2 h. ago Bill Belichick defends girlfriend Hudson as ‘doing her job’ in viral CBS interview

Belichick says girlfriend wasn’t out to control interviewHudson, 24, interjected during question on relationshipNorth Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job”.The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-time college coach at UNC issued a statement through the school Wednesday, which followed an appearance on CBS News Sunday Morning to promote his upcoming book. In the interview, Hudson objected to a question about how the two had met while Tony Dokoupil referred to her during the segment as being a “constant presence” in the interview. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Starbucks admits that cutting staff has backfired and now plans to hire more baristas

CEO of coffee chain hopes to improve customer experience by increasing staff in stores

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2 h. ago Aston Martin cuts US exports as tariffs batter car industry: Mercedes, Stellantis and VW also sound the alarm over Trump trade war turmoil

The car industry was rocked when Trump announced a 25% charge on vehicle and part imports in a bid to ramp up domestic manufacturing.

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2 h. ago Shares in social media giant Snap dive after it ditches forecasts due to Donald Trump's trade war

Snap, which owns photo messaging app Snapchat, stoked fears that advertisers are cutting spending because of tariffs.

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2 h. ago Barcelona vs Inter Milan LIVE: Raphinha strike sets up Champions League second leg after Denzel Dumfries brace

Barcelona 3-3 Inter Milan: A cracker in Barcelona leaves both teams on the brink of reaching the final

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2 h. ago Five easy swaps to help you cut back on ultra processed foods linked to early death

They can be hard to banish as they're found in so many foods, but one nutritionist has shared some savvy swaps to help remove them from your diet with a little more ease

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2 h. ago John Bolton says Pete Hegseth should quit ‘for his own safety’s sake’

‘We need a secretary who can get the job done, not somebody who spends his time on Signal chat groups,’ former national security adviser says

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3 h. ago Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK, study finds

Quality of care dropped as staff were replaced with less experienced nurses, researchers at the University of Surrey say

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3 h. ago UNC's Belichick defends Hudson as 'doing her job' after interjecting during CBS interview

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job.”

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3 h. ago Andor fans 'unbelievably angry' as iconic Star Wars character recast after more than 20 years

Andor fans were left fuming after one of the most beloved supporting characters in the Star Wars universe was recast

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4 h. ago Singer Sophie Evans and rugby star Ellis Jenkins reveal cute name for new baby

The couple shared a photo of their new offspring on Instagram, asleep and sporting a cute light brown jumper with his name on it

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4 h. ago Harry Redknapp says ‘German spy’ joke about Thomas Tuchel ‘badly backfired’

Former manager made comments at event in MarchSaudi Arabia is ‘a great place for a World Cup’Harry Redknapp says his description of England’s head coach, Thomas Tuchel, as a “German spy” was a “joke that badly backfired”.The 78-year-old former ­manager, who had successful spells at ­Spurs, West Ham and ­Portsmouth but never landed the England job, also talked up Eddie Howe’s credentials as the best man to lead the Three Lions. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak outWe have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime.The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights are being trampled upon. The economy is in disarray.If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home? And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present, and the Executive’s obligation to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ would lose its meaning.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US colu...

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5 h. ago Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon

A federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history

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5 h. ago Octopus founder Greg Jackson joins board of growth advisory body

Body brings together academia, business and local government to work on plans to deliver that all important growth in H&F

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5 h. ago Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

The former Sinn Fein president criticised a BBC broadcast that aired allegations that he sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

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5 h. ago Watch: Footage ‘shows Sycamore Gap tree being chopped down’ jury told

A video prosecutors say shows the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree was played to a jury on Wednesday, 30 April.

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6 h. ago Aaron Ramsey confirms stance on Cardiff City job with brutally honest admission

Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been given his first taste of senior management with Cardiff City but it seems unlikely he will take on the role permanently

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6 h. ago Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crimeUS politics live – latest updatesMohsen Mahdawi has walked out of immigration detention after a federal judge in Vermont ordered his release. The Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University had been detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime.“The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime,” said Geoffrey Crawford, a US district judge, at a hearing on Wednesday, according to ABC News. “Mr Mahdawi, I will order you released.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie

Videos will share the author’s tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspenseAspiring crime writers now have the chance to be taught by “Agatha Christie”, thanks to a course of online video lessons by BBC Maestro. The videos “starring” the author, who died in 1976, have been made using AI-enhanced technology, licensed images and carefully restored audio recordings.Videos made using a reconstruction of Christie’s voice will share tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspense. The writing advice has been drawn directly from her writings and archival interviews and curated by the leading Christie scholars Dr Mark Aldridge, Michelle Kazmer, Gray Robert Brown and Jamie Bernthal-Hooker. Continue reading...

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