Older Adults Are Sharing The Most Out-Of-Touch Things Younger People Have Said To Them, And Ohhhh Brother – BuzzFeed
Yemen’s Houthis say six killed in US strikes on Sanaa province
The group also claims it shot down a US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Hajjah governorate.
Mickey Rourke ejected from Big Brother house over ‘unacceptable behaviour’
Actor, 72, understood to have used behaviour and language considered threatening against housemate Chris Hughes
The Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house over “instances of unacceptable behaviour” and “inappropriate language”.
The 72-year-old Bafta winner is understood to have used behaviour and language that was considered to be threatening and aggressive during a task, directed towards his housemate Chris Hughes, a former Love Island contestant. No physical altercation took place, according to the PA news agency.
Continue reading...British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces
Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needs
British Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.
The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces.
Continue reading...Melanoma patients in England get fast-track access to cancer vaccine
NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad expanded to include trial for patients with advanced type of skin cancer
Patients with an advanced type of skin melanoma in England will be given fast-track access to a “revolutionary” new cancer vaccine as part of an NHS trial.
The vaccine, known as iSCIB1+ (ImmunoBody), helps the immune system recognise cancer cells and therefore better respond to immunotherapy treatment.
Continue reading...UK Laws Are Not ‘Fit for Social Media Age,’ Says Report Into Summer Riots – The New York Times
- UK Laws Are Not ‘Fit for Social Media Age,’ Says Report Into Summer Riots The New York Times
- MPs reject two-tier policing claims in 2024 riots BBC
- UK police struggled to counter online falsehoods that fueled summer violence, lawmakers say AP News
- No evidence of 'two-tier policing' in handling of Southport riots, MPs say Sky News
- Claims of two-tier policing during 2024 summer riots ‘baseless’, report finds | Police The Guardian
Germany willing to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, says Friedrich Merz – Financial Times
- Germany willing to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, says Friedrich Merz Financial Times
- Germany announces fresh military aid to Ukraine DW
- Merz signals Ukraine could use Taurus missiles to target Crimea, Kerch Bridge. The Kyiv Independent
- Germany Sending Taurus Missiles to Ukraine Risks ‘Escalation’: Kremlin Kyiv Post
- Peace in Ukraine ‘out of reach’ in immediate future, Germany says TVP World
Army planners sent in to help clear Birmingham’s rubbish piles
Government calls in military experts as month-long refuse workers’ strike brings warnings of public health emergency
Office-based military specialists have been called in to deal with the mounting piles of rubbish on the streets of Birmingham after a month-long strike by refuse workers.
Tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish have gone uncollected and Birmingham city council has declared a major incident and issued a public health warning since the all-out-strike by Unite union members began on 11 March.
Continue reading...Hedge fund billionaire says US may face ‘worse than a recession’ from Trump tariffs
Ray Dalio’s comments come after rocky week across stock markets after policies including 145% tariff raise on China
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said that he is worried the US will experience “something worse than a recession” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies.
Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the 75-year-old hedge fund manager said: “I think that right now we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession. And I’m worried about something worse than a recession if this isn’t handled well.”
Continue reading...Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size Al Jazeera
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2025 Kyiv Post
- Die Lage 1122 – 12. April 2025 SPARTANAT.com
- Russia making fewer territorial gains in Ukraine in 2025 WBUR
Six injured and 24 properties damaged in Texas house explosion, say officials
Authorities investigate after residents as far as 28 miles away report hearing a boom as Austin house collapses
A house explosion in Austin, Texas, destroyed the residence and damaged 24 nearby properties, injuring six people – including two firefighters.
Around 11.25am CDT, residents across Austin reported hearing a boom and feeling an explosion in the area. “It rattled my windows and building,” one person posted on social media with an image of a plume of smoke rising into the air. Residents as far away as Georgetown – about 28 miles to the north – reported hearing the explosion.
Continue reading...Trump warns China ‘not getting off the hook’ on US tariffs for electronics
The US president says there are no tariff exemptions for electronic items but that they fall under a separate category.
Man in custody after Pennsylvania governor’s home set ablaze, police say
No reported injuries after fire left ‘significant damage’ to portion of residence while Josh Shapiro and his family slept
Police say a person is in custody after a suspected arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansionwhere Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated after someone set fire to the building.
No one was injured in the blaze and the fire was extinguished, authorities said.
Continue reading...Trump to meet Bukele as US deports more immigrants to El Salvador
The White House set to welcome El Salvador's president as Washington faces backlash over immigrant removals.
US deports 10 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, says Rubio
Secretary of state says ‘criminals’ were taken to country thanks to alliance between Trump and Nayib Bukele
The US has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, a day before that country’s president is due to visit the White House.
“Last night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations arrived in El Salvador,” Rubio said in an Twitter/X post.
Continue reading...Jean Marsh, co-creator of 1970s TV hit Upstairs, Downstairs, dies aged 90
ITV drama set in aristocratic house in Edwardian London explored class and social change, and won many awards
Jean Marsh, the actor and writer best known for co-creating and starring in the 1970s TV show Upstairs, Downstairs, has died aged 90.
The film-maker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who was a close friend of Marsh, said she died of complications with dementia in her London home on Sunday.
Continue reading...Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI
The suspect's phone allegedly contains material about a neo-Nazi group and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI
The suspect's phone allegedly contains material about a neo-Nazi group and praise for Adolf Hitler.
New armed extremist group claims responsibility for bombing near Greece’s rail headquarters – AP News
- New armed extremist group claims responsibility for bombing near Greece's rail headquarters AP News
- Bomb goes off outside Hellenic Train offices in Athens CNN
- Greek urban guerrilla group claims attack on Hellenic Train Reuters
- CCTV captures moment of explosion in central Athens BBC
- Tempe train crash, renewed violence set political tone eKathimerini.com