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A nurse, a teacher, a grandfather: These are the New Yorkers who hold Trump’s fate in their hands

A nurse, a teacher, a grandfather: These are the New Yorkers who hold Trump’s fate in their hands - Three women and four men have so far been tasked with hearing the first-ever criminal case against a US president

2024-04-17T16:57:45Z

Explosion at BAE Systems weapons factory in south Wales

An explosion has occurred at a military weapons factory in south Wales. Emergency services were called to BAE Systems Glascoed in Monmouthshire after the blast on Wednesday at 10.49am. The incident is believed to have happened inside a building within the facility. No injuries have been reported and an investigation has been launched. A spokesman f...

2024-04-17T14:10:38Z

Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

Jake McCulloch, from Essex, said he had to wade through knee-deep water to get to his car on Tuesday

2024-04-17T20:25:34Z

World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned. Megan Greene, an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee, said the last mile of slowing down the pace of inflation would be the hardest as she spoke during an event hosted by the IIF...

2024-04-17T17:46:50Z

New vaccine promises broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin, USA, have developed a broad-spectrum vaccine that can protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants as well as bat sarbecoviruses. The ...

2024-04-18T00:59:00Z

Harry Kane reacts to knocking Arsenal out of the Champions League

'An unbelievable win!'

2024-04-17T21:46:53Z

UAE struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall hits desert nation

Dubai International Airport is working to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covers portions of major highways and roads.

2024-04-18T07:26:18Z

Emma Raducanu shows clay-court form with stunning win over Angelique Kerber

Emma Raducanu shows clay-court form with stunning win over Angelique Kerber - Raducanu backed up her impressive performance in the Billie Jean King Cup with a superb display against Kerber in stuttgart

2024-04-17T21:12:52Z

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

US report claims North Korea is producing viruses and bacteria for germ warfare programme

US report claims North Korea is producing viruses and bacteria for germ warfare programme - US State Department report said North Korea has ‘the technical capability to produce bacteria, viruses and toxins’ that can be used as biological weapon agents

2024-04-17T15:25:27Z

7 new shows and movies to watch on Netflix UK in April 2024

Netflix U.K. has added must-watch TV shows and movies this month including "Parasyte: The Grey", “Scoop” and more.

2024-04-14T10:00:17Z

'Revenge will end with a bigger war': Lebanon at a crossroads as it awaits Israel's response to Iran

Lebanon is balanced as though on an earthquake faultline right now - whatever Israel decides to do next will have massive repercussions throughout the entire region.

2024-04-17T20:41:08Z

Liverpool vs Atalanta: 18-year-old striker trains with team after 'outrageous' goal

Liverpool are struggling for goals going into their UEFA Europa League clash vs Atalanta on Thursday.

2024-04-17T18:15:28Z

Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline

Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline - Law enforcement agencies have arrested 37 suspects across the UK and around the world

2024-04-17T23:08:01Z

Soccer-Juventus review ruling as club ordered to pay Ronaldo 9.8 million euros

(Reuters) - Juventus are reviewing a decision made by an arbitration court which ordered the club to pay former striker Cristiano Ronaldo around 9.8 million euros in owed wages, the Serie A side said on Wednesday. The Portuguese, who now plays for Saudi side Al-Nassr, had claimed he was owed around 19.5 million euros ($20.81 million) of outstanding wages by his former club relating to a paycut

2024-04-17T23:46:10Z

Xbox Game Pass announces more April games — including three day-one titles

Xbox Game Pass announces more April games — including three day-one titles - Game Pass Core members will also be able to play Deep Rock Galactic and Wreckfest next week

2024-04-17T11:10:12Z

Palestinian boy who survived airstrike dies during food aid drop

When an Israeli airstrike destroyed his family’s home in November, Zein Oroq was pinned under rubble. He was wounded but survived, while 17 members of his extended family died. But Zein, 13, would later suffer a cruel fate in Gaza, where more than 2 million people have endured more than six months of food shortages and malnutrition. US officials have said that that famine is already beginning to take hold in parts of the besieged coastal strip,...

2024-04-17T16:26:03Z

Crypto experts predict historic bitcoin price change after upcoming ‘halving’

Crypto experts predict historic bitcoin price change after upcoming ‘halving’ - The last halving four years ago preceded a five-fold price increase

2024-04-17T13:12:21Z

Ratcliffe now open to selling £40m Man Utd player who's outscored Rashford

The Red Devils do not believe the central midfielder is good enough for the project moving forward.

2024-04-17T22:56:10Z

Trade union law in breach of workers rights, Supreme Court rules

Trade union law in breach of workers rights, Supreme Court rules - ‘If employees can only take strike action by exposing themselves to detrimental treatment, the right dissolves’, Lady Simler said.

2024-04-17T10:06:55Z

Boat-sinking orcas are on the move – and scientists don’t know why

But are they just playing?

2024-04-17T16:23:23Z

World Snooker Championship field set after tension-filled Judgement Days

32 players remain at the World Championship.

2024-04-17T22:31:54Z

Powerful earthquake rocks Japan sending debris flying and blocking roads

People have been urged to avoid areas where the tremors were strong.

2024-04-18T05:53:44Z

Chelsea captain Reece James provides injury update amid exit rumours

'I've been gone a while...'

2024-04-17T20:01:45Z

Emma Raducanu’s company posts £9.6m profit mostly through commercial endorsements

Emma Raducanu’s registered company made a profit of almost £10 million in 2023, according to records posted at Companies House. ‌The company in question – Harbour 6 Ltd – was registered in 2020, the year before Raducanu shot to fame by winning the US Open as a qualifier. ‌She is identified as the sole director and the only employee of the company, ...

2024-04-17T19:46:01Z

Post Office investigators feared ‘world of trouble’ if Horizon issues surfaced

Post Office investigators feared ‘world of trouble’ if Horizon issues surfaced - Former investigator John Longman gave evidence to the inquiry remotely on Wednesday.

2024-04-17T13:30:17Z

Olaf Scholz was on execution list in German coup, reports claim

A key figure in the so-called Reichsbürger coup plot in Germany allegedly made a list of people, including Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor, who could be tried and executed after the ringleaders seized power. Peter Wörner, a former commando and one of the alleged coup plotters, is accused of creating a list of high-profile German figures who should be a...

2024-04-17T16:25:59Z

US aid to Ukraine: Date of vote in Congress is set, what it means

The House of Representatives in the USA could approve funding for assistance to Ukraine as part of Speaker Mike Johnson's initiative as early as this week. However, this is not the only issue that congressmen will be considering. RBC-Ukraine explains when and what the House of Representatives will be voting on. The material was prepared using state...

2024-04-17T21:45:13Z

Hundreds evacuated after explosive eruption of Mount Ruang in Indonesia

Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate after a volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted on Tuesday, and twice again on Wednesday. Footage captured lava spewing from Mount Ruang's crater and “explosive hot clouds” reaching more than a mile into the sky. Authorities have evacuated more than 800 people from the surrounding area, and there are currently no reports of casualties or injuries.

2024-04-17T16:00:43Z

Single ticket wins £5.2 million lottery jackpot

The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s Lotto draw now stands at £3.8m.

2024-04-17T20:50:29Z

Latest UK inflation fall matches Bank of England expectations, Bailey says

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British inflation is broadly declining in line with the Bank of England's forecasts, and next month's numbers look on track for a sharp drop towards the central bank's 2% target, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. "We're actually pretty much on track for where we thought we would be," Bailey said at an event in Washington hosted by the Institute of

2024-04-17T18:01:05Z

Musk's £45bn payday goes to a vote just months after the deal was struck down in court

In a setback for Musk, 52, a Delaware judge ruled in January that this deal, which would be the biggest ever in US corporate history, should be voided.

2024-04-17T21:19:30Z

Filming has officially started for And Just Like That... season three

Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are coming back to our screens.

2024-04-17T09:52:40Z

Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have begun

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections. Russia-linked accounts are disseminating divisive content aimed at U.S. audiences, including criticising American support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, researchers at the

2024-04-17T17:19:11Z

MP condemns ‘conspiracy of silence’ over Pc Yvonne Fletcher’s death

MP condemns ‘conspiracy of silence’ over Pc Yvonne Fletcher’s death - Former Met detective Allan Dorans accused the Government of failing to release evidence related to the police officer’s murder in 1984.

2024-04-17T16:10:35Z

We endured a 48-hour journey from hell before my BA Gold Member status came to the rescue

The first hint our journey home from the Caribbean might not go as smoothly as planned came with an American Airlines (AA) email that popped into my inbox on the evening before our departure. “Adverse weather may affect your travel plans,” it warned sombrely, before explaining that predicted storms in Miami the next day could disrupt flights. It ad...

2024-04-17T16:00:48Z

Pay £25 to lock up your child’s smartphone, school tells parents

Parents have been told they will have to buy £25 pouches to lock up their children’s smartphones under a proposed new policy at an East Sussex school. Cardinal Newman Catholic School, a state secondary in Hove, has told parents that, from September, pupils will be expected to have a magnet-secured wallet as part of its uniform policy. Pupils will h...

2024-04-17T17:55:52Z

How much have house prices changed in YOUR area? Interactive tool reveals North East and North West are the biggest winners as average value of homes across the UK rises for the third month in a row

UK homeowners saw the value of their homes rise for the third month in a row, by 0.4% or £1,000 from January to February according to analysis by online estate agent Purplebricks.

2024-04-17T14:58:30Z

Former Tory councillor guilty of stalking ex-wife

A former Tory councillor followed his ex-wife in a Porsche Cayenne during a campaign of stalking after she left him, a court heard. Behind the closed doors of their home in Poole, Dorset, seemingly successful businessman Anthony De Havilland was a dominating and possessive husband to his then wife Simone Jackson, a court heard. The former Conservat...

2024-04-17T15:35:41Z

Hope doesn't last long where Lyra McKee was murdered

The journalist and LGBT+ activist was shot dead in 2019.

2024-04-18T06:08:27Z

Money pours out of Liontrust as investors quit UK shares

Money pours out of Liontrust as investors quit UK shares -

2024-04-17T08:35:49Z

Court reforms will cause ‘huge injustices’ in divorce cases, lawyers say

A solicitor challenged Justice Minister Helen McEntee to attend a family court in Dublin to see how busy it is.

2024-04-17T14:00:05Z

Boeing whistleblower told Congress his boss threatened him after speaking up in a meeting

Boeing whistleblower told Congress his boss threatened him after speaking up in a meeting - Boeing claims its 787 Dreamliner is safe to operate ahead of two US Senate hearings on Wednesday

2024-04-17T13:46:19Z

Henry Winter’s surprise exit a sign of the fracturing evolution of the football media

For more than three decades, English football media was a Winter wonderland. An eternal Winter. Winter extending an icy grip over the landscape. But even Winter, it seems, can end up being frozen out. Given the cold shoulder. It’s time to wrap up for Winter, now this particular Winter’s tale has reached its final chapter. That, with apologies, was the opening paragraph to a column about Henry Winter’s dismissal by the Times, written in the style...

2024-04-17T12:05:19Z

Polarisation shown in new film Civil War

The film depicts a modern-day America that is divided and at war with itself

2024-04-12T18:16:30Z

Mayorkas impeachment goes down in flames while Mike Johnson’s Ukrainian headache persists

Mayorkas impeachment goes down in flames while Mike Johnson’s Ukrainian headache persists - House GOP leader may look to Democrats to avert disaster — but that may only delay his fate

2024-04-17T22:07:54Z

Liverpool FC news recap: Amorim on staying, injury update, squad for Thurs

Here’s our Liverpool FC news recap for Wednesday, April 17th 2024.

2024-04-17T22:00:34Z

Neil Robertson stunned in dramatic World Snooker Championship qualifying defeat

The Thunder shocked in qualifying.

2024-04-17T20:16:49Z

WhatsApp now chats with users, and it won't leave you on read like your friends

Google who?

2024-04-15T13:19:17Z

Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on Dzhankoy airfield

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed on Facebook that Ukrainian troops struck an airfield in occupied Dzhankoy. "Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made a precise strike on the occupiers in Dzhankoy, at the airfield," the President said. He thanked Ukrainian soldiers for their precision and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukrain...

2024-04-18T00:00:14Z