles Round 2; Men’s Doubles Round 3 and Quarterfinals; Women’s Doubles Round 2 – Chunyi Feng/ Yangzi Liu (AUS) v Shanecia Delpesche/Jessica MC Carter (SVG), Minhyung Jee/Jian Fang Lay (AUS) v TBA; Men’s Singles – Dillon Chambers (AUS) v Zhe Yu Clarence Chew (SGP), Finn Luu (AUS) v Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND), Nicholas Lum (AUS) v Javen Choong (MAS)
