More than 70 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

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Crews search for survivors after more than 160 injured at Jet Set in Santo Domingo

More than 70 people have died and about 160 others injured in the Dominican capital early on Tuesday after the roof collapsed at a nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.

The death toll reached 79 by the late evening as crews continued to search for survivors in the rubble at the one-storey Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.

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Meta blocks livestreaming by teenagers on Instagram

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Under-16s will be barred from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission

Meta is expanding its safety measures for teenagers on Instagram with a block on livestreaming, as the social media company extends its under-18 safeguards to the Facebook and Messenger platforms.

Under-16s will be barred from using Instagram’s Live feature unless they have parental permission. They will also require parental permission to turn off a feature that blurs images containing suspected nudity in their direct messages.

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Serving Met police officer charged with rape and other sexual offences

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PC Dion Arnold charged with four counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one of sexual assault

A serving Metropolitan police officer has been charged with multiple sexual offences including rape, the force has said.

PC Dion Arnold, attached to South West Command Unit, was charged on 31 March with four counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault after an investigation by Surrey police.

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‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings

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On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward

For the past two months, members of the Elon Musk-led “department of government efficiency” (Doge) have stalked the halls of the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Atlanta headquarters.

Several employees told the Guardian that if a Doge staffer walked through their offices and saw a badge at an untended workstation, its owner would be fired promptly. Firing someone for a security violation gave Doge an excuse to circumvent the defenses of civil service protection, or performance reviews, or seniority.

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Main ticket seller and six tour companies fined £17m for Colosseum price-fixing

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Illegal practices included use of bots to hoard tickets for attraction in Rome for resale at inflated prices

An Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) for illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost.

Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the practices, including using software bots to hoard tickets and resell them at higher prices, made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets online for site.

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Albanese accuses Coalition of ‘gaslighting’ public over energy as Dutton touts economic credentials in first leaders’ debate

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Prime minister asks ‘how can you believe what they’ll do after the election’ as opposition leader accuses Labor of having the wrong priorities

Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of “gaslighting” Australians on key Liberal policies in a spirited first leaders’ debate of the election campaign which focused heavily on energy, health and tax policies.

Neither man made a major misstep in the Sky News forum on Tuesday evening in western Sydney, where Albanese was voted the winner in a poll of 100 undecided voters. Albanese won 44 votes, Dutton won 35 and 21 remained undecided.

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Ukrainian troops advance into Russia’s Belgorod, Zelenskyy confirms – Euronews.com

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  1. Ukrainian troops advance into Russia’s Belgorod, Zelenskyy confirms  Euronews.com
  2. Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops in Russia's Belgorod region  BBC
  3. Zelensky confirms for first time that Ukrainian troops active in Russia’s Belgorod region  CNN
  4. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy speaks of military presence in Russia’s Belgorod region for first time  The Guardian
  5. Zelenskyy confirms for first time Ukraine forces active in Russia's Belgorod region  Sky News
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US workers feel effects of Trump cuts: ‘I am seeing my work dry up’

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President’s effort to rapidly shrink federal government is already reaching private sector as recession fears loom

Americans are grappling with climbing costs, falling sales and dwindling work as Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government and economy.

As the US president pushes forward with an array of controversial policies, from sweeping cuts to blanket tariffs, the Guardian asked US workers how they have been affected. Some requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.

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RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

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Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeral

A Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr “never said anything” about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl’s family and community for her funeral.

“He did not say that the vaccine was effective,” Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. “I had supper with the guy … and he never said anything about that.”

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