News bulletin 2022/05/02 11:11

The Guardian
Margaret Beckett is still wrong about the Iraq war and WMD claims
Letter: Frank Jackson on the former Labour deputy leader’s recollections about the 2003 Iraq war
8 hours ago
The Independent
Russia claims complete control over Mariupol after ‘capturing Azovstal steel plant’
Victory in port city a symbolic boost to Vladimir Putin in faltering war on Ukraine
2 days ago
Bournemouth Echo UK
RNLI crews help medical incident on Green Island
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
14 hours ago
The Independent
EXPLAINER: What are the key climate themes at Davos?
Climate change will be one focus of the World Economic Forum's first in-person gathering of business and government leaders in two years
12 hours ago
The Independent
Toto Wolff says Mercedes have taken a ‘solid step’ and understand F1 car problems ahead of Spanish Grand Prix
Mercedes are pleased with the progress they have made at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona
a day ago
The Independent
Utah hunting guide charged with ‘illegally’ baiting bear which Donald Trump Jr shot
Animal lured with “a pile of grain, oil and pastries” before being killed, according to officials in the state
20 hours ago
Evening Standard
West End tells ministers promising crackdown on rogue pedicabs and rickshaws: ‘Get on with it!’
Ministers announced in the Queen’s Speech that they would enable the licensing of London pedicabs as part of a new Transport Bill
10 hours ago
Sky News
Partygate: Sue Gray's team reject claim she initiated meeting with Boris Johnson over report
Pressure is growing on Number 10 to explain a meeting between Sue Gray and Boris Johnson as it emerged an unnamed Downing Street official suggested the pair get together. Opposition MPs have demanded more details about the event, which took place some weeks ago and was made public last night by Sky News. Downing Street sources issued a statement which said the meeting had not been ordered by the PM personally.
2 days ago
RFI
Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 1 - they're all making a fist of it
The 2022 French Open started amid downpours. So it was that keeping the crowds away. Pole positionDuring the opening match on centre court between sixth seed Ons Jabeur and Magda Linette, it really did look the attendance limits imposed during the coronavirus pandemic were still in force. The stands were sparsely populated. Still, more fool those who missed the tie. It provided a shock as Jabeur – one of the favourites for the 2022 title – went down in three sets. On-court interviewer Marion Bar
4 hours ago
Reuters
Japan PM Kishida calls China's development in E. China Sea "unacceptable"
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday that he was disappointed in China's efforts to develop areas in the East China Sea, saying that it was "unacceptable." Speaking to reporters in the western city of Kyoto, he said that the government had lodged a complaint against China via diplomatic channels. The Japanese foreign ministry released a statement on Friday confirming an increase in Chinese efforts to develop natural resources in the East China Sea, including in areas that are west of the midpoint between Japan and China.
2 days ago
Evening Standard
Kourtney Kardashian marries Travis Barker in fairytale Italian wedding
Kourtney Kardashian tied the knot with Travis Barker in a fairtytale Italian wedding on Sunday. In an Instagram post, the reality star gushed about finding her “happily ever after” as the pair said “I do” in Portofino. The former Blink 182 drummer shared a picture of the couple kissing in front of a stunning altar covered in red roses and velvet.
2 hours ago
PA Media: Video
Cabinet minister insists he does not know who called Johnson-Gray meeting
Nadhim Zahawi clashed with BBC’s Joanne Coburn over the importance of knowing who called the meeting between the Prime Minister and the senior civil servant Sue Gray, ahead of the publishing of her report into the law-breaking parties at Number 10 and in Whitehall during the pandemic. Mr Zahawi said he has not asked No 10 who called the meeting between Boris Johnson and Sue Gray over the partygate report because he does not deem it necessary. Asked if he had called Downing Street for clarification over the matter, the Education Secretary told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme: “I don’t need to because I don’t believe that having a meeting with your senior civil servant is material to the outcome. That civil servant is independent in their investigation and has the highest level of professionalism and integrity.”
15 hours ago
Sky News
Australian election: Voters go to the polls as gap between two parties narrows
Australians head to the polls on Saturday to vote in a national election that shows the Opposition ahead in opinion polls. The Labor Party is narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition although a strong showing by climate-focused independents could lead to a hung parliament. Opposition leader Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party is a favourite to win its first election since 2007.
2 days ago
The Independent
Pope voices hope church in China can operate in freedom
Pope Francis has expressed his spiritual closeness to Catholics in China and voiced hope that the church there operates in “freedom and tranquility
12 hours ago
Sky video
Partygate: Minister unable to say who requested meeting between PM and Sue Gray over her report
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said he does not know who requested a meeting between the prime minister and Sue Gray over her partygate report, but is confident there was "no way" she would allow herself to be influenced by anybody.
15 hours ago
Reuters
Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency's annual assembly this week. In a recent white paper laying out his plans for the future of global health security, Tedros began by quoting ancient Greek historian Thucydides, who wanted the world to learn from the mistakes of a devastating plague in Athens in 430 BC. Nearly two-and-a-half millennia later and after COVID-19 has killed at least 15 million people globally, avoiding a repeat of fatal missteps in a future pandemic is the unwritten theme of this week's World Health Assembly in Geneva.
an hour ago
The Telegraph
End of the road for bargains as new cars cost record high
The cheapest new car in the UK now costs more than £10,000 - making it more expensive than ever to buy a brand-new vehicle.
5 hours ago
Western Telegraph
Two arrested overnight on drink and drug drive charges
Two drivers have been arrested overnight, one for drink driving and the other one for suspected drug driving and possession.
a day ago
The Guardian
Matt Fitzpatrick in frame going into final round of US PGA Championship
The Sheffield golfer produced a gritty display after making bogey on his first two holes to stand only three shots behind surprise leader Mito Pereira
a day ago
Evening Standard
Russia bans almost 1,000 Americans to force Washington to ‘change its behaviour’
The Kremlin has previously blacklisted Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA chief William Burns
a day ago

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