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Seven bodies found in Petion-Ville, Haiti

(Reuters) -Seven bodies were found in Petion Ville in the Ouest Department of Haiti, a Reuters source on site said, confirming earlier media reports. Further details were not immediately available. Gang violence has spiraled in Haiti, fueling a humanitarian crisis, cutting off food supplies and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes. The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday one of


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


'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


‘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


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

It was just his second goal for the club.


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


New Zealand raises South China Sea, Taiwan tensions with China during foreign minister's visit

By Lucy Craymer and Stella Qiu WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand shared with China its concerns about rising tensions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait during a meeting on Monday between the foreign ministers of both countries. The meeting between Wang Yi and Winston Peters was their first in person since New Zealand elected a conservative government in October 2023. They had


Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case filed court papers Monday seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution or dismiss the charges. The resignation of the special prosecutor with whom Willis had a romantic relationship is not enough to correct the appearance of impropriety the judge found, according to a...


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


Chioma Nnadi on a new era for British Vogue: 'I'm not complaining about leaving Vogue House'

Chioma Nnadi on a new era for British Vogue: 'I'm not complaining about leaving Vogue House' - As Vogue’s Head of Editorial Content celebrates the launch of her first issue, covered by FKA Twigs, she tells Lara Olszowska how she’s bringing the magazine into the TikTok era — and why she won’t miss Vogue House


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...


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.


‘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.


Cancer breakthrough sees brain tumour almost disappear in just five days


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

It still isn't safe for humans.


214 explosions recorded in day in Sumy region

On March 18, Russians carried out 50 shelling attacks on border territories and settlements in the Sumy region, with a total of 214 explosions recorded, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration. The following communities were shelled: Mykolaiv, Myropil, Yunakivka, Khotyn, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Konotop, Shalyhyne,...


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


Couple ordered to demolish £100,000 extension for sick father despite permission

A couple have been ordered to demolish a £100,000 extension which had planning permission after it emerged that the land did not actually belong to them. Wayne and Natalie Noke, were given planning permission to begin work on their £2.1 million eight-acre home in the New Forest last summer. However, they have been forced to abandon the project afte...


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


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


Trump told new fabricated story about phone call to Zelenskyy - CNN

Former US President Donald Trump told a completely fabricated story about how he supposedly outsmarted his Democratic opponents by releasing a "recording" of a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2019, which became a key factor in Trump's first impeachment, reports CNN. Speaking at a campaign rally in Ohio on Saturday, March ...


Jürgen Klopp and a post-match meltdown that was not pretty viewing

RANT OF THE DAY Reporter: “Normally intensity is the name of your game, so how come it became so difficult in extra time?” Jürgen Klopp: “Bit of a dumb question I feel. If you never saw us, you can ask, how can they have more resources? We have played, I don’t know how many games recently. I don’t know how many games United have exactly played. That’s sport. I’m really disappointed with that question, but you thought, obviously, it’s good?”...


Ownership-based text messages boost COVID booster uptake

New research published in Nature Human Behavior suggests that text nudges encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which had proven effective in prior real-world field tests, are also effective at prompting people to get a booster. The key in both cases is to include in the text a ...


Putin says Navalny’s name for the first time just minutes after declaring victory in sham election

Putin says Navalny’s name for the first time just minutes after declaring victory in sham election - Vladimir Putin has never said Alexei Navalny’s name in public - until now, after he won what is widely considered a rigged election


More than a dozen workers trapped in one of Russia's largest gold mines

Thirteen workers have been trapped after a rock fall in a gold mine in Russia's Amur region.


‘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...


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.


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 ...


Strange structures discovered in the Pacific could change our understanding of Earth

Scientists believe they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean. A team led by geophysicist Simon Lamb, of the University of Wellington and scientist Cornel de Ronde, of GNS Science, said the key to our past lies in a remote corner of South Africa and way down on the seafloor off the coast of New ...


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


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.


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...


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.


Goalkeeper who suffered awful injury could now replace Joe Hart at Celtic

Celtic are interested in completing the signing of a 28-year-old on a free transfer this summer, according to a fresh update.


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


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...


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.


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


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.


The new season of Doctor Who finally has a release date

And the BBC is dropping two new episodes at once


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...


Man Utd captain demands rule change after Liverpool win

'It has to change.'


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


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...


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 (


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

Four dates are set for July.


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.


Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen can testify in Trump’s hush money trial, judge rules

Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen can testify in Trump’s hush money trial, judge rules - Jury selection could begin next month


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


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...