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- The Telegraph
Watch: Jurrien Timber scores sensational goal just eight minutes into Arsenal comeback
Jurrien Timber, Arsenal’s £39 million summer signing, scored a sensational long-range goal just eight minutes into his comeback from a long-term knee injury.
- Associated Press
Swedish customs seize around 1.4 tons of cocaine in one of the country's largest-ever drug busts
Swedish customs made one of the country's biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug last week in a port near Stockholm, an official told Swedish television on Tuesday. “If it is as big as we think, it is one of the biggest seizures ever made,” Stefan Granath of Swedish customs told broadcaster SVT, adding they were still waiting for a precise figure of how much was found. The drug was discovered in a container in the Nynashamn port, south of Stockholm, on April 18, Granath said.
- The Telegraph
How do we decide which antidepressant is best for us?
Voltaire’s famous aphorism of “doctors prescribing drugs of which they know little to patients of whom they know less” may seem unduly cynical but the sheer number of medicines available today (4,000) certainly poses a challenge. Which to choose between, for example, the 30 different antidepressants on offer, 25 anti-inflammatory drugs or 50 anti-hypertensives?
- Yahoo TV UK
Spencer Matthews shares marathon world record attempt after health battle
The Made In Chelsea star told Lorraine he hopes to run 30 marathons on sand in 30 days and said he likes to push himself after battling alcohol abuse.
- PA Media: Sport
Stuart Attwell named in VAR team for Euro 2024 amid Forest controversy
The news comes two days on from Attwell’s officiating being criticised by Forest after their loss at Everton.
- Reuters
Cable news coverage of Trump trial reflects a U.S. divided
When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's hush money trial began in a Manhattan courthouse on Monday, cable TV news coverage of the case was as divided as America itself. A Reuters review of 2-1/2 hours of daytime coverage showed the distinctly partisan approaches of the Fox News Channel and MSNBC News to the trial taking place in the midst of an election campaign pitting the former president against Democratic President Joe Biden. Fox News, which is the country's most watched cable television network and leans Republican, gave significantly more air time to other national news including protests on U.S. college campuses against the war in Gaza.
- Reuters
Spotify's monthly user numbers miss estimates on lower promotions
Spotify on Tuesday reported quarterly monthly active users (MAU) of 615 million, missing its own estimates, as the Swedish music streaming company spent less on marketing activities to draw in more listeners. First-quarter MAUs rose 19%, but missed Spotify's own guidance and a median of analysts' forecasts of 618 million. Premium subscribers, who account for most of the company's revenue, rose by 14% to 239 million, in line with estimates, according to IBES data from LSEG.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-UPS profit falls on high labor costs, weak small-package demand
United Parcel Service reported a decline in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as margins came under pressure from subdued demand for small-package delivery and higher costs tied to a new labor contract with the Teamsters union. Delivery companies such as UPS and FedEx have seen demand normalize following a boom during the pandemic, when home-bound consumers were forced to shop online. A new labor contract with the Teamsters union is also squeezing the Atlanta-based company's profit.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Spencer Matthews: Marathon challenge will push me after struggle with alcohol
He plans to run 30 marathons in 30 days on sand.
- Reuters
Biden and Trump face enthusiasm test in battleground Pennsylvania
U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump go before voters on Tuesday's primaries in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, one of the last tests of voter enthusiasm ahead of November's general election. Pennsylvania, with 19 Electoral College votes toward the 270 needed to win, is a top prize and a toss-up in the 2024 presidential election featuring a Biden-Trump rematch. In 2020, Biden won Pennsylvania by less than 1.5%, or roughly 80,000 votes.
- Reuters
Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures
Fintech lender Affirm has started quietly offering "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) loans for elective medical procedures, in a major push beyond its core e-commerce market, the company told Reuters. Over the past year, Affirm has more than doubled the number of elective medical merchants on its network, reaching around 130 at of the end of 2023. The San Francisco-based company is hoping to tap growing consumer demand for financing for cosmetic treatments, dental services, medical devices and veterinary procedures.
- Reuters
UPS profit falls on high labor costs, weak small-package demand
Delivery companies such as UPS and FedEx have seen demand normalize following a boom during the pandemic, when home-bound consumers were forced to shop online. A new labor contract with the Teamsters union is also squeezing the Atlanta-based company's profit.
- Evening Standard
London's best coffee shops, from Prufrock to Bar Italia
Forget Pret, say no to Nero and wish goodbye to Gail’s — this is where to find the very best coffee in London
- Kansas City Star
Local girl does well, does good, and could use a hand herself right now | Opinion
It took courage for the former “Law & Order” writer to let Melinda Henneberger print the truth that just as she once saved the life of an ill woman, now she is an ill woman whose life needs saving.
- Reuters
PepsiCo beats quarterly revenue estimates on price hikes, steady demand
Consumers have remained resilient and shelled out money for PepsiCo's Lays chips and 7UP products across the company's international markets, helping offset a slowdown witnessed in its major market United States. Several rounds of price hikes in the U.S. have led consumers in the region to push back on the company's sodas and juices as sticky inflation makes customers cautious with their spending. PepsiCo's average prices jumped 5% for the quarter ended March 23, while organic volume slipped 2%.
- Evening Standard
Channel horror: Five migrants including a child die after panic on boat 'packed with 110 people'
A four-year-old girl was said to be in a critical condition
- The Independent
Voices: Dominic West has taken a leaf out of David Beckham’s PR playbook
COMMENT: Why does blame always lay with the ‘other woman’, asks Katie Edwards
- The Guardian
Rishi Sunak dementia adviser resigns over treatment of unpaid carers
Johnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of carers are being forced to pay huge fines
- Reuters
Long-awaited aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan poised to pass US Congress
Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan should easily win approval in the U.S. Senate this week, after the House of Representatives abruptly ended a months-long stalemate and approved the assistance in a rare Saturday session. The Senate on Tuesday will take up the package of four bills passed by the House, one providing $61 billion for Ukraine, a second with $26 billion for Israel, a third with $8.12 billion "to counter communist China" in the Indo-Pacific and a fourth that includes a potential ban on the social media app TikTok, measures for the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine and new sanctions on Iran.
- HuffPost UK
Here's What Happens To Homes On Interior Design Shows If The Owner Hates The Makeover, And Wow, It's Not What I Thought
Interior Design Masters host Alan Carr has set the record straight.