52 m. ago Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters

The Trump administration is ending a key program used by communities to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires

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55 m. ago Neonatal care leave will make ‘huge difference’ for parents, say campaigners

Parents of babies in neonatal care will be entitled to an additional 12 weeks of leave and pay if eligible, on top of parental leave, as of April 6.

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65 m. ago Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regionsChevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years.The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands. Among other things, the wetlands play a key role in offering the area a measure of protection from hurricanes. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Prince William hires Princess Diana's divorce lawyers in landmark decision

Prince William has reportedly hired the same law firm his mother Princess Diana used during her divorce from then Prince Charles to represent him and his family

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2 h. ago P Diddy hit with five new criminal counts while still in jail awaiting trial

Rapper P Diddy is currently being held in the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn and has been charged with five new criminal counts while waiting for his trial in May

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4 h. ago Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of Maryland hiker

A fugitive from El Salvador is on trial in the rape and murder of a Maryland woman who was attacked on a hiking trail in 2023

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4 h. ago Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont

A federal judge has moved a case involving at Tufts University doctoral student being held at an immigration facility in Louisiana to Vermont

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4 h. ago Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making

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6 h. ago Rachel Morin was raped and murdered on running trail by illegal migrant who had killed before, court hears

Rachel Morin, 37, left her home for a jog on August 5, 2023, and never returned. Nearly a year later, Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with her murder

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7 h. ago BBC and ITV opt against bids to televise Fifa Club World Cup in summer

Dazn has global rights and will show games on appDazn remains confident of securing agreementThe BBC and ITV have declined to pursue the chance to televise this summer’s Club World Cup, leaving Fifa increasingly concerned about the visibility of its flagship new tournament in a key market.The streaming platform Dazn agreed to pay $1bn (£787bn) for global Club World Cup rights in a deal which involved the company pledging to make all 63 matches available free-to-air on its app. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Klarna pauses $15bn New York IPO plans in wake of Trump tariffs

Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech was set to launch its so-called IPO roadshow to investors next week

Economics

7 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges a month before trial

Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year

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8 h. ago Girl, 13, who died in house fire pictured as family pay tribute to ‘shining light’

Layla Allen, described as funny and charismatic, died in the house fire in Kingsway, Prescot, on Wednesday evening

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8 h. ago Sage DOWN as pay could be late for millions in wake of 'global' system crash

Issues are being reported by employees using Sage Payroll after many said they were unable to access their money on payday - the company said it was 'currently investigating'

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8 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother cast's pay 'REVEALED' as one star is set to earn a whopping £480k MORE than the lowest paid housemate

As the cast prepare to be locked up in the house for up to 19 days, they'll of course be compensated for their time, with some bagging a bigger paycheck than others.

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8 h. ago Mel Gibson's gun rights restored by US Justice Department following domestic violence conviction

Gibson lost the right to own firearms following his no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery against his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in 2011

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9 h. ago Thugs bundled elderly, blindfolded man into Audi in horrifying 'revenge' kidnapping

Azizur Rahman and Shohad Miah were convicted after trial

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9 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new criminal counts alleging ‘forced labor’

Rap mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and sex trafficking as trial begins in Manhattan on 5 MaySean “Diddy” Combs was hit with a new federal indictment on Friday charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking, court records showed.Combs had previously faced three criminal counts. He has pleaded not guilty. His trial in Manhattan federal court is scheduled to start on 5 May. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘We’re excluded from the project we started’: Charity behind parkland hall restoration ‘does not accept’ council decision to end partnership

Efforts to restore Rock Hall have been led by Banana Enterprise Network for more than five years until their partnership contract was ended this week

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10 h. ago Interstate 95 crash in Philadelphia resulted from driver's failure to slow down, investigators find

Federal officials say the driver of a tractor-trailer that overturned and sparked a blaze underneath a major Philadelphia interstate that resulted in a collapse had failed to slow down on the exit ramp

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