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Inside the new UK train station branded ‘ugly’ before it’s been built


Dacia Duster

Romania’s value champion compact crossover enters a second model generation. It still might not be as refined as other SUVs, but the Duster is very much in a class of its own


Pilot dropped port anchor in bid to swing ship away from Baltimore bridge, officials say

A pilot on board the cargo ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge tried to swing it clear of a collision by dropping its port anchor to pivot it away, authorities said.


Dame Esther Rantzen hails 'historic' assisted dying legislation at Holyrood

Dame Esther Rantzen has hailed "historic" assisted dying legislation that has been introduced at Holyrood on Thursday.


Pakistan benchmark share index hits record high, IMF cheer continues

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's benchmark index touched an all-time high on Thursday, extending a rally following a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund earlier this month to free up more financial aid for the country. The benchmark KSE-100 touched a record high of 67,200.82 points in intraday trade, surpassing its previous high of 67,093.96 touched on Dec. 13. The index was


First look at new cast of Race Across The World as they travel to east Asia

First look at new cast of Race Across The World as they travel to east Asia - The BBC series, which sees five pairs of travellers race across part of the globe, will return to TV screens this April.


Russians complain about drone hit at Internal Affairs Ministry building in Belgorod

An explosion allegedly happened today in Belgorod, near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, according to Russian Telegram channels and the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. There are reports of an explosion heard in the center of Belgorod. One of the roads has already been closed there. "The medics and fir...


Kenan Thompson speaks out on Dan Schneider allegations: ‘Investigate more’

Kenan Thompson speaks out on Dan Schneider allegations: ‘Investigate more’ - ‘It’s supposed to be a safe place for kids’, the ‘Kenan & Kel’ actor said


'March toward Palestine': Hamas releases Mohammed Deif speech from October 7

"Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your money and your lives in the path of God," the Hamas leader added.


'Wout hit my rear wheel' – Tiesj Benoot blames himself as crash ends Van Aert's Flanders dream

Visma-Lease A Bike's Dwars door Vlaanderen victory overshadowed by loss of Classics leader


NBC News drops Ronna McDaniel after on-air revolt from channel’s stars

NBC News drops Ronna McDaniel after on-air revolt from channel’s stars - Former RNC chair dropped as pundit after Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rachel Maddow and others speak out against her hiring over 2020 election lies


Prison sentence sought for football chief who kissed female player without consent

A Spanish prosecutor is reportedly seeking a prison sentence for the former football boss who kissed a female player after Spain won the women's World Cup.


F1: Toto Wolff confirms Mercedes' first-choice candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton

F1: Toto Wolff confirms Mercedes' first-choice candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes want Max Verstappen - should he become available


Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory....


A drop in the Ocean: beleaguered Fisker dramatically slashes prices (again)

All is not well, is it? Fisker Ocean plummets by up to $24k as reports suggest start-up could fold


True story behind World War II’s Great Escape – and what the film got wrong


Why are abundant Patriot defense systems not protecting Kharkiv's skies, Zelenskyy questions

Russian terror against Kharkiv takes on particular viciousness. Strengthening Ukraine's air defense and expediting the delivery of F-16 fighter jets are vital tasks, reports President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram channel. "Kharkiv. Russian terror against the city takes on a particularly vicious form. Attempts to force over a million people into ...


Laurence Fox barred from London mayoral election after submitting 'invalid' papers

Laurence Fox barred from London mayoral election after submitting 'invalid' papers - London Elects, the body that oversees the City Hall elections, has said Fox’s application to stand in the May 2 election was ‘not valid’


Gogglebox fans pay tribute after star George Gilbey dies in freak work accident

The family of a Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother star have been flooded with messages of condolence after it was reported the TV personality had died, aged 40, following a tragic accident at work. George Gilbey, who appeared on the programme where we watch people watching TV from 2013 to 2021 (returning alongside mother Linda and stepdad Pete Mc...


Wonderkid picks Australian rugby over mega-money code-switch

Teenager Max Jorgensen has signed with Rugby Australia and the Waratahs until 2026 despite big interest from the NRL.


Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’

Caroline Laner Breure was a perfectionist growing up. She was restless and hungry, with an independent spirit. It was this drive that led her to leave her home country Brazil after graduating university and move to Sydney. She pursued her dream of living in Bondi, and set about travelling the world with her boyfriend. “I felt like I wanted to be perfect in every aspect,” Breuere tells Guardian Australia. “I wanted to be better at everything,...


Viral host jumps: Humans to animals transmission more common than previously thought

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia In a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution , researchers harnessed publicly available viral genomic data, using a comprehensive suite of network and phylogenetic analyses to investigate the evolutionary mechanisms underpinning recent viral host jump...


Lockdown gave Finley Boden’s parents cover – but safeguarding failures ran deep

When Finley Boden was returned to the care of his parents, only to be murdered by them weeks later, England was days into its second national lockdown. A safeguarding report into Finley’s care makes clear the backdrop of restrictions brought in during the Covid pandemic hindered the ability of authorities to protect him. Key court hearings to decide his future were held over the phone, his appointed guardian was shielding and unable to attend...


EE offering up to £550 off PS5 and Xbox console bundles thanks to Warzone Mobile

Phone network EE is tempting customers with big savings on Xbox and PlayStation console bundles, to tie in with the Warzone Mobile launch.


Democrats call for House probe into Jared Kushner’s foreign ‘influence peddling’

Democrats call for House probe into Jared Kushner’s foreign ‘influence peddling’ - Democrats argue Kushner is making ‘quid pro quo deals involving investments in exchange for official actions and to examine the resulting threats to our national security’


OPINION - Don't believe the Donald Trump hype, Joe Biden's poll numbers are rising

Don't believe the Donald Trump hype, Joe Biden's poll numbers are rising -


France plans to restrict unemployment benefits in new reform push, PM says

PARIS (Reuters) - France is planning to toughen unemployment rules by restricting the period when jobless citizens receive welfare payments, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. Outlining the government's plans to further reform the job market, Attal told TF1 television: "One of the options is to reduce the duration of payments. I think it should not go below 12 months." An unemployed


Lawyer who raised ‘boys’ club’ concerns over judgment accused of misconduct

A barrister is facing disciplinary proceedings for expressing frustration at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” that she claims were in a family court judgment that went against her client. Charlotte Proudman criticised a judgment of Sir Jonathan Cohen – a member of the men-only Garrick Club – over remarks he made in a family case two years ago. She knew he was a member of the Garrick when she published a series of tweets expressing...


Boeing’s new fixer is no engineer – and the industry is worried

After the latest twist in its five-year manufacturing and safety nightmare, Boeing took drastic action this week and ousted its chief executive and chairman. The clear-out at the top made headlines, but within aerospace it was the replacement of engineer Stan Deal, head of Boeing’s airliner unit, that posed most questions. Stephanie Pope, who has a...


Russia says it is hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was "extremely hard to believe" that Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall last Friday that killed at least 143 people. Zakharova repeated Moscow's assertions, for which it has not yet provided evidence, that Ukraine was behind the attack on the Crocus


Proposal to ban discrimination over a person’s hair passes first legal hurdle

Several US states already have similar laws banning discrimination based on someone’s hair.


Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, making a fallacious claim about his daughter and urging him to step aside from the case. In a social media post, the former president suggested without evidence that Judge Juan M. Merchan was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a Democratic political consultant. He also made a claim — later...


'Hamas treated us like animals': Rescued hostage speaks on Gaza captivity

Har also described the time the IDF rescued him, and that there was "gunfire in all directions like a movie."


Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow may have used guided bomb in Kharkiv attack as Putin denies Nato war plans

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow may have used guided bomb in Kharkiv attack as Putin denies Nato war plans - Comes as Kyiv claims more than 5,500 Ukrainians have been tortured by Vladimir Putin’s troops


George Galloway accuses UK of being involved in Moscow terror attack

George Galloway accuses UK of being involved in Moscow terror attack - MPs criticised Galloway’s intervention as irresponsible, reckless and playing into the Kremlin’s hands


Italy is fighting back against souvenirs focusing on Michelangelo’s David genitals

Italy is fighting back against souvenirs focusing on Michelangelo’s David genitals - The state’s attorney office in Florence has launched a series of court cases invoking Italy’s landmark cultural heritage code


U.N. expert in Israel genocide accusation says she has been threatened

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said on Wednesday she had received threats throughout her mandate. Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the West Bank and Gaza,


New Netflix show stacks up astonishing 81,000,000 viewing hours in just one week


Map shows route of London’s 16-mile £5,000,000,000 super sewer

A map shows the route of London's new super sewer, with just months to go until effluent will float through the mega structure for the first time.


Is Yamaha Working On A New Electric Motocross Motorcycle?

The new machine could feature a so-called torsion damper, providing a sudden boost of acceleration.


Stephen Colbert: ‘Breaking news: Trump is upset about something’

Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s suspicious sale of his ailing Truth Social network and why he’s annoyed about something again. Stephen Colbert On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started with a surprise: “Breaking news: Donald Trump is upset about something.” The host brought up the former president’s latest gripe, that he’s being mistakenly painted by Democrats as someone who wants to destroy ObamaCare, something he has previously run...


Man Utd star branded ‘untouchable’ and told ‘team will be built around him’ as Ratcliffe rejects record bid

The British billionaire has no plans to cash in on a star youngster amid claims of a club-record offer and having informed his people that the Man Utd side will be built around him


Biden fundraiser with Obama and Clinton nets a record high $25 million, the campaign says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping amount was a major show of Democratic support for Biden at a time of persistently low poll numbers. The president will test the power of the campaign cash as he faces off with presumptive...


Peter Crouch makes Premier League title prediction and names best defender he ever faced

Some interesting shouts from the ex-England and Liverpool striker...


Pirates Of The Caribbean producer confirms new film will be a 'reboot'

Pirates Of The Caribbean producer confirms new film will be a 'reboot' - Jerry Bruckheimer’s remarks suggest that the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean instalment may be without Johnny Depp and introduce an entirely fresh cast


Concerns raised over Garda efforts to obtain media images of Dublin riots

Concerns raised over Garda efforts to obtain media images of Dublin riots - The NUJ has called for a meeting with the Garda commissioner after the PA news agency became the latest outlet compelled to hand over pictures.


Olympic diving champion Matty Lee to miss Paris Games

Olympic diving champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Paris Games after undergoing spinal surgery.


Easter eggs recalled after customer says they found rocks inside

Easter eggs recalled after customer says they found rocks inside - The Warehouse Group says an investigation is underway


Extreme weather warning for anyone heading to holiday hotspot over Easter

Heavy rain, landslides and snowfall battered the Spanish islands this week.


As speculation about the next Bond grows, here's how some actors have responded to casting rumors

LONDON (AP) — Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the latest actor reportedly offered a license to kill and succeed Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The “Kick-Ass” star is no stranger to action movies and at 33 is a good age to join the franchise, as producers likely want a 10 year commitment to the role. Since Craig announced that he was hanging up his tuxedo after five outings as 007 — the last being “No Time to Die” in 2021 — there has been frenzied...