A female-run radio station has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan. The station has eight staff, six of them female. It has been banned from most forms of employment and education beyond the sixth grade.
ACE has said it will invest £1.85m in the borough instead. He said it would be impossible for him to become an actor in today's world. The theatre shut its doors on friday after a failed campaign to save it.
The indictment plays into Trump’s claims that he’s a victim of a witch-hunt. It’s hard to cast an independent grand jury composed of ordinary people into part of an. A felony or is more appropriately treated as a misdemeanor.
Daniil Medvedev beats his compatriot Karen Khachanov 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the Miami Open. The last player to reach five consecutive finals on the ATP Tour was Ivan Lendl in 1981.
A new york grand jury has voted to indict him. But even if he cannot bully his way out, he will keep fighting the law. The case relates to paying hush money to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels.
The book that changed me as a teenager was thrown into peril by the purchase of Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews. The author who changed my mind came to writing by accident, when a friend cajoled me into joining a writing group.
Usborne founded his publishing house in 1973 and received a CBE for services to literature from King Charles at Windsor Castle. His brilliance was matched only by his determination to make books accessible to all children. He died “unexpectedly but peacefully” surrounded by his family.
The 68-year-old actress's decision to have a child via a surrogate in the us has set off a political firestorm in Spain. She dominated headlines across the country a week after Hola! magazine published a photo of her holding a newborn baby outside a hospital in Miami. Her position was backed by a handful of ministers from the socialist party.
A judge dismissed his initial $3.1M complaint, Sanderson amended and refiled the lawsuit seeking “more than $300,000”. The trial has shone a spotlight on park city, a ski resort that welcomes celebrities like Paltrow for the sundance film festival.
Former chelsea manager has been appointed by the german club last week. The midfielder's contract expires at the end of next season. He could be forced to cash in if there is no sign of a turnaround in negotiations.
The anonymous artist created the work in 2010 for exit Through the Gift Shop. The artwork was sold to the owner of Rcnstrct Studio in Hollywood. It was preceded by a live performance by brace Yourself!
Keith Reid died in a London hospital after receiving cancer treatment for two years. The band paid tribute to him on social media, writing: “His lyrics were one of a kind and helped shape the music created by the band. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends”.
The 2022 Stella prize shortlist showcased the rise of Australian poetry. All six titles chosen by the judges come from small and independent publishers. Each shortlisted title gets $10,000, with the winner taking $50,000 on top.
'loving ourselves was an even more powerful political act,' he said. His greatest talent was as a storyteller, a communicator. He provided a crucial link for the gay community to our history.
Six of Aberdeen’s libraries will close this week after last-ditch effort to save them was unsuccessful. Council has said it is considering legal action against Aberdeen City Council. Campaigners had previously demonstrated outside Woodside and Cornhill libraries and staged a read-in.
Auroras are seen when sunspots erupt, causing solar storms which send material from the sun towards Earth. Chasing the lights has become an 'addiction', says hunter.
Glass beads measure less than a millimetre across. They form when meteoroids slam into the moon and send up showers of molten droplets. These then solidify and become mixed into moon dust. Scientists say the beads contain substantial quantities of water.
The oil spill occurred at a pipeline operated by the gas company Perenco. It showed that even with onshore drilling, there’s spilling, he said. The spill was leaking into the shallow coast close to environmentally sensitive areas.
The IPCC report is one of 102 actions across 30 US states and the district of Columbia today. It's one of the largest lenders to the fossil fuel industry on earth, funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to the expansion of oil and gas extraction. The report is a nifty diagram showing how climate change would affect those born in 1950, 1980 and 2020.
If you have an untouched private pension of £125,000, why would you have to sell your house – done up or not – to top up your income? a lot depends on what you already have in savings and on how much the renovations are going to cost you.
FilmBen Stiller's satire on the fashion industry, Zoolander, is a key text on modern narcissism. His masterpiece is his Blue Steel, the specific face he puts on for the cameras. It is the great ancestor of the selfie craze that dominates Instagram and everything else.
The approach could be used in treatment for the mental health condition. The study involved collecting sweat from volunteers and exposing patients to chemo-signals extracted from those samples. Sweat produced while someone was happy had the same effect.
A number of new editions have been edited to remove potentially offensive language. The changes follow edits made to books by Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming to remove offensive references to gender and race in a bid to preserve relevance.
The men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979. The four teams deemed by the NCAA to be the best in the country combined to win five tournament games this year.
Autistic director Richard Butchins joins forces with incarcerated patients to expose failings hidden behind locked doors. DS Williams (Zahra Ahmadi) wants to include UFOs on the suspect list.
Scientists warn the opening of an enormous coronal hole on the sun could cause power and GPS disruptions. The event started on Thursday night and its effects are expected to be felt on Friday night, with visible auroras possible in Tasmania and Victoria.
Kansas State beat Michigan State 98-93 in a Sweet 16 thriller at Madison Square Garden. Nowell found keyontae Johnson for a reverse alley-oop with 58 seconds left. He then threw an inbound pass to Ismael Massoud, who knocked down a jumper.
Energy regulator ofgem is preparing to crack down on power firms to prevent them “manipulating” the market with a manoeuvre that has bolstered profits by millions of pounds. The practice involves generators warning the electricity system operator that they are turning their power plants off at times of peak demand and subsequently offering to keep them running in exchange for a one-off payment.
Andreescu beat beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Miami Open. The former world no 1 has had a tough time consolidating her career since winning the tournament as a teenager. She will have to restart her season as she begins her second clay swing next month.
A great photographer can get the whole world into that picture. It’s what you see if you watch people looking at, say, Rembrandt portraits in an art gallery.
The number of people lacking access to safe drinking water in cities around the world will double by 2050. The number is likely to reach between 1.7 billion and 2.4 billion within the next three decades. Water shortages are also becoming a more frequent occurrence in rural areas.
The cats we meet along the Way by Nadia Mikail won the older readers category. The younger readers award was won by MT Khan for her fantasy adventure story Nura and the Immortal Palace.
The internet and SMS shutdown was imposed to stop the spread of fake news but it has also paralysed shops, businesses, colleges and digital payments for everyone in the state. Originally in place until noon (0630 GMT) on Monday, the outage was extended for a further 24 hours.
Scientists have called for a ban on megaconstellations of low-altitude satellites. They say it is unlikely that bodies contributing to light pollution will regulate themselves. Experts say this has come at a cost: the illumination of the artificial satellites has increased night sky brightness.
Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (11), 6-4 in the first set. This marks her fourth career title, her first since Wimbledon. The Kazakh will rise to a new career high of no 7.
Mitchell Starc claimed 5 for 53 for his ninth five-wicket haul in ODIs. Australia romped home in 11 overs to level the three-match series at 1-1. Mitchell Marsh cracked an unbeaten 66 in 36 balls.
The fourth and final instalment of the sixth assessment report (AR6) is the synthesis report. It draws together the key findings of the preceding three main sections. There is no new science in the report, just a recap of the main findings of previous publications.
Darling Furman had 13 points, Lamont Butler added 12 and leading scorer Matt Bradley finished with 10. The Aztecs have won 11 of their past 13 games and will play either Alabama or Maryland next week in the south region semifinals in Louisville, Kentucky.
Elena Rybakina knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-final at Indian Wells on friday. She will face aryna Sabalenka in the final of the australian open in january. The match was delayed by more than 30 minutes to fix an audio issue.
India bowled out for a paltry 188 in 35.4 overs after suffering a collapse of 8-59. India were in all sorts of trouble at 39-4 and 83-5 after starc and Marcus Stoinis tore through the top and middle order. A 108-run stand between KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja steered india to victory with 61 balls to spare.
The Paladins (28-7) advanced to the second round in the south region. They will play either fifth-seeded San Diego State or 12th-sead Charleston on Saturday.
Conservationists say the government ignored scientific advice on how to achieve it domestically while advocating for it elsewhere. If elected, his party would have an ambitious plan to restore nature in the UK.
Jim Gordon died in a psychiatric prison in Vacaville, California. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and sentenced to 16 years to life. His girlfriend, Rita Coolidge, claimed she had written the piano part.
The Grizzlies guard was allegedly seen flashing a gun during a visit to a stripclub. He will be eligible to return for his team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. His conduct was irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous.
Inflation over 12 months clocked in at 102.5% in the second month of the year, according to government data released on Tuesday. The impact of rising prices is being felt keenly as one of the highest inflation rates in the world stretches people’s wallets.
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The new limits mark the first time in 26 years that the EPA has set legal limits for a contaminant in drinking water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of about 14,000 chemicals often used to make products resist water, stains and heat. They are linked to cancer, liver problems, thyroid issues, birth defects, decreased immunity and other serious health problems.
The 2026 world cup finals in the united states, canada and mexico will feature 104 games, including a new last-32 stage. It is expected there will be 12 groups of four rather than 16 groups of three as initially proposed. The tournament will stretch across 38 or 39 days for 2026 compared with 32 in 2018 and 2014.
The book promises to reveal the way institutions close ranks in order to avoid dishonour. The former prime minister has never released a memoir but the book is due to be published in autumn 2023.
Women talking, all Quiet on the Western Front, The Whale and the big winner, Everything Everywhere All At Once: it seemed like everywhere you looked the Academy was garlanding films that probed past violence and sadness. This season, he boycotted the Golden Globes, saying: "my mother didn’t raise a hypocrite"
Former publishing employee pleaded guilty to wire fraud in new york in January. He impersonated agents and publishers over email to obtain novels and other works. In court papers, he said he never leaked the manuscripts he obtained.
The central bank could be forced to stop raising interest rates after the Silicon Valley Bank meltdown. Economists said the US Federal Reserve would probably leave interest rates on hold at its decision next week. Financial market expectations for significant further rate increases eased on Monday.
Percival Everett has a UK readership anticipating his next book. It features maths, weapons of mass destruction and mix-ups between pie and pi and CNN and the CIA. The narrator is a mathematician whose specialist subject, “nothing” attracts sill.
The role has already won the best actor at the Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice awards. Fraser accused the former president of sexually assaulting him in 2003. He said the action was intended to be taken as a joke.
The Countdown to the Oscars presenter flagged down on the champagne carpet by model Ashley Graham. He replied: “it’s fascinating... The whole of humanity is here... It’s Vanity Fair.”Graham replied.
Jamie Lee Curtis has won the Oscar for best supporting actress. She plays tax inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdr in Everything Everywhere All at Once. The actress has received considerable award notice for the role.
Her nuanced, intimate mashup of memoir, reportage and cultural criticism takes its title from the words of ballet god Balanchine. She offers a timely feminist look at an art form that so often inspires melodrama when critiqued.
A fascinating match-up is to come on Monday between the flag bearer of British tennis for so long and surely the face of the next decade. Despite not competing since January, Draper has been in incredible form in Indian Wells and followed up his demolition of his first opponent, Dan Evans, 6-4, 6-2.
The more active a brain you have, the longer it takes for the batteries to run downStill, there are some things that Marsh says we can all do to lessen the probability of problems in the future. The older you are when you finish higher education, the lower the risk of dementia.
