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Coach addresses fans after ice hockey player’s death
Nottingham Panthers’ assistant coach has addressed fans after forward Adam Johnson’s death at a match on Saturday. Talking as fans and players left tributes and flowers outside the Motorpoint Arena, Kevin Moore said: “As time goes on we’re all gonna heal.” Tributes have been pouring in from around the world for the 29-year-old who died…
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Federal trial of ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case begins
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of an ex-police detective accused of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a deadly March 2020 raid. Former detective Brett Hankison has pleaded not guilty to the charges and was acquitted on separate state charges last year. Ms Taylor…
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US announces ‘strongest global action yet’ on AI safety
By Shiona McCallum & Zoe Kleinman Technology team The White House has announced what it is calling “the most significant actions ever taken by any government to advance the field of AI safety.” An executive order from President Biden requires Artificial Intelligence (AI) developers to share safety results with the US government. It places the…
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The Buccaneers review: This Apple TV+ costume drama is the new Bridgerton
This stylised period series about five young American women making their way in England has distinct shades of Netflix’s mega-hit – and deserves to be as successful, writes Neil Armstrong. This new period drama from Apple TV+ sets out its stall during a fantastical sequence in the opening episode. The debutantes at the debs ball…
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Adam Johnson: Police investigate death of ice hockey player
The fiancée of an ice hockey player who was fatally injured during a match has paid tribute to her “sweet angel” as police continue to investigate his death. Nottingham Panthers’ Adam Johnson’s neck was cut by a skate during a game against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday. Johnson was taken to hospital where he was…
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Watch: Tank fires near car on key Gaza evacuation road
Video uploaded on social media shows the moment an Israeli tank appears to fire on a car on a key north-south Gaza road. The car is seen driving on Salah-al-Din Road, south of Gaza City. It is one of two routes that Palestinians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip had been told by…
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At least five killed in Hamburg scaffolding collapse
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News At least three workers have died after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in the German city of Hamburg, according to firefighting officials. Several others were reported injured, and there are still thought to be people buried under the scaffolding. The incident happened on Monday morning at the Uberseequartier in…
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Israel Gaza war: Tanzanian students taken hostage by Hamas named
By Alfred Lasteck & Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News, Dar es Salaam & London Two Tanzanian students taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza have been named by both the Israeli and Tanzanian authorities. Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga were in Israel as part of an agricultural internship programme, Israel’s foreign ministry said on…
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Shani Louk: Woman missing after Hamas attack is dead, says mother
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The mother of Shani Louk, an Israeli-German woman thought to have been kidnapped by Hamas fighters at a music festival in Israel, says her daughter is dead. Speaking to German media, Ricarda Louk said she had been told by the Israeli military that a DNA sample taken from part of…
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Judge reinstates Trump gag order in election subversion case
A federal judge has reinstated a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 presidential election subversion case. It prevents him from criticising court staff, prosecutors and possible witnesses between now and his trial. Judge Tanya Chutkan had temporarily lifted the order earlier this month so his lawyers could appeal but reinstated…