May 20, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Northern Ireland council elections count ends with Sinn Fein the biggest party for first time

Counting has concluded in Northern Ireland’s council elections, with Sinn Fein becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. After a...

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Northern Ireland council elections count ends with Sinn Fein the biggest party for first time

Politics

Labour calls for investigation after Suella Braverman accused of trying to shirk group speeding course

Labour is demanding an investigation into reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a group speeding awareness course to...

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Labour calls for investigation after Suella Braverman accused of trying to shirk group speeding course

Popcorn at the ready, Suella Braverman’s bad week could be followed by a very tough one indeed

It has not been a great week for Suella Braverman. It began on Monday with her making an inflammatory speech to activists, which Tory...

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Popcorn at the ready, Suella Braverman's bad week could be followed by a very tough one indeed

Mother arrested four years after baby left for dead in plastic bag

A woman has been arrested four years after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a plastic bag. Karima Jiwani, 40, faces a number...

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Mother arrested four years after baby left for dead in plastic bag

Sports

U.S. stays perfect at hockey worlds; Canada falls

ESPN News Services May 20, 2023, 08:52 AM ET The United States shut out Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to stay perfect at the ice...

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U.S. stays perfect at hockey worlds; Canada falls

Technology

Neeva, co-founded by a former Google exec, to shut down its consumer search product and focus on A.I.

Sridhar Ramaswamy Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Neeva, the privacy-focused search company co-founded by former Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, announced Saturday that...

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Neeva, co-founded by a former Google exec, to shut down its consumer search product and focus on A.I.

Renowned British novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73

Renowned British novelist Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. The author died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in...

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Entertainment

Renowned British novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73

Renowned British novelist Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. The author died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in...

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Environment

Rishi Sunak told to launch investigation into ‘shocking’ reports Suella Braverman tried to avoid speeding course

Labour is demanding an investigation into reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a group speeding awareness course to...

by admin May 20, 2023

Rishi Sunak told to launch investigation into ‘shocking’ reports Suella Braverman tried to avoid speeding course

Labour is demanding an investigation into reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a group speeding awareness course to...

by admin May 20, 2023

Betrayed by a friend, how Olympic sprinter’s career unravelled after shock arrest in drugs crackdown

Born to addict parents, surrounded by heroin and crack cocaine, Leon Reid says all he ever wanted was to escape drugs. Instead, the sprinter...

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Betrayed by a friend, how Olympic sprinter's career unravelled after shock arrest in drugs crackdown

Entertainment

Phillip Schofield leaves This Morning after more than 20 years

TV presenter Phillip Schofield has left This Morning after more than 20 years. The 61-year-old joined the ITV morning show in 2002. He presented...

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Phillip Schofield leaves This Morning after more than 20 years

Entertainment

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: A timeline of their relationship and the rumours of a rift between This Morning co-hosts

ITV daytime stalwart Phillip Schofield has stepped down as presenter of This Morning after days of intense speculation over his relationship with co-host Holly...

by admin May 20, 2023

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: A timeline of their relationship and the rumours of a rift between This Morning co-hosts

Sports

Triple Crown: How to watch and how to bet the Preakness

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Close Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and...

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Triple Crown: How to watch and how to bet the Preakness

World

Ukraine: The F-16 fighter jets, why they could be so significant, and when they can be delivered

The US has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to enhance the country’s air defence in the wake of a barrage of Russian...

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Ukraine: The F-16 fighter jets, why they could be so significant, and when they can be delivered

Entertainment

Phillip Schofield steps down from This Morning: His statement in full – and Holly Willoughby’s response

Phillip Schofield is stepping down from This Morning with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the ITV programme. Here is the presenter’s...

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Phillip Schofield steps down from This Morning: His statement in full - and Holly Willoughby's response

Technology

A husband hid $500,000 in bitcoin during a divorce — and got busted by a crypto hunter

A few months into her divorce proceedings, Sarita thought it was suspicious that her spouse, who earned $3 million annually, didn’t have many assets....

by admin May 20, 2023