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PA Media: UK NewsHero teacher ‘restrained teenage girl’ amid Welsh school stabbing incident
The girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the chaos erupted at the end of morning break at Amman Valley School on Wednesday.
- BBC
Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
- BBC
SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses
It follows the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into gender services.
- The Independent
Moulin Rouge windmill blades break off and fall into street
A spokesperson for the venue says no-one was hurt in the incident
- PA Media: UK News
Two horses which ran loose in London ‘in a serious condition’, minister says
James Cartlidge also revealed the black horse was named Quaker, while the white animal seen drenched in blood was named Vida.
- France 24
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage
Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza. The video was the first sign of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, and its release ignited new protests in Jerusalem calling on the government to do more to secure the captives' release.In the video, Goldberg-Polin accused Israel’s government of abandoning the people who
- Reuters
Factbox-Italian tourist hotspots start to raise defences against overcrowding
Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for visitors in an experiment aimed at dissuading tourists from arriving during peak periods. However, it isn't the only place in Italy that has recently introduced new measures aimed at slowing tourist flows. The experiment came into force on April 25, a national holiday in Italy.
- PA Media: UK News
Anglo American shares soar on £31bn takeover approach from BHP
The potential deal would create the world’s biggest copper miner, with around 10% of global output.
- The Independent
Richard Madeley hits out at Madonna over delayed interview
‘I was so angry,’ the ITV presenter said
- The Independent
Scottish government coalition collapses as SNP end power-sharing with Greens
The decision came after first minister Mr Yousaf called an emergency meeting of the Scottish cabinet to address growing tensions between the Scottish Greens and the SNP
- Sky News
SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal ends following climate target row
The SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal has formally ended following a row over a climbdown on climate targets, Sky News understands. It comes after First Minister Humza Yousaf summoned a meeting of his Cabinet - usually held on a Tuesday - this morning following speculation over the future of the Holyrood deal, first struck by his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon. There has been unhappiness in the Green Party after the Scottish government scrapped its commitment to cut emissions by 75% by 2030.
- The Telegraph
Windmill falls off the Moulin Rouge
The sails of Paris’s Moulin Rouge windmill crashed to earth overnight in a freak accident that has never occurred since the cabaret club was founded in 1889.
- Reuters
Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for displaced Palestinians
A Palestinian businessman displaced by the war in Gaza is bringing a taste of home for fellow refugees with a Shawarma restaurant he has opened in Cairo. Abu Al-Awn hopes his time outside Gaza will be temporary and he is determined to return to the enclave once the war between Israel and Hamas is over. Rimal was Gaza City's busiest shopping center, with large malls and main bank offices before Israeli forces reduced most of it to rubble.
- The Guardian
SNP ends power-sharing deal with Scottish Greens over climate strategy, reports say
Cabinet votes to leave historic Bute House agreement after government abandons emissions target
- Evening Standard
SNP 'scraps' power-sharing deal with Scottish Greens
The SNP has scrapped its power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens, according to reports. The Bute House Agreement was reportedly dropped following an emergency Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Thursday morning. Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf had called the meeting of the Scottish cabinet following growing tensions between the SNP, which is the largest party at Holyrood, and the Scottish Greens, who are currently their junior partners in the Scottish Government.
- Reuters
FOREX-Yen hits fresh 34-year lows against dollar ahead of BOJ meeting
The yen hit fresh 34-year low versus the dollar and a 16-year low against the euro on Thursday as investors expect a Bank of Japan policy meeting that ends on Friday not be hawkish enough to support the Japanese currency. "If they (Japanese authorities) don’t step in, the breach of the 155 level can attract speculative flows as markets expect intervention," said Athanasios Vamvakidis, global head of G10 forex strategy at BofA. "If they buy yen, pressures can still arise because many investors are waiting for intervention to sell the Japanese currency," he added, arguing that the yen could reach 160 even if there is intervention.
- The Telegraph
Kemi Badenoch says Humza Yousaf is being ‘too lazy’ to introduce legislation to exonerate Horizon victims
Kemi Badenoch has accused Humza Yousaf’s government of being “too lazy to do the work” after the UK Government rejected his plea for Scotland to piggyback on its legislation exonerating the Horizon scandal victims.
- The Independent
Israel-Gaza – live: US demands ‘answers’ from Israel after mass graves found near hospitals
The Israeli army said any suggestion of its responsibility for the mass graves was ‘baseless’ and ‘unfounded’
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: US-supplied long-range missiles ‘already hitting’ Putin’s forces after secret delivery
The missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package
- The Independent
US college protests - live: Texas students arrested and encampment erected at USC
Over 100 students at NYU and Columbia have been arrested this past week over pro-Palestinian protest encampments