Scottie Scheffler: victory for the 'pre-eminent golfer of this era'

theweek.com Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer and heavy pre-tournament favourite, began this year's Masters knowing that his heavily pregnant wife, Meredith, could go…

Empire Newsletter: Bitcoin is halving a moment

blockworks.co Four more years! Bitcoin Halving Day is here (at least, that’s what some countdowns are projecting, sometime before midnight ET). Finally! By now, you’ve slogged through…

Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses

theguardian.com Businesses have described Britain’s Brexit border plans as being in complete “complete disarray” after it emerged some checks on EU imports due to come in later this month…

Someone spiked the chowder with PCP on the set of 'Titanic' in 1996

aol.com None The case was closed after two years and police have never named a suspect. • None A Nova Scotia official requested the 10-page report to be made public. It could be…

Louisiana Republicans vote to end lunch breaks for child workers

msnbc.com It’s been difficult to keep up with the number of Republican efforts in recent years to roll back child-labor laws. The Guardian reported in the fall that GOP policymakers…

‘It’s shocking’: rise in UK shopping centre staff wearing stab vests as violence soars

theguardian.com Staff wearing stab vests in shopping centres are becoming an increasingly common sight across the UK, after soaring demand for body armour amid a rise in violent and abusive…

Judge rejects Sun publisher’s bid to delay Prince Harry phone-hacking case

theguardian.com Prince Harry has won the latest bout of his long-running legal battle with the publisher of the Sun after a high court judge rejected an application to delay the trial. News…

A camera-free courtroom gives Trump the upper hand

cjr.org Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is underway, but the only way the public is finding out about it is through secondhand accounts. Journalists are assiduously relaying…

Peter Murrell: Sturgeon's husband charged over SNP 'embezzlement' claims

theweek.com Peter Murrell, husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been charged "in connection with the embezzlement of funds" from the SNP, the police have…

The murky role of military contractors in war

theweek.com A US military contractor is in court this week over allegations of prisoner torture during the Iraq War. Three former inmates at the "infamous" Abu Ghraib prison near…

Free journalism awards for journalists under 30: Deadline today

pressgazette.co.uk BBC Breakfast Editor Richard Frediani has joined the judging panel for the MHP Group 30 To Watch: Journalism Awards 2024. Now in its 13th year, 30 To Watch has recognised…

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store

theguardian.com Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it to do so for “national security” reasons. Apple confirmed it had…

Quarter of UK’s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows

theguardian.com A quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to new data that comes as ministers…

Guardian wins award for exposé of founders’ links to transatlantic slavery

theguardian.com The Guardian has won a diversity award at the prestigious Press Awards after its exposé on its founders’ links to transatlantic slavery, as one of its reporters took home…

Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian

vox.com Asna Tabassum, a graduating senior at the University of Southern California majoring in biomedical engineering, is at the center of the latest firestorm on college campuses…

Taylor Swift's New Album Drops At Midnight: Here's How Much The Megastar Could Make From The New Project

benzinga.com Taylor Swift's new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” drops at midnight ET, Thursday night. The 14-time Grammy winner's highly anticipated album consists of 16 songs,…

US, EU announce new sanctions on Iran

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian, Atlantic Council, The New York Times The News U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a new round of…

Whitehall blueprint for Thames Water nationalisation could see state take on bulk of £15bn debt

theguardian.com Thames Water could be renationalised with the bulk of its £15.6bn debt added to the public purse under radical plans being considered by the government, the Guardian can…

Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit free movement for UK and EU young people

theguardian.com The European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow free movement enjoyed before Brexit to millions of 18- to 30-year-olds in a major concession.…

Commentator Owen Jones Joins Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo

mediaite.com Jones announced on Wednesday he’d join Zeteo and co-host a show twice a month with founder Hasan. (Screengrab via X/Zeteo) Commentator Owen Jones announced Wednesday that…

UK Tories face election meltdown

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Times of London, The Guardian, and Sky News The News Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is facing a complete collapse in the…

War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners

theguardian.com Photographs documenting the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia have topped this year’s World Press Photo awards – one of the world’s most prestigious…

London is experiencing a spate of squatters taking over empty restaurants and corporate buildings

businessinsider.com A view of Twentieth Century House, in Soho, London, in November 2022 Google Streetview Squatters have taken over the former headquarters of 20th Century Fox in central…

A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly

businessinsider.com A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece. Anthony Sweeney/US Army The Netherlands' PM said his country could buy Patriots from other…

Ukraine ramps up Patriot requests. Here are the countries that have them

newsweek.com With Russian missiles raining down and Ukraine's air defenses scarce, Kyiv has upped the ante in its push for advanced Patriot missiles to shield its people and its vital…

National press ABCs: Mail on Sunday falls below 600,000 mark in March

pressgazette.co.uk The Mail on Sunday’s average print circulation fell below 600,000 in March, according to ABC. The Sunday newspaper’s circulation fell by 1% compared to February and 10%…

Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds

theguardian.com Watermelon, green beans and bell peppers are among the many common fruits and vegetables found in US supermarkets that contain potentially unsafe levels of pesticides,…

What is Project Nimbus? Google’s $1.2bn Israel Cloud Deal Explained

tech.co Google is in the news for all the wrong reasons this week, not only cementing its place as one of the biggest tech companies making layoffs, but more dramatically making…

Labour's Brexit conundrum

theweek.com A Labour government is keen to strengthen ties with the European Union on common interests but will rule out rejoining the single market, customs union or adopting free…

TikTok Notes is the new competitor to Instagram. What is the app and how does it work?

theguardian.com TikTok quietly launched its Instagram rival, Notes, in Australia and Canada on Thursday, testing out a new app dedicated to still images and text. What is it? A TikTok…

Thames Water customers shouldn’t pay for its mistakes, says Jeremy Hunt; Iran oil exports hit six-year high

theguardian.com Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Thames Water must sort out its own financial problems, chancellor…

Media Briefing: Q1 is done and publishers’ ad revenue is doing ‘fine’

digiday.com This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → Despite the…

Why au pairs might become a thing of the past

theweek.com Since the Second World War, they have been "serving as the largely unmentioned glue holding middle-class families together", but now the au pair industry has "collapsed",…

Meet Nicola Peltz Beckham, the billionaire heiress, actress, and director who's married to Brooklyn Beckham

aol.com None Nicola Peltz Beckham is the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz. • None She married David and Victoria Beckham's son Brooklyn in a star-studded wedding in…

Travis Kelce is amping up his career outside football. Here is a full list of his side hustles

aol.com None Travis Kelce is in his "side hustle" era. • None The Kansas City Chiefs tight-end was just hired to host "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?" • None Kelce has also been…

IDS shares rise as Czech billionaire posts interest in Royal Mail

euronews.com Shares in IDS, the owner of Royal Mail, rise after reports that it has received - and rejected - a bid from Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. UK postal and courier…

Donald Trump's mad about how jury selection is going so far

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump is unhappy with how the jury selection process is going in his Manhattan criminal trial. "I thought STRIKES were supposed to be 'unlimited'…

Netflix's "Ripley" spurs surge in bookings to Atrani area in Italy, Airbnb says

cbsnews.com Netflix's new series based on Patricia Highsmith's 1950's crime novel, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," has fans of the show yearning to experience the picturesque Amalfi Coast,…

TikTok questioned by EU over Lite app that ‘pays’ users for watching videos

theguardian.com The EU has given TikTok 24 hours to provide a risk assessment over a new service it has launched in the EU amid concerns it will encourage children to become addicted to…

Liz Truss to save the West: is a political comeback really on the cards?

theweek.com The former Prime Minister Liz Truss has stepped back into the political spotlight with the publication of her ambitiously titled new memoir, "Ten Years to Save the West".…

Henry Winter’s surprise exit a sign of the fracturing evolution of the football media

theguardian.com For more than three decades, English football media was a Winter wonderland. An eternal Winter. Winter extending an icy grip over the landscape. But even Winter, it seems,…

UN agencies criticize Israel on multiple fronts

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian and Haaretz The News United Nations agencies launched multiple critiques of Israel over its response to Hamas’ Oct. 7…

Fallout: one of the 'most faithful – and best

theweek.com The apocalyptic setting of Amazon's new TV adaptation of the video game "Fallout" makes comparisons to 2023's mega hit "The Last of Us" inevitable. But not only are the "two…

Meloni ‘turning Italian broadcaster into megaphone for far right’

theguardian.com The European commission has been urged to investigate alleged attempts by Italy’s far-right government to turn the public broadcaster, Rai, into a “megaphone” for the ruling…

Everton on the brink: questions over club’s finances are more urgent than ever

theguardian.com Everton fans are used to owner Farhad Moshiri telling them that better times will be arriving soon. He began his reign at the club in 2016 promising to give fans “whatever I…

Renault sent me an £11,000 bill to repair my Zoe heater

theguardian.com Unfortunately, I am having a very similar experience, but, in my case, Renault wants to charge us £9,121 to repair the heater on our Zoe, which we bought new for £30,000.…

The True Story Behind ‘Baby Reindeer’: Comedian Richard Gadd Escaped His Stalker

variety.com Netflix‘s “Baby Reindeer” is a new miniseries with a twist. “Baby Reindeer,” released April 11, is based on Scottish comedian, actor and writer Richard Gadd‘s own experience…

A Generation Lost To Climate Anxiety

zerohedge.com A Generation Lost To Climate Anxiety Authored by David Zaruk via RealClear Politics, In a far-reaching new essay in The New Atlantis, the environmental researcher Ted…

Nicola Peltz Beckham's directorial debut is being slammed by critics who are calling it 'poverty porn'

aol.com None Nicola Peltz Beckham wrote, directed, and stars in the indie film "Lola" about a teen living in poverty. • None The movie is being slammed by critics, with one calling…

NATO commander warns critical undersea cables and pipes 'under threat' from Russia and other foes

businessinsider.com An undersea cable connecting mainland Germany to Hiddensee Island in the Baltic Sea. Jens Köhler/ullstein bild via Getty Images A NATO commander says sea cables and…

Capital One and Discover merger ‘dangerous’, consumer groups tell Fed

theguardian.com Regulators have been urged to block Capital One’s $35bn takeover of Discover by campaigners who say the blockbuster deal is “dangerous, illegal, and must be stopped”. Urging…

NPR journalist suspended after public criticism of broadcaster’s liberal slant

theguardian.com The National Public Radio employee who recently published a scorching letter accusing the media organization of a liberal slant has been suspended without pay for five days.…

Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps

theguardian.com This story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the Wayne Barrett Project On an October morning, a small army arrived to evict Rudy Ortega…

Thames Water to ask debt markets for survival plan funding

theguardian.com Thames Water is preparing to tap debt markets within weeks in an attempt to fund a rescue plan and repair its threadbare finances, the Guardian can reveal. It is understood…

Unions are ‘gonna win in the South’ in 2024, United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain says

al.com The president of the United Auto Workers says he believes this year could see historic gains for the union in its push to organize auto plants in the Deep South. Shawn Fain,…

Guardian Ludicrously Reports That Orthodox Bishop Was "Allegedly Stabbed"

zerohedge.com Guardian Ludicrously Reports That Orthodox Bishop Was "Allegedly Stabbed" Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The left-wing Guardian newspaper reported on the…

On fake news, honey traps, and brutal cuts

cjr.org Last week, Joe Lycett, a comedian in the UK, posted a trailer for the new season of his late-night show. “The world’s been turned upside down by fake news, and I hate it,”…

Everton takeover in added time after 777 gets extension to repay £160m loan

theguardian.com The proposed takeover of Everton has moved into added time after the bidder 777 Partners was granted a last-minute extension to repay a £160m loan. The latest missed…