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Firefighters rescue puppy with head stuck in garden wall

A hapless puppy had to be rescued by firefighters after getting its head stuck in a garden wall. Jeremey, a four-month-old Beagle, had been exploring his back garden when he got his head firmly wedged between several bricks on Tuesday morning. His owner called the fire service after spending 30 minutes trying unsuccessfully to free him in Stourbrid...

Shooting at rapper's mansion leaves security guard with life-threatening injuries

Police are investigating a shooting at the Toronto mansion of Canadian rapper Drake.

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel - The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director teased the forthcoming film with the message: ‘Get ready’

Viral hate campaign against Dudley teacher after fake racist video shared

A teacher was subject to a viral hate campaign after a manipulated video of her campaigning for Labour falsely implied she had used racist language. The video, taken on a Ring doorbell in Dudley, used subtitles to suggest the woman had used a slur against Pakistani people. It went viral on social media and was promoted by Akhmed Yakoob, the independent candidate who came third in the West Midlands mayoral elections. Labour said it had employed...

Rutte and Scholz confirm participation in Peace Summit - Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held telephone conversations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to the President's X account. Germany During the talks, Zelenskyy welcomed Scholz's decision to participate in the Peace Summit. In particular, the parties instructed the teams to work on engaging as many coun...

Berlin senator struck on head as concern grows over attacks on politicians

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin senator and former city mayor Franziska Giffey became the latest victim in a string of attacks on German politicians when a man struck her from behind with a heavy object in a local library, according to a police statement on Wednesday. Giffey, local minister for the economy and a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), was slightly injured in the

Huge IndyCar scandal development as ex-F1 hopeful’s engineer amongst suspensions

A significant development in the controversy currently rocking US motorsport...

US official says Chinese seizure of TSMC in Taiwan would be 'absolutely devastating'

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and seizure of chips producer TSMC would be "absolutely devastating" to the American economy. Asked at a U.S. House hearing about the impact, Raimondo said "it would be absolutely devastating," declining to comment on how or if it will happen, adding: "Right now, the United

Legendary F1 driver rules himself out of contention for Mercedes F1 2025 seat

Fernando Alonso is proof that age is no barrier to success in modern Formula 1, but one of his peers has ruled himself out of replacing Lewis Hamilton.

Singapore says Air Force F-16 crashed at air base on Wednesday

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore Air Force F-16 plane crashed at Tengah Air Base on Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. (0435 GMT), Singapore's defence ministry said on Wednesday. The plane "experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures", the ministry said in a statement. It said the pilot ejected successfully and is conscious and able to walk, and is

'Taylor Swift bill' signed into law in US state - here's how it will work

Legislation dubbed the "Taylor Swift bill" has passed in Minnesota in an effort to help people buy concert tickets.

Elon v OpenAI: judge disqualified after challenge from Musk’s lawyers

The California judge presiding over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman has removed himself from the case. Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday sustained a challenge from Musk’s lawyers, which cited a California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove a judge they believe can’t grant an impartial trial. The law, known as California Code of Civil Procedure 170.6, does not require the person issuing the challenge...

David Beckham says documentary director was ‘angry’ over viral ‘be honest’ scene

David Beckham said the director of his Netflix documentary was supposedly “very angry” after he interrupted his wife Victoria during filming, which led to the viral “be honest” moment. The British football star, 49, appeared alongside filmmaker Fisher Stevens, producer Josh Battsek and editor Michael Harte at an Emmys For Your Consideration event a...

FTX says most customers will get all money back, less that 2 years after catastrophic collapse

FTX says most customers will get all money back, less that 2 years after catastrophic collapse - FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that

Garrick Club votes to accept women members for first time in its 193-year history

Garrick Club votes to accept women members for first time in its 193-year history - Actress Juliet Stevenson says she would be ‘interested’ in becoming a member following the rule change

Elon Musk joins controversy over new Canadian bill that would let citizens seek damages for online hate speech

Elon Musk joins controversy over new Canadian bill that would let citizens seek damages for online hate speech - The Online Harms Bill would create a new government body to regulate hate speech on social networks such as X

'It is too late, our boys have gone': Grieving parents tell Ofcom to 'step up' over social media content

Social media platforms must do more to stop their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, Ofcom has said.

White House comments on alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskyy

The news of an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that was to be organized by Russian agents is disturbing, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Jean-Pierre says this is certainly very disturbing news. She also notes that the US authorities are glad that such an attempt was prevented. Background...

North Korea : Kim Jong Un mourns death of propaganda chief

North Korea's former propaganda chief, credited with masterminding the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un photographed bowing at his funeral bier. Story by Oliver Farry

Russian troops strike Kirovohrad region: 13 buildings damaged, child injured

Last night, Russian troops shelled a power facility in the Kirovohrad region, damaging houses and wounding an 8-year-old child, according to the head of Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration, Andrii Raikovych. "As a result of a Russian missile attack on the Kirovohrad region in the Oleksandriia district, a critical infrastructure facility was...

Unexpected warning sign for Trump in Indiana GOP primary

Nikki Haley’s “zombie campaign” has picked up more 20 per cent of the vote in Indiana’s Republican primary, in a warning sign for Donald Trump. Despite dropping out of the race in March after being trounced by Mr Trump, Ms Haley took 128,000 votes to the former president’s 462,000 in the state. Ballots cast for candidates who have withdrawn from th...

First trial of Just Stop Oil activists under new anti-protest laws begins

Three Just Stop Oil supporters have appeared in what is thought to be the first trial brought under wide-ranging powers introduced last year to curb protest. Phoebe Plummer, Chiara Sarti and Daniel Hall were charged with breach of section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 after taking part in a slow march blocking traffic in west London last November. Their trial, before Judge Hehir at Southwark crown court, is expected to last five days. Just Stop...

Stormont Economy Minister Conor Murphy steps down on medical grounds

Stormont Economy Minister Conor Murphy steps down on medical grounds - Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said former Executive minister Deirdre Hargey will replace him on an interim basis.

Drake’s security guard shot in drive-by days after Kendrick Lamar used image of his mansion as cover art

Drake’s security guard shot in drive-by days after Kendrick Lamar used image of his mansion as cover art - Shooting came just days after Kendrick Lamar doxxed Drake’s home in a diss track against him amid an ongoing feud between the two rappers

2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open: Schedule, format, players, prize money and where to watch

The PDC European Tour returns this weekend as the tungsten circus heads to Kiel, Germany for the 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open.

Warning over new strain of horrible disease brought over by midges from Europe

Aston Villa kicked to the kerb as explosive Serie A forward in constant Roma talks

Villa boss Unai Emery is keen on bringing in the Italy forward as an attacking upgrade this summer but a move to Roma appears to be the likelier option

Election Despatch: Preeti Choudhry's ground report from UP's Gonda, Kaiserganj

As Uttar Pradesh gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Polls, India Today's Preeti choudhry travels to Gonda and Kaiserganj to find the mood of the voters.

Latest Red Bull exit rumoured, plus Donald Trump trip reaction – F1 news round-up

Tuesday's fast-paced news wrap is go, go, go!

Why did Israel shut down Al Jazeera?

Al Jazeera said: 'This is a dark day for democracy'

Reddit predicts surprise core profit in second quarter, shares surge

(Reuters) -Reddit predicted that it could post an adjusted core profit in the second quarter on the back of strong user growth and an uptick in the advertising market, sending its shares up more than 16% in extended trading on Tuesday. The forecast contrasted with Wall Street expectations of a loss. Reporting its first results since going public in March, the company also forecast revenue for the

UK and allies unmask and sanction Russian leader of LockBit cybercrime gang

By James Pearson and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, the U.S. and Australia have sanctioned and unmasked a senior Russian leader of the notorious cybercrime gang LockBit, the British government said on Tuesday. Dmitry Khoroshev will face asset freezes and travel bans after being identified as one of the leaders of LockBit, the ransomware group which has digitally extorted over $1

Russian informer who had people jailed for criticising Ukraine war is charged with same crime

A Russian activist who has boasted about denouncing Kremlin critics to the authorities has himself been charged with discrediting the Russian armed forces. A notice posted to Moscow’s court website showed Timur Bulatov, an outspoken supporter of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, was charged under a censorship law that has been used ...

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 8

In Ukraine, 84 combat engagements were registered in the frontline over the last day. The situation was the most intense in the Avdiivka sector, where our defenders repelled 27 attacks by the occupants, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian shelling of Ukraine In total, the enemy launched 1 missile and 47 air strike...

Elizabeth Holmes has more months shaved off prison sentence, records show

Elizabeth Holmes has more months shaved off prison sentence, records show - Holmes, 40, was convicted in January 2022 on four counts of fraud and conspiracy

Britain refuses to sign global vaccine treaty that would force it to give away fifth of jabs

Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organisation’s pandemic treaty while it insists the UK would have to give away a fifth of its jabs, The Telegraph understands. The UK is firmly against such vaccine-related commitments and will not sign any form of the pandemic agreement that undermines Britain’s sovereignty. Representatives of the WHO’s...

Full list of closures as major bank to shut 36 branches and cut hundreds of jobs

High street bank TSB has announced 250 job losses and the closure of 36 branches.

Florida judge indefinitely postpones Trump's classified documents trial

Donald Trump's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been indefinitely postponed, a judge decided on Tuesday, greatly reducing the odds he will face a jury in either of the two federal criminal cases against him before the November 5 US election. Trump, seeking to regain the presidency, previously had been scheduled to go to trial on May 20 in the documents case brought by Special Counsel...

FIA loses another key figure as CEO exits after only 18 months

“Now is the time to step away."

Ukraine updates: Russia warns France against sending troops

Russia has warned that its forces would view any French forces sent to Ukraine as legitimate targets. Meanwhile, Ukraine has suffered a wave of new attacks on its energy infrastructure. DW has the latest.

UK set for hottest day of the year – but it’s not all good news

Disney to cut production of Marvel films and TV shows amid superhero fatigue

Disney will cut production of Marvel films and TV series amid concerns that so-called superhero fatigue is exhausting demand for the studio’s work. Bob Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said the company would “reduce output and focus more on quality” particularly when it came to Marvel, known for franchises such as The Avengers and Black Panther. It ...

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt University of Sheffield awards ceremony

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt University of Sheffield awards ceremony -

Northern Ireland police obtained reporters' phone data, tribunal hears

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's police force regularly obtained reporters' telephone billing data to find out if police officers had been leaking information, lawyers representing two investigative journalists told a London tribunal on Wednesday. Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who are suing the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), say they have been provided with

3 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, 1 man killed in Tennessee as severe storms cross central US

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S. early Wednesday, killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto a vehicle he was in. The storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked down powerlines and trees. Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks said a 22-year-old man was in a car struck by one of the trees. National...

'People will remove dictatorial government; INDIA will assume power on June 4,' says RJD's Tejashwi Yadav

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal's leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that the people of the country will remove the dictatorial government and the INDIA alliance will form the government on June 4.Speaking with the reporters, Tejashwi Yadav said, "The PM knows that it's certain that he will have t...

World tensions ‘coming to the boil’, warns UK Armed Forces head

The Head of the British Armed Forces has warned that “simmering tensions” around the world “are coming to the boil”. Adml Sir Tony Radakin, the Chief of the Defence Staff, cited a “belligerent” North Korea, a “more assertive” China and last October’s “barbaric attacks in Israel” as some of the conflicts that have inflamed hostilities around the wor...

Game Of Thrones star Ian Gelder dies aged 74

Game Of Thrones star Ian Gelder dies aged 74 - The British actor was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December.

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach in San Diego. “Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears. “They were young men enjoying their passion of surfing together.” Her sons, Callum and Jake, were allegedly killed by car thieves in Baja California, across the border from San Diego,...

Trump deletes post raging that his lawyers had ‘no time to prepare’ for Stormy Daniels

Trump deletes post raging that his lawyers had ‘no time to prepare’ for Stormy Daniels - His now-deleted post came just hours before Stormy Daniels took the stand to testify on Tuesday