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Former Wales international to step down from position on Cardiff’s backroom staff

Cardiff Rugby have announced that Richie Rees will step down from his position as the club's backs coach at the end of the season.


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


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?


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...


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.


Beijing half marathon winner stripped of medal after runners slowed down for him

China's top long-distance runner has been stripped of his first-place finish in the Beijing half marathon.


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


Longest Covid infection recorded at 613 days

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


Chinese GP: Lance Stroll takes the fight to Red Bull as a trackside fire pauses FP1

Well now, that just got interesting...


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...


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

Chelsea fans want him to stay...


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


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...


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’.


Map shows '100-day cough' hotspots as UK cases surge 40% in a week

The highly contagious bacterial disease, also known as whooping cough, has had a major comeback this year.


Klopp offers verdict on out-of-form Salah after Atalanta defeat

Mohamed Salah missed a chance to make it 2-0 to Liverpool against Atalanta, chipping wide of the target when through on goal.


Inside BBC exodus as Newsnight cuts loom and head of World Service quits

World Service chief quits with warning over cuts after Mark Urban announces he is leaving the BBC


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


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...


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.


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.


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


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


Why Emiliano Martinez was not sent off despite second yellow card in penalty shootout

Why Emiliano Martinez was not sent off despite second yellow card in penalty shootout - The Aston Villa goalkeeper thought he was being sent off during the shootout - but a rule change, introduced four years ago, saved him


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.


Taylor Swift surprises fans with secret ‘double album’ edition of her new record

Taylor Swift surprises fans with secret ‘double album’ edition of her new record - Hours after dropping the 16-song edition of her 11th studio album, the US pop superstar announced an expanded version with an extra 15 songs.


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.


Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over ‘groundless’ reviews

The medics want to highlight the potential dangers of unpoliced technology.


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


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.


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...


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...


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.’


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...


China opens new air routes near Taiwanese islands

TAIPEI (Reuters) -China's aviation regulator said on Friday it had opened new air routes to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Fuzhou with flight paths situated very close to the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen and Matsu, in a move likely to anger Taipei. Taiwan's government expressed anger in January after China "unilaterally" changed a flight path called M503 close to the sensitive median


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.


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.


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

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


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...


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...


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


Zuber Issa to offload Asda stake as billionaire brothers separate business empire

Zuber Issa is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to offload his 22.5pc share in the retailer to TDR Capital, according to Bloomberg News, which would hand majority control of the chain to the private equity giant. The deal would increase TDR’s holding in Asda by about two-thirds, while the transaction would further dismantle the relationship betwe...


The only remaining way the Premier League can get the fifth Champions League spot

Manchester United’s quest for European football looks all but dead and buried at this stage of the campaign. Still, those battling for a chance to play


A teacher, a software engineer and a banker: These are the New Yorkers who hold Trump’s fate in their hands

A teacher, a software engineer and a banker: These are the New Yorkers who hold Trump’s fate in their hands - Five women and seven men have been tasked with hearing the first-ever criminal case against a US president


France announces ‘surge of authority’ against student violence hours before schoolgirls stabbed

Gabriel Attal, the French prime minister, announced measures on Thursday to crack down on teenage violence hours before two girls were stabbed outside their school. The French government is targeting violence in and around schools as it seeks to regain ground lost to the far-right on security issues two months ahead of European elections. Sixth for...


Iran TV: 'Everything is back to normal'

Gisoo Misha Ahmadi states that the situation in Iran is 'normal' following reports of 'explosions' over Isfahan.


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.


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


GB News set to axe 40 jobs after channel posts heavy losses

The planned redundancies were reportedly announced at a meeting on Friday after the broadcaster posted an operating loss of £42.4m for the year to the end of May, 2023


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