Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire that took effect less than 24 hours earlier. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4pm on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
Continue ReadingMassive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja has been arrested on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation after attending a mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action in central London. Del Naja, also known as 3D, sat among hundreds of fellow demonstrators in Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon with a sign that read […]
Continue ReadingRussian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported, ahead of a proposed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter. Two more people were wounded in the attack on the Black Sea port city, when drones hit a residential area, damaging apartment buildings, houses and a nursery. According to […]
Continue ReadingWhen a statue of baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki was unveiled at the Seattle Mariners’ T-Mobile Park, there was just one problem at the ceremony – a broken bat. As the curtain was pulled off the statue depicting Suzuki in his famed batting stance, the bat in bronze snapped and flopped down as confetti […]
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police have said. Eghosa Ogbebor was shot dead in Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, with police called to the scene at about 3:40pm on April 2nd. A teenage boy, of Romford, was arrested two days after […]
Continue ReadingSplashdown for the astronauts on the Artemis II mission marks the completion of humanity’s first voyage to the Moon in more than half a century. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen will hit the atmosphere travelling at Mach 32 — or 32 times the speed of sound — in […]
Continue ReadingFormer US vice president Kamala Harris has said she is actively considering another presidential bid. She made the comments during the National Action Network’s annual convention, where more than a half a dozen Democratic 2028 presidential prospects appeared hoping to make inroads among black voters. “I might. I am thinking about it,” Ms Harris told […]
Continue ReadingUK TV presenter Amol Rajan has questioned whether England is the best place for his children to grow up because of the “big problems” in the country. The BBC University Challenge presenter, who was born in Calcutta and grew up in London, said he is “very worried” about the country as it is no longer […]
Continue ReadingDisgraced British peer Peter Mandelson is facing a fine of up to £300 (€345) after he was pictured urinating in the street. Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it is seeking to issue a fixed-penalty notice to the former Labour grandee over the incident in Notting Hill, west London, last November. Public urination carries a maximum […]
Continue ReadingA man has died and dozens have been injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed in the Canary Islands, according to the local government. Emergency services were deployed to the scene of the crash off the GM-2 road in San Sebastian de La Gomera, on the island of La Gomera, on the east coast […]
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