25 m. ago US funds supported Nepal's growing LGBTQ+ community. Now that money is gone

Many support centers for Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community have closed since the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development

Economics

39 m. ago Goldman’s Waldron says US’s early trade deals to ‘serve as a template’

Wall Street executive expects investor focus to shift towards fiscal policy and the federal budget

Economics

70 m. ago Mason Greenwood has Marseille record and 'special feeling' ripped away

Marseille forward Mason Greenwood has seen Ligue 1 remove a goal from his tally after his weekend strike was awarded to someone else and he is now a goal behind Didier Drogba's record

Politics

70 m. ago Dear Coleen: I'm in a relationship but think I've fallen for female friend

I think about her all the time when we’re apart, even when I’m with my girlfriend.

Politics

5 h. ago Moment Tory canvasser removed Reform local election leaflet from homeowner's letterbox and replaced it with his own campaign flyer

Maxine Fothergill's team had been pounding the pavements putting leaflets through doors after she decided to stand in the Kent County Council elections on May 1.

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5 h. ago Mercury to hit sweltering 30C TODAY as Met Office gives UK heatwave verdict

High pressure continues to build across the UK this week and, if the mercury hits 30C today, it will be the warmest start to May on record but a heatwave looks unlikely

Society

5 h. ago Kneecap's manager appears to praise terror leaders and compare Israel to the Nazis in unearthed social media posts

Last night, Jewish leaders wrote to organisers of the Glastonbury Festival demanding the rap group be 'immediately removed' from this year's line-up.

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6 h. ago Memorial wall to fallen USAID staffers is removed from the agency's former building

Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up

Politics

7 h. ago Pete Hegseth’s wife taking on unofficial role managing his image at Pentagon, report says

Jennifer Rauchet, a former Fox producer, directed agency staffers on handling media and managing secretary’s image on social, a report claims

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7 h. ago 'I keep my chopped off body part in a jar – people are scared of me but I don't care'

A young woman has decided to literally take her body in her own hands and modified near enough most of it and has even revealed where she keeps her removed body parts

Politics

8 h. ago Ukraine and US say minerals deal ready for signing but 'last minute snag' appears

Two sources have told the Reuters news agency that a deal could be signed on Wednesday

Economics

8 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

Events

8 h. ago Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations for fourth quarter in a row amid AI boom

Tech giant has committed to investing $80bn in artificial intelligence this fiscal year as it reveals revenue of $70.07bnMicrosoft released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday after the New York stock market closed, beating Wall Street’s expectations for the fourth quarter in a row amid a financial boom for artificial intelligence businesses.The company revealed revenue of $70.07bn and earnings of $3.46 per share. The result exceeded analyst predictions that revenue would grow to $68.42bn, or 10.6% year-over-year, and that earnings-per-share would come in at $3.22. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Microsoft says quarterly profits up 18% as it weathers tech sector turbulence

Microsoft on Wednesday said its profits rose 18% for the January-March quarter, driven by its growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business in a turbulent time for the tech sector

Politics

8 h. ago Coronation Street fans stunned as Gary returns after going missing for months

Coronation Street builder Gary Windass vanished from the cobbles back in January and fans of the ITV soap have been concerned about the character and his whereabouts ever since

Events

8 h. ago Microsoft to report earnings as AI financial boom shows no sign of slowing

Company has beaten Wall Street expectations in each of its previous three quarterly earnings reportsMicrosoft will report its earnings for the third quarter of the fiscal year after the stock market closes on Wednesday. Analysts have predicted that revenue would grow by 10.6% year-over-year to $68.4bn, even as the company plows tens of billions into artificial intelligence as well as earnings-per-share of $3.22. The company has beaten Wall Street’s expectations on each of its previous three quarterly earnings reports.Analysts said they view the earnings report as a temperature check on Microsoft’s artificial intelligence business, which has announced it will invest around $80bn in this fiscal year alone, though it has also terminated some data center leases in recent months. The company has invested billions in OpenAI in recent years, giving it a large stake in the ChatGPT developer. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Israel wildfires send 12 people to the hospital and close key Tel Aviv

Many events planned for the country’s memorial day have been cancelled

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9 h. ago People with endometriosis more likely to experience early menopause, study finds

Surgical menopause occurs on average 19 months earlier, while natural menopause happens five months earlier, new global research showsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWomen with endometriosis face a higher risk of premature and early menopause and are seven times more likely to experience surgical menopause, a study has found.Surgical menopause occurs when a woman has both ovaries removed before reaching natural menopause, and may be done to treat endometriosis if other treatments fail. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago ‘One big dream’: Bodø/Glimt’s modern miracle built on history and humility

Family club, known as a symbol of northern Norwegian self-esteem, prepare to face Tottenham in Europa League semisNobody is sure precisely when the “coffee table” tradition began, but consensus traces it back about 60 years. It would take a lot for one of the regulars not to show up. The time is almost 11am and cups are being laid out in the Aspmyra Stadion canteen for the Bodø/Glimt old boys’ daily catchup. In walks Ivar Bakke, who can count himself as the group’s elder statesman at 94. “One of the oldest people in Norway!” he laughs before sitting down. Tall tales are retold, memories sharpened in delighting over past and more recent glories; however far those stretch, everyone here knows what it has taken to bring their club to the barely fathomable territory of a Europa League semi-final.The raconteur in chief is Jacob Klette, a sharp figure in his late 70s who made almost 400 appearances for a team that broke boundaries. “The northern part of Norway has always had to fight for ...

Politics

10 h. ago Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer

Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unwra are ‘credible’Israel’s urgent security needs override its obligations to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza, a US state department lawyer has told the international court of justice (ICJ).Joshua Simmons spoke as the United Nations’ top court hears a case on Israel’s ban on cooperation with Unwra, the UN’s main agency for Palestinians. Continue reading...

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