Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Mr Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4pm on Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday. Mr Putin’s move follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal earlier this week to […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war after pulling back at the last minute from his warning that “a whole civilisation will die” unless Tehran met his demands. The US president said he was suspending his threat to widen the military offensive to power plants and bridges, subject to […]
Continue ReadingBill Ackman’s Pershing Square investment vehicle has offered to buy music studios giant Universal Music Group (UMG). The US billionaire’s firm has proposed a cash and stock deal to take control of the Dutch-US business, which runs Abbey Road studios and labels including EMI and Island Records. Universal is the world’s largest music company and […]
Continue ReadingThe King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early on Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks. The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X. It said vehicle movements had been “suspended as a precautionary measure” over Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s […]
Continue ReadingPepsi has withdrawn its sponsorship of Wireless Festival in London after Kanye West was announced as the headline act. The rapper, who has been condemned for antisemitism, is set to top the bill for all three nights of the festival in London’s Finsbury Park in July. The soft drinks company was the main sponsor of […]
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder as police investigate the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in south-east London. Eghosa Ogbebor was shot dead in Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, with police called to the scene at about 3:40pm on Thursday. Two boys aged 14 and 16 and […]
Continue ReadingA US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, Donald Trump said. In a post on Truth Social, the US President said the service member is injured but “will be just fine” and that the US had been monitoring his location. It comes after a frantic […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff on Saturday night. The pope urged that Easter would bring harmony and peace to a world torn by wars. Easter for Christians commemorates Christ’s triumph […]
Continue ReadingFormer Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills could lose his honorary doctorate of arts from Southampton Solent University after he was sacked by the BBC. The Press Association understands the university’s honorary doctorate scrutiny panel will recommend that the award is rescinded when it meets later in April. Mills received the honour in November 2009. The […]
Continue ReadingThree males are due in court after four Jewish community ambulances were targeted in an alleged arson attack in north-west London. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north-west London, were set on fire in the early hours of March 23, causing gas canisters stored in the […]
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