News bulletin 2022/04/27 12:12

The Independent
A look at big US legal settlements amid Surfside's $1B deal
The proposed settlement of more than $1 billion as compensation for the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium collapse is far from the largest in U.S. history
19 hours ago
The Independent
Ted Cruz says ‘far more children’ would be murdered if US bans guns
Ted Cruz on Friday claimed that “far more children would be murdered” and “many more” women would be assaulted if the US banned guns. The Republican senator made his comments during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, less than 300 miles from where 19 children and two adults were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday. “Let me tell you what would happen if they succeeded in confiscating guns, many more people would lose their lives,” Cruz said.
20 hours ago
The Independent
Queen to miss Epsom Derby as she paces herself for Jubilee
The monarch, 96, has episodic mobility problems and is gearing up to mark her milestone reign.
33 minutes ago
Swindon Advertiser
Police speed checks on Swindon street where two died
POLICE officers have been carrying out speed checks on a Swindon street where two people died in a crash.
23 hours ago
The Independent
Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears
The discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility after a brief heat wave this month raises questions about whether officials and residents are prepared for the kind of brutal heat that killed more than 700 people in the city nearly three decades ago
22 hours ago
The Independent
REN Clean Skincare is offering 20% off right now – here’s what to shop
Now’s the time for a more natural skincare re-stock
2 hours ago
Sky News
Liverpool beaten by Real Madrid in Champions League final
Liverpool have been beaten in the Champions League final after a 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in Paris. The Reds dominated much of the first half with Real Madrid's Thibault Courtois making saves, but it was the Spanish champions who came closest to breaking the deadlock with a goal by Karim Benzema disallowed after a lengthy delay for a VAR check. Brazilian winger Jose Vinicius Junior put Real Madrid ahead in the 59th minute, slotting in after a driven cross from Federico Valverde.
14 hours ago
The Guardian
‘Bigger fish to fry’: Hamilton welcomes jewellery reprieve before Monaco GP
Lewis Hamilton welcomed an FIA climbdown over wearing jewellery while racing as he prepared for a testing weekend on the streets of Monaco
2 days ago
Evening Standard
Dame Deborah James ‘cannot believe’ T-shirt has raised 500k for Bowel Babe fund
The Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK had reached more than six and a half million pounds
a day ago
The Independent
Bride and groom face cancelled wedding after Tui axes flight
EasyJet has also announced it will scrap more than 200 flights over the next 10 days.
15 hours ago
HuffPost UK
Led By Donkeys Projects 'Partygate Crime File' Onto Parliament
A very public stunt which called Boris Johnson out right in the heart of Westminster.
2 days ago
The Telegraph
Why the Queen is the ultimate example of soft power
It was what you might call a perfect piece of ballroom diplomacy. An expertly choreographed moment on a royal tour where so much was at stake. It was 1961 and a young Queen Elizabeth was visiting Ghana. The British Empire was crumbling and a new relationship between former colonies was being negotiated. Ghana was the first in sub-saharan Africa to renounce British rule and the president, Kwame Nkrumah, was plotting a union of non-aligned states which could have left the Commonwealth as little mo
2 days ago
HuffPost UK
The Receipts Book Is An Ode To All The Women Who Have Ever Loved Them
We spoke to the podcast hosts about mistakes, friendship break-ups, and the sisterhood that survives all.
8 hours ago
Evening Standard
Northern Ireland centenary celebrated in shadow of Edward Carson – and Covid-19
There was a carnival atmosphere at Stormont where marchers and bands from across Northern Ireland massed on Saturday.
20 hours ago
AFP
ICC prosecutor urges Russia to cooperate on Ukraine probe
Russia should cooperate with the International Criminal Court's investigation into alleged war crimes carried out during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the tribunal's prosecutor told AFP on Friday.
2 days ago
Reuters
Soccer-Blame game in France after 'chaotic' Champions League final
Chaotic scenes at the French national stadium before and during Saturday night's Champions League final were branded a national embarrassment, while French ministers blamed Liverpool fans for the trouble. The final between Liverpool and Real Madrid kicked off with a 35-minute delay after police tried to hold back people attempting to force their way into the Stade de France without tickets, while some ticket holders complained they were not let in. Television footage showed images of young men, who did not appear to be wearing the red Liverpool jerseys, jumping the gates of the stadium and running away.
2 hours ago
News and Star
Award for lecturer who goes 'over and above' for students
A DEDICATED lecturer who goes ‘over and above’ for his students has been honoured with a national teaching award.
a day ago
The Guardian
‘That smile I will never forget’: the victims of the Texas school shooting
More details have emerged about those who were killed on Tuesday when a gunman attacked Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
2 days ago
PA Media: Video
EasyJet to cancel more than 20 daily half-term flights from Gatwick
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break. The airline said the cancellations would affect about 24 flights per day from London’s Gatwick airport between May 28 and June 6.
a day ago
The Independent
Colombians to vote for president amid generalized discontent
As Colombians emerge from the pandemic to find increasing inequality, inflation and violence, they will pick their next president Sunday from a pool of six men who are all promising various degrees of change amid a generalized sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction
8 hours ago

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