Yahoo Movies UK Conservative party chairman fired after inquiry into tax affairs
Pressure had been building on Nadhim Zahawi amid allegations he settled a multimillion-euro unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the UK Treasury.
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Yahoo Finance VideoWhat is bitcoin halving and how will it impact its price? | Future Focus
On this week's episode of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, our host Brian McGleenon discusses the impact of this month's bitcoin halving event. The Bitcoin halving, occurring approximately every four years, involves a reduction in the number of bitcoins rewarded to miners, creating scarcity and potentially impacting the cryptocurrency's price. With the block reward dropping from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC per block, investors are anticipating how the market will respond. Past halving events have often preceded significant price increases, highlighting the fundamental principles of scarcity and decentralisation inherent in bitcoin. But, while the halving presents opportunities for investors, it's essential to approach bitcoin investment with caution, given its inherent volatility and unpredictable nature.
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Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. Tolentino de Mendonca, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, said the Vatican did not want to shy away from artists or works that might be considered iconoclastic, or critical of institutions like the Catholic church.
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Who are The Blue Nile? Taylor Swift sings about Matty Healy's 'favourite band'
Taylor’s song Guilty as Sin? refers to the band’s song The Downtown Lights
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Middle East latest LIVE: Israel 'strikes Iran' as blasts reported near central city of Isfahan
Israel was reported to have attacked Iran on Friday following apparent explosions the Middle Eastern country. American broadcast networks quoting unnamed US officials said Israel carried out an attack.Iranian state media said Tehran had fired air defence batteries early on Friday morning after following reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan. Tensions have risen in the region after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel on Saturday night.
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Taylor Swift reveals 'secret' double album in '2am surprise' - including track inspired by boyfriend Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift has revealed her latest release is a "secret double album" - with 15 more tracks than fans were expecting. In a 2am surprise (around 7am UK time), the 34-year-old announced on social media that The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology includes a second instalment. It's the superstar's 11th studio album and features a bumper 31 songs spilling over two hours long.
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England set for first summer without a hosepipe ban in three years
England is set for its first summer without a hosepipe ban in three years following the wettest winter on record.
- The Telegraph
Iran denies Israel has struck its ‘nuclear energy mountain’
Iran has denied that an Israeli attack has hit its notorious “nuclear energy mountain” near Isfahan after local air defences were triggered and multiple explosions were heard by residents.
- Elle
Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer': Where Is The Real Martha Now?
Baby Reindeer is our latest Netflix must watch and here's everything you need to know about where the real Martha is now.
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‘I have terminal cancer, but I will run the London Marathon playing a trombone’
Anyone watching - or indeed running in - Sunday’s London Marathon won’t be able to miss Nathaniel Dye. If you don’t spot his bright green MacMillan Cancer Support fundraising t-shirt, then you’ll definitely hear him. For Dye plans to play the trombone continuously as he runs the 26 and a bit mile course.
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UK government urges de-escalation as Israel launches attack on Iran
UK is ‘very firmly engaged in counselling moderation,’ says government minister
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Middle East – live: Israel carries out strikes on Iran as explosions reported near Isfahan airbase
Israel’s military has not confirmed strike and Iranian officials maintain ‘no damage’ in Isfahan
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Brixton Academy reopening tonight for first time since fatal crush
Venue reopens 16 months after two people were killed in a crowd crush
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Trump trial live updates: Jury of 12 now seated to hear historic hush money case
In flurry of late activity on Thursday, full jury selected in ex-president’s historic criminal trial. One alternate was also chosen, leaving five more needed on Friday to complete the set
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Abdulla Yameen: Maldives court overturns former president’s 11-year prison sentence
Judge says ‘lower court ruling was not fair’
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Gambling firm 888 says revenues beat forecasts for past quarter
Per Widerstrom, who was appointed chief executive officer last year, described it as a ‘strong quarter’.
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Spectator writer boasts of ‘paying for sex’ at brothel after arousal at Cambridge lecture
Lloyd Evans’s article described as ‘grim’, ‘misogynistic’ and ‘horrific’ on social media
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Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
SYDNEY (AP) — Shoppers and workers returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall Friday, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death and wounded more than a dozen others in an attack that police believe targeted women. Westfield Bondi Junction mall near world-famous Bondi Beach had opened Thursday, although shops inside were closed, for a “community reflection day.” New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns described it as “the first step in healing” in what has been a traumatic w
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Jackson reveals why he loves working with Tarantino
Samuel L. Jackson reunited with his "Pulp Fiction" castmates in LA to celebrate the 30th anniversary of director Quentin Tarantino's cult classic at the TCM Classic Film Festival. (April 19)
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Eight killed in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk in major Russian attack on homes and train station
Unspecified Russian missiles tore through more than dozen residential homes
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Christine Mboma 'did not lose hope' during enforced 20-month lay-off
Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.