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Families traumatised by police messages

Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber - who died in a stabbing attack in Nottingham, has written an emotional letter to the members of a police WhatsApp group.

2024-04-24T10:42:27Z

Hostage's parents plead for his release

'If you can hear us, we are telling you, we love you, stay strong, survive', his parents say.

2024-04-24T20:43:44Z

US Supreme Court to hear Trump immunity claim

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. Monte Francis speaks to Professor Carl Tobias, Williams chair for the University of Richmond School of Law.

2024-04-24T21:33:10Z

Construction boss accused of bribing Russian minister as scandal widens

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -A third man has been detained in a bribery investigation centring on Deputy Russian Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, the Moscow court service said on Thursday. The widening scandal is the worst to hit the defence ministry since the start of the war in Ukraine, and has gripped the political and media establishment in the run-up to a government reshuffle that President

2024-04-25T09:08:08Z

Senior C of E figure rejects claim of asylum-seeker baptism ‘conveyor belt’

A former vicar who claimed the Church of England was complicit in a “conveyor belt” of baptisms of asylum seekers presented an unrecognisable picture and was known to “take a right-of-centre stance in immigration”, a senior clergyman has told MPs. The Ven Rick Simpson, archdeacon of Auckland in the diocese of Durham, said that neither he nor anyone he had spoken to at St Cuthbert’s church in Darlington recognised the “picture that was presented”...

2024-04-24T15:56:15Z

Ukraine begins using long-range missiles secretly supplied by the US

Not even US lawmakers knew the missiles were already in Ukraine.

2024-04-24T18:29:23Z

Do you need a TV licence to watch Netflix? BBC sends mixed signals as streamer launches live shows

Do you need a TV licence to watch Netflix? BBC sends mixed signals as streamer launches live shows - Should viewers of the upcoming boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have to pay the licence fee?

2024-04-24T16:25:24Z

Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far

By Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on criminal charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Legal experts view the case as the least consequential of the four criminal prosecutions Trump faces, but it may be the

2024-04-24T10:04:34Z

Ex-police officer to face court accused of forming relationships with victims

Ex-police officer to face court accused of forming relationships with victims - Jason Catton, who worked for Sussex Police, faces eight counts of misconduct in public office.

2024-04-24T09:36:44Z

Former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will go to jail after June 1: AAP

In a hard-hitting statement, AAP spokesperson Neel Garg said the Mann government will remain in power after June 1, but Channi will definitely be going to jail in the near future as his corruption and scams will be exposed

2024-04-25T02:32:06Z

Donald Payne Jr, Democratic congressman from New Jersey, dies

Donald Payne Jr, Democratic congressman from New Jersey, dies - Mr Payne Jr hospitalised earlier this month over ‘cardiac episode’

2024-04-24T17:02:54Z

Iranian hip hop star sentenced to death

He has 20 days to appeal the ruling.

2024-04-24T14:58:56Z

Carlos Tevez rushed to hospital with chest pains

Carlos Tevez has been taken to hospital in Argentina after suffering chest pains, Independiente have confirmed. The former Manchester United and City forward, 40, was admitted to a clinic in Buenos Aires last night after seeking medical help and has stayed at a nearby hospital as a precaution for further tests. Tevez has been head coach at Independ...

2024-04-24T09:24:31Z

Ryanair sues air traffic control body Nats over 'terrible' flight delays

Ryanair sues air traffic control body Nats over 'terrible' flight delays - Ryanair vows to claim compensation costs back after air traffic control meltdown last August

2024-04-24T21:06:07Z

TikTok ban gets real in US as bill passes Senate — and Biden just signed it

The US Senate passed a bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the app or be banned in the United States.

2024-04-24T18:06:06Z

Russian troops advance five miles after Ukrainians left front line unmanned

Russia has gained five miles of territory in a sudden advance exploiting a blunder in the rotation of Ukrainian forces that left part of the front line unguarded. Moscow was able to capture the village of Ocheretyne, northwest of Avdiivka, following the withdrawal of Kyiv’s battle-hardened 47th Brigade. The brigade – which was formed to spearhead U...

2024-04-24T11:30:07Z

Ted Kravitz calls out the ‘same Christian Horner’ over latest Sergio Perez comments

"So think about it this way..."

2024-04-24T10:42:07Z

The moment Liverpool surrendered their Premier League title challenge

The moment Liverpool surrendered their Premier League title challenge - Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s towering header wrapped up a first Merseyside derby win at Goodison Park in almost 14 years as the Reds were all but knocked out of the title race

2024-04-24T21:28:46Z

Russia ‘moves nuclear missile launchers to Finland border’

The move was called a 'timely and adequate response' to Finland joining Nato, in the Kremlin's latest nuclear threat against the West

2024-04-24T11:49:44Z

Primark is rolling out an exciting new shopping feature in 184 stores

Shopping your favourite deals just became a lot more convenient.

2024-04-24T10:49:53Z

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hits out at Columbia for calling police on pro-Palestine protesters

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has hit out at Columbia University for its decision to call the police on the pro-Palestine protesters taking over the main lawn of the campus. “Calling in police enforcement on non-violent demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act,” she wrote in a post on X, formally Twitter. ...

2024-04-24T10:04:39Z

Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives

Devastating flooding has struck east Africa, with extreme rainfall wreaking havoc across several countries.

2024-04-24T18:01:37Z

Erik ten Hag told he made 'big mistake' letting Man Utd star leave

'I think he made a mistake there.'

2024-04-24T14:16:45Z

Three arrested after migrant deaths in channel

Three men have been arrested after the deaths of five migrants including a seven-year-old child in the channel on Tuesday. The men, two Sudanese nationals aged 22 and 19, and a South Sudan national aged 22, were arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally. They were detained on Tuesday night and Wednesday...

2024-04-24T12:55:04Z

John Barnes failed to pay £190,000 in tax

John Barnes, the former England and Liverpool midfielder, has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax. Investigations by the Insolvency Service revealed that, between 2018 and 2020, John Barnes Media Limited failed to pay more than £190,000 in corporation tax and VAT. Barnes, who avoided being ma...

2024-04-24T16:45:41Z

Football agent tells his trial it would be 'suicide mission' to threaten Roman Abramovich associate

A football agent on trial in London has said it would be a "suicide mission" to threaten someone with the "might" of former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich behind them.

2024-04-24T21:16:44Z

One of Europe’s most wanted drug lords on run after Spanish court grants bail

One of Europe’s most wanted criminals who is linked to a plot to kill a Dutch princess is on the run after a Spanish court allowed him to walk free. Karim Bouyakhrichan, a leader of one of the Netherlands’ “Mocro Mafia” cartels,  was arrested after a major money laundering operation in Marbella in January but skipped bail after being released. His ...

2024-04-24T15:20:38Z

Teachers facing dramatic surge in complaints from parents since Covid as staff forced to quit, survey reveals

Teachers facing dramatic surge in complaints from parents since Covid as staff forced to quit, survey reveals - Exclusive: Personal attacks or aggressive behaviour is the most common form of vexatious complaint impacting staff members

2024-04-24T16:07:48Z

Mauricio Pochettino issues apology after Chelsea's 5-0 defeat to Arsenal

'It's damaging to the players, the club, the coaching staff, everything.'

2024-04-24T16:01:59Z

Drake ordered to delete track featuring AI-generated voice of Tupac

Tupac Shakur's estate has threatened to sue Drake and ordered him to delete a track featuring an AI-generated copy of the late rapper's voice.

2024-04-25T08:38:14Z

Paula Vennells ‘interjected’ in talks to stop subpostmaster prosecutions

The Post Office executive committee was in favour of ceasing prosecutions entirely, a former top lawyer told an inquiry.

2024-04-24T15:34:57Z

Angela Rayner tells Tories ‘get a grip’ and stop ‘obsessing’ over house

Angela Rayner tells Tories ‘get a grip’ and stop ‘obsessing’ over house -

2024-04-24T11:42:07Z

How Heathrow airport strikes could threaten your bank holiday travel plans

Travellers, beware.

2024-04-24T09:42:43Z

Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union

Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union - The postal group needs a ‘change of direction’, said Communication Workers Union leader Dave Ward.

2024-04-24T12:49:51Z

FTSE 100 slips as Croda, Burberry weigh

By Pranav Kashyap, Sruthi Shankar and Khushi Singh (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 index ended lower on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as a downbeat update from chemicals group Croda and losses in luxury retailer Burberry weighed, though a jump in metals miners kept losses limited. Earlier in the day, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose to an all-time high of 8,092.20 points, topping the

2024-04-24T16:49:43Z

The staggering financial value of Ferrari HP title sponsor deal revealed after ‘historic’ move

Well now, that's not to be scoffed at...

2024-04-25T08:10:21Z

Lisa Wilkinson: 'I sincerely hope this judgment gives hope to women around the country'

Speaking after Justice Michael Lee found former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Ten in an interview with Brittany Higgins Monday 15 February 2021 — in which she alleged she was raped in Parliament House — Wilkinson said she hoped the ruling gave 'hope to women around the country'. 'Today the federal court has found that I published a true story about a rape in a federal minister's office at Parliament House in March of 2019,' Wilkinson said.

2024-04-24T13:20:23Z

Irish President Higgins suffered 'mild stroke' in February

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish President Michael D. Higgins suffered a "mild stroke" in February that necessitated his admission to hospital for a week, the president said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday. Higgins' office said at the time that he experienced a mild transient weakness from which he was expected to make a full recovery. The widely popular president, who turned 83 last week, returned

2024-04-24T11:43:58Z

Jury considers conclusion over death of transgender boy who was treated on mental health ward

The jury in the inquest into the death of a transgender boy, who died from injuries sustained while a mental health patient at Prestwich Hospital, has retired to consider its conclusion.

2024-04-24T19:21:11Z

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 24

Ukrainian soldiers repelled a Russian attack on the left bank of the Dnipro River and destroyed three reconnaissance drones. Meanwhile, the occupiers carried out an air strike in the area of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian shelling of Ukraine During the past day,...

2024-04-24T21:45:42Z

Jamie Carragher shares concern over Arne Slot becoming Liverpool boss

'It's a huge jump.'

2024-04-24T18:47:29Z

Broadcasters threatened with fines over election programmes after GB News breaches

Ofcom has vowed to tighten its broadcasting rules during the general election after GB News repeatedly broke regulations by using politicians as presenters. In a strongly worded warning to the TV industry, the regulator said it was putting news channels on notice that they must maintain the “highest editorial standards” ahead of an election. It vow...

2024-04-24T08:44:28Z

Olympics-Britain, Australia call for WADA review amid China furore

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The anti-doping authorities of Britain and Australia have called for a review of WADA's processes following the global body's widely-criticised handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming. WADA has been under fire since confirming media reports that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Games. China's

2024-04-25T08:03:15Z

Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance

Former president Donald Trump qualified for a bonus worth $1.2bn after shares in his social media company remained above a certain value despite falling sharply. Trump is poised to receive 36m additional shares in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), owner of his Truth Social platform, under an “earn-out” windfall which boosts the paper value of his stake in the business to about $3.7bn. He was able to receive the bonus if TMTG’s stock traded...

2024-04-24T16:32:26Z

Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained

Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to campaigners who hoped they would be scrapped after the suicide of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry. Perry’s sister, Prof Julia Waters, reacted with fury to the government’s statement, published on Thursday in response to an inquiry into Ofsted by MPs on the Commons education committee, describing it as “woefully inadequate”. She...

2024-04-24T23:22:17Z

Union minister Nitin Gadkari collapses due to heat during rally in Maharashtra

During his whirlwind tour of Vidarbha for the second-phase campaign, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari collapsed briefly on the dais while addressing a rally in Pusad, Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency. He attributed the episode to extreme heat, worsened by a malfunctioning air conditioner in the chopper and inadequate ventilation at the rally venue. Nonetheless, he quickly recovered.

2024-04-24T19:41:54Z

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert - A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge

2024-04-24T22:23:59Z

US preparing new arms package for Ukraine, while Russian army slowly advancing in Donbas - Tuesday brief

The United States is preparing its largest arms package for Ukraine amounting to $1 billion. At the same time, British intelligence reports that the Russian army is continuing to seize settlements in the east of Ukraine. RBC-Ukraine collected the main news for April 23. Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest news ・The Russian army struck Odesa, resul...

2024-04-24T13:14:34Z

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith faces sentencing for manslaughter

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith faces sentencing for manslaughter - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith after a car crash in 2016 is preparing to hear his sentence following his January conviction on a manslaughter charge

2024-04-25T04:19:58Z

Russian priest who led Alexei Navalny’s memorial service mysteriously suspended by Moscow church

Russian priest who led Alexei Navalny’s memorial service mysteriously suspended by Moscow church - Dmitry Safronov prohibited from conducting blessings, wearing clerical attire and bearing priestly cross until 2027

2024-04-24T11:57:04Z