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Travellers faced chaos on Saturday after the passport e-gate system at UK airports failed, causing lengthy delays as the bank holiday getaway kicked off.Disgruntled travellers took to social media after some spent several hours waiting at airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, as arrivals needed to have their passports checked by hand rather than the automated machines.

Armed police at scene as man and woman shot in Dartford hostage' incident (Image: PA) A woman is in hospital with gunshot wounds after being held hostage at her Dartford home following a siege by armed police.Kent Police were called to a terraced house in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday afternoon (May 6).

A woman is in hospital with gunshot wounds after being held hostage at her Kent home.Armed police were called to a terraced house in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses who lived nearby said a woman had been held hostage at the back of the property.Kent Police said a man and a woman suffered serious injuries consistent with gunshot wounds and were taken to a London hospital.

A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being held hostage at her Kent home, witnesses have said.Locals described hearing gunshots after armed police smashed into a terraced house in Dartford.Police said officers went to a house in Priory Road at 12.40pm on Saturday with a trained negotiator following reports of a disturbance.

Seven men have been charged with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell.Mr Caldwell was shot several times outside a sports complex in Omagh, Co Tyrone, on February 22.He had been coaching a youth football game, and was with his young son at the time of the shooting.On Saturday evening, the PSNI said that two men aged 28, and five men aged 33, 38, 45, 47 and 72, had been charged with attempted murder.

Mystery surrounds the death of a British teenager in Thailand whose beaten body was found in a forest after he went missing after a motorcycle ride.Thai police believe 16-year-old Woramet Ben Taota, a dual-national, was murdered after he was found dead in a grove in the Ban Than district on Sunday morning, with blunt force trauma injuries to his face and head.

Former President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at the Georgia Republican convention on Saturday, in Columbus, Ga., his first public appearance responding to the unsealing of his federal indictment.John Bazemore/AP Former President Donald Trump on Saturday cast his federal indictment as election interference and an abuse of power by the Biden administration.

Thunderstorms and 30C temperatures are forecast for Sunday, after the UK saw flooding and its hottest temperature of the year on Saturday.Heavy rain and hail fell on Saturday evening across the North West as an amber warning for thunderstorms was issued.But in other parts of the UK, the sun shone on the hottest day of the year with temperatures of 32.2C reached in Surrey.

A demonstrator bashes a pans with a portrait of Emmanuel Macron on it, during a pan-banging protest in front of Lyon's town hall on April 24, 2023.Jeff Pachoud, AFP A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause.Two weeks after the contested pension reform passed, persistent social movements threaten to erase the financial gains that the French government expected.

Six-year-old Daithi Mac Gabhann has been awarded the freedom of Belfast City following his family's campaign for changes to organ donation laws.The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) legislation, also called Daithi's Law after the Belfast boy, changes the way consent for donation is granted and came into effect on Thursday.

Seven men will appear in court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of a senior police detective.PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot several times outside a sports complex in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in February.Mr Caldwell had been coaching a youth football match and was with his young son at the time of the attack.

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill has hailed a momentous election result with the party set to become the largest in councils in Northern Ireland.As the Northern Ireland local government elections count neared its conclusion on Saturday evening, the republican party had 138 elected councillors by 7pm, with gains achieved across the region.

As Manchester City take to the pitch on Saturday evening, they will be aiming to emulate the great team of a bygone era and take a European crown for only the second time in their history.That first win was achieved by a magnificent side, brilliantly put together by the legendary Joe Mercer and his assistant Malcolm Allison.

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is expected to attend the Champions League final on Saturday evening.Club sources have confirmed that the sheikh is due to be present in Istanbul as City face Inter, bidding to win Europe's top club prize for the first time.It would be only be the second competitive game he has attended since his investment vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased City in 2008.

Manchester City need just one more win to take a third successive Premier League title with a resounding victory at Goodison Park.Ilkay Gundogan's brace and Erling Haaland's 52nd goal of the season, and Arsenal's 3-0 loss to Brighton took the blues to the brink of retaining their crown, and can be confirmed as champions if they beat Chelsea next weekend.

Erling Haaland continued his amazing debut season by hitting five goals as Manchester City thumped RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium.The Norwegian striker hit his fifth hattrick of the season, then added two more after the break as City booked their place in the last eight.Ilkay Gundogan and a late strike by Kevin de Bruyne completed the rout as City joined Chelsea, Benfica and Bayern Munich, as well as the two Milan clubs in the quarter-final.

(Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

A man accused of overturning a pair of food carts on a busy street outside a concert at SoFi Stadium on Saturday evening has been fired, stadium officials confirmed Tuesday morning."The individual involved was employed by a third-party vendor, and we have been advised that he has since been terminated," read an emailed statement from SoFi Stadium officials, who did not identify the man.

The southbound 5 Freeway in Glendale was shut down Saturday evening after debris fell from an overpass onto the roadway.An apparent sinkhole that had opened near the overpass caused pieces of concrete to fall onto the highway near Western Avenue, said Sgt. Victor Jackson, a spokesman for the Glendale Police Department.

The Atlanta Braves farm system had its share of exciting performances on Saturday evening, but none were as good as that of their 2022 third and fourth round picks in Rome.Both Drake Baldwin and David McCabe hit home runs as the Rome Braves won 6-1 in their game.Luis De Avila had the system's top pitching performance as he led Mississippi to a win with six innings of one-hit shutout ball.

On Saturday evening, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge made an incredible play in right field against the Dodgers, crashing into and through the bullpen gate.The moment immediately went viral online but also raised the question of whether he'd have any adverse effects from this collision.AARON JUDGE BROKE THE DOOR pic.twitter.com/Mjkzjb4XuG-

After securing Champions League football for yet another season, Milan have today unveiled the new home kit for next year, which will make its debut at Stadio San Siro on Saturday evening against Verona.A statement on the Diavolo website reads:
Global sports company PUMA has today unveiled their striking new AC Milan Home Kit for the 2023/24 season, designed to bring the team, the city, and its passionate community even closer.

Verdict: Both teams to score Best Odds: 17/20 Bookmaker: Unibet In what could be a season-defining showdown from the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening, Roma will welcome AC Milan to town.Roma
Starting with the hosts, while Roma might have punched their Europa League semi-final spot last week following an action-packed 4-2 victory against Dutch giants Feyenoord, Jose Mourinho's side are seeking some recent stability.

Good morning.It's Tuesday.We'll look at a well-known New York store and the troubles it has run into lately.Image Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Two words came to mind: caveat emptor.In English, buyer beware.I had been listening to one of the best and best-known business reporters in the country explain a story he had written.

Dear Diary: I've been married for just over a year, and the ritual from single life that I miss the most is dining out alone.Sitting solo at the bar is one of my favorite pastimes.My husband initially assumed it was a sign of a rift between us.He is learning otherwise.This year, I made a New Year's resolution to have a standing solo dinner date.

The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday in Manhattan and charged with strangulation, assault and harassment after what the police in New York described as a domestic dispute.Mr. Majors, 33, was into taken into custody without incident, the authorities said.The victim, described only as a 30-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital after suffering what the police said were minor injuries to her head and neck.

Los Angeles police announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information that might help identify a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday evening in Northridge.The victim - a man in his 30s who has not been identified - was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by the driver of a dark-colored BMW sedan around 5:40 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.

(Jessica Garrison / Los Angeles Times)

Davis police are expected to announce an arrest Thursday in the case of a serial stabber who has killed two men, left one woman in critical condition and terrorized the bucolic college town just west of Sacramento.The city police department announced via a post on its Facebook page Thursday morning that it would hold a news conference at 2 p.m., and that it "continues to have a person detained in the two homicides and attempted homicide" that have taken place in various outdoor locations around town in the last week.

When an agent from the Internal Revenue Service first questioned former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig as part of a sports gambling investigation, the agent opened with a stern warning: If you lie, you will be charged with a federal crime.That aggressive posture, lawyers for Puig have alleged in court filings, remained until investigators abruptly ended the interview when Puig asked to review old records to refresh his memory.

WASHINGTON - An "agreement in principle" between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation's legal debt ceiling, but now Congress has only days to approve a package that includes spending cuts and would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions.

An unknown person shot two teenagers, killing one, just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, Chicago police said.The 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys were outside in the 6400 block of South King Drive when they were shot, according to police.The 16-year-old was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound in his right arm.

An informal memorial sprouted Tuesday at the Waukegan intersection where a young school counselor and coach was killed in a weekend shooting, as police continued to follow leads in the case.Meanwhile, hundreds of people donated to help defray funeral expenses for Niolis Collazo, 23, of Waukegan.Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said Tuesday that police continue to follow leads, but aren't sure yet whether Collazo was intentionally targeted.

Top White House and Republican negotiators on Saturday reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping some government spending over the same period, a breakthrough after a marathon set of crisis talks that has brought the nation within days of its first default in history, three people familiar with the agreement said.

WASHINGTON Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and minority leader who suffered a concussion in a serious fall earlier this month, was released from inpatient rehabilitation on Saturday, according to a statement he released Saturday evening.I want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind wishes, Mr. McConnell said in the statement.

"If we're safe, that's all that matters."Safety will be the driving motivator for managers Kelly Chambers, Willie Kirk and Vicky Jepson on the penultimate weekend of Women's Super League action.Chambers' eight-year stay in the league with Reading could come to an abrupt ending this weekend.

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Scotland call up Lawrence Shankland for Tuesday's Euro 2024 qualifier with Spain after fellow striker Che Adams and right-back Anthony Ralston pulled out of the squad.Shankland, 27, has scored 21 times for Hearts this term and has one international goal from four caps.

Gary Lineker has said "it's great to be here" as he returned to fronting BBC football coverage following his suspension over a tweet row.Lineker had been suspended by the BBC after criticising the government's controversial asylum policy on Twitter.The move sparked a backlash, with presenters and commentators walking out in support of the Match of the Day host.

Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about.It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox, by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article.

James Olley, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 14, 2023, 02:57 PM ET


Martin Odegaard admitted "there is no hope" for Arsenal in the Premier League title race after their challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow with a 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Sunday.Second-half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan gave the visitors a deserved victory at Emirates Stadium as the Gunners struggled to respond to Manchester City's win at Everton earlier in the day.

Chelsea are reportedly closing in on the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as manager.The Blues have agreed terms with the former Tottenham boss, according to reports in various media outlets on Saturday evening.The 51-year-old Argentinian would take over from interim manager Frank Lampard at the end of the season.

Hour by hour Ukrainian servicemen of the Adam tactical group ride a T-64 tank towards a front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on May 7, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Sergey Shestak, AFP Ukraine said Friday that its forces had made significant advances around the embattled city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, which has been the epicentre of fighting with Russia for months.

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukraine launched more than 10 drones overnight on the Crimean Peninsula, including three on the port of Sevastopol, a Russian-installed official said early on Sunday, adding that air defence systems repelled all the attacks on Sevastopol.

There were blasts in Russia-annexed Crimea early on Sunday, according to Russian and Ukrainian media.Russian social media reported air defence systems were repelling attacks.Baza, a Telegram channel with links to Russia's law enforcement agencies, reported that Ukraine sent drones into the Crimean Peninsula, with Russian air defence shooting down at least one over the port of Sevastopol.

MOSCOW, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine.Putin said he was responding to Britain's decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto during their meeting at the Presidential Complex.-/Turkish Presidency/dpa
President Sauli Niinistö has defended Finland's decision to proceed with accession to NATO without its neighbour Sweden on the grounds that rejecting Turkey's pending ratification of its candidacy would have been problematic.

Russian forces have continued to shell Ukrainian cities over the weekend amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there.ne person was killed and another wounded on Sunday morning by the shelling of Nikopol, a city in the south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, governor Serhii Lysak reported.

Pope Francis could meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican this weekend, a Vatican official said Thursday.Francis has repeatedly called for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and expressed solidarity with the martyred Ukrainian people.Recently he revealed a secret peace mission was underway but provided no details.

This Saturday evening, the XFL will host its championship game in San Antonio, Texas at 8pm in the Alamodome.Washington's XFL franchise, the DC Defenders, who went 9-1 during the regular season, and are coming off a playoff victory against the Seattle Sea Dragons, are taking on the Arlington Renegades, who had a losing record during the regular season (4-6), but beat the Houston Roughnecks in last week's playoff game.

This Saturday evening, the XFL will host its championship game in San Antonio, Texas at 8pm in the Alamodome.Washington's XFL franchise, the DC Defenders, who went 9-1 during the regular season, and are coming off a playoff victory against the Seattle Sea Dragons, are taking on the Arlington Renegades, who had a losing record during the regular season (4-6), but beat the Houston Roughnecks in last week's playoff game.

Winning back-to-back games in Utica appeared to be a tall order after splitting Games 1 and 2 in Toronto.After the Toronto Marlies won Game 3 on the back of secondary scoring, it was the same story in Game 4.
Having survived the initial barrage, the Marlies turned up the heat in the middle frame to give themselves an unassailable lead en route to clinching a 3-1 series victory.

T he King's coronation is an event momentous enough to bring the country to a metaphorical standstill - but road closures mean in London this is literally the case.Charles III will be crowned on Saturday morning but preparations will begin Friday night and the City of Westminster has a plan to ensure the safe running of the event.

Ah Cuba.An eclectic melting pot of awe-inspiring landscapes, culture-rich cities and some of the friendliest people on Earth, it's a dreamy place in which to visit.But if you can't quite afford the airfare out to Havana - which by the way is one of the best cities this writer has ever been to - then there are places where you can get a taste (sorry) of this gem of a country in the capital.

Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will take place tonight, and the home team will be the heavy favorite.The Warriors were favorites in Game 1 also, though that didn't exactly work out for them.Despite the disparity in three pointers, the Lakers were able to come out with a huge win on the road and flip home court advantage immediately.

Thousands of British nationals have fled Sudan as violence sweeps the country, killing hundreds of civilians.On 25 April, the first UK government evacuation flight rescued Britons trapped in the capital, Khartoum after a 72-hour ceasefire between warring factions was negotiated.The government announced final flights for evacuees would leave on Saturday evening after fears that the armistice between the two rival generals was wearing down.

A ferry which ran aground leading to the evacuation of 60 passengers, has been refloated and towed to its berth.The MV Pentalina will now be surveyed to establish the extent of any damage and monitored for pollution, the coastguard said.RNLI vessels went to the scene after the vessel issued a mayday message off Orkney on Saturday night.

All 60 passengers have been rescued and brought back to land safe and well after a ferry ran aground.RNLI vessels went to the scene after the MV Pentalina issued a Mayday broadcast off Orkney on Saturday evening.Pentland Ferries said smoke was detected in the engine room before the MV Pentalina became grounded at the village of St Margaret's Hope.

Will Levis and Michael Mayer fell from the first round in the 2023 NFL Draft, so where will they go?Full Day 2 mock draft for the second and third rounds.The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft is in the books and, as predicted, it was full of calamity, chaos, wild moves, and plenty of surprises.The Detroit Lions provided several of them, trading down but then still reaching with both selections to take Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell.

Verdict: Both teams to score in the second-half Best Odds: 7/5 Bookmaker: Unibet In what looks set to be a season-defining showdown on Saturday evening, Bayern Munich will welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Allianz Arena.Bayern Munich
Starting with the hosts, while Bayern Munich might have punched their Champions League quarter-final ticket on March 3rd thanks to a 3-0 romp against French heavyweights PSG, that was not enough to save Julian Nagelsmann from the chop.

Things move fast here in Munich as Thomas Tuchel is diving headfirst into the big task of taking charge of Bayern Munich.The former Mainz, Chelsea FC, and Paris Saint-Germain tactician will get to work in no time."I'm a fan of fixing everything on the training ground", Tuchel said (via @iMiaSanMia).

A 22-year-old homeless man who is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto subway station Saturday was on probation when the attack occurred, and has been charged in recent years for a variety of offences, according to court documents obtained by CBC Toronto.

Toronto singer The Weeknd now has the second-most Juno awards of all time, after winning album of the year during Monday night's ceremony hosted by Shang Chi actor Simu Liu.The Canadian music awards show handed out five prizes throughout the evening: the TikTok Juno fan choice award, album of the year, breakthrough artist of the year, rap album/EP of the year and contemporary R&B recording of the year.

There's a time for shakers and stirrers and making a nice drink from scratch.A Saturday evening at home after a fun day with the kids.A poker night where you're, say, serving from-scratch Old Fashioneds.But then there are other times when you don't want to be bothered by the motions and just want a well-made cocktail - an ice cold Martini or Negroni ready to be poured into your glass of choice.

Police investigating claims of blackmail targeted against TV presenter Alison Hammond have made an arrest.The 48-year-old, who regularly presents ITV's This Morning alongside Dermot O'Leary and was recently announced as the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, was reportedly blackmailed for large sums of money and a 5,000 BMW, according to The Sun newspaper.

The 11th annual Bethesda Film Festival kicks off this evening in downtown Bethesda.Seven short documentaries by local filmmakers highlight stories about history, nature, and social justice.Screenings of all seven films will take place on both Friday and Saturday evening at 7 PM at the Imagination Stage (4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda), and will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.

Police are extremely concerned for the safety of a man who vanished while camping with friends in Perthshire.Reece Rodger, 28, was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area at around 11.30pm on Saturday evening when his friends believed he was going to bed.The group was on a camping trip on the north shore of Loch Rannoch.

The Miami Heat's five-minute fourth quarter surge propelled their 112-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday evening.The Pistons led 96-92 with 5:12 left, but a 20-4 Heat splash - capped by eight crucial points from Tyler Herro, after entering the final period with seven points through three quarters, plus a turnaround jumper from Jimmy Butler - led to a much-needed win for Miami, who was coming off a 14-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday evening.

The Miami Heat walked into a buzzsaw on Saturday evening, heading into the Chicago Bulls' United Center to face off against a hungrier-than-expected Bulls unit.After a double overtime matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, it was suspected that the Chicago Bulls might be a bit fatigued heading into the contest.

The Miami Heat had another off putting first half on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jimmy Butler's second-half surge fueled a second-half comeback, earning the 119-115 victory over the Cavs on Wednesday.Miami trailed by 14 with 3:12 left in the third quarter, but it eventually hopped on the back of the player they rely on most when it's in need of a bucket.

Bruins "I've been waiting for this day for a while."It's been 47 days since Jake DeBrusk last took to the ice with the Bruins.Jan. 2, 2023 stood as a highlight of the winger's six-year NHL career.With two goals in the final 13 minutes of regulation, the 26-year-old DeBrusk was the hero of Boston's triumph over the Penguins at the Winter Classic.

Hello?Is anyone awake?I hope you were!This game had it all: slop, saves, goals, big kills, skirmishes; you name it.With the Bruins getting two prizes as trade deadline acquisitions earlier in the evening, the Black and Gold certainly didn't let up on the excitement once the puck dropped.Indeed not the start the Bruins wanted.

So as a neurology nurse, Finbar said, what's one thing you'll never do?Nobody had ever asked me that question.Ride a bike without a helmet, I said.Or take cocaine.This was last June at a bar in Burlington, Vt., where I was in nurse practitioner school, and Finbar was well, I wasn't sure exactly what he was doing.