Tuesday, 29 April 2025

All Good Things Come to an End. What About Bad Things?


By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/vL2x78c

'It got to me': Vine stops cycling videos after online abuse

The TV and radio presenter says that over time the negative comments have upset him.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/SCu3UAw

Josh Hawley and the Republican Populists, at War With Their Party


By Robert Draper from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/qQFOGir

Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum

It is not yet clear who will be held responsible for the cost of repairing Rothko's Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/I5XO3Va

Monday, 28 April 2025

Violin used in 1997 Titanic film sells for £54k

The violin was used to play hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship sank in the Oscar-winning film.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZNk23rC

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations


By Zach Montague from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/eOczxdn

Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting image of TV star

Fox is alleged to have posted an intimate photograph on X of the broadcaster without her consent in 2024.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/WgxlzkN

George Santos Is Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison


By Michael Gold and Grace Ashford from NYT New York https://ift.tt/M5SRyYX

Friday, 25 April 2025

U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing


By Stefanos Chen and Benjamin Weiser from NYT New York https://ift.tt/yVUoCpH

Grande dame hangs up her ballet shoes aged 89

Some of Sheena Gough's students travelled hundreds of miles for her classes in Edinburgh.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/khfivwN

Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I.


By Dana Goldstein from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3tDaLVz

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Stocks Rally, Swayed by White House Comments on Fed, Tariffs and Trade


By Danielle Kaye, Kevin Granville and Joe Rennison from NYT Business https://ift.tt/xBpgksR

Flintoff 'thought he had died' in Top Gear crash

Cricketer-turned-TV host Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff opens up about his car crash for the first time.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/k1bZ8ld

They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed.


By Stuart A. Thompson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/MfYurW4

Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia


By Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/dMPCnVF

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence


By Michael M. Grynbaum from NYT Business https://ift.tt/PAWRUHe

Welsh National Opera musicians accept jobs deal

It comes after WNO said it would consider making the orchestra part time and cut musicians' pay.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/a5En0mx

What Happens After the Pope Dies? A Visual Timeline of Rituals and Traditions


By Elisabetta Povoledo and McKinnon de Kuyper from NYT World https://ift.tt/86nQseW

Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's US visas to be revoked

Kneecap performed at a music festival in California where they ended their set with pro-Palestinian messages.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/i4DgtK1

Saturday, 19 April 2025

Friday, 18 April 2025

The Emergency Is Here


By Ezra Klein from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/ukehJ62

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship


By Abbie VanSickle from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/OmSkbJr

Chilli vs the chiller: Lord Sugar hires new Apprentice

He bills the battle between Indian-flavoured pizzas and air conditioning as "chilli vs the chiller".

from BBC News https://ift.tt/SUwNGYQ

Flintoff 'didn't leave house for six months' after crash

The former England cricketer speaks about his recovery from the crash ahead of a new documentary.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/wbMF6Vv

Thursday, 17 April 2025

Watch: Michigan town forms human chain to move 9,100 books for shop

Community members in the small town of Chelsea passed the books one-by-one to the bookstore's new location a block away.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/gXr5eWc

Stocks Fall as Powell Sees Tariff Challenges and Tech Pulls Back


By Danielle Kaye from NYT Business https://ift.tt/HDoMzNW

Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.


By Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman, Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2dzGXSp

Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Monday, 14 April 2025

Biden’s Team Wishes They’d Moved So Much Faster


By Ezra Klein from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/18hZkDz

The Last of Us is back, and it's The Apprentice final: What's coming up this week

Warfare is also coming out, while new game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is released.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/GcTqouR

Gov. Shapiro and Family Evacuated After Arson at Pennsylvania Residence


By Edgar Sandoval, Jeremy W. Peters and Amanda Holpuch from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/BrAqJCe

Sunday, 13 April 2025

The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey talks season 2, autism, and growing up on screen

The actor speaks about growing up in the spotlight and embracing her autism diagnosis.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/FXhrpS4

Rourke leaves Big Brother after 'unacceptable behaviour'

The Hollywood actor was formally warned by the show earlier this week over "offensive" language he had used.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/3lDVzOY

Gladiators 2025: Winners crowned after grand final

The four finalists in this year's competition battled it out on the BBC One show.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/Elwjcps

In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs


By Eduardo Medina from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/dMIn61w

Saturday, 12 April 2025

From Dubai to Lidl: How one woman's pregnancy craving launched a craze

The story behind the Can’t Get Knafeh of It chocolate bar, which combines the flavours of chocolate, pistachio and tahini with shredded pastry.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/iWJKt9V

Spanish Family Killed in Helicopter Crash Was Celebrating a Birthday


By Liam Stack, José Bautista and Lynsey Chutel from NYT World https://ift.tt/9FcEXz6

The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.


By Ben Casselman from NYT Business https://ift.tt/uUijDx2

Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’


By Jenna Russell from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rzoORx

Friday, 11 April 2025

Thursday, 10 April 2025