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PA Media: Entertainment
Britney Spears’ lawyers accuse her father of ‘stonewalling’ over deposition
Representatives for the singer continue to request Jamie Spears sit down and give evidence about his conduct during the years of her conservatorship.
4 hours ago
Sky News
Pictures from Sue Gray report show Boris Johnson at gatherings in Downing Street during pandemic
Images of Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand have emerged in Sue Gray's damning report of Downing Street parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Johnson is pictured in attendance at both, while Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case are spotted at the first - on the prime minister's birthday. In the report, Ms Gray stated that "the senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must bear responsibility for this culture".
18 hours ago
AFP
Petrobras shares fall after Bolsonaro fires its boss
The price of shares in Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras fell Tuesday in reaction to President Jair Bolsonaro firing its boss after only 40 days on the job.
a day ago
ITN
William and Kate brave the rain at palace garden party
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were all smiles despite the rainy weather as they joined the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Beatrice at a Buckingham Palace garden party today. Kate stood under an umbrella and wore a mint green dress as she chatted with guests in the palace grounds.
13 hours ago
Euronews
Frenchman beats high-wire record at Mont Saint-Michel
French daredevil tightrope walker Nathan Paulin claim a new world record after completing a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel.
19 hours ago
Evening Standard
Best festival tents for 2022: Get your camping setup sorted with two man tents and larger options
Festival season is back after a two-year hiatus, and we can’t wait.
2 days 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.
18 hours ago
Herald Scotland
EU commission chief signals move towards greener economy
The European Union's top official has said the 27-nation bloc should avoid becoming dependent on untrustworthy countries, as it did with Russia and its fossil fuels, amid the transition towards a greener economy.
2 days ago
The Conversation
Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car
The controversial cars are under attack.
14 hours ago
The Independent
Astronomer may have detected the source of the famous extraterrestrial ‘Wow!’ signal
The ‘Wow!’ signal was a 72 second-long signal sent in 1977 that some believe is evidence of alien life
20 hours ago
The Independent
Jada Pinkett Smith and mother Adrienne recall how ‘nurturing touch’ was missing from their relationship
‘Very rarely will you see Jada and I even touch’
7 hours ago
The Independent
Harry Styles realises he wasn't meant to be doing CBeebies story in PJs
Harry Styles realises he wasn't meant to be doing CBeebies story in PJs
2 days ago
Evening Standard
House sales dip in April
Some 106,780 transactions took place last month, which was down compared with March and with April 2021.
2 days ago
The Guardian
Tory MPs have too much riding on Johnson’s lies to call them out now
The prime minister’s shamelessness is contagious, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
2 days ago
Sky News
Sue Gray report: 'We got away with it' - Downing St chief Martin Reynolds's messages after lockdown-breaking party revealed
Details of drunkenness, fighting and late night parties at the heart of government have been laid bare in a damning report by Sue Gray - who said "senior leadership" must bear responsibility. The long-awaited report, which also details karaoke, wine spillages, aides being sick and others being rude to security staff and cleaners, reveals behaviour in Downing Street during 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place across the country. In one message after a "bring your own booze" party to which 200 people were invited in May 2020, Martin Reynolds, the prime minister's principal private secretary, said: "We seem to have got away with [it]."
19 hours ago
Daily Echo
'We are extremely concerned' - Appeal to find missing man
Police are appealing to find a missing Hampshire man.
2 days 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.
22 hours ago
Herald Scotland
Brokerage looks to ensure growth with new board appointments
Expanding insurance brokerage Kelvin Smith has promoted two long-standing employees to director level in recognition of the part they have played in the company’s growth.
a day ago
The Guardian
Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine
Belarusian pair are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion began
16 hours ago
Evening Standard
Oil and gas producers warn windfall tax would do long-term harm to industry
Offshore Energies UK, which represents the offshore oil and gas industry, said the tax would undermine investor confidence.
9 hours ago

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