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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from customers. US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan delivered the sentence in federal court in Manhattan moments after Bankman-Fried said he was "sorry about what happened at every stage." Ed Ludlow, Max Chafkin and David Gura have more.


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,...


Donald Trump calls for 'law and order' after attending slain cop's wake

Ex-President Donald Trump attended the wake of slain New York police Officer Jonathan Diller in Massapequa on Long Island.


Ukraine-Russia war – live: Poland scrambles jets as Zelensky predicts which country Putin will target next

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Poland scrambles jets as Zelensky predicts which country Putin will target next - Russia launched fresh attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Friday morning


New Xbox Series X appears to have leaked — and it comes with a key improvement and a refreshed look

Updated reports point to a major design change for Microsoft's "Adorably All Digitial" console refresh.


Microchipping reforms could help crack down on pet theft, ministers say

Microchipping reforms could help crack down on pet theft, ministers say - Lost or stolen pets could be reunited with their owners more quickly due to a new microchipping system being set out by the Government.


Heavy showers, thunder and hail all on the cards on Good Friday (Mar 29)

Sunny spells and scattered showers, heavy and thundery at times.


Gladiators to return for second series on BBC

Gladiators to return for second series on BBC - The second series was announced ahead of the final of the first series.


600-Year-Old Castle Fortress Discovered at French Hotel Development Project, Unearthing Moat, Tower and Artifacts

An excavation of a hotel in northwesternFrance’s city of Vannes has unearthed the remains of a medieval castle including jewelry, coins and household objects. The discovery was made during a dig between February and April 2023, in advance of building a fine arts museum, Knewz.com has learned. While archaeologists were aware of the site, they were n...


Kyle Sinckler and Lewis Ludlam to end England careers by signing for Toulon

Toulon have confirmed that England internationals Kyle Sinckler and Lewis Ludlam will join the Top 14 club next season on three-year contracts. The pair were not selected by Steve Borthwick for the Six Nations ahead of their expected moves abroad at the end of the season, with both players making their final appearances for England at last year’s R...


Prime Ministers of Poland and Ukraine signed joint statement during negotiations in Warsaw

Following the meeting of government delegations of Ukraine and Poland in Warsaw on March 28, where discussions on the border situation and trade took place, the parties signed a joint statement. The next round of such consultations is scheduled to take place next year in Kyiv, according to Government Portal. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Prim...


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


Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage

Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or their doctors at Saratoga Hospital. The Albany Medical Center system, which includes their ...


Todd Boehly set to be removed as Chelsea chairman in 2027

The American has been largely unpopular.


British Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandal

The British Museum has appointed the National Portrait Gallery head, Nicholas Cullinan, as its new director, after it emerged last year that hundreds of objects had been allegedly stolen from the museum’s collection. Cullinan replaces Hartwig Fischer, who resigned as director last year after accepting responsibility for the museum’s failure to properly respond to warnings about the suspected thefts of hundreds of gems and jewellery. Cullinan, a...


Jan 6 police officer slams ‘opportunistic grifter’ Trump as former president hails ‘law and order’ at NYPD cop’s wake

Jan 6 police officer slams ‘opportunistic grifter’ Trump as former president hails ‘law and order’ at NYPD cop’s wake - ‘As the opportunistic grifter that he is, he claims to support the police, law and order, the rule of law yet, he has not met with any officers from Capitol Police,’ Aquilino Gonell tells The Independent


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


Russia veto ends UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe

Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid a probe into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. Russia's UN Security Council veto on Thursday blocked the renewal of the panel of experts tasked with investigating violations of sanctions tied to North Korea's banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. South Korea's foreign ministry...


Britain to follow U.S. move to halve stock settlement time

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's stock markets should halve the time it takes to settle a share trade to stay competitive and complete this shift by the end of 2027, a report recommended on Thursday, a step the UK government has backed to play catch up with Wall Street. Exchanges in the United States, Canada and Mexico move to settlement within one business day - dubbed T+1 - at the end


Melting polar ice may be slowing Earth’s spin and messing with how we measure time

Clocks may have to skip a second - called a "negative leap second" - around 2029. View on euronews


Alonso informs Bayern of decision

Xabi Alonso has told Bayern Munich he will be remaining as Bayer Leverkusen this summer, reports Sky Germany, with Liverpool already turning their attentions elsewhere.


Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid in months on Iran proxies

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran's proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza. Israel has ramped up airstrikes in Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since the Iranian-backed Palestinian faction Hamas's attack


Home Office sends ‘third country’ removal notices to dozens of British asylum seekers

Dozens of migrants in Britain’s asylum system have received notification from the Home Office over the past fortnight warning them of possible removal to a “safe third country” as the government pushes to get its contentious Rwanda plan off the ground. Migrants — most of whom have been in the asylum system for months or even years — were warned in the documents, copies of which were seen by the Financial Times, that if their claim was deemed...


Judge recommends Trump election lawyer John Eastman is disbarred

Judge recommends Trump election lawyer John Eastman is disbarred - ‘Eastman failed to uphold his primary duty of honesty and breached his ethical obligations by presenting falsehoods to bolster his legal arguments,’ judge writes


Storm Nelson hits Easter getaway as high winds cause Channel ferry delays

Strong winds and flooding have led to delays to the start of the Easter getaway, with Storm Nelson closing rail lines and delaying ferry departures. With more than 2.6 million car journeys expected to be made on Good Friday and two million British holidaymakers also set to fly abroad, the Spanish-named storm hampered the start of the holidays for m...


Mercedes W15 ‘clue’ discovered with Adrian Newey warning issued – F1 news round-up

We have a fresh batch of key Formula 1 headlines to bring you!


Mike Johnson names Marjorie Taylor Greene as Mayorkas impeachment manager

Mike Johnson names Marjorie Taylor Greene as Mayorkas impeachment manager - Georgia firebrand gets nod despite filing motion to vacate against speaker following government funding deal with Democrats


Judge rejects officers' bid to erase charges in the case of a man paralyzed after police van ride

Judge rejects officers' bid to erase charges in the case of a man paralyzed after police van ride - A judge has rejected an attempt by four former Connecticut police officers to have criminal charges against them erased in the case of a man who was paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022


Sepsis almost killed me in just 48 hours and one phone call saved my life

I never thought at the age of 21, I would be in intensive care and fighting for my life, but within a few days in October 2022, my world was turned upside down. As a professional dancer, I was thrilled when my agent said I had a callback for my dream West End show. I had been feeling quite unwell for a couple of weeks, but I had no idea that 48 hou...


Russians massively attack Ukrainian power plants overnight: Consequences revealed

Russian troops struck power plants in central and western Ukraine last night, March 29, according to Ukrenergo. "At night, the Russians again attacked energy facilities during a massive attack. Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged," Ukrenergo says in a statement. At the moment, emergency and hourly ...


Italy is fighting back against souvenirs focusing on Michelangelo’s David genitals

Italy is fighting back against souvenirs focusing on Michelangelo’s David genitals - The state’s attorney office in Florence has launched a series of court cases invoking Italy’s landmark cultural heritage code


BA flight with 180 passengers on board misses 250mph crash with drone

The incident is thought to be one of the closest ever near misses between a BA plane and a drone.


New theatre show to put deaf artists centre stage

New theatre show to put deaf artists centre stage - The Fisherman’s Friend will open at The MAC as part of the Deaf Arts Festival NI.


Westminster council scrambles to celebrate Easter after only putting up Ramadan display

Imagine the scramble at Westminster City Hall on Thursday morning as officials hunted for Easter eggs big enough to fill one of the building’s ground-floor windows. The problem at the council started on Wednesday evening, when The Telegraph approached with a complaint from one of its most senior councillors. “Why,” Paul Swaddle, the leader of the m...


Tank shells, drones, and more: Germany sends large aid package to Ukraine

Today, on March 28, Germany updated the list of military aid it has already handed over to Ukraine. Among other things, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive new drones, shells for tanks, and artillery, according to the German government. Ukrainian soldiers received 5 Warthog all-terrain tracked vehicles as a repair and evacuation vehicle. German...


King Charles praises 'hand of friendship' in Maundy Thursday message

LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, has praised people who "extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need", and echoed the pledge to serve the nation that the British monarch made at his coronation last year. Charles delivered the remarks in a recorded message which will be aired at the ancient Maundy Thursday church service at Worcester


Mortgage lenders cut rates as house prices bounce back for Easter

House prices are set to bounce back in spring as lower mortgage rates lure buyers back into the market. The number of property sales increased by 1pc to 82,940 between January and February, according to a report published by HMRC on Thursday. The increase in transactions were due to improved buyer confidence as inflation and interest rates begin to...


A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family. All of them are U.S. citizens, and all are behind bars in Russia on charges of varying severity. Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common as relations between Moscow and Washington sink to Cold War...


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


London weather: Heavy rain and 50mph winds set to batter capital as Storm Nelson hits UK

London weather: Heavy rain and 50mph winds set to batter capital as Storm Nelson hits UK - The capital is facing more grim weather ahead of the Easter bank holiday


Americas dengue outbreak is the ‘worst to date’

Dengue cases have accelerated in the Americas, with 3.5 million infections recorded since January, the Pan American Health Organisation has confirmed. The public health body said that the region is experiencing “probably the worst dengue season to date,” with over 1,000 deaths recorded in the past three months. The spike in ‘breakbone fever’ repres...


HMP Lewes: Claims of 'mass poisoning' at prison after inmates and staff need hospital treatment

HMP Lewes: Claims of 'mass poisoning' at prison after inmates and staff need hospital treatment - Police are investigating the incident


Why are France’s headscarf rules causing controversy again?

It's a complicated history.


George Gilbey: Man arrested over Gogglebox star’s death as investigation launched

George Gilbey: Man arrested over Gogglebox star’s death as investigation launched - The reality TV star reportedly died after falling from a height at his workplace in Essex


The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure?

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure? - The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies


‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting

Labour is demanding answers over what the party said was “potentially serious impropriety” by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his role as a consultant for a hedge fund. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, said in a letter to Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister and Cabinet Office minister, that there were concerns that Johnson may have breached the ministerial...


'Our body's are okay, our souls aren't,' released hostage tells 'Post'

Gabriela Leimberg recounts her harrowing captivity under Hamas, highlighting hope amid despair and the miraculous rescue of her family.


'The Last Of Us' Showrunner Just Said That Season 2 Fan Predictions Are '28% Correct'

How precise


Reports on Gaza death toll growing more inaccurate, analysis finds

Since early November, the Hamas-controlled Gazan Health Ministry has been relying on media reports to supplement its own data collection systems.


Ukraine returned more frontline positions than lost, says army chief

Recently, the number of positions regained by the Ukrainian Armed Forces exceeds those lost, says Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in an interview with Ukrinform. According to him, the situation on the front line is indeed difficult, but it cannot be any different at the front. "Undoubtedly, every day requires m...