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- BBC
First Minister calls emergency meeting amid Green deal speculation
The agenda is not known, but it follows speculation about the future of the power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens.
- Storyful
All-Terrain Vehicle Driver Crashes During High-Speed Chase
A 25-year-old driver was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) before crashing in a residential area on April 17, police in Duluth, Georgia, said.Footage released by the Duluth Police Department shows the chase and arrest of the unnamed driver, which started on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.Police told local media the chase reached speeds of 88 mph.The ATV driver was arrested and faces charges of fleeing and attempting to elude police, reckless driving, and speeding. Credit: Duluth Police Department via Storyful
- BBC
London horses: Two in serious condition after bolting
The horses were spooked by a loud noise in Belgravia and two ran as far as Limehouse, east London.
- HuffPost
Jesse Watters’ Movie Metaphor Mix-Up For Donald Trump Deserves A Razzie
The Fox News host's own colleagues mocked him with just four words.
- The Independent
Ryanair cancels 300 flights across Europe as French air traffic controllers go on strike
Budget airline’s chief calls on EU to protect overflights and allow other European controllers to manage flights in French airspace
- BBC
Bengaluru: Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.
- PA Media: UK News
Sainsbury’s forecasts ‘strong’ profit growth as it wins customers from rivals
The supermarket giant reported a better-than-expected 1.6% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £701 million for the year to March 2.
- PA Media: UK News
Yousaf calls emergency cabinet meeting as tensions grow between SNP and Greens
Reports suggest the powersharing Bute House Agreement between the two parties at Holyrood could be about to end.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Don’t mess with Singapore’s No.1 airport status - Changi is a source of pride for a nation obsessed with rankings
Changi Airport is a source of immense pride for Singapore, so one can be sure it will do all it can to wrest the world No.1 airport honour from Doha. Read on.
- PA Media: UK News
Labour to pledge to renationalise railways if elected
A Labour government would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its first term, the party will say.
- The Independent
Hamas hostage’s parents tell him to ‘stay strong, survive’ after video shows Israeli-American alive in Gaza
Propaganda video shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin criticising the Israeli government
- The Independent
Masked attackers smokebomb Sweden theatre to disrupt anti-fascist event
Three people taken to hospital after assault denounced as ‘attack on Sweden’s democracy’
- France 24
Red blades atop Paris landmark Moulin Rouge windmill collapse overnight
The blades atop the red Moulin Rouge windmill, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris, fell to the ground in the early hours of Thursday, said firefighters. The collapse, which came just months before the French capital hosts the Olympics, caused no injuries. There was no risk of further collapse, Paris firefighters said. The reason for the accident was not yet known."We don't know what happened, it occurred between 2am and 3am, no one was hurt," a Moulin Rouge spokesperson told Reuters, addi
- The Canadian Press
Electric cars and digital connectivity dominate at Beijing auto show
BEIJING (AP) — Global automakers and EV startups unveiled new models and concept cars at China's largest auto show on Thursday, with a focus on the nation's transformation into a major market and production base for digitally connected, new-energy vehicles. Toyota and Nissan both announced tie-ups with major Chinese technology companies as they strive to meet customer demand for AI-enabled online connectivity in cars, from social media apps to autonomous driving features. Electric vehicles accou
- 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
- BBC
US Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case
The top court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that could redefine presidential power.
- Associated Press
The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5
Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip have killed at least five people. Among those killed in the strikes overnight and into Thursday were two children, identified in hospital records as Sham Najjar, 6, and Jamal Nabahan, 8. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city.
- The Telegraph
Jurgen Klopp has checked out at Liverpool – he should never have said he was leaving in January
Here in the final stretch of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool love affair, you feel you are witnessing everything for the last time. With 24 days left, all is freeze-framed for posterity: his last Merseyside derby, his last press conference put-down, his last casual haranguing of the fourth official. This was meant to be a chapter supercharged with joy and gratitude at the parting of a managerial visionary, but instead the dominant emotion, after his first Goodison defeat to Everton at the worst possibl
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Q1 2024 Central Pacific Financial Corp Earnings Call
Q1 2024 Central Pacific Financial Corp Earnings Call
- Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live 25 April: Index surges on £31bn mining takeover move and blue-chip updates
A £31 billion takeover pursuit and some robust blue-chip updates helped to boost the FTSE 100 index today. Anglo American, whose interests include De Beers and the giant Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, is the target of Australia’s BHP. Meanwhile, shares in Barclays, AstraZeneca and Unilever performed strongly after their first quarter updates.