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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...

Wales to drop blanket 20mph speed limits by September

Wales’s blanket 20mph speed limits will be dropped by September, its new Labour transport secretary has said. On Tuesday, Ken Skates told the devolved Senedd parliament that local councils can start raising the limits in six months. “We all agree 20mph works really well where it matters most – outside schools, hospitals, heavily built-up areas, whe...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during West Bank raid

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded two people including a child during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and adjacent refugee camps, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the incident, the latest in a series during a surge in violence in the West Bank since the start of the

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

MPs will debate assisted dying on Monday

Rescue operation underway after plane crashes into river

It is not known what condition the people are in.

Renault says new models to lift 2024 sales, confirms profit outlook

By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) -Renault expects its sales growth to accelerate this year as it launches a number of new models, the French automaker said on Tuesday, as it confirmed its profit margin and cash flow forecasts for 2024 and pushes ahead with cost cuts. Renault posted a 1.8% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, with high interest rates lifting sales at its financing arm and

Arsenal vs Chelsea: Confirmed line ups and team news

A huge clash awaits in north London...

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

Jamie Carragher tips new favourite for Liverpool manager job as West Ham hold talks with Ruben Amorim

Jamie Carragher tips new favourite for Liverpool manager job as West Ham hold talks with Ruben Amorim - Reds legend believes sporting director Richard Hughes will return to former target

Jake Polledri: I remain positive despite retiring at 28 and losing my younger brother

When the moving date was set for Jake Polledri and his young family to return to Gloucestershire this summer, they created a bucket list filled with final trips and activities to tick off before loading up the van and leaving Italy behind. One issue: as the weeks continue to pass and that deadline draws closer, the list remains concerningly long. “...

Andrew Neil didn’t want GB News to be ‘outlet for bizarre conspiracy theories’ at ‘nutty end of politics’

Andrew Neil didn’t want GB News to be ‘outlet for bizarre conspiracy theories’ at ‘nutty end of politics’ - Veteran journalist urges regulator Ofcom to ‘find a backbone’ on politicians presenting GB News shows

Migrants die attempting Channel crossing just hours after Rwanda Bill passes

Migrants die attempting Channel crossing just hours after Rwanda Bill passes - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Rwanda plan will deter migrants from risking their lives in small boats.

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

US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. When combined with other settlements, $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds...

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

The Irish premier, Simon Harris, has apologised to the victims, survivors and families of the Stardust fire tragedy, saying the state failed them. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the nightclub in Dublin in 1981. After a more than 40-year campaign for justice, last week an inquest found that the 48 victims had been unlawfully killed.

Bridge collapse causes injuries in Ecuador

Bridge collapse causes injuries in Ecuador.

Israel bulldozed mass graves at Gaza hospital, Sky News analysis shows

Israel has denied accusations that it buried Palestinians in a mass grave, following the discovery of more than 300 bodies in the courtyard of a Gaza Strip hospital.

Lisandro Martinez shares positive injury update on Instagram

Manchester United centre-back Lisandro Martinez has only managed seven Premier League starts this season and sustained a calf strain in training at the beginning of the month.

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

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...

Tesla Consumed by Chaos in Shift to Musk's Robotaxi Dream

It has been a tough year at Tesla, with its stock sliding more than 40% amid slumping sales, confusing product decisions and more price cuts. And now, Musk has ordered up the company's biggest layoffs ever and staked its future on a next-generation, self-driving vehicle concept called the robotaxi. Bloomberg's Craig Trudell joins Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology."

Families want ‘truth, answers and accountability’ at Covid inquiry hearing in NI

Families want ‘truth, answers and accountability’ at Covid inquiry hearing in NI - The inquiry chaired by Baroness Hallett will sit in Belfast for three weeks from next Tuesday.

Ten Hag slams 'embarrassing' and 'disgraceful' reaction to Man Utd's win over Coventry

The Red Devils survived a huge scare to book their place in the FA Cup final.

Russian deputy defence minister arrested on suspicion of taking bribes

Russia has arrested a deputy minister of defence on suspicion of taking bribes, the country’s investigative committee announced on Tuesday night. Vladimir Putin, the president, was informed of the detention of the high-ranking official, Timur Vadimovich Ivanov, in a rare move amid the offensive in Ukraine, Russian state-media reported. Anti-corrupt...

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.

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

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

Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance

Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance - President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month

4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion — and Earth could be hit by the fallout

In the early hours of Tuesday (April 23), quadruple solar flares near-simultaneously exploded from across the sun's surface, and there's a good chance that one of these outbursts launched a solar storm toward Earth.

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...

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

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

Oil rises 1% as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose a dollar a barrel on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar index fell to its lowest in over a week and as oil investors shifted focus away from geopolitical issues in the Middle East to the state of global economies. Brent crude futures rose $1.04, or 1.2%, to $88.04 a barrel by 12:37 p.m. ET (1637 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose

David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, testifies in Trump hush-money trial

David Pecker, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, was the first prosecution witness to appear against Donald Trump on Monday. His friendship with the former president stretches back decades. One ex-employee said that he attempted to model himself on Mr Trump, while prosecutors claim the men formed a “criminal conspiracy” to influence the 201...

Russian strike on Kharkiv TV tower, US Congress delegation visit to Ukraine - Monday brief

Yesterday, April 22, 2024, Russians hit a TV tower in Kharkiv with a missile. And a delegation from the US Congress arrived in Ukraine on a visit. RBC-Ukraine collected the main news for April 22. Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest news ・Russia storming Chasiv Yar: Number of military personnel involved in attacks revealed ・Latvia ready to transfe...

Inheritance tax take hits record £7.5bn after stealth raid by Hunt

Inheritance tax receipts surged to a record high last year following a stealth raid by Jeremy Hunt. Data published by HM Revenue & Customs showed it received £7.5bn in inheritance tax (IHT) receipts in the financial year to the end of March, £400m above the same period last year. Official forecasts suggest inheritance tax receipts could top £9.5bn ...

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.

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...

‘Solely his fault’ – Lance Stroll F1 exit fear theory raised in scathing verdict

"This is almost like, 'We're going to back Lance because we want him to stay with the team'."

More than 100 arrested at New York University as campus protests spread

More than 100 students and staff were arrested at New York University (NYU) last night as protests around the Israel-Hamas war reached a boiling point.

‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths

They could have been on a school trip. Fifty teenagers from Vietnam, dressed for the biting cold in puffer jackets, smart trainers and woolly beanies, sat on the pavement by the bus shelter outside Gare Calais listening to music and watching videos on their smartphones. They were waiting for the 423 bus to take them back to a forest outside Dunkirk, where they have been staying at night with about a thousand others. It had been a disappointing...

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...

i morning briefing: The Rwanda Bill passes – what happens now?

The real test of Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to the east African nation has only just begun

A top Russian military official reportedly linked to Ukraine's Mariupol arrested for bribe-taking

A top Russian military official reportedly linked to Ukraine's Mariupol arrested for bribe-taking - Russian authorities say they have detained a top military official on suspicion of accepting a bribe

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.

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

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

F1 penalty system comes under fire with Lance Stroll and Kevin Magnussen disqualification argument

"This should have been almost a disqualification for Magnussen and Stroll."

Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf

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

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...