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iOS 17.4.1 tipped for release this week — here’s everything you need to know

It's looking like iOS 17.4.1 is about to arrive, with this incremental update tackling bugs and security fixes for Apple's iPhone software.


Cancer breakthrough sees brain tumour almost disappear in just five days


British embassies forced to deny Russian claims of King Charles dying

'King Charles III died, and then he didn't die,' went one Russian newspaper.


Manchester United's stance on selling Amad Diallo after heroics against Liverpool

It was just his second goal for the club.


Police called over Aldi food tampering fears as popular product may contain pieces of metal

Police called over Aldi food tampering fears as popular product may contain pieces of metal - The Food Standard Agency has notified customers not to eat Signature Flatbreads UK Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White (8x62g) as a ‘precautionary’ measure


Hipgnosis admits to overcharging customers after inflating its value

Embattled investment trust Hipgnosis Songs Fund has reduced its estimated operative net asset value (NAV) by 7.6 per cent after admitting it had mistakenly double counted accrued revenue. The error inflated the trust’s operative NAV from $1.995bn to $2.103bn, and the trust’s board has laid the blame for the mistake at the feet of the [...]


Legendary 70s rock star announces first UK and Ireland tour dates in 35 years

Four dates are set for July.


Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro will be jailed after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro will be jailed after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal - Navarro is the first Trump White House official to be jailed for any crime related to the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol


Mine collapsed in Russia: People trapped under rubble

On Monday, March 18, a regional state of emergency was declared in the Amur region of Russia due to a landslide at a local mine. Thirteen people were in the mine at the time, specializing in mining and construction work, according to Russian media reports. "During the landslide at the mine at a depth of about 125 meters, there were 13 people. These...


The new season of Doctor Who finally has a release date

And the BBC is dropping two new episodes at once


Putin to intensify mobilization after elections, Ukraine needs to create reserves, MoD states

After the elections in Russia, dictator Vladimir Putin will initiate a new wave of mobilization and intensify attacks on the front lines. In connection with this, the Ukrainian army needs to create reserves, according to an article by Deputy Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk for Ukrinform. Havryliuk notes that one of the main ad...


Genetic key to milder COVID: Certain genes slash severity and death risk in older men

By Hugo Francisco de Souza In a recent study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases , researchers investigated the inflammation outcomes of three different Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) in acute severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...


News chopper catches SpaceX launch

Moment SpaceX rocket launches from California base.


Nationwide's great rush to buy Virgin Money risks incurring its members' wrath, says ALEX BRUMMER

Nationwide boss Debbie Crosbie (pictured) is fearful that if the mutual lender will loose the opportunity of a lifetime if its Virgin Money deal is blocked.


Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes - Former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities


Bank of England interest rates decision: What to expect

The Monetary Policy Committee will meet this week to decide if the economy is showing the signs it wants to see before starting to cut rates


Aaron Taylor-Johnson chosen as next James Bond, reports say

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is set to be the next James Bond, according to reports.


Trump asks number of companies to help pay bail in fraud case

Former President of the US, Donald Trump, has reached out to one of the organizations previously found guilty of fraud, asking for help to cover his bail in a civil fraud case in the state of New York, according to Newsweek. On Monday, March 18, former President Donald Trump's legal team filed a motion in court requesting several sureties to suppor...


Emma Raducanu suffers huge injury setback on the eve of Miami Open

Raducanu forced to make a tough decision ahead of WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.


Rescue deal agreed for collapsed caravan companies - but jobs lost

The firms are part of Robinsons Caravans group which has dealerships across the South West and Midlands


Man Utd hit the jackpot selling £18m ace who's now worth less than Bayindir

Manchester United were correct to offload this former star when they did.


Supreme Court rejects ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder’s appeal to stay in office after Jan 6

Supreme Court rejects ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder’s appeal to stay in office after Jan 6 - Couy Griffin was removed under constitutional ‘insurrection’ challenge that also threatened Trump’s candidacy


March towards the guns, Ben Wallace tells Tory MPs

Ben Wallace has told Tory rebels it is “too late” to replace Rishi Sunak, saying it is time for Conservative MPs to “march towards the sound of the guns” and “get on with it”. The former defence secretary said that, regardless of how his colleagues felt about the Prime Minister, there was “no other alternative” than to get behind him as leader. His...


All the ex-Trump officials who refuse to endorse him in 2024

All the ex-Trump officials who refuse to endorse him in 2024 - Mike Pence joins an ever-growing list of former allies and cabinet members declining to back the Republican presidential contender this time round


BMW Neue Klasse SUV concept confirmed for 21 March unveiling

New Vision Neue Klasse X concept will preview the future of the German brand’s electric SUV line-up


Aston Villa transfer news: Emery already has his Emiliano Martinez replacement

Emiliano Martinez has been linked with a move to Chelsea and other clubs over the past year, but Aston Villa already have his replacement waiting in the wings.


Prosecutors seek death sentence for mastermind of Vietnam's largest financial scam

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese prosecutors on Tuesday called for a death sentence for Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the country's largest financial fraud case on record, state media reported. Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, is facing a trial in economic hub Ho Chi Minh City on accusations of leading a scam of more than $12 billion, or around 3% of the


‘We want justice’: parents protest after Carlisle schoolboy racially abused

“We are here today to give our children confidence that parents have their back,” said Paul, speaking outside a school in Carlisle that has become the centre of a race attack storm. “We are saying ‘don’t be afraid’. We need to nip these things in the bud now. Things are getting out of hand.” Paul was one of about 30 black parents and supporters outside the school on Monday morning. They were angry and wanted answers after a black pupil there was...


'Extremely dismayed' Nottingham Forest issue INCREDIBLE statement in response to the four-point deduction imposed on them by the Premier League

Nottingham Forest have hit back at the Premier League after being found guilty of breaching its profit and sustainability rules


MH370 search breakthrough after sea expert says he has the gear to find it

Not solving it 'wouldn't be fair to the families', he said.


Middle East crisis live: Marwan Issa, key Hamas organiser behind 7 October attacks, killed, says US

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Issa had been killed last week in an Israeli operation


With the election behind him, Putin says Russia aims to set up a buffer zone inside Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone to help protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. The Kremlin’s forces have made battlefield progress as Kyiv’s troops struggle with a severe shortage of artillery shells and exhausted front-line units after more than two years of...


Man Utd captain demands rule change after Liverpool win

'It has to change.'


A discovery in Chernobyl could prevent cancer 38 years after nuclear disaster

It still isn't safe for humans.


Starling bank refused a £10,000 scam refund for my grieving, ill husband

In February 2023 my husband, two days before major heart surgery, fell victim to telephone scammers who convinced him they were the NatWest fraud team and stole more than £130,000 from our personal and business accounts with NatWest, PayPal and Starling bank. At the time, we were in the middle of a coronial process for our beloved daughter, who had been murdered while working overseas. My husband went into the operating theatre believing us to...


Anne Heywood, British star of the sizzling DH Lawrence film adaptation The Fox – obituary

Anne Heywood, the actress who has died aged 92, was a former Miss Great Britain who was brave in her choice of taboo-busting film roles, gaining her greatest fame for a lesbian scene in the 1967 adaptation of D H Lawrence’s novella The Fox. With her husband, Raymond Stross, producing the low-budget Canadian movie, she and Sandy Dennis starred as tw...


Blind 11ft alligator named Albert seized from New York home where it was being kept illegally

Blind 11ft alligator named Albert seized from New York home where it was being kept illegally - The owner of Albert is vowing to try and get his pet alligator back after he was seized by New York authorities


Christian Horner – latest: Female accuser makes complaint to FIA after Red Bull appeal

Christian Horner – latest: Female accuser makes complaint to FIA after Red Bull appeal - Latest updates as the female accuser lodges a complaint with F1’s governing body about Horner’s behaviour


Popular Greenwich chippy told to remove Union Flag mural by council

Popular Greenwich chippy told to remove Union Flag mural by council - Greenwich Council wants the mural to be removed as it is in a conservation area


‘No defects’ on Boeing Dreamliners as seats become probe focus after NZ nosedive

Air New Zealand said it has carried out checks on its entire fleet after advice from Boeing following a plane suddenly losing altitude en route to Auckland last week


Many hospitals in China stop newborn delivery services as birth rate drops

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Many hospitals in China have stopped offering newborn delivery services this year, state-backed news outlet Daily Economic News reported, with industry experts warning of an "obstetric winter" due to declining demand amid a record drop in new births. Hospitals in various provinces including in eastern Zhejiang and southern Jiangxi have in the past two months announced that


This hit-job on Angela Rayner isn’t quite what the public need

“Although the Devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.” So wrote Jonathan Swift in 1710. These days, Swift’s improved liars – politicians – might express an obsession with stamping out fake news and disinformation, but we all kn...


Trump seeks to appeal against decision not to disqualify DA in Georgia case

The filing asks Judge Scott McAfee to grant a certificate that would allow his decision to be reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals.


Rose Dugdale: English aristocrat-turned IRA member dies days before film release

Rose Dugdale: English aristocrat-turned IRA member dies days before film release - The death of the disinherited heiress comes just days before a film about her life is to be released in cinemas


‘He doesn’t like that’ – Jos Verstappen’s fresh comments on continuing Red Bull saga

The on-track dominance for Red Bull so far in F1 2024 has been achieved amid off-track turmoil.


Evergrande accused of £60bn fraud by Chinese authorities

Evergrande, the world’s most indebted property developer, has been accused of fraudulently inflating its revenues by £62bn. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said Hui Ka Yan, the founder of property giant Evergrande, “instructed other personnel to falsely inflate” the company’s accounts in 2019 and 2020. Revenues were overstated by more th...


Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents

An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems, the target of conspiracy theories over former President Donald Trump's 2020...


Container ship crashes into dock and collapses three cranes in Turkey

Terrifying cell phone footage captured a horror moment at a port in Kocaeli, Turkey on March 16, as the container ship YM Witness was seen docking at a steep angle before colliding with a huge crane, causing it to collapse along with two adjacent cranes. One worker was reportedly seriously injured in the accident. An investigation is underway.


Looted Artifacts From World War II Returned to Japan After Items Found in Massachusetts Family Attic

A Massachusetts family found 22 Japanese artifacts in their attic, informed the FBI and helped get them back home. The artifacts – some of which were reported stolen – came from the battle of Okinawa and were discovered in the attic by a family sorting through their late father’s WWII belongings, Knewz.com has learned. The 22 artifacts were reporte...


China's military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk's SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. SpaceX's Starshield unit is developing the satellite network under a classified $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (