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Trump on trial

Livetrump on trial

Donald Trump hush money trial derailed as two jurors now struck from case

<p>Stormy Daniels appears at an event in May 2018 in West Hollywood, California </p>
TRUMP ON TRIAL

Stormy Daniels ‘refused to take subpoena’ from Trump trial lawyers

<p>Donald Trump </p>
TRUMP ON TRIAL

Some Biden aides refer to Trump as ‘Hitler Pig’, says report

TRUMP ON TRIAL

MSNBC reporter Joy Reid praises ‘wonderfully poetic’ Trump prosecutor

TRUMP ON TRIAL

Manhattan prosecutors plan to grill Trump about sexual abuse if he takes stand in trial

<p>Jimmy Kimmel on <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live </em>Wednesday reacts to Mr Trump’s wild confusion between himself and Al Pacino</p>
trump on trial

Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump for confusing him for Al Pacino

<p>Donald Trump striking a pose on the golf course </p>
TRUMP ON TRIAL

Donald Trump: Ex-president, criminal defendant, style icon?

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Congress Ilhan Omar
politics

Ilhan Omar’s daughter suspended by Columbia University for Gaza protest

<p>This photo of Captain Everett Leland Yager appeared in the Palmyra Spectator newspaper 20 December 1944</p>
news

Jawbone of US Marine killed in 1951 ‘found in boy’s rock collection’

<p>Fans question why Kim Kardashian is diving in shallow water in new picture</p>
Lifestyle

Fans question why Kim Kardashian is diving in shallow water

<p>President Joe Biden speaks at Stupak Community Center on March 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He made the surprising suggestion that his uncle may have been eaten by <a href="/topic/cannibals">cannibals</a> after being shot down during World War II </p>
politics

Biden suggests his uncle was eaten by cannibals after WWII plane crash

<p>The Kennedy family with Joe Biden at the White House on St Patrick’s Day. The political family are set to endorse Biden officially on Thursday </p>
politics

Kennedy family endorses Biden at campaign event in snub to RFK Jr

<p>Moises Tejada, who was on the OSI New York’s ‘most wanted’ list, was captured by police in Rome last week</p>
crime

US ‘most wanted’ fugitive captured by Italian police in Rome

<p>Counterfeit Botox linked to 19 illness cases across nine states </p>
Lifestyle

Counterfeit Botox linked to illnesses in nine states

<p>Lumen Technologies said a disruption to their network caused widespread 911 outages in three states </p>
news

Tech company admits to causing widespread 911 outage in three states

Four Killed University of Idaho Alibi
IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS

Bryan Kohberger’s alibi challenges his location night of Idaho student murders

<p>Speaker Mike Johnson faces the political battle of his life this weekend as he seeks to pass Ukraine aid over the complaints of conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene</p>
politics

Mike Johnson gambles everything while a far-right rebellion grows

<p>This booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Department shows Raul Meza Jr</p>
crime

Police department admits it didn’t act on key evidence in murder case

<p>Once upon a time in southern France: Quentin Tarantino at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023</p>
Features

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘10 films’ rule will ultimately damage his legacy

climate crisis

Does anyone care about climate this election? These voters say yes

The majority of Americans have experienced extreme weather events in the last five years — but the climate crisis still lags behind inflation, healthcare, immigration and jobs when it comes to voter priorities. Louise Boyle reports

Former vice president Al Gore speaks on stage at the Climate Reality Project event in New York this weekend
<p>Chad Daybell (right) sits at the defence table with his attorney John Prior </p>
Livechad daybell

Chad Daybell trial: Cult dad’s search history revealed to jurors

<p>The Haiku Stairs, in O’ahu, were built by the US military in the Second World War, but are now being removed due to tresspassing </p>
Americas

Hawaii forced to remove historic attraction due to influencers

<p>Donald Trump with Bill Barr in the Cabinet Room of the White House in 2020</p>
US politics

Bill Barr reveals he will vote for Trump despite calling him a child

<p>Kanye West is allegedly being probed by the LAPD after he reportedly punched a man for touching his wife </p>
crime

Ye is a suspect in battery case after man allegedly grabbed his wife

<p>Google staffers stage a sit-in at the company’s office on Tuesday in protest over a cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. </p>
news

Google fires 28 staff protests against Israeli government contract

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks in a press gaggle on the House steps</p>
US politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene revives obsession with ‘space lasers’

<p>Bakery makes hilarious mistake on 30th birthday cake</p>
Lifestyle

Bakery makes hilarious mistake on 30th birthday cake

<p>Jack Callahan, 22, is accused of drowning in his father in an apparent exorcism </p>
crime

Banker’s son on trial accused of drowning his father in an ‘exorcism’

rudy giuliani

Giuliani’s bankruptcy could cost him his apartment, his jewellery and, perhaps worse, his Joe DiMaggio shirt

From multimillion-dollar properties to luxury watches (and a replica signed Joe DiMaggio shirt), the former New York mayor and Trump attorney may have to part with some cherished items to pay his creditors, writes Kelly Rissman

<p>Former mayor Rudy Giuliani boasting Yankees gear at a baseball game in May 2018 </p>
<p>Unionised video game workers protest outside the Game Awards in Los Angeles in December 2023</p>
featureTech

Video game creators scramble to unionize as AI threat looms

As the gaming industry reels from a tidal wave of layoffs, companies’ rush into automation has developers watching their backs – and could soon trigger a major strike. Io Dodds reports

royals

Prince Harry cuts ties with UK as he formally makes the US his home

<p>Surveillance cameras capture the man at the church </p>
crime

Oklahoma man accused of throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple arrested

<p>Eika de Souza Vieira Nunes, left, at a bank in Brazil where she attempted to use the corpse of a man she claimed to be her uncle to cosign a bank loan</p>
BRAZIL

Woman arrested for wheeling corpse into bank to co-sign a loan

NEWS

Boeing whistleblower tells Senate he was threatened by boss after raising safety concerns

Sam Salehpour said he is still employed at Boeing thanks to work from his attorneys
Lifestyle

Zendaya explains why it’s ‘difficult’ to hang out with her co-stars

Cloud Seeding Explainer
dubai floods

Dubai flooding in pictures: City reeling after storm brings heavy rain

<p>Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) cover their faces during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing as part of the House of Republicans’ impeachment probe into President Joe Biden</p>
politics

Chaos at House hearing as congressmen clash over Biden ‘corruption’

<p>OJ Simpson’s remains cremated as lawyer says disgraced star didn’t want anyone to ‘feel sorry’ for him</p>
OJ SIMPSON

OJ Simpson’s remains cremated says lawyer

<p>Authorities arrested five individuals involved in Canada’s largest gold heist. This picture shows one of the suspects and a truck that was used to steal about $20m CAD in gold, authorities said. </p>
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Six arrested over Canada’s ‘largest’ ever gold heist worth $20m

‘This story is a sensational one, and one which probably, we jokingly say, belongs in a Netflix series”, Chief of the Peel Regional Police Nishan Duraiappah said

Melissa Lucio antes de ser condenada por asesinato y enviada al corredor de la muerte
Crime

Judge wants to overturn conviction of mother accused of killing child

<p>Sydney Sweeney and ‘Father of the Bride’ producer Carol Baum</p>
culture

Sydney Sweeney issues fierce response to producer who said she’s ‘not pretty’ and ‘can’t act’

crime

‘God’s Misfits’ appear in bullet-proof vests at first hearing over kidnap and murder charges

<p>Top: Tifany Machel Adams, 54, and Tad Bert Cullum, 43. Bottom: Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 40, at the Texas County Courthouse, Oklahoma, 17 April 2024</p>
<p>Rachel Morin was found dead on a Maryland hiking trial last August, but her suspected killer remains at large </p>
Crime

Rachel Morin’s family releases video appeal as killer remains at large

<p>Ashanti and Nelly attend the Angel Ball 2012 at Cipriani Wall Street on 22 October 2012 in New York City. </p>
Lifestyle

Ashanti confirms pregnancy with Nelly

<p>Sally Glass is comforted by her husband Simon. Their son Christian, 22, is seen on the far right</p>
Crime

Heartbroken mom of man shot dead by police after calling 911 for help chokes back sobs at officer’s trial

<p>Debris from a house’s roof in Smithville Lake, Missouri following a tornado on 16 April 2024</p>
news

Tornadoes rip across Plains as 47 million face extreme weather

<p>US President Joe Biden has called for female athletes to be ‘paid what they deserve’</p>
Lifestyle

Biden joins in outrage over Caitlin Clark’s rookie WNBA salary

Celebrities and basketball fans react in shock after Caitlin Clark’s first-year WNBA salary revealed

<p>Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</p>
MIDDLE EAST

Is Netanyahu trying to draw US into Middle East war?

<p>In this image taken from Uber dashcam video released by the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office, William Brock, right, holds a weapon to Uber driver Loletha Hall outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio, on March 25, 2024</p>
Crime

Horrifying moment phone scam victim kills innocent Uber driver

Crime

Did a professor run over her police officer boyfriend and leave him to die in the snow – or is she being framed?

ANALYSISUS ELECTION 2024

What would a President Trump 2.0 look like?

Lifestyle

<p>Many people are starting to dabble in the science of detoxing </p>
Health and Wellbeing

A-listers have ayurvedic healers, but this takes detox to a new level

Health and Wellbeing

A-listers have ayurvedic healers, but this takes detox to a new level

Head shot of Helen Kirwan-Taylor
Helen Kirwan-Taylor
<p>Many people are starting to dabble in the science of detoxing </p>
<p>Daughter exposes mom for mistaking shower gel for olive oil</p>
Lifestyle

Mother mistakes shower gel for olive oil while cooking chicken

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Lifestyle

Journalist apologises for ‘awkward’ interaction with Caitlin Clark

Edurne Pasaban from Spain is one of the women featured in BBC Sounds four-part podcast Amazing Sport Stories: Chasing Mountains (Edurne Pasaban/PA)
Lifestyle

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

Edurne Pasaban from Spain is one of the women featured in BBC Sounds four-part podcast Amazing Sport Stories: Chasing Mountains (Edurne Pasaban/PA)
Lifestyle

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

Lifestyle

Megan Fox forced to deny new picture is AI

Health & Families

Influencer Nara Smith and husband Lucky Blue welcome their third child

Lifestyle

Mother shares sons’ shocked reactions to Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary

Lifestyle

William makes promise to Kate on first visit since cancer diagnosis

<p>Look out for texture, taste, head, pour and red flags </p>
Food and Drink

Where to find the best Guinness in London – and how to spot a bad one

<p>Zendaya fawned over Venus Williams’ appearance at Challengers premiere</p>
Lifestyle

Zendaya fawns over Venus Williams’ appearance at Challengers premiere

Culture

<p>Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band</p>
News

Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dies aged 80

News

Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dies aged 80

<p>Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band</p>
Culture

Gavin and Stacey star shuts down reunion rumours in two-word response

<p>Henry Cavill in ‘The Witcher’</p>
News

Netflix’s The Witcher gets end date following Henry Cavill exit

Culture

Peter Andre recreates iconic Ant and Seb X Factor audition

<p>Newsreader Martine Croxall has accused the BBC of age and sex discrimination</p>
News

Presenter Martine Croxall launches legal battle against BBC

<p>Newsreader Martine Croxall has accused the BBC of age and sex discrimination</p>
News

Presenter Martine Croxall launches legal battle against BBC

News

Everything you need to know about the Glastonbury 2024 ticket resale

<p>Marian Keyes: ‘I’m 60 now but my emotions are still very [close] to the surface – I’m still hurtable’ </p>
Features

Marian Keyes: ‘I really don’t like the myth that women don’t want sex’

Travel

<p>Greek islands top the list for best-value package holidays</p>
News & Advice

Revealed: The cheapest summer package holiday destinations in Europe

<p>Stays in Europe of up to four years could be on the cards for younger travellers</p>
News & Advice

EU plans to ditch Brexit travel restrictions for young UK citizens

<p>Marseille will host football and sailing sessions at this summer’s Games</p>
France

Why I chose Marseille over Paris for the Olympic Games

<p>Before you leave your Uber, make sure you hold on tightly to your belongings </p>
News & Advice

From toupee to turtle: The strangest items left inside an Uber

Tech

<p>Europe Digital Rules</p>
Tech

Meta releases new version of AI model – and makes it open to public

<p>Artist’s conception of Planet Nine</p>
Space

Scientists say there is evidence of an unknown planet in solar system

The technology company Nothing is to include AI in its devices (Nothing)
Tech

UK tech firm Nothing to integrate ChatGPT into its devices

A fault with a new online portal meant residents were able to view each other’s information (PA)
Tech

Housing association reprimanded after residents’ data compromised

A screengrab of an arrest in connection with the LabHost website (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Tech

Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline

Unions say the UK is losing a ‘race against time’ to regulate AI in the workplace (Alamy/PA)
Tech

TUC calls for AI to be regulated in the workplace

<p>Boston Dynamics unveiled the new Atlas robot on 17 April, 2024</p>
Tech

Boston Dynamics unveils ‘creepy’ robot to replace Atlas

Elon Musk is considering making new users pay a fee to interact on X (PA)
Tech

X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says

Sport

<p>Lionel Messi marks his return from injury with a goal</p>
Football

Lionel Messi scores for Inter Miami on return from injury

Royals Stadium Baseball
Americas

After voters reject tax measure, Chiefs and Royals look toward future, whether in KC or elsewhere

Real Estate Commissions What Now
News

Rules that helped set real estate agent commissions are changing. Here's what you need to know

Lionel Messi will be unavailable for Argentina (Nick Potts/PA)
Football

Hamstring injury rules Lionel Messi out of Argentina friendlies

MLB Diversity Baseball
News

MLB sees slowly improving diversity in its youth pipeline, despite record-low Black major leaguers

<p>Eric Ramsay previously worked with Chelsea and the Welsh national team </p>
Football

Talented young Manchester United coach leaves for role in MLS

New York City FC boss Nick Cushing, future Minnesota head coach Eric Ramsay and Charlotte FC’s Dean Smith (PA & handouts)
Football

Eric Ramsay to join growing number of British coaches in MLS with Minnesota job

Don Garber is excited by Major League Soccer’s continued growth (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Football

Don Garber promises thoughtful approach as MLS bids to compete with top leagues

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