News bulletin 2022/04/22 19:35

RFI
Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 4 - enjoy the moment
Corentin Moutet played his hero Rafael Nadal for the first time. And his idol didn't disappoint. Vicious top spin and wicked angles. Idol chatterBefore their second round clash, Corentin Moutet was quite happy to tell anyone who’d listen that fellow left-hander Rafael Nadal was his hero as he was growing up in Paris. He even slept in the Nike shirts as worn at the French Open by Nadal. Well, that was before the 23-year-old joined the ATP tour. And the world number 139 got the chance to play his
8 hours ago
Euronews
Watch: Frenchman breaks world record for longest tightrope walk ever
On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island.
18 hours ago
Sky News
MPs should be banned from giving paid parliamentary advice - report
The MP's Standards Committee are also calling for lobbying rules to be tightened so MPs can't take part in proceedings that would benefit someone they are receiving money from. The Chair of the committee Chris Bryant has called the new measures "robust" and says they will "uphold and strengthen" standards in parliament. The report comes after the case of former MP Owen Paterson, which triggered a row over MPs second jobs.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Speaker Hoyle: Trauma support dog would be ‘calming influence’ on MPs
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is an animal lover with a menagerie of pets.
a day ago
Isle of Wight County Press
Earl and Countess of Wessex at school and community project in Newport VIDEO
Prince Edward and the Sophie, Countess of Wessex, have been visited locations in Newport, on Pan.
2 days ago
Swindon Advertiser
Worst excuses given by drivers using their mobile phones revealed by police
Wiltshire Police were cracking down on road users across the county - especially focusing on the 'Fatal Four'. That Facebook post, that WhatsApp message, that tweet you want to read - it can all wait.
14 hours ago
PA Media: UK News
Bereaved families say PM has ‘spent months ignoring and lying to us’
Campaign group Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice said they have been treated like ‘dirt’ and ‘an inconvenience’.
16 hours ago
The Independent
Analyst says negative tweets about Heard were not related to Depp lawyer's statements
Analyst says negative tweets about Heard were not related to Depp lawyer's statements
a day ago
ITN
On This Day 1972: George Best On Why He Quit Man Utd
The superstar footballer revealed in a candid interview his struggles in the game - opening up about his battle with mental health. .
15 hours ago
The Guardian
Since my mother’s death the spring flowers she loved bring me joy – but pierce my heart
In my childhood memories my mum is hitching up her sari to snip a cutting from a stranger’s garden, or watching Gardeners World. Now crocuses, tulips and daisies are my portal to her, writes Chitra Ramaswamy
15 hours ago
York Press
Fraudster 'broke his own grandmother's heart' by stealing cash
A BELOVED grandson broke his grandmother's heart by stealing thousands of pounds from her in the last months of her life, York Crown Court heard.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Government points to new history curriculum after criticism from Troy Deeney
The footballer wants to see more progress in the teaching of the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
16 hours ago
PA Media: UK News
Key quotes from Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties
The investigation analysed events which took place between May 20 2020 and April 16 2021 in Whitehall.
17 hours ago
PA Media: UK News
Financial firms ‘face profit hit from climate change without effective action’
There are “notable data gaps” in how banks understand the risks of global warming, officials said.
2 days ago
HuffPost UK
South Asians Are So Ready For The Elizabeth Line To Connect Our Cultural Hotspots
"Petition to rename the Elizabeth Line the Samosa Line."
17 hours ago
The Independent
10 best sensory toys to help with your little one’s development
Stimulate your baby or toddler’s senses while still encouraging fun play
2 days ago
Evening Standard
Jubilee family fry up in danger from global food emergency
British staple has risen by 40p for the average family breakfast in just a year
2 days ago
AFP UK
Towns located in the line of Russian fire almost deserted as evacuations continue
Empty playgrounds, lonely dogs and a constant backdrop of shelling fill the otherwise ghostly towns of Soledar and Bakhmut, located in the besieged Ukrainian east. The only movement is people boarding a bus -- storing their suitcases in the hold and preparing to flee.
9 hours ago
Reuters
As hunger spreads in Somalia, babies start to die
DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) -Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi's twin granddaughters. "She is malnourished and her two babies died of hunger," Abdullahi said at the Kaxareey camp which sprang up in January and now houses 13,000 people. With global focus on Ukraine, aid agencies and the United Nations are desperate to attract attention to a calamity they say is shaping up to be comparable to Somalia's 2011 famine.
21 hours ago
The Independent
'Why did I let her die alone in that hospital?': Labour MP gives speech after Gray findings
'Why did I let her die alone in that hospital?': Labour MP gives speech after Gray findings
15 hours ago

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