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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...

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

I found out about the Home Office's Rwanda plan a day before I crossed the English Channel

At one point, the boat's motor stopped – so the 37 men, women and children began to cry, scream and pray.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed. The 68-28 vote in favor of the bill sent it to Republican Gov. Bill Lee for consideration. If he signs it into law, it would be the biggest expansion of gun...

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...

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Daniel Ricciardo points to clear F1 evidence as mid-season axing rumours continue to swirl

"I'm not naïve but I haven't had any indication of that..."

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...

Arsenal vs Chelsea: Confirmed line ups and team news

A huge clash awaits in north London...

Deadline day to apply for emergency photo ID for May 2 elections

Deadline day to apply for emergency photo ID for May 2 elections - Voters without the correct ID will be turned away from polling stations.

Diogo Jota injury: Jurgen Klopp issues update on Liverpool forward

A major blow for Liverpool.

When Ukraine receives US aid after approval by Congress: Pentagon's response

The United States of America will be able to transfer a new military aid package to Ukraine within a few days after the approval of Congress, states Pentagon spokesman Major General Patrick Ryder. According to Ryder, the US Congress must approve a bill on aid to Ukraine. Then it is scheduled to be signed by President Joe Biden. And after that, the ...

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

Russia to step up strikes on Western weapons in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will intensify strikes on Ukrainian storage bases that house Western-supplied weapons, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, as the United States prepares to approve and deliver a long-delayed batch of new military aid. In remarks to defence officials, Shoigu said Russia had "dispelled the myth of the superiority of Western weapons" and its forces had gained the

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

MPs will debate assisted dying on Monday

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

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 ...

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...

European Parliament worker arrested on suspicion of spying for China

German police have arrested an assistant to a senior Alternative for Germany (AfD) MEP on suspicion of spying for China in the latest espionage case to shock Germany. Jian Guo, a staffer for Maximilian Krah, is suspected of passing sensitive information about the European Parliament to China’s Ministry of State Security. The alleged spy, identified...

Harvie confirms he will stand down if Greens leave Scottish Government

Harvie confirms he will stand down if Greens leave Scottish Government - But the party’s co-leader dismissed a no confidence motion in him at Holyrood as ‘sordid political game-playing’.

The Latest | 'Catch-and-kill' strategy to be a focus as testimony resumes in Trump hush money case

The Latest | 'Catch-and-kill' strategy to be a focus as testimony resumes in Trump hush money case - The National Enquirer's former publisher is expected to return to the stand in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial as testimony continues in the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 23

Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attack on the left bank of the Dnipro, striking the enemy's ground-based drone control station and air defense system, according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian shelling of Ukraine During the day, 60 clashes were recorded. In total, the enemy launched 4 missile strikes and 6...

Donald Trump set for another $1.25bn Truth Social windfall

Donald Trump set for another $1.25bn Truth Social windfall - The former president’s majority stake in parent company Trump Media could result in a billion-dollar bonus on Tuesday

Rescue operation underway after plane crashes into river

It is not known what condition the people are in.

‘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...

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

Summer interest rate cut hopes power FTSE to record high

Summer interest rate cut hopes power FTSE to record high - Markets currently rate the chance of a Bank of England interest rate cut in June as about 50-50

Fake Botox injections have sickened 22, hospitalized 11, CDC warns

The CDC warned doctors about "counterfeit or mishandled" Botox injections that have caused clusters of illness in the U.S.

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.

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...

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...

Musk's X Corp appeals dismissal of lawsuit against anti-hate group

(Reuters) - Elon Musk's X appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which faulted him for letting hate speech spread on the social media platform once known as Twitter. X filed a notice of appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco dismissed X's case on March 25, calling it

Family firm Dicksons expands North East estate and unveils plans for more stores

The South Shields saveloy dip specialist opened its most recent shop in Jarrow and has plans for two new sites this year

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...

Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert receives ‘torrent of death threats’ after Fernando Alonso call

Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert receives ‘torrent of death threats’ after Fernando Alonso call - Herbert was a steward during the Australian Grand Prix last month, when Alonso was penalised following George Russell’s crash late in the race

Manchester United XI vs Sheffield United: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest

Manchester United XI vs Sheffield United: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest - Several doubts being assessed ahead of midweek match

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...

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

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. “...

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...

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.

Sunak and Scholz to announce joint development of artillery systems in Berlin

Sunak and Scholz to announce joint development of artillery systems in Berlin - Rishi Sunak and Olaf Scholz will discuss closer co-operation on security, trade and illegal migration in one-on-one talks on Wednesday.

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.

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.

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.