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• Man van in de 40 die zichzelf had verschanst in een pand 'een wapen vertoonde' voordat agenten het vuur openden, aldus de politie van Bedfordshire • Een man is doodgeschoten door de politie in Bedford nadat hij zichzelf gedurende de nacht had verschanst in een pand. • Agenten werden maandag rond 22.40 uur gebeld naar meldingen van beschadigde voertuigen en troffen een man van in de 40 aan die zich in een woning had verschanst en dreigementen uitte, zo verklaarde de politie van Bedfordshire. Lees verder...

• De viceleider van de Liberalen zegt dat de Coalitie 'zeer zorgvuldig' moet luisteren naar de resultaten van de tussentijdse verkiezingen in Farrer. • Volg de laatste updates • Federale begroting 2026: wat we tot nu toe weten

• De 12e Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA 2026) vonden plaats op zaterdag 9 mei 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, en markeerden een van de meest glamoureuze evenementen in de geschiedenis van het Afrikaanse entertainment. • Sterren hielden emotionele acceptiespeeches tijdens de ceremonie, waarbij ze persoonlijke reizen en prestaties binnen de industrie belichtten te midden van een sterrenregen op de rode loper. • Het evenement vierde uitmuntendheid in de Afrikaanse film, tv en muziek, en trok in het hele continent brede aandacht vanwege de productiekwaliteit en culturele betekenis.

Acteur en komiek spreekt voor het eerst sinds zijn 42-jarige dochter in februari door zelfmoord overleed

• NBA-ster Steph Curry en zijn echtgenote Ayesha, die 15 jaar getrouwd zijn, maakten een ongemakkelijk moment mee tijdens een openbare date-avond, waarbij de acties van Curry de speciale avond van zijn vrouw overschaduwden. • De zichtbare reactie van Ayesha op het incident trok de aandacht van omstanders, waarbij waarnemers haar scherpe terechtwijzing opmerkten. • Het dynamische moment van het stel werd een gespreksonderwerp op sociale media, wat de balans tussen publieke verschijningen en persoonlijke relaties benadrukte.

• Plaid Cymru staat op het punt de macht in Wales over te nemen en de SNP behoudt die in Schotland, maar Reform boekte grote winst in beide landen • Verkiezingen 2026 live: laatste nieuwsupdates • Volledige resultaten uit Engeland, Schotland en Wales

Leiderschap in gevaar nu partij zetels verliest in kerngebieden en controle verliest over gemeenteraden in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch en Tamworth Verkiezingen 2026 live: laatste nieuwsupdates Volledige resultaten uit Engeland, Schotland en Wales Hartlepool had ooit bijna geleid tot het aftreden van Keir Starmer – de resultaten van vannacht betekenen dat dit de komende dagen mogelijk toch gebeurt. Vijf jaar geleden leed Labour een vernederende nederlaag tijdens een bijverkiezing voor de zetel van de stad in Westminster, wat Starmer ertoe aanzette zijn functie als oppositieleider te heroverwegen. Lees verder...

• De 48ste wedstrijd van de Indian Premier League 2026 vindt plaats tussen Delhi Capitals en Chennai Super Kings op 5 mei 2026 om 19:30 uur IST in Delhi. • Deze clash met hoge inzet zet het spannende IPL-seizoen voort en trekt een enorm aantal kijkers in heel India. • Beide teams strijden om een positie in de play-offs in de competitieve T20-competitie, waarbij cricket wordt gecombineerd met een entertainment spektakel.

Eigenaar van nachtclub Japan zegt: ‘Dit is een reactie op een jaar aan beledigingen die door de Verenigde Staten tegen ons – als land – zijn geuit’

• Veterane presentator zegt dat het format mogelijk niet zal voortbestaan nu The Late Show with Stephen Colbert zijn run van 33 jaar beëindigt te midden van controverse • Voorafgaand aan de laatste aflevering van The Late Show with Stephen Colbert op CBS, zei voormalig netwerk-late-night host David Letterman dat hij "verrast" zou zijn als andere shows in dat format nog veel langer zouden meegaan • Letterman, 79, deed deze opmerking in een interview met de New York Times dat dinsdag werd gepubliceerd, waarin hij ook zijn "ongeloof" beschreef toen hij vernam dat Colberts show was geannuleerd. Lees meer...

• Bengaluru FC takes on Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at 7:30pm IST on May 4, 2026, as part of key fixtures in the ongoing season. • Real Kashmir faces Namdhari in the Indian Football League at 6:30pm, while the Indian Indoor Open athletics event continues at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. • This matchup holds significance for playoff positioning in ISL, with Bengaluru seeking vital points against a competitive Odisha side.

Court heard woman asked fashion boss to stop but he did not even when she started cryingJames Holder, a co-founder of the clothing firm Superdry, has been found guilty of raping a woman after a night out in the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham.Gloucester crown court heard Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his mansion in the Cotswolds with a male friend. Instead, the pair got into the victim’s taxi and went to her flat, where the fashion boss raped her. Continue reading...

Students taking part in university’s annual ritual say images of them in swimwear are being published without consent in national newspapersWhen the sun rises at dawn on Friday, hundreds of St Andrews University students will brave the chilly North Sea for the annual May Dip, an undergraduate ritual said to bring good luck in exams. But the students won’t be alone at the beach. In recent years this quirky ritual has become a target for agency and freelance photographers looking to cash in on images of students in bikinis, including some who camp out overnight on the East Sands dunes near the Fife coastal path.“It ruined my night,” said Anna, one of the students whose photo appeared in a spread published by the Scotsman. “Now when I think about that May Dip, I think about that image, and that’s it.” Continue reading...

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony.But in late April one energetic singer hogs the limelight. For a few weeks after arriving from West Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early morning – in complex song. As it searches for a mate and marks its territory, its song is at times as sweet and tuneful as a soul singer, at others as frantic as a car alarm. Continue reading...

Some travellers spent hours in lines at airport, with kiosks not working, little seating and few staff on hand to helpSome travellers passing through the new EU entry-exit system (EES) have faced huge delays at border checks, with some waiting for up to three hours, airports say.The new rules have gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025, and came into effect on Friday in the Schengen countries – 25 of the EU’s 27 states plus Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Continue reading...

Owner of Pink Punters vows to reopen club as police call on the public not to speculateA man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, police have said.Officers have called on people not to speculate about why the fire may have been set at Pink Punters in Fenny Stratford, near Milton Keynes, saying it is too early to tell. Following the fire, the club’s owner said he was relieved no one was hurt – and vowed the club would reopen. Continue reading...

Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, was hit at about 4.30am six days ago in Soho in incident that left 58-year-man with life-changing injuriesA social media influencer has died six days after a car hit her and other pedestrians outside a nightclub in London, police said.Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, was injured in Argyll Street, Soho, at about 4.30am on 19 April and was pronounced dead on Saturday. Continue reading...

Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several daysRussian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people overnight, including five in the city of Dnipro, Ukrainian local authorities have said.Reports say that at least 34 people have been injured in the strikes, which lasted “practically all night”, according to the Dnipropetrovsk regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in the attacks, and workers continued to search for bodies on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

Mandelson received two ‘clearance denied’ red ticks yet top Foreign Office civil servant says he did not have access to file – which he later readUK politics live – latest updatesThe verdict on Olly Robbins’ parliamentary testimony, among fellow knights of the civil service realm at least, was unanimous. Lord Sedwill, a former Cabinet secretary, called on the prime minister to “retract his accusations against Olly Robbins and reinstate him”.Simon McDonald, who once held Robbins’ job as top civil servant in the Foreign Office, said if Keir Starmer had only waited to hear his evidence to the foreign affairs select committee he would never have sacked him. Continue reading...

• Brock Lesnar appeared to retire from WWE after a shocking loss to Oba Femi in under 5 minutes at WrestleMania 42 Night Two in Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium. • Femi dominated the 6'3", 286-pound Lesnar, throwing him effortlessly, leading to post-match scenes that stunned fans. • The event's opener sets a dramatic tone for WrestleMania 42, marking a potential end to Lesnar's legendary career amid injury history.

• Netflix unveiled the official trailer for 'The Midnight Club' Season 2 during a virtual fan event on April 16, 2026, promising darker supernatural twists in the horror anthology series created by Mike Flanagan. • The eight-episode season features returning stars Iman Benson and Igby Rigney, with new cast members including Auli'i Cravalho, set to premiere on October 31, 2026. • Flanagan stated in a Variety interview, 'This season dives deeper into the unknown, blending grief and the paranormal like never before,' boosting subscriber excitement amid streaming wars.

Man initially charged in July but Australian federal police uncovered dozens more alleged offences after reviewing files on his devicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former childcare employee accused of abusing children in his care has been hit with another 129 charges after investigators say they identified more victims.The man, aged in his 30s, was initially charged with eight counts of online child abuse material offences in July 2025 after years of alleged offending. Continue reading...

Case of businessman using AI to generate false letters of complaint against Heaven nightclub part of a growing issue, say policeA businessman has pleaded guilty to making false statements in order to shut down a nightclub, which police believe were generated using AI.A Metropolitan police source said the use of AI to generate letters by complainants who do not exist is a growing issue. Continue reading...

Ukrainian president says nearly 700 Russian drones and 19 ballistic missiles mostly targeted Kyiv, Odesa and DniproUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia “does not deserve any easing … or lifting on sanctions” after an overnight attack killed 16 and wounded 100 people in Ukraine.He said:“Russia is betting on war, and the response must be exactly that: we must defend lives with all available means, and we must also apply pressure for the sake of peace with the same full force.”There can be no normalisation of Russia as it is today. Pressure on Russia must work. Continue reading...

Weakened economic activity, soaring fuel prices and rising inflation have created a horror scenario, RBA deputy governor saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAndrew Hauser, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor, says the “stagflationary shock” from the Iran war is a “central banker’s nightmare”, as confidence among Australian households crashed to its lowest level in years.Speaking at an event in New York on Tuesday morning AEST, Hauser said the RBA was “judging the balance” between the damage to the economy from “a big income shock” associated with soaring fuel prices, versus a sharp rise in inflation. Continue reading...

• Netflix thriller series 'Midnight Reckoning' debuted April 9, amassing 150 million viewing hours in its first 24 hours globally. • Starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a rogue detective, the 8-episode season explores cybercrime in New York, produced for $120 million. • It dethroned 'The Dragon's Fall' from #1, signaling shift to high-budget genre content amid subscriber growth to 285 million.

Olivia has been detained for months at the sprawling Dilley center in Texas. She has lost 20lbs, and wakes up every day with a headacheEach day in detention feels like 48 hours for Olivia.The 19-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas for more than four months. Continue reading...

White House says only person committing war crimes is actor ‘for his awful movies and terrible acting ability’The long-running war of words between the George Clooney and the White House has ignited again after the Oscar-winning actor criticised Donald Trump’s threat to Iran that “a whole civilization will die tonight”.On Wednesday, in a speech to 3,000 high school students in Cuneo, Italy, Clooney said the US president had committed a war crime with his threat. Continue reading...