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Kyren Wilson reveals mid-match mind game during World Snooker Championship final win

'Basically I was talking b*****ks.'

Sky News wins Amnesty award for coverage of Myanmar civil war

Sky News's reporting of the civil war in Myanmar has been recognised at the Amnesty International UK Media Awards.

Met Police send warning over ‘stretched’ NHS services as it rejects 6,000 mental health calls

Met Police send warning over ‘stretched’ NHS services as it rejects 6,000 mental health calls - Met Police say they have been able to attend 18 per cent more calls for robbery since withdrawing from mental health calls

What are the health concerns over AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine as jab withdrawn?

What are the health concerns over AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine as jab withdrawn? - The company cited purely commercial reasons for the withdrawal

‘Modi is the only PM in any democracy in the world who hasn’t done a press conference in 10 years’: Shatrughan Sinha

'Ram is a matter of personal belief and devotion. But the PM is blowing his own trumpet over the issue, to encash people's sentiments and turn it into votes,' film star-turned-politician and TMC's Asansol face tells The Indian Express

Barrister who advised Post Office says it defended Horizon IT with ‘religious panic’

A barrister who advised the Post Office has told the inquiry into its IT system scandal that staff there defended Horizon with “an almost religious panic” and has claimed information was deliberately withheld from him. Simon Clarke told the Horizon IT inquiry he was “misled and deceived” throughout the scandal by Jarnail Singh and Rodric Williams, ...

Alert girl, 2, saves neighbours from flat fire

A two-year-old girl who saved two neighbours from a flat fire with her quick thinking has been praised by firefighters.

Ukraine sacks two senior ministers at heart of wartime economy

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's parliament voted on Thursday to sack the deputy prime minister for infrastructure and the farm minister, removing two senior officials who have held key portfolios for the wartime economy. A majority of 272 lawmakers voted to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, who oversaw the reconstruction programme and championed efforts to set up a

John Lewis sheds 3,800 jobs in cost-cutting drive

John Lewis has shed 3,800 jobs over the past year, as it races to cut costs across its stores. New filings reveal the number of staff working for the John Lewis Partnership, which runs department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, dropped to 70,500 at the end of January, compared to 74,300 a year earlier. This coincided with the company saving aroun...

London’s stock market collapse is ‘massively overstated’, says Hunt

Concerns over the demise of London’s stock market are “massively overstated”, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Chancellor on Thursday sought to play down fears that the Square Mile is in terminal decline, instead claiming that seven tech giants will be listed in the UK in the next decade. Mr Hunt told the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit: “I think L...

Nico Hulkenberg set for massive salary rise as Audi’s F1 entry plans go ‘full throttle’

No wonder the Hulk is looking so happy these days...

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel - The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director teased the forthcoming film with the message: ‘Get ready’

Israeli accused of hacking released by UK authorities due to misunderstanding

By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - An Israeli private investigator arrested over allegations of hacking on behalf of an unnamed U.S. lobbying firm was released because of a procedural error, British authorities said Thursday. Amit Forlit was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on April 30 at the request of U.S. authorities, who accuse him of engaging in a hack-for-hire scheme to gather intelligence

Real Madrid transfer news: PSG face another war after Kylian Mbappe saga

Real Madrid and PSG are both interested in the same player

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to stand down at next election

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to stand down at next election - The MP for Stratford-on-Avon is to leave Westminster after 14 years in Parliament.

Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide shoots powerful X-class flare toward Earth, triggering radio blackouts

A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.

Gender violence plagues Australia, government announces new measures

Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against a surge in male violence against women in Australia. Tom Canetti takes a look at how the government is responding, and what other countries have implemented successful strategies.

Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims

Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims - The now-Labour MP had been criticised by her new party colleagues over comments she made following her ex-husband’s sexual assault conviction.

Vehicle attacked by drone in southern Lebanon, four killed - report

A vehicle was attacked by a drone in southern Lebanon in the area of Tyre, according to Israeli media reports on Thursday morning. Israeli media added, citing Arab sources, that four had been killed as a result of the strike. According to Israeli media reports later on Thursday, those in the vehicle belonged to Hezbollah's Radwan forces. This is a ...

Russia will push into heart of Ukraine if it captures frontline town, governor warns

Russian forces will push into the heart of Ukraine if they succeed in capturing the frontline town of Chasiv Yar and the wider Donbas region, a Ukrainian governor has warned.

Five babies have died from whooping cough this year as cases spike

Trump’s fraud trial judge faces probe after hotshot attorney claims he tried to advise him in $454m case

Trump’s fraud trial judge faces probe after hotshot attorney claims he tried to advise him in $454m case - Attorney Adam Leitman Bailey claimed he spoke to Judge Arthur Engoron three weeks before he made his final judgment in the former president’s case

US official says Chinese seizure of TSMC in Taiwan would be 'absolutely devastating'

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and seizure of chips producer TSMC would be "absolutely devastating" to the American economy. Asked at a U.S. House hearing about the impact, Raimondo said "it would be absolutely devastating," declining to comment on how or if it will happen, adding: "Right now, the United

The ascent of David Ellison, the ‘Top Gun’ billionaire buying up Hollywood

Hollywood isn’t kind to the children of billionaires who want to be famous. Oil dynasty scion Balthazar Getty’s career started well with his performance as Ralph in 1990’s Lord of the Flies, but since then the leading roles have been scarce. Comedian Nick Kroll, the son of corporate investigators Kroll Inc founder Jules, is voicing animated films s...

Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, officials say

(Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and damaged several storage tanks at a fuel depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, the region's crisis administration said on Thursday. About six drones were destroyed and debris fell on the refinery near the village of Yurovka, the administration said on the Telegram messaging app. "Several tanks were damaged," the administration said, adding no

FIA loses another key figure as CEO exits after only 18 months

“Now is the time to step away."

House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and Democrats tired of the turmoil does not guarantee an end to the GOP chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor late Wednesday and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker, from his passage...

No, ‘hundreds’ of bodies of NATO soldiers were not repatriated from Ukraine

Misinformation regarding NATO and Ukrainian allies have seen a spike in recent months on social media, following Emmanuel Macron’s comments on sending western ground troops to fight in Ukraine. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

United States : Donald Trump faces jail threat over gag order violation

Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case. Story by Monte Francis.

Tornadoes tear through southeastern US as storms leave 3 dead

Tornadoes tear through southeastern US as storms leave 3 dead - Severe storms are tearing through the southeast U.S., spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina

Ramón Fonseca, partner in firm at center of "Panama Papers" scandal, dies

Ramón Fonseca, partner in firm at center of "Panama Papers" scandal, dies - Ramón Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has died

Businesses forced to evacuate over parcel centre fire that 'could be seen 10 miles away'

Businesses have been evacuated and 10 fire engines sent to the scene after a fire broke out in a Staffordshire parcel centre.

Corrections and clarifications

. Chautauqua, where Salman Rushdie was stabbed, is in New York state, not Pennsylvania as we said in a TV review (The stabbing that shocked but did not surprise, 8 May, G2, p10). Also, this article was written by Jack Seale, not Lucy Mangan as the byline indicated. . An image that accompanied an article showed Rebecca Phillips with her VW Passat, not Tara O’Driscoll with her VW Golf (VW owners say ‘poor design’ led to thefts costing £1,600, 4...

Estonia terminates another agreement with Russia due to aggression against Ukraine

On May 9, the Estonian government terminated the agreement with Russia on education. The reason for this was the Kremlin's aggression against Ukraine, informs Postimees. Postimees writes that the termination of the agreement is linked to Russia's military aggression in Ukraine, which constitutes a significant violation of international law, includi...

Thomas Tuchel claims ‘betrayal’ after controversial moment in Champions League semi-final

Thomas Tuchel claims ‘betrayal’ after controversial moment in Champions League semi-final - Bayern Munich thought they found a late equaliser against Real Madrid but were denied by an early offside flag

New York City Has Most Millionaire Residents

New York has almost 350,000 millionaires, which is the most compared to any other metro in the world, according to a new global ranking of the wealthiest cities. The Bay Area came in second overall, while Tokyo is third and Singapore fourth. Haidi Stroud-Watts and Annabelle Droulers discuss the list on Bloomberg Television.

Deaths in Brazil floods rise to 107, horse rescued from rooftop

By Amanda Perobelli and Leonardo Benansatto PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, civil defense said on Thursday, as rescue operations continued and authorities began to see the cost of recovering from the devastation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In a dramatic symbol of the disaster, rescuers saved a horsethat had been

Individual starting times time trial Giro d'Italia 2024 | What time do Arensman, Ganna, Thomas and Pogacar leave?

On the seventh day of the Giro d'Italia, there is an individual time trial. In and around Perugia, cyclists will face a grueling forty kilometers against the clock, which is expected to shake up the rankings. Cycling news outlet IDLProCycling.com has listed the starting times for the main contenders below. Just after 1:00 PM, the first riders will begin their race from the start platform, with Julius van den Berg of DSM-Firmenich PostNL being...

KTM Is Finally Bringing Back a Street Superbike With the 990 RC R

This is not a drill, people!

‘Malign actor’ behind MoD cyber attack, Sunak says

The Prime Minister has declined to identify the “malign actor” behind a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China carried out the hack. The Government has confirmed that a third-party payroll system was hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of service personnel and veterans. A very small number of addresses may also have been accessed. Speaking to broadcasters in south-east London, Rishi Sunak said there were “indications that a malign actor” had compromised the database, but declined to attribute the attack to a specific state or “actor”.

Thomas Tuchel slammed for taking off Harry Kane in Bayern Munich’s defeat to Real Madrid

Thomas Tuchel slammed for taking off Harry Kane in Bayern Munich’s defeat to Real Madrid - Tuchel said Kane was ‘having back problems’ when he was brought off with Bayern only a goal up and minutes from the Champions League final

First implant of Elon Musk’s brain chip company malfunctions

The first ever chip implanted into a human brain by Elon Musk’s Neuralink company has malfunctioned, it has announced. The leads connecting the device to the mind of Noland Arbaugh, a paraplegic, “retracted”, reducing the amount of data it could collect. The device was implanted into the US patient, who was paralysed from the neck down in a diving ...

Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated as Eurovision-bound passengers miss flights amid 'absolute carnage'

Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated as Eurovision-bound passengers miss flights amid 'absolute carnage' - Some passengers heading to Eurovision’s first semifinal tonight missed their flight to Copenhagen

UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial

A British toddler has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, in a development that doctors say marks a new era in treating deafness. Opal Sandy was born unable to hear anything due to auditory neuropathy, a condition that disrupts nerve impulses travelling from the inner ear to the brain and can be caused by a faulty gene. But after receiving an infusion containing a...

Cricket legend says Novak Djokovic is owed apology for Australian deportation

Djokovic's Covid vaccine stance is still a major talking point.

Attica wildfire officials to face retrial

Mati wildfires, 2018

Warning over new strain of horrible disease brought over by midges from Europe

Hong Kong Exchanges CEO Chan on Strategy, IPOs, Saudi Arabia MOU

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Bonnie Chan discusses the bourse's strategy and its prospects, the pipeline for initial public offerings, and the memorandum of understanding it signed with the Saudi Tadawul Group last year. Chan, who took over from Nicolas Aguzin in March, speaks on the sidelines of Saudi Capital Markets Forum in Hong Kong. on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (There was a technical issue around 10:48 from the start)

2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open: Schedule, format, players, prize money and where to watch

The PDC European Tour returns this weekend as the tungsten circus heads to Kiel, Germany for the 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open.

Liverpool Transfer News: Reds face major RB Leipzig competition for Arne Slot favourite Lutsharel Geertruida

Liverpool will have to go head-to-head with this star's long-term admirers to bring him to Anfield.