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First F-16 fighter jets from the West will arrive in Ukraine in weeks, top military source says

First F-16 fighter jets from the West will arrive in Ukraine in weeks, top military source says - Kyiv has sought the US-made aircraft to help it counter Russian air superiority during Putin’s illegal war

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...

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...

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.

Novak Djokovic releases statement after being struck on the head at Italian Open

Djokovic has updated fans on his condition after shocking incident.

‘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

Rushdie tells Georgia Meloni to ‘grow up’ after slander case

Sir Salman Rushdie has told the Italian prime minister to “grow up” after she sued a prominent Italian writer for calling her a “bastard” over her hardline views on migration. Roberto Saviano, the author and investigative journalist, was found guilty of defamation in October after insulting Georgia Meloni during a TV discussion about a six-month-ol...

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...

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’

‘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”.

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.

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.

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.

London schoolboy, 11, who was 'bottom of the class' joins Mensa

London schoolboy, 11, who was 'bottom of the class' joins Mensa - Dhruv’s father said he previously despaired as he thought his son was ‘not learning anything at all’

Popular KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin dies aged 64

Popular KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin dies aged 64 - Rubin had worked with the station since 1991

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.

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...

Eurovision in chaos as entry banned from rehearsal and organisers' website goes down

The Netherlands' Eurovision entry Joost Klein is under investigation by organisers due to an unexplained "incident" - and will not be rehearsing again until "further notice".

Extreme weather continues across the US

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

Charlotte Church signs open letter supporting former LBC journalist Sangita Myska

Charlotte Church signs open letter supporting former LBC journalist Sangita Myska - Her LBC colleagues have yet to comment on her apparent departure

Rio Tinto had considered a bid for BHP-target Anglo American, AFR says

(Reuters) - Mining giant Rio Tinto had considered an offer for British miner Anglo American, which is now BHP Group's $39 billion takeover target, the Australian Financial Review reported on Friday. Rio "management had not ruled out making a play for part or all of the mining group and continued to study the day-to-day situation," the AFR reported, citing sources close to Rio. The report did not

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

The submarine has some impressive features.

Romanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial

Romanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial - A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical restrictions against online influencer Andrew Tate

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

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 ...

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

This is not a drill, people!

Who is Toomaj Salehi? Coldplay and Sting call for release of Iranian rapper sentenced to death

Who is Toomaj Salehi? Coldplay and Sting call for release of Iranian rapper sentenced to death - The statement says: ‘As artists, musicians, writers and leading cultural figures we stand in solidarity with Toomaj Salehi’

Chelsea sanction £132m exodus as insider confirms four departures, with more exits possible

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that he expects the four Chelsea players to leave the club this summer

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...

'Severe' geomagnetic storm will bring widespread auroras this weekend after gigantic sunspot spits out 5 solar storms

Space weather experts warn that Earth could experience one of its worst geomagnetic storms in years after a gigantic, frenzied sunspot released five back-to-back solar storms directly at our planet. The explosive event could trigger vibrant auroras across large parts of North America.

Map shows worst hit areas for ‘100 day cough’

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...

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.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe demands thorough investigation into Manchester United injury crisis

Manchester United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to open a fresh investigation into the causes of the club’s injury crisis this season. It has been part of the conversation for months and now United have reported over 60 cases of injury or illness this season, with star players missing chunks of the season such as Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw.

UK exits recession with fastest growth in nearly three years

By Suban Abdulla and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy grew by the most in nearly in three years in the first quarter of 2024, ending the shallow recession it entered in the second half of last year and delivering a boost to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of an election. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product expanded by 0.6% in the three months to

Dell confirms data breach affecting customer personal details

Dell confirms data breach affecting customer personal details - The computing giant said it was investigating a data breach which compromised ‘limited’ customer information such as name and physical address.

Activists storm Tesla gigafactory in Germany in protest over expansion plans

Judi Dench 'set to be first female member of Garrick club'

Judi Dench 'set to be first female member of Garrick club' - The club’s general committee was reportedly due to meet on Friday evening to decide on the 89-year-old actress’ membership

I left the BBC as the impact of Covid policies on children were being ignored, says Kate Silverton

Kate Silverton said she left the BBC because she felt the impact the Covid lockdown policies had on children were not being questioned rigorously enough by the media. The former BBC newsreader said she left the industry in 2021 as it no longer brought her “joy”. The mother-of-two said amid the pandemic she wanted to “‘be in a position where I was h...

Max Verstappen hits back at McLaren boss over Adrian Newey ‘first domino to fall’ talk

"I see the headlines, but"...

PR executive reportedly departs China's Baidu after comments glorifying overwork draw backlash

PR executive reportedly departs China's Baidu after comments glorifying overwork draw backlash - A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company after she drew public outcry over comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork

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.

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

Tennis player banned for life after shocking match-fixing scandal

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

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.

Novavax shares soar on license deal with Sanofi at lofty valuation

By Patrick Wingrove and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Novavax on Friday said it had struck a licensing deal worth at least $1.2 billion with Sanofi for its COVID-19 vaccine in exchange for a stake that valued the U.S. biotech firm at double its current market capitalization. The Maryland-based drugmaker's stock more than doubled in Friday trading to $8.97 following the deal as the company also

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

Map shows worst hit areas for whooping cough

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

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.

Jailed Indian opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign

One of India’s best-known opposition leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been granted bail by the country’s supreme court to allow him to take part in general election campaigningafter being kept behind bars for almost two months. Kejriwal, who heads the Aam Aadmi party (AAP), has been held in jail since March when he was arrested on money-laundering charges. He has maintained that his arrest and detention was politically...