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Sonny Bill Williams: Australian host calls for All Blacks legend to be sacked in extraordinary attack

Sonny Bill Williams has been criticised for his social media activity.

Dubai airport chaos: Emirates boss writes open letter after hundreds of thousands passengers stranded

Dubai airport chaos: Emirates boss writes open letter after hundreds of thousands passengers stranded - ‘Our response has been far from perfect’ writes Sir Tim Clark in open letter to passengers

Labour MP ‘may have misled’ Parliament with response to Cass Review

A Labour MP admitted on Monday she “may have misled” the House of Commons by quoting a briefing issued by Stonewall in response to the Cass Review. Dawn Butler claimed in a debate last week that “over 100 studies” were excluded from the landmark report into gender identity services by Dr Hilary Cass, a paediatric consultant. But Dr Cass clarified o...

Mark Selby beaten by debutant in World Snooker Championship first round

The Jester has not had the last laugh.

How the IDS share price could leap 15%+ from here

On Wednesday, 17 April, the IDS share price soared as news of a takeover bid hit newswires. This offer has been firmly rejected, but another could emerge. The post How the IDS share price could leap 15%+ from here appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Hit 80s band announces tour and promises to play songs from all 11 albums

Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf

The UK Government’s Rwanda Bill was passed by Westminster on Monday night.

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 23

In Ukraine, 86 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the last day. Russia significantly intensified assaults in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff. Russian attacks In total, Russia launched 6 missile and 77 air strikes, fired about 100 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of Ukr...

Met chief apologises to Stephen Lawrence’s mother over ‘unacceptable’ failure

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, has apologised to the mother of Stephen Lawrence after failing to keep her updated about a potential new development in the case and said an outside force would assess any fresh evidence. Sir Mark had promised to answer questions stemming from a BBC investigation last year, in which Matthew Whi...

Italian media share devastating new update on Udogie injury from Tottenham

The defender has already been ruled out for the rest of Tottenham's Premier League matches.

Drone, rocket attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, US officials say

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, in the first such incidents reported after a near three-month pause. Two drones were shot down near Ain al-Asad air base that hosts U.S. troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar out of an abundance of

Inside the ‘sinking belt’ where dozens of cities are falling beneath the sea

Man Utd and INEOS have one major concern over sacking Erik ten Hag

The Dutchman's job at Old Trafford may be safe...

North East deals of the week: key contracts, acquisitions and investments

Companies taking part in this week's round-up include Hines and Olympian Homes, Geowarmth, Grid Smarter Cities, Blackstone, AAP, Red Rover Interactive and Vrai

Queen says father would be ‘so pleased’ on visit to regiment as Colonel-in-Chief

Queen says father would be ‘so pleased’ on visit to regiment as Colonel-in-Chief - Camilla met serving Royal Lancers and veterans at their barracks in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

Faculty seek to censure Columbia president after 100 arrested in chaotic pro-Palestine protests

Faculty seek to censure Columbia president after 100 arrested in chaotic pro-Palestine protests - Professors also staged a large walk-out demonstration supporting student protesters this week

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo's acclaimed Macbeth heads to the West End

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo's acclaimed Macbeth heads to the West End - Max Webster’s haunting, sell-out production returns this autumn

Blinken says genocide in Xinjiang is ongoing in report ahead of China visit

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beijing is continuing to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its western Xinjiang province, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a report published on Monday, ahead of his planned visit to China this week. The State Department's annual human rights report, which documents abuses recorded all

Welsh government set to announce changes to 20mph limits

The Welsh government is set to announce changes to the default 20mph speed limit.

WWE Backlash France preview with UK start time for Cody Rhodes' first big test

The huge premium live event in fast approaching.

Study discovers hidden mechanism behind rapid COVID variants

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID has the unsettling ability of often generating variants of itself. Other viruses also mutate, but as SARS-CoV-2 quickly spread throughout the entire human population during the pandemic, killing millions, the virus' dynamic evolution posed a serious problem...

Norway announces significant increase in military aid to Ukraine

Espen Barth Eide, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, announced that Norway plans a "significant" increase in aid to Ukraine. The amount has yet to be determined and will be discussed in the near future, according to Le Monde. He noted that "it is about a significant increase, which is relevant compared to what we have done so far." Accordin...

Trump lashes out leaving court after jurors heard of 2016 ‘election fraud’ scheme in trial opening statements

Trump lashes out leaving court after jurors heard of 2016 ‘election fraud’ scheme in trial opening statements - Former National Enquirer boss David Pecker became the first witness to take the stand to testify in the former president’s historic hush money trial, after the defence and prosecution delivered opening statements

Carlos Sainz admits to ‘uncomfortable’ frustration as ‘sad fact’ realised at Chinese GP

Carlos Sainz says he is feeling "uncomfortable" about his current position, as he bids to find a new employer for 2025...

Monday evening news briefing: Rwanda Bill returns to Parliament for final showdown

Good evening. The Rwanda Bill has returned to the House of Commons for a final showdown with the legislation set to return to the Lords later on Monday evening. Elsewhere, hundreds of bodies have been found buried in a series of mass graves in Gaza’s Khan Younis, reports suggest. ‘Time has come’ to pass Rwanda Bill, Government tells Lords before fi...

Celine Dion addresses touring plans following Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis

Celine Dion addresses touring plans following Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis - The ‘All By Myself’ singer cancelled her world tour in 2023 after revealing she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome

Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one

MIAMI (AP) — The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him to curtail in a potential second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, filed an application in June 2022 for an H-1B visa for a worker at a $65,000 annual salary, the lowest wage category allowed under the...

Post Office boss Read led 'campaign to defame and ostracise me', ex-HR director claims

A former HR director at the Post Office, whose misconduct claims against chief executive Nick Read were dismissed following an internal investigation, has written to MPs in a bid to plead her case.

At least 5 people have died while crossing English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill

At least 5 people have died while crossing English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill - At least 5 people have died while crossing the English Channel, according to French media, hours after the U.K. approved the migrant deportation bill

US Congressman on timing of Ukraine's aid: Sooner than anyone thinks is possible

Ukraine will receive aid from the United States of America sooner than expected, according to the members of the US House of Representatives, Thomas Kane and Bill Keating, who arrived in Kyiv on a visit. According to Kane, a number of people both in the United States and in Ukraine know what the bill provides for and what it allows, including for t...

Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist

The south-Asia correspondent for Australia’s national broadcaster, Avani Dias, has been forced out of India after her reporting fell foul of the Indian government, in a sign of the increasing pressure on journalists in the country under Narendra Modi. Dias, who has been based in Delhi for the ABC since January 2022, said she felt the government had made it “too difficult” for her to continue to do her job, claiming it blocked her from accessing...

Russian hackers fuelled Princess of Wales conspiracy theories, says security expert

A Russian hacking group named Doppelgänger fuelled conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales, an online security expert said. The group, which was first detected spreading misinformation in 2022, is run by a commercial organisation out of Russia to sow distrust in public institutions, including the British monarchy. Martin Innes, a professor ...

Ford to launch new Mustang variant next year

Firm promises “the best is absolutely yet to come” as it celebrates pony car’s 60th anniversary

Australia PM calls Musk 'arrogant billionaire' after court orders X to hide church stabbing posts

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court has ordered X to hide some posts commenting on the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney, deepening a war of words between the social media platform's owner Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Australia's federal court late on Monday granted the country's cyber regulator, the eSafety commissioner, a two-day injunction requiring

Former senior Chelsea executive Marina Granovskaia to speak in trial of leading football agent

Marina Granovskaia is set to speak publicly about Chelsea for the first time during the trial of football agent Saif Alrubie. Alrubie was charged with sending Granovskaia, who was in charge of the day-to-day running of Chelsea under former owner Roman Abramovich, an email that conveyed a threat with the purpose of causing distress on May 22, 2022, ...

China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on Tuesday. The megacity of Shenzhen was among the areas experiencing "heavy to very heavy downpours" on Tuesday, the city's meteorological observatory said, adding the risk of flash floods was "very high".

Biden made two important promises in his conversation with Zelenskyy: What Ukraine can expect

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, on April 22, had a conversation with his American counterpart Joe Biden. They discussed the weapons supplies needed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian president's Telegram page. Biden assured Zelenskyy that he would immediately sign the bill providing assistance to Ukraine upon its approv...

Dame Esther Rantzen says she is not well enough to attend assisted dying debate

MPs will debate assisted dying on Monday

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust victims and families

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust victims and families - Forty-eight people were killed when a blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981.

All 10 crew members killed after two naval helicopters collide mid-air during training in Malaysia

All 10 crew members killed after two naval helicopters collide mid-air during training in Malaysia - Aircraft collide during training session ahead of Royal Malaysian Navy celebrations

White House official demands investigation into Wada’s handling of Chinese doping case

A leading White House official has called for an independent investigation into how anti-doping authorities cleared 23 Chinese swimmers after they tested positive for a banned drug just months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Rahul Gupta, who is the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Joe Biden’s top anti-doping official, a...

Bollywood stars Ranveer Singh and Aamir Khan file police complaint after being targeted by deepfakes

Bollywood stars Ranveer Singh and Aamir Khan file police complaint after being targeted by deepfakes - Deepfake videos of actors endorsing political party go viral on social media

US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's annual human rights assessment found "significant" abuses in India's northeastern Manipur state last year and attacks on minorities, journalists and dissenting voices in the rest of the country. Manipur has seen fierce fighting between its tribal Kuki-Zo and majority Meitei populations after a court order a year ago suggested

Five Man City stars ‘to leave’ in mass exodus as Fabrizio Romano denies Arsenal transfer claims

City could wave farewell to up to five of their big-name stars in a summer clearout - but one deal with Arsenal will seemingly not go through

Iranian air defence radar was struck in Israeli attack, satellite pictures suggest

An air defence radar was struck during the Israeli strike on Iran last week, new satellite pictures suggest.

Kendji Girac: French singer who won The Voice seriously injured in shooting

Kendji Girac: French singer who won The Voice seriously injured in shooting - The 27-year-old was shot in the chest while visiting Biscarrosse

US weapons already deployed in Europe for rapid delivery to Ukraine

Most weapons from the new U.S. aid package have already been pre-positioned in Germany and Poland. This will accelerate delivery to Ukraine, according to CNN. The agency reported that artillery shells will be among the first items transferred to Ukraine. Additionally, Ukraine is counting on the U.S. to provide a range of anti-aircraft missile syste...

North Korea conducts nuclear counterattack exercise, South Korea threatens 'end of regime'

South Korea has issued a warning to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) about the consequences of Pyongyang's potential use of nuclear weapons, according to Yonhap. Nuclear exercises The DPRK conducted its first-ever nuclear counterattack drill led by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The exercises reportedly involved a salvo missile la...

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next - The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces

Chris King, US rapper and friend of Justin Bieber, dies after shooting in Nashville

Chris King, US rapper and friend of Justin Bieber, dies after shooting in Nashville - Bieber and Trippie Redd pay tribute to late trap star