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PA Media: UK NewsEx-Parliamentary researcher ordered not to contact MPs after China spy charges
Christopher Cash is accused of an offence under the Official Secrets Act.
- Associated Press
Burkina Faso Suspends BBC and Voice of America after covering report on mass killings
Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces. Burkina Faso's communication spokesperson, Tonssira Myrian Corine Sanou, said late that Thursday that both radio stations would be suspended for two weeks, and warned other media networks to avoid reporting on the story. According to the report published by Human Rights Watch on Thursday, the army killed some 223 civilians, including 56 children, in villages accused of cooperating with militants.
- PA Media: Sport
Party animal Mark Allen happy he has the right balance at World Championship
The Antrim cueman faces John Higgins in a high-profile second-round clash at the Crucible.
- PA Media: UK News
Girl accused of school stabbings remanded to youth detention
The 13-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons will appear at Swansea Crown Court on May 27.
- Yahoo TV UK
Katie Piper's secret kind act to woman who had fire-dancing accident
Katie Piper showed great kindness to a woman who had a fire dancing accident.
- Reuters
Shoigu says Russia and allies should step up military exercises in Asia
Russia and its allies in Asia should expand joint military exercises as they face a direct threat from attempts by the United States to expand its security influence in the region, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday. He was speaking at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a security grouping that includes Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. "I believe that everyone present shares the opinion that the deployment of military infrastructure in the region by the United States and its allies is unacceptable," Shoigu said.
- Reuters
US probes Tesla recall of 2 million vehicles over Autopilot, citing concerns
U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla's recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was opening an investigation after identified concerns due to crash events after vehicles had the recalled software update installed "and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles". NHTSA also cited Tesla's statement "that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it."
- HuffPost
We Can’t Stop Talking About ‘Challengers’
The buzzy new tennis film, featuring Zendaya, is pretty entertaining — but it's also missing a lot of substance.
- HuffPost
Johnson Evolved On Ukraine. Hearing About Evangelicals’ Persecution May Have Helped.
One push for getting the House speaker to allow a vote on aid centered on Russian invaders’ treatment of Ukraine’s small evangelical Christian community.
- HuffPost
Biden Has A Voter Apathy Problem. Dumping On Protesters Won’t Help.
Most Americans aren't happy with their choices for president, but Biden's going to need to do more than just be the "I'm not as bad as the other guy" candidate.
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MeToo founder reacts to Weinstein news
MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Taraji P. Henson, Don Lemon and Billy Porter react to the news that Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York has been overturned. 72-year old Weinstein will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. (April 26)
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Question Time: Policing minister Chris Philp appears to confuse Congo and Rwanda
Responding to an audience member on BBC One’s Question Time, Mr Philp appeared to ask whether the two African nations were separate countries.
- Reuters
Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant outage extended until Saturday
The planned restart of Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, which was evacuated and shut earlier this week due to a gas leak, has been postponed until Saturday, transparency data showed on Friday. The Norwegian energy group had previously said it planned to restart production on Friday at 1000 GMT after the gas leak had been repaired. The facility, which has a capacity to deliver 18.4 million cubic metres (mcm) per day, was briefly evacuated on Tuesday while already offline for a maintenance outage initially scheduled to last just one day.
- PA Media: UK News
Titanic watch could fetch £150,000 at auction
Businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912 after seeing new wife Madeleine onto a lifeboat.
- WMUR - Manchester
One person dead following fire at an apartment building in Manchester
One person dead following fire at an apartment building in Manchester
- Evening Standard
Two men charged with immigration offences after five migrants die in Channel tragedy
Three men, a woman and a girl reportedly died after a dinghy carrying more than 100 people got into difficulty
- Sky News
Two men charged with spying for China granted bail
Two men have been granted conditional bail after being charged with spying for China. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and co-defendant Christopher Berry were charged under the Official Secrets Act after a counterterrorism investigation. The men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
- Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Tube stations shut amid new strike as two lines delayed after 'casualty on tracks'
Several London Underground stations are closed due to workers striking while two Tube lines were halted because of a casualty on the track. Transport for London marked five stations on the network at 10.30am on Friday due to the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association action. The union said the action was likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including into Saturday morning, but Transport for London said there will not be significant disruption.
- Evening Standard
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