News bulletin 2022/05/01 20:14

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
11 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.
13 hours ago
The Guardian
Neil Basu to demand answers over failed bid to lead National Crime Agency
Met assistant commissioner will ask Home Office why he was overlooked for top job
6 hours 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.
30 minutes ago
The Independent
The Handmaid’s Tale star Alexis Bledel will not return for season five: ‘I felt I had to step away’
Actor has played Emily aka Ofglen since the show’s first season in 2017
20 hours ago
Evening Standard
85ft superyacht goes up in flames
Emergency services are at the scene after an 85ft motorboat in Torquay burst into flames.
14 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.
6 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
The Telegraph
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are both losers in their bitter courtroom battle – here’s why
As the blockbuster six-week defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard drew to a close, the courtroom in Fairfax, Virginia burst into spontaneous applause to congratulate the stenographer who transcribed every detail.
15 hours ago
The Independent
NYC subway riders ignore woman's pleas for help as man assaults her
NYC subway riders ignore woman's pleas for help as man assaults her
a day ago
The Independent
Man gets life in prison, plus 45 years, in beheading case
A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his wife’s co-worker and forcing her to behead him was has been sentenced to life in prison plus 45 years
a day ago
Bournemouth Echo UK
Best Dorset afternoon teas according to TripAdvisor reviews ahead of Jubilee
What better way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee than with a terribly British afternoon tea - here are the best places to get one according to Tripadvisor reviews.
a day 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
18 hours ago
The Independent
Work under way to prevent pollution after burning superyacht sinks in marina
Firefighters battled to extinguish the fire for hours as it ripped through the 85ft vessel in Torquay.
5 hours ago
The Independent
Trains, boats and planes: travellers face a summer of discontent
<strong>The Man Who Pays His Way: </strong>Time for a grown-up conversation about how best to get our creaking transport system through the summer.
11 hours ago
Euronews
Lithuanians organise donation drive to buy Bayraktar drone for Ukraine
Some €3 million out of the €5m needed have been raised in just three days largely in small amounts, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive stated.
20 hours ago
The Guardian
The Frightnrs: Always review – crisp reggae and a labour of love
The Brooklyn outfit’s compelling rocksteady and spacey dub disguise the deep sadness at the music’s core
13 hours ago
Sky News
Ukraine war diaries: 'COVID was just our war rehearsal'
The restrictions which coloured life for so many during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are proving something of a dry run for life in the Ukrainian capital now, according to one Kyiv resident. For more than three months Oksana Goshel, 34, has been filing audio diaries detailing life in a war zone - and its dramatic shifts - for the Sky News podcast, Ukraine War Diaries. "We were laughing and saying that COVID was kind of a good rehearsal for Ukraine," she says.
2 days ago
Swindon Advertiser
'Not even Hitler shut our pubs, but Boris Johnson's Covid laws did'
"Hitler never shut our pubs, clubs, you name it , too long to detail . When our civilian populations houses were being carpet-bombed by the Nazis. But Boris did."
39 minutes ago
RFI
AU leaders seek home-grown solutions for continent's 'alarming' humanitarian situation
African Union leaders are meeting in Equatorial Guinea for two summits as the continent contends with humanitarian crises, terrorism and military coups. Around 20 heads of state as well as donors are expected in the Equatorial Guinean capital, Malabo, to raise funds at the AU's first "extraordinary humanitarian summit" taking place this Friday.According to AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, 113 million Africans need urgent humanitarian assistance this year, including 48 million refug
2 days ago

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