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Max Verstappen hits back at McLaren comments as Lando Norris ‘injury’ detailed – F1 news round-up

"It's Friday, then..." - and we have some F1 news headlines for you to catch up on.

Rory McIlroy says he was involved in talks with Saudi backers of LIV Golf

Rory McIlroy says he was involved in talks with Saudi backers of LIV Golf - McIlroy was listed as being on the PGA Tour’s Transaction Subcommittee.

Tennis player banned for life after shocking match-fixing scandal

Huge match-fixing case in tennis leads to heavy punishments.

Rugby introduces three new laws, and trials six more

Teams will no longer be allowed to choose a scrum from a free-kick under new laws to be rolled out across the game next season, with 20-minute red cards and shot-clocks for scrums and line-outs also to be trialled. World Rugby confirmed on Thursday afternoon three permanent law tweaks that will come into force from July 1 of this year. Explaining t...

Map shows worst hit areas for whooping cough

Some areas are experiencing considerably worse rates of infection, recent official figures suggest.

BBC fights back in battle with Talksport by landing all cricket World Cup rights

The BBC’s Test Match Special has beaten Talksport to the rights for all cricket World Cups for the next four years. The deal with the International Cricket Council takes in all global events, starting with next month’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA. There is a women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this year, too. The BBC has retained t...

Novak Djokovic hit in head by bottle after beating Corentin Moutet in Rome

Novak Djokovic hit in head by bottle after beating Corentin Moutet in Rome - Djokovic has still to win a title in 2024.

MP names contractor running hacked MoD system

China has said the accusations were 'completely fabricated and malicious slanders'.

Ukraine's new attack submarine is like something out of Batman

The submarine has some impressive features.

‘Missed 2019 Chance, But Congress Will Win In Haryana’: Deepender Says Hoodas On High In Jat-land | Ground Report

It is a prestige battle for Deepender Singh Hooda and his father and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Rohtak and the Jat-land of Haryana. Deepender lost the family bastion of Rohtak by 7,000-odd votes in the last Lok Sabha elections after being the three-time MP, while the party under his father’s leadership could not win the Haryana state elections held a few months later.“That (2019) was a missed opportunity as far as the...

Award-winning baker and Olympic torch bearer Tharshan Selvarajah: 'I'm very lucky'

The Olympic flame arrives in France from Greece this Wednesday. Some 10,000 people will have the honour of carrying the torch for part of its relay around the country, from ordinary citizens to VIPs. One of these torch bearers is a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker who only came to France for the first time in 2006. Since then he has worked as a cook, then at a bakery, and now runs his own establishment. His baguettes are credited with being so good that they won the award for the best Parisian baguette of 2023. Tharshan Selvarajah spoke to us in Perspective.

Ukrainians flee after surprise Russian attack

Sky's Deborah Haynes reports from near Vovchansk.

Ukraine says it foiled attempt to assassinate Zelensky

Ukraine said Tuesday it had unravelled a Russian plot to assassinate senior Ukrainian political and military figures, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. Two Ukrainian security officials were arrested for their links to the group, which had aimed to carry out high-profile killings ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inauguration on Tuesday. Tom Canetti reports. Mark Owen speaks to Iuliia Mendel, former press secretary to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2019 to 2021.

Why is Britain’s mental health so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards

The news should have stopped us in our tracks. Astonishingly, however, it was scarcely reported here. The latest map of mental wellbeing published by the Global Mind Project reveals that, out of the 71 countries it assessed, the United Kingdom, alongside South Africa, has the highest proportion of people in mental distress – and the second worst overall measure of mental health (we beat only Uzbekistan). Mental wellbeing has plummeted in the UK...

UK law to protect children from sexual abuse criticised by campaigners

Tougher laws promised by the government to protect children from sexual abuse will not apply to doctors, teachers or nurses, it has been revealed. The long-awaited “duty to report” legislation falls far below recommendations by the seven-year independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IISA) and has triggered outrage from campaigners, lawyers and survivors of abuse. “The government’s ‘mandatory reporting’ amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill...

Kylian Mbappe announces PSG exit with Real Madrid his likely destination

Kylian Mbappé has announced his departure from Paris Saint-Germain at the end of his contract next month and paved the way for a free transfer to Real Madrid by looking for a “new challenge” away from France. ‌The 25-year-old will play his last at Parc des Princes as a PSG player on Sunday with the Ligue 1 title already secured, with his final matc...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe to sell 200,000-a-week Man Utd star for huge 60m loss

Manchester United are likely to accept a cut-price offer for a 200,000-a-week star this summer.

Sadiq Khan unveils £14.5m violence reduction package in first post-election announcement

Sadiq Khan unveils £14.5m violence reduction package in first post-election announcement - The mayor was challenged on his record on crime during his re-election campaign, as critics pointed to recent increases in knife and gun offences

'Stranger Things' season 5: Everything we know so far

Here's everything we know so far about "Stranger Things" season 5, including release date, cast and plot.

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...

Russia launches first cross-border attack in Ukraine

Russia has attacked a town near Kharkiv in one of its only cross-border attacks since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The surprise dawn attack on the border town of Vovchansk near Kharkiv comes as Moscow intensifies its offensive ahead of a US weapons deal to resupply Ukraine. Videos on social media showed Russian forces firing a barrage o...

Earth to be pounded by rare solar storm that could wipe out the internet

A US agency has issued its highest warning in 20 years.

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

This is not a drill, people!

Manchester United suffer double injury blow with Bruno Fernandes set to return

Manchester United suffer double injury blow with Bruno Fernandes set to return - Erik ten Hag’s squad is being stretched as the Red Devils battle to qualify for Europe next season and prepare for the FA Cup final

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.

Coldplay and Sting call for release of Toomaj Salehi, Iranian rapper sentenced to death

More than 100 figures from the worlds of music, culture and human rights activism – including Coldplay and Sting – have signed a statement calling for the release of the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi who has been sentenced to death in Iran after protesting in support of women’s rights. The 33-year-old, who was a vocal supporter of the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran was sentenced to death by a court in the city of Isfahan on 24 April,...

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’

Russian strike on Kharkiv: Number of casualties rises, aftermath revealed

On the night of May 10, the Russian occupiers attacked the city of Kharkiv. As a result of the attack, residential buildings caught fire and were damaged, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov. Russian troops attacked the city at 3:20 a.m. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out in three private ...

NC Srinagar candidate: ‘Those who picked guns had nothing to do with Art 370… For us, Art 270 was the argument against separatists’

"People see how social fabric has weakened in rest of India... how shift from centrist to extreme right ideology has dented economic progress.. All this affects my voters also": Aga Ruhullah Mehdi

Boss of world’s biggest ad firm impersonated by AI in elaborate deepfake scam

The boss of one of the world’s largest advertising companies was impersonated by artificial intelligence (AI) in an elaborate deepfake scam. Fraudsters mimicked Mark Read, chief executive of WPP, in a recent video meeting in an attempt to solicit money and personal details from the boss of one of the group’s agencies. The scammers created a fake Wh...

David Tennant and Aidan Turner in first official look at new 80s drama Rivals

Rivals is released later this year.

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked out electricity to thousands in several states. City officials in Tallahassee said wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph (128 to 161 kph), speeds that exceed hurricane intensity, were reported in Florida's capital city. Images posted...

Russia launches attack on Ukraine

Russian forces are reported to have advanced around 1km, before Ukrainian reinforcements were deployed.

Map shows worst hit areas for ‘100 day cough’

‘Our mortgage is rising by £300 to £1,700 a month – we’ll have to cut back’

It comes as experts warn mortgage rates of below 4 per cent are unlikely to be available again this year

Cameron comments after Elphicke defection

Former prime minister Lord Cameron has said the defection of Natalie Elphicke to Labour showed the Opposition stood for nothing.

Economy has 'real momentum', 'confident' PM says - as UK exits recession

The UK economy is no longer in recession, according to official figures.

Every Friday I expose racists on X for a very important reason

I hope that one day I will not have to face such danger just for being a vocal Black woman in government.

Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64 - Entertainment broadcaster Sam Rubin has died at age 64

At least 50 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan, interior ministry says

(Reuters) -At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise. Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee told Reuters that there had been flooding in more than five districts in Baghlan after heavy rains and that some families were stuck and

Extreme weather continues across the US

In April, the US had 300 confirmed tornadoes, the second-most on record for that month.

Microsoft hit with $242 million US verdict in Cortana patent lawsuit

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial that Microsoft's voice-recognition technology violates IPA's patent rights in computer-communications software. IPA is

Germany: Former Russian consulate targeted by protesters

Russia says it will call for six protesters who entered the former Russian consulate in Leipzig to be punished.

USC valedictorian whose speech was canceled in Israel row shares redacted version

USC valedictorian whose speech was canceled in Israel row shares redacted version - Asna Tabassum is a Muslim-American student whose remarks were canceled last month over security concerns on University of Southern California’s Los Angeles campus

Graham Potter leaves door open for Man Utd by rejecting offer from European club

Potter has turned down a huge move.

Friend who defeated Lalu back in RJD, with a thumbs-up for Misa: Who is Ranjan Yadav?

Ranjan Prasad Yadav guided the RJD chief as he plunged into student politics in the late 1960s

Rory McIlroy four shots behind leader Xander Schauffele at Wells Fargo

Rory McIlroy four shots behind leader Xander Schauffele at Wells Fargo - The Northern Irishman shot a faultless 18 holes on Friday at Quail Hollow.

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Judge Juan M. Merchan's comments came as a dramatic and consequential week in the first criminal trial of a former American president drew to a close Friday. The prosecution could rest its case...

Boeing Faces New FAA Probe of 787 Dreamliner Model

Boeing disclosed on Monday that it had alerted authorities to potentially incomplete inspections on the 787 Dreamliner model, prompting an investigation by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Siddharth Philip reports on Bloomberg Television.

Study traces the origin and spread of HIV in Indonesia

The HIV variant dominant in Indonesia was introduced from Thailand over multiple events. The Kobe University study traces where it came from and how it spread from there, offering insights of possible value to the development of treatments against the disease. HIV is the virus causing AIDS,...