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One lucky lottery ticket holder wins $1.13bn Mega Millions jackpot

One lucky lottery ticket holder wins $1.13bn Mega Millions jackpot - After 31 tries, the Mega Millions jackpot has finally been won by one lucky player in New Jersey


A drop in the Ocean: beleaguered Fisker dramatically slashes prices (again)

All is not well, is it? Fisker Ocean plummets by up to $24k as reports suggest start-up could fold


Dacia Duster

Romania’s value champion compact crossover enters a second model generation. It still might not be as refined as other SUVs, but the Duster is very much in a class of its own


Wonderkid picks Australian rugby over mega-money code-switch

Teenager Max Jorgensen has signed with Rugby Australia and the Waratahs until 2026 despite big interest from the NRL.


Mark Allen withdraws from World Mixed Doubles due to 'personal circumstances'

Selby and Kenna team up again.


Boeing’s new fixer is no engineer – and the industry is worried

After the latest twist in its five-year manufacturing and safety nightmare, Boeing took drastic action this week and ousted its chief executive and chairman. The clear-out at the top made headlines, but within aerospace it was the replacement of engineer Stan Deal, head of Boeing’s airliner unit, that posed most questions. Stephanie Pope, who has a...


Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’

Caroline Laner Breure was a perfectionist growing up. She was restless and hungry, with an independent spirit. It was this drive that led her to leave her home country Brazil after graduating university and move to Sydney. She pursued her dream of living in Bondi, and set about travelling the world with her boyfriend. “I felt like I wanted to be perfect in every aspect,” Breuere tells Guardian Australia. “I wanted to be better at everything,...


Who can get a free TV licence? Payment exemptions as fee set to rise

The licence fee has been frozen for two years at £159 - but is set to increase from April to £169.50 a year


Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow may have used new guided bomb to attack Kharkiv injuring 19

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow may have used new guided bomb to attack Kharkiv injuring 19 - Comes as Kyiv claims more than 5,500 Ukrainians have been tortured by Vladimir Putin’s troops


12 hours in a Porsche Cayenne V8: is an SUV really the best GT?

We say auf wiedersehen to the petrol Cayenne with a dash around the Scottish border in the new V8 S


Viral host jumps: Humans to animals transmission more common than previously thought

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia In a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution , researchers harnessed publicly available viral genomic data, using a comprehensive suite of network and phylogenetic analyses to investigate the evolutionary mechanisms underpinning recent viral host jump...


Stephen Colbert: ‘Breaking news: Trump is upset about something’

Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s suspicious sale of his ailing Truth Social network and why he’s annoyed about something again. Stephen Colbert On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started with a surprise: “Breaking news: Donald Trump is upset about something.” The host brought up the former president’s latest gripe, that he’s being mistakenly painted by Democrats as someone who wants to destroy ObamaCare, something he has previously run...


F1: Toto Wolff confirms Mercedes' first-choice candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton

F1: Toto Wolff confirms Mercedes' first-choice candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes want Max Verstappen - should he become available


Olympic diving champion Matty Lee to miss Paris Games

Olympic diving champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Paris Games after undergoing spinal surgery.


A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on David’s genitalia. The Galleria dell’Accademia’s director, Cecilie Hollberg, has positioned herself...


First look at new cast of Race Across The World as they travel to east Asia

First look at new cast of Race Across The World as they travel to east Asia - The BBC series, which sees five pairs of travellers race across part of the globe, will return to TV screens this April.


Russians arrested as Vladimir Putin launches crackdown on LGBTQ community

Russians arrested as Vladimir Putin launches crackdown on LGBTQ community - Putin has been accused of targeting the LGBTQ community to consolidate his power and distract from economic problems


Departure of school principal after death threats sparks uproar in France

French politicians from across the political spectrum Wednesday denounced what they called an "Islamist" attack on education after a school principal resigned following death threats over a Muslim veil. A 26-year-old man has been arrested for making death threats against the principal on the internet.


These are all the beloved food and drink chains closing restaurants in 2024

A number of our favourite foodie spots are closing stores this year.


Rufus Sewell on showing ‘light and dark’ when playing Andrew in Newsnight drama

Rufus Sewell on showing ‘light and dark’ when playing Andrew in Newsnight drama - The Holiday actor stars alongside Gillian Anderson, who plays journalist Emily Maitlis in the new Netflix series Scoop.


Biden fundraiser in NYC with Obama and Clinton nets a whopping $25M, campaign says. It's a record

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping amount was a major show of Democratic support for Biden at a time of persistently low poll numbers. The president will test the power of the campaign cash as he faces off with presumptive...


NBC News drops Ronna McDaniel after on-air revolt from channel’s stars

NBC News drops Ronna McDaniel after on-air revolt from channel’s stars - Former RNC chair dropped as pundit after Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rachel Maddow and others speak out against her hiring over 2020 election lies


George Galloway accuses UK of being involved in Moscow terror attack

George Galloway accuses UK of being involved in Moscow terror attack - MPs criticised Galloway’s intervention as irresponsible, reckless and playing into the Kremlin’s hands


Dan Ashworth plots colossal double Man Utd signing with £91m trio to be mercilessly axed

Incoming Man Utd chief Ashworth has reportedly been given the green light to sign two defenders - but their arrivals will spell the end for a popular trio


OPINION - Don't believe the Donald Trump hype, Joe Biden's poll numbers are rising

Don't believe the Donald Trump hype, Joe Biden's poll numbers are rising -


Ireland is to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Ireland is to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel - Deputy leader Micheal Martin said the Government will make a final ‘formal’ decision when South Africa files its substantive case.


Is Yamaha Working On A New Electric Motocross Motorcycle?

The new machine could feature a so-called torsion damper, providing a sudden boost of acceleration.


O'Neil could land Dawson upgrade at Wolves by signing £13m "colossus"

Wolves could perhaps reignite a move for a Brazilian defender this summer.


Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory....


Lawyer who raised ‘boys’ club’ concerns over judgment accused of misconduct

A barrister is facing disciplinary proceedings for expressing frustration at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” that she claims were in a family court judgment that went against her client. Charlotte Proudman criticised a judgment of Sir Jonathan Cohen – a member of the men-only Garrick Club – over remarks he made in a family case two years ago. She knew he was a member of the Garrick when she published a series of tweets expressing...


Map shows route of London’s 16-mile £5,000,000,000 super sewer

A map shows the route of London's new super sewer, with just months to go until effluent will float through the mega structure for the first time.


'Wout hit my rear wheel' – Tiesj Benoot blames himself as crash ends Van Aert's Flanders dream

Visma-Lease A Bike's Dwars door Vlaanderen victory overshadowed by loss of Classics leader


S. Korea, US, Japan discuss defense cooperation against backdrop of threats from North Korea

Representatives of the defense ministries of South Korea, Japan, and the US held a video conference to discuss countering threats from North Korea, according to Yonhap. The talks took place against the backdrop of concerns over this year's weapon tests being conducted by the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. "(The three sides) agreed that the DPRK's...


Eighth suspect in Moscow attack appears in court, rights commissioner warns on torture

MOSCOW/DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russia remanded in custody on Tuesday a Kyrgyzstan-born man suspected of involvement in Friday's mass shooting at a Moscow concert hall, and sent investigators to Tajikistan to question the families of four men charged with carrying out the attack. Eight suspects have now been remanded in pre-trial detention since gunmen sprayed concertgoers with bullets in the


Extreme weather warning for anyone heading to holiday hotspot over Easter

Heavy rain, landslides and snowfall battered the Spanish islands this week.


True story behind World War II’s Great Escape – and what the film got wrong


Pirates of the Caribbean to return without Johnny Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean producer confirms a series reboot is in the works without Johnny Depp on board. View on euronews


New Netflix show stacks up astonishing 81,000,000 viewing hours in just one week


Pilot dropped port anchor in bid to swing ship away from Baltimore bridge, officials say

A pilot on board the cargo ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge tried to swing it clear of a collision by dropping its port anchor to pivot it away, authorities said.


Democrats call for House probe into Jared Kushner’s foreign ‘influence peddling’

Democrats call for House probe into Jared Kushner’s foreign ‘influence peddling’ - Democrats argue Kushner is making ‘quid pro quo deals involving investments in exchange for official actions and to examine the resulting threats to our national security’


Novocherkassk power plant attacked again in Russia

Russia reports another attack on the Novocherkassk SDPP in the Rostov region. This time, the use of missiles was reported, according to ASTRA. According to the source, on March 25, the wreckage of two ballistic missiles allegedly shot down by the Russian air defense system was found near the Novocherkassk SDPP. They were reportedly found 500 meters...


Prison sentence sought for football chief who kissed female player without consent

A Spanish prosecutor is reportedly seeking a prison sentence for the former football boss who kissed a female player after Spain won the women's World Cup.


Lockdown gave Finley Boden’s parents cover – but safeguarding failures ran deep

When Finley Boden was returned to the care of his parents, only to be murdered by them weeks later, England was days into its second national lockdown. A safeguarding report into Finley’s care makes clear the backdrop of restrictions brought in during the Covid pandemic hindered the ability of authorities to protect him. Key court hearings to decide his future were held over the phone, his appointed guardian was shielding and unable to attend...


As speculation about the next Bond grows, here's how some actors have responded to casting rumors

LONDON (AP) — Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the latest actor reportedly offered a license to kill and succeed Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The “Kick-Ass” star is no stranger to action movies and at 33 is a good age to join the franchise, as producers likely want a 10 year commitment to the role. Since Craig announced that he was hanging up his tuxedo after five outings as 007 — the last being “No Time to Die” in 2021 — there has been frenzied...


My daughter died in a Boeing 737 Max crash. It could happen again

Catherine Bethert lost her 28-year-old daughter, Camille, in a fatal plane crash in Ethiopia in 2019


Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, making a fallacious claim about his daughter and urging him to step aside from the case. In a social media post, the former president suggested without evidence that Judge Juan M. Merchan was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a Democratic political consultant. He also made a claim — later...


EE offering up to £550 off PS5 and Xbox console bundles thanks to Warzone Mobile

Phone network EE is tempting customers with big savings on Xbox and PlayStation console bundles, to tie in with the Warzone Mobile launch.


Man Utd star branded ‘untouchable’ and told ‘team will be built around him’ as Ratcliffe rejects record bid

The British billionaire has no plans to cash in on a star youngster amid claims of a club-record offer and having informed his people that the Man Utd side will be built around him


U.N. expert in Israel genocide accusation says she has been threatened

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said on Wednesday she had received threats throughout her mandate. Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the West Bank and Gaza,


Why are abundant Patriot defense systems not protecting Kharkiv's skies, Zelenskyy questions

Russian terror against Kharkiv takes on particular viciousness. Strengthening Ukraine's air defense and expediting the delivery of F-16 fighter jets are vital tasks, reports President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram channel. "Kharkiv. Russian terror against the city takes on a particularly vicious form. Attempts to force over a million people into ...