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Further spike in driver Shanghai concerns after shock painted track reveal

The Shanghai International Circuit has been painted ahead of the first Chinese GP in five years.

2024-04-18T12:43:48Z

Britain's Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident

Britain's Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident - Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident

2024-04-18T19:24:21Z

Kenya’s army chief among 10 senior military officials killed in helicopter crash

Kenya’s defence chief was among ten senior military commanders to be killed in a helicopter crash in a remote western area of the country on Thursday night. General Francis Omondi Ogolla was on board the aircraft along with nine other “gallant military personnel” when it crashed soon after take-off in Elgeyo-Marakwet county,  president William Ruto...

2024-04-18T20:02:37Z

UK passengers hit by flight disruption due to flooding at Dubai airport

UK passengers hit by flight disruption due to flooding at Dubai airport - Emirates has cancelled seven flights between the United Arab Emirates airport and the UK, with British Airways diverting or axing four.

2024-04-17T12:42:15Z

Signs twinning seaside town with Israeli city removed

Signs twinning an Israeli city with a British seaside town have been removed. There were four signs on the outskirts of Bournemouth, Dorset recognising one of its twin cities – Netanya in Israel. But the signs have now been taken down by an unknown person, sparking uproar in the coastal resort. Anne Filer, the town’s Jewish mayor, said she was “ver...

2024-04-18T19:37:41Z

2024-04-19T01:57:41Z

Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13

The UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the “extraordinary” move could expose more teenagers to extreme content. Jonathan Hall KC said more children could now access material that Meta cannot regulate, including content related to terror or sexual exploitation. Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, told the Sun’s online politics...

2024-04-18T19:30:47Z

Charles Leclerc reveals unseen consequences of latest error in China F1 sprint qualifying

"Again I didn’t maximise qualifying..."

2024-04-19T11:29:14Z

Arsenal set to splash cash on Premier League duo after Champions League exit

Arsenal will look to sign a striker and a winger this summer following their Champions League exit, with two Premier League stars said to figure high on the club’s shortlist.

2024-04-18T20:11:58Z

Drone captures aftermath of powerful tornado in Ohio

Several tornadoes touched down in Ohio, USA, on Wednesday. With peak winds of 110mph, the severe storm downed trees and power lines, and caused extensive damage to homes. The National Weather Service confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in several counties. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries have been reported.

2024-04-19T08:16:33Z

Netanyahu has done what the world warned him not to

Israel’s strike on Iran on Friday morning will not come as a surprise to Western observers – but it will cause great concern in Washington and London as the region tips closer towards an all-out war. Following Iran’s attack on Israel on April 13, itself a response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate, Israel was clear a response would be re...

2024-04-19T03:33:03Z

Stocks sink, oil surges on reports of Middle East attacks

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports of a sharp escalation in Middle East hostilities. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares dived 2.3% and U.S. stock futures pointed 1.5% lower following media reports Israeli missiles had hit a site in Iran. U.S. long-term Treasury yields

2024-04-19T02:48:18Z

Airlines reroute flights after Israeli attack on Iran

By Jamie Freed (Reuters) -Airlines changed flight paths over Iran, cancelled some flights, diverted others to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday due to airspace and airport closures and security concerns after an Israeli attack on Iran. Iran closed its airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan after the attack and cleared flights from the western portion of

2024-04-19T17:28:45Z

Pregnant woman evacuated from Disney cruise ship

A pregnant woman was evacuated from a Disney ship after experiencing health complications while the ship was in transit.

2024-04-17T19:57:19Z

Chelsea called only possible destination for in-work manager praised by Pep

Chelsea have been called the "only possible option" for an in-work manager to leave his club this summer.

2024-04-18T18:41:43Z

Pupil suspensions reach record high following lockdown school closures

The number of pupils suspended from school has reached a record high as experts warn that bad behaviour has increased since lockdown school closures. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) found that there were 263,904 suspensions in the spring term during the 2022/23 academic year, an increase from 201,090 during the period the year before. ...

2024-04-19T08:53:32Z

VV Brown shares experience of bullying within the music industry

VV Brown shares experience of bullying within the music industry - Artists are urging fellow music professionals to share their experiences in the newly launched anonymous YourSafetyYourSay survey.

2024-04-18T07:10:33Z

Britain’s former ‘secret weapon’ diplomat now with Russian diamonds in her sights

A senior British diplomat who left the Foreign Office earlier this year is now lobbying Western governments over their plan to ban Russian diamonds, The Telegraph can reveal. Emma Wade-Smith, who was the UK’s consul general in New York until January, is running a worldwide campaign to alter a G7-designed scheme to stop Russian diamonds being sold i...

2024-04-19T13:48:57Z

Post Office lawyer ‘takes no pride’ in working for company following scandal

Post Office lawyer ‘takes no pride’ in working for company following scandal - Rodric Williams said he was ‘truly sorry’ for being associated with the ‘greatest miscarriage of justice we’ve seen’.

2024-04-19T13:28:36Z

Presenter Martine Croxall sues BBC for age and sex discrimination

The BBC is facing another damaging row over equal pay, with the presenter Martine Croxall taking legal action against the broadcaster for age and sex discrimination. Croxall is suing the corporation after being off-air for more than a year following the merger of the BBC’s News and World News channels, according to listings for London Central tribunal court for 1 May. The BBC declined to comment. Last year BBC insiders warned of a potential...

2024-04-18T19:11:36Z

I’m choosing the Nintendo Switch 2 over PS5 Pro — here’s why

The Nintendo Switch 2 won't beat PS5 Pro on power and I'm okay with that.

2024-04-17T08:05:16Z

'Unusual' beaver die-off in Utah caused by 'rabbit fever,' which can also infect humans

At least nine beavers and a vole have been found dead in Utah after an unusual outbreak of tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, which can infect and kill humans, cats and dogs. Experts warn people to be wary of ticks, which can transmit the disease across species.

2024-04-18T19:11:05Z

Mental health sicknotes to be harder to get as PM tries to cut £69bn benefits bill

GPs could no longer be responsible for issuing fit notes, under the proposals, with it instead falling to occupational health specialists to make the call

2024-04-18T23:50:37Z

Trump aides lose bid to dismiss charges related to classified documents hoarded at Mar-a-Lago

Trump aides lose bid to dismiss charges related to classified documents hoarded at Mar-a-Lago - Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta were charged with multiple counts of obstruction of justice alongside the former president last year

2024-04-19T00:59:41Z

Unilever gives up on ‘saving the world’ after ‘virtue-signalling’ backlash

Unilever has abandoned efforts to “save the world” after a backlash from investors over “virtue-signalling” that included giving Hellmann’s mayonnaise a social purpose. The consumer goods giant, which owns Marmite, Dove, Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s, has watered down green targets and scrapped some diversity pledges after investors told it to focus mor...

2024-04-19T15:28:48Z

Western Australia’s eucalypt forests fade to brown as century-old giant jarrahs die in heat and drought

A couple of weeks ago, Joe Fontaine stood in the middle of one of Western Australia’s eucalypt forests on another hot and dry day that was stripped of the usually raucous backing-track of bird calls. “I could hear this scratching-crunching noise coming from the trees,” says Fontaine, a forest ecologist at Perth’s Murdoch University. Peeling back the bark, a handful of beetle larvae “about the size of your pinky” were eating away at the dead and...

2024-04-19T15:03:19Z

Revealed: How property watchdog gags homeowners who win compensation

Leasehold managing agents and estate agents are able to use non-disclosure conditions to avoid more claims

2024-04-19T09:05:53Z

Shakhtar Donetsk admit plans to sell £60m-rated Manchester United target

Manchester United are one of several clubs reportedly interested in signing Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov. According to the Standard, United are one of four Premier League clubs monitoring the playmaker ahead of a potential transfer in the summer.

2024-04-18T19:02:56Z

Liverpool abandon Sporting CP pursuit in favour of better option to kickstart new era

The Reds have switched their attention away from the Sporting CP man, knowing the importance of the position they're looking to fill

2024-04-18T17:47:29Z

Five Japanese nationals escape Pakistan suicide blast attack

KARACHI (Reuters) -Five Japanese nationals survived a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle on Friday, as police in Pakistan's city of Karachi shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, a police spokesperson said, but two passers-by were injured. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule have launched some of Pakistan's bloodiest

2024-04-19T06:58:11Z

Italian judge throws out case against migrant NGOs after seven years

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers, throwing out a case opened more than seven years ago. A pre-trial judge in Trapani, Sicily, said there were no grounds to proceed against international charities Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Save the Children and

2024-04-19T16:28:43Z

At least four dead after record-breaking rainfall in UAE this week

Four people died in the United Arab Emirates after record-breaking rainfall caused heavy flooding this week, officials have said.

2024-04-19T16:09:13Z

Is Fallout returning for season 2? Here's what we know so far

Looks like we'll be heading somewhere familiar...

2024-04-16T13:46:20Z

Fernando Alonso made Aston Martin decision ‘with gun to his head’ amid Mercedes offer – report

Did Fernando Alonso receive a Mercedes offer before being pushed into signing a new Aston Martin contract?

2024-04-18T11:58:50Z

Sister of Stardust fire victim calls for official state apology

An inquest on Thursday found that the 48 young people who died in the Dublin blaze in 1981 were unlawfully killed.

2024-04-19T09:32:59Z

AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds

AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds - On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver

2024-04-19T14:51:12Z

Emma Raducanu continues stunning form on clay with emphatic win against Linda Noskova

Emma Raducanu continued her comeback to tour-level tennis in fine fashion after securing a fourth straight win – the first time she has achieved such a feat since her 2021 US Open triumph – to move into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open. The Briton played some of her finest tennis in recent years as she powered past Czech sensation Linda Nos...

2024-04-18T20:52:37Z

Two detained in Poland over attack on Alexei Navalny aide

Two detained in Poland over attack on Alexei Navalny aide - Leonid Volkov was attacked with a hammer in Lithuania

2024-04-19T15:43:48Z

Will Tu-22M3 takedown reduce attacks on Ukraine: Expert's opinion

The downing of the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber indicates an expansion of Ukraine's defense capabilities, enabling them to reach further and threaten enemy strategic aviation. Olexandr Musiienko, Head of the Сenter of Military Law Researches, explained in a comment to RBC-Ukraine that recent strikes on airports in Dzhankoy, Russian radars in Mordovia and...

2024-04-19T13:00:54Z

Soccer-Martinez avoids red card, saves penalties to send Villa into semis

LILLE, France (Reuters) -Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two spot kicks and survived a bizarre red card incident as his side beat French club Lille on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals on Thursday. A chaotic match ended 3-3 on aggregate after Lille's 2-1 victory on the night but the real drama was to come in the shoot-out with World Cup winner Martinez in

2024-04-18T21:27:33Z

Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage

Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage - The writer claims he turned down an offer of £200,000 to take his name off the planned stage version of the hit TV show

2024-04-18T13:55:39Z

Tesla shares drop below $150, wiping out a year’s gains — three days days after Musk sacked 14k people

Tesla shares drop below $150, wiping out a year’s gains — three days days after Musk sacked 14k people - The price drop comes amid a difficult year for the electric vehicle company, which already lost $200bn in market value this year

2024-04-18T22:54:33Z

Liz Truss's book in breach of rules in place on minister's memoirs

Liz Truss's memoir broke the rules in place for ministers publishing works about their time in office.

2024-04-18T22:12:39Z

Thousands evacuated, tsunami warning after Indonesia volcano erupts

Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions Wednesday, causing the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to issue its highest-level alert, indicating an active eruption. The crater...

2024-04-19T02:29:41Z

Chelsea star worth €35-40m tells club he wishes to leave this summer

Chelsea fans want him to stay...

2024-04-18T20:47:18Z

Two seated jurors are struck from Trump hush money trial as court struggles to find impartial New Yorkers

Two seated jurors are struck from Trump hush money trial as court struggles to find impartial New Yorkers - One dismissed juror expressed concerns that news reports about her may have helped her friends and family identify her

2024-04-18T13:48:56Z

London Covid booster programme to launch on Monday as 800,000 people urged to get jab

London Covid booster programme to launch on Monday as 800,000 people urged to get jab - People aged over 75 or with a weak immune system urged to come forward

2024-04-19T07:48:09Z

Ex-Scottish leader Sturgeon's husband charged with embezzling party funds

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged with embezzlement of funds from her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), media reported on Thursday. The development will put the SNP, which has dominated Scottish politics for most of the last two decades, under fresh scrutiny ahead of a UK national election expected

2024-04-18T20:06:00Z

Longest Covid infection recorded at 613 days

The virus mutated around 50 times during the 613-day period

2024-04-18T22:05:35Z

Philanthropist Julia Rausing dies aged 63

Philanthropist Julia Rausing dies aged 63 - In a statement, her family said: ‘She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy across many charities which we will continue in her name.’

2024-04-18T21:29:29Z