‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage

Anger in France after US president puts on French accent and mocks Macron during private lunch in Washington

Emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump’s comments about his marriage were “neither elegant nor up to standard” after the US president put on an accent and mocked his French counterpart and his wife during a private lunch in Washington.

Arriving in South Korea on Thursday, Macron made clear his displeasure at Trump’s comments, which appeared briefly in a video on the White House YouTube channel before being removed.

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Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home

Funeral director Robert Bush had previously admitted to dozens of counts of fraud at hearing in October

A fraudulent funeral director has admitted giving families the wrong ashes, lying to them, stealing from them and also stealing from charities while he was “trusted by people at a time they needed him most”.

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to preventing a lawful burial after 30 bodies and a quantity of ashes were found at a funeral home in Hull in 2024, in a case that shocked an entire city.

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Uganda school attack: Four children stabbed to death in Kampala – BBC

  1. Uganda school attack: Four children stabbed to death in Kampala  BBC
  2. Four children killed in nursery school stabbing attack in Uganda  Al Jazeera
  3. Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 children  The Hill
  4. BREAKING Man storms nursery killing several children as more rushed to hospital in horror attack  Daily Star
  5. Man storms Kampala daycare centre, kills unspecified number of kids  GhanaWeb
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UK braces for Storm Dave over Easter with winds up to 90mph

Met Office names fourth storm of the year, with weather warnings for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and north of England

The Met Office has named its fourth storm of the year, which will bring very strong winds in the north of the UK on Saturday evening into Easter Sunday.

Storm Dave will bring wind gusts of 60 to 70mph in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and parts of Northern England, with a possibility of gusts of up to 90mph in some areas.

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‘Entrenches apartheid’: UAE, 7 other Muslim countries blast Israeli death penalty law – The Times of Israel

  1. ‘Entrenches apartheid’: UAE, 7 other Muslim countries blast Israeli death penalty law  The Times of Israel
  2. Eight Muslim-majority countries condemn Israel's new death penalty law  Reuters
  3. Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks  nytimes.com
  4. Smirking Past the Gallows  The Atlantic
  5. The Death Penalty Law Reflects the Total Kahanization of Israel's Right  Haaretz
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UK firms expect to raise prices more quickly as Iran war pushes up costs

Bank of England survey in March shows chief financial officers foresee 3.7% increase over coming year

Companies in the UK expect to raise their prices more rapidly over the coming months as the war in the Middle East drives up costs, Bank of England research shows.

The Bank’s regular survey of more than 2,000 chief financial officers conducted last month, after the Iran conflict began, shows they now expect to raise their prices by 3.7% over the coming year.

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Drivers told to look for cheapest fuel ahead of ‘busiest Easter on UK roads since 2022’

Bank holiday traffic predicted to peak on Thursday, as petrol and diesel prices surge from fallout of Iran war

UK drivers are being urged to look for the cheapest petrol and “to fill up as usual” as travellers prepare to make 21.7m journeys on what is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in four years.

The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol rose by 20p in March, from 132.83p on the 1st to 152.83p on the 31st, raising concerns about the cost of filling up for Easter journeys. The higher fuel prices have been triggered by rising oil prices as a result of the US-Israel war against Iran.

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‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m

Once-hyped, celebrity-backed company snapped up by American Exchange Group for fraction of former value

Allbirds, the San Francisco sustainable trainer brand once valued at more than $4bn, is being sold for just $39m (£29.6m) after global demand for its wool-based footwear failed to materialise.

American Exchange Group, the owner of a string of brands including the fashion label Ed Hardy and the accessories maker Born, is snapping up the struggling company once touted as the future of footwear.

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Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak – The Guardian

  1. Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak  The Guardian
  2. ‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law  Al Jazeera
  3. Eight Muslim countries slam Israel’s new death penalty law as risk to regional stability  The Times of Israel
  4. Smirking Past the Gallows  The Atlantic
  5. Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks  The New York Times
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Wreck of Danish warship, remains of sailor found 225 years after attack by Horatio Nelson’s British fleet – CBS News

  1. Wreck of Danish warship, remains of sailor found 225 years after attack by Horatio Nelson's British fleet  CBS News
  2. Danish Warship Sunk by Britain’s Lord Nelson 225 Years Ago Is Found  nytimes.com
  3. Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery  CNN
  4. Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago  The Guardian
  5. Priceless Golden Helmet Swiped in Firework Bomb Heist Miraculously Recovered  The Daily Beast
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez

US moves towards reestablishing working relations between two countries after abducting President Nicolás Maduro

The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.

The couple were taken to New York after their abduction in January to face charges of alleged drug trafficking, to which both have pleaded not guilty.

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Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group – ایران اینترنشنال

  1. Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group  ایران اینترنشنال
  2. Goldman and Citi tell Paris staff to work from home after thwarted BofA attack  Financial Times
  3. French Prosecutors Link Foiled Attack on American Bank to a Pro-Iranian Group  nytimes.com
  4. Paris police tighten security after foiled bomb attack  reuters.com
  5. US bank Goldman Sachs placed under police surveillance in Paris  Euronews.com
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Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago

Divers in race against time to unearth wreck of the Dannebroge before seabed becomes construction site

More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen harbour by marine archaeologists.

Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 metres (49ft) beneath the waves, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.

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