for 9 minutter sidenDSB advarer om stor skogbrannfare i Sør-Norge
1. mai har vært en uvanlig travel dag med mange branner i terrenget i Sør-Norge. Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap advarer om stor skogbrannfare.
for 14 minutter sidenDSB advarer mot stor skogbrannfare i Sør-Norge
Saken oppdateres.
for 14 minutter sidenAdvarer mot stor skogbrannfare: – Ikke gjør egne vurderinger
1. mai har vært en uvanlig travel dag med mange branner i terrenget i Sør-Norge.
for 20 minutter sidenRoc Boyz og Vinni: Rap og rabalder i hver sin alder
Roc Boyz rapper om rus, og får trøbbel med «snuten». Nå har de alliert seg med en som har vært der før.
for 25 minutter sidenStarmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings
PM said the repost was ‘disgraceful’ after Green leader apologised and said he had shared tweet ‘in haste’ Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings. The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave danger. Continue reading...
for 30 minutter sidenBolighus overtent på Raufoss – fare for spredning
Nødetatene rykket fredag kveld ut til et boligområde på Raufoss i Vestre Toten, der det er full fyr i et hus.
for 30 minutter sidenBolighus overtent på Raufoss – naboer bes holde seg inne
Det brenner kraftig i et hus i et boligområde på Raufoss i Vestre Toten. En beboer har kommet seg ut.
for 35 minutter sidenFrench PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.
for 36 minutter sidenFull fyr i hus i Raufoss
En beboer har evakuert seg selv, melder politiet.
for 39 minutter sidenFlere hundre pass forsvinner i posten – hvert år
I fjor forsvant rundt 300 pass i posten, men det er fremdeles en «forutsigbar og sikker leveringsmetode», ifølge Politidirektoratet.
for 39 minutter sidenFlere hundre pass forsvinner i posten – hvert år
I fjor forsvant rundt 300 pass i posten, men det er fremdeles en «forutsigbar og sikker…
for 41 minutter sidenViking-toget dundrer videre – ydmyket og lekte med Rosenborg
Rosenborg hadde knapt et skudd på mål mot Viking. I andre enden plukket trøndernes keeper tre baller ut av nettet.
for 43 minutter sidenEtter «Love is Blind»-nedtur: – Ekstrem angst
Fabian Patterson (38) fikk hjertet knust for åpent kamera i svenske «Love is Blind».
for 46 minutter sidenSmall plane crash in Texas Hill Country leaves five dead
All people onboard Cessna 421C dead after crash late at night in city 40 miles south-west of state capital Austin A small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people onboard, officials said on Friday. The crash happened in the dark late on Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles south-west of the state capital, Austin, the Hays county judge, Ruben Becerra, said in a post on Facebook. Continue reading...
for 54 minutter sidenReitan kjemper i toppen i Miami
Golfproffen Kristoffer Reitan viser storform om dagen. Halvveis i PGA-turneringen i Miami ligger han på delt 6.-plass.
for 1 time sidenUK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation
Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agents The British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018, when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenNobelprisvinner Narges Mohammadi innlagt på sykehus i Iran
Den fengslede fredsprisvinneren Narges Mohammadi i Iran er i all hast overført til sykehus på grunn av en forverring i helsetilstanden, melder nyhetsbyrået AP.
for 1 time sidenTrump tears up EU tariff deal and raises some import duties
US president says tariff on cars and lorries will rise to 25% and accuses European Union of non-compliance Donald Trump has said he is tearing up part of the tariff deal he struck with EU leaders at his golf course in Scotland last summer, criticising Brussels for taking so long to ratify the deal. Blindsiding Brussels late on May Day bank holiday on Friday, he announced that he would be increasing tariffs on cars and lorries imported into the US from the EU from 15% to 25% from next week. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenTrump: Ikke fornøyd med Irans forslag
Presidenten sår tvil om partene noen gang vil enes om en avtale.
for 1 time sidenTrump: Ikke fornøyd med Irans forslag
Presidenten sår tvil om partene noen gang vil enes om en avtale.
for 1 time siden‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink
Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster run Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say When the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere. Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner were buttering up Labour MPs in the Strangers’ Bar in parliament as colleagues spoke of their “existential” fear about the crucial elections next week. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenAverage price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years
Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran Exxon and Chevron quarterly earnings fall despite soaring oil prices Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The average price for a gallon of gas in California rose to $6 this week as fuel prices across the US reached their highest level in almost four years. The American Automobile Association reported on Friday that California consumers were paying an average of $6.06, while the national average hit $4.39. The Golden state is the most expensive US market for gas but costs have also risen nationally with a 27-cent rise this week following two weeks of falling prices, AAA said in a statement. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenAndy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government. Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenNei, dette er ikke «Hunger Games møter Twilight»
Etter 200 sider øyner jeg håp for denne norske fantasyromanen. Men nei.
for 1 time sidenSabastian Sawe given hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two marathon feat
Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in Eldoret Hugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya. Sabastian Sawe, who stunned the world when he clocked 1h 59m 30s in the London Marathon last weekend, flew in a Kenyan military plane normally reserved for special operations on Thursday to his home region of western Kenya. Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenZayn Malik cancels all US dates of upcoming tour following illness
Former One Direction member cancelled US shows after recent hospitalization for an unspecified illness Zayn Malik, the musician formerly in One Direction, has cancelled all US dates for his upcoming tour following hospitalization for an unspecified illness. Malik wrote in an Instagram story: “To my fans: Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health. I’ve felt it, and it’s meant the world. I’ve been at home recovering and I’m doing well and will be better and stronger than before.” Continue reading...
for 1 time sidenKristoffer Ajers drømmeliv i London: – En vanvittig følelse
Kristoffer Ajer elskes av fansen i London, har blitt leder på landslaget og er nybakt pappa.
for 1 time sidenZayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after sharing hospital bed photo
The former One Direction singer has taken to Instagram to update fans as he cuts his world tour dates
for 1 time sidenVideo of attack on French nun in Jerusalem causes widespread condemnation
Israeli foreign ministry denounce ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to the ground and kicking her A video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and has been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry. In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone. After walking away a few paces, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lay on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenOfsted inspections pushing headteachers to ‘point of destruction’, union chief says
NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoring School leaders are being pressurised “to the point of destruction”, the head of a teaching union has said, as he put the education establishment “on notice”. During a speech to the union’s annual conference in Belfast, Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), outlined his criticisms of Ofsted, the schools watchdog for England. . Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenTurkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.
for 2 timeer sidenSol ute, mørkt inne
Norge er på vei mot et isfjell, ifølge Sylvi Listhaug. Det isfjellet kan gjøre henne til statsminister i 2029.
for 2 timeer sidenSer til Sverige: Varsler grep mot bestillingsdrap
Astri Aas-Hansen (Ap) vurderer nye lover for å stanse rekruttering av barn på nett.
for 2 timeer sidenPolitiet rykker ut til masseslagsmål i Bærum
Politiet har flere patruljer på vei til et masseslagsmål ved Helset fotballbane.
for 2 timeer siden‘What’s our red line?’ the British Jews who question their safety
As antisemitic incidents rise, some are asking whether it’s time to leave – and where they might go next For many Jews sitting down with family and friends for Friday night dinner, the conversation is now turning to their “red line”. “What do we do? Do we have to leave?” asked Barry Frankfurt. Israel had once been a place some might have considered retiring to, to live by the sea. “Never in our lifetime has it been considered we need to run away, we need to seek refuge … and that place might have to be Israel,” said Frankfurt, a brand consultant in north London. “We might have to do that because we don’t feel safe in the country we call home. “Every couple of weeks you’ll hear of another couple or family in the community who have moved or will be moving soon to Israel,” he said. “And that should be the thing that shocks us as a country.” Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenZelenskyj vil gi frontsoldater opptil 85.000 kroner i månedslønn
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj varsler reformer av hæren. Blant annet skal fotsoldatene som kjemper ved fronten, få et kraftig lønnshopp.
for 2 timeer sidenForeign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn
Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports MPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious violations of international law across multiple contexts”. News of the closure, revealed by the Guardian, was raised with Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, Iqbal Mohamed. Starmer said the work would be undertaken by another team as part of a restructuring. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenSavnet Oscar-statuett har dukket opp
Ett døgn etter at Pavel Talankin (35) etterlyste prisen, som forsvant på flyplassen i New York, er den kommet til rette.
for 2 timeer sidenPro-Trump commentator snaps and drops F-bomb on CNN when asked to justify Iran war
Scott Jennings was questioned by Adam Mockler about political concessions gained by the US in its war on Iran Scott Jennings, CNN’s most prominent pro-Trump commentator, was triggered into swearing at a fellow panelist on live television on Thursday night after being repeatedly pressed to name a single political concession the US had extracted from its war with Iran – and failing to answer. The outburst came during NewsNight With Abby Phillip, where Jennings clashed with Adam Mockler, a 23-year-old commentator with the progressive MeidasTouch. When Mockler asked him to name a concrete gain from the conflict, Jennings responded with the party-line response that the conflict had a singular, clear purpose – preventing a theocratic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons – but Mockler shot back that the non-answer was itself an answer. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenDonald Trump: Vil øke tollen på biler fra EU til 25 prosent
Saken oppdateres.
for 2 timeer sidenDonald Trump: Vil øke tollen på biler fra EU til 25 prosent
Den amerikanske presidenten er misfornøyd med EU.
for 2 timeer sidenTrump varsler økt toll på europeiske biler fra neste uke
Saken oppdateres.
for 2 timeer sidenIsraeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.
for 2 timeer sidenSpirit Airlines prepares to cease operations amid financial struggles and high oil prices
Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costs Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations after the beleaguered company ran out of cash and a rescue attempt by the Trump administration appeared to stall. The company struggled to make a deal with its creditors and secure funding to maintain operations, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenHan skal skrive bok om Liv Ullmann
Forfatter og historiker Ivo de Figueiredo (60) skriver på Facebook at når Liv Ullmann (87) setter blikket i en, er det umulig å si nei.
for 3 timeer sidenHedda (23) knuste persen: – Ganske sykt
Hedda Schroeter Skaug har løpt tre halvmaraton i sitt liv. Hver gang har hun satt personlig rekord.
for 3 timeer sidenMelding om ran av bensinstasjon i Kristiansand
En ung mann skal ha ranet en bensinstasjon på Valhalla i Kristiansand og stukket av på en grønn sparkesykkel.
for 3 timeer sidenMC-fører fløyet til sykehuset i Stavanger
En MC-fører som ifølge politiet hadde kjørt inn i autovernet, er tatt med i luftambulansen til Stavanger universitetssykehus (SUS).
for 3 timeer sidenEkspert: – Kraftigere våpen enn atombomben
Mener Trump står i en skvis i videre forhandlinger med Iran.
for 3 timeer sidenVil ha 75 mill. for Hafjell-luksus
Mens luksushytter «hoper seg opp» på Finn.no, forbereder megleren seg på at salget kan ta noe tid: – Man hiver seg ikke rundt etter en uke.
for 3 timeer sidenVil ha 75 mill. for Hafjell-luksus
Mens luksushytter «hoper seg opp» på Finn.no, forbereder megleren seg på at salget kan ta noe…
for 3 timeer sidenWar criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
for 3 timeer sidenZack Polanski apologises for sharing tweet criticising police at Golders Green stabbings
Apology comes after head of Met police said Green party leader risked undermining public confidence in his officers Zack Polanski has apologised for sharing a social media post critical of police after the Golders Green stabbings, after the head of the Metropolitan police said the Green leader risked undermining public confidence in his officers. Polanski, who leads the Greens in England and Wales, said he was sorry for having shared someone else’s post “in haste”. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer siden– Helt besatt av denne serien
På ukens meny finner du blant annet en skrekkomedie som omtales som must watch, en av undertegnedes favorittserier og en intens Netflix-true-crime.
for 3 timeer sidenHardt skadet syklist i Rendalen
Nødetatene har rykke ut til en sykkelulykke ved Bergset i Rendalen.
for 3 timeer sidenCuban immigrant dies in Georgia detention center, ICE tells Congress
Denny Adán González, 33, whose death is being investigated as suicide, is 18th person to die in ICE custody this year A Cuban immigrant died inside an immigration detention center in Georgia earlier this week, according to a congressional notification sent on Friday and reviewed by the Guardian. The Cuban man, identified as 33-year-old Denny Adán González, died inside the privately run Stewart detention center. His death is being investigated as a suicide. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenOctopus Energy boss: some people would accept occasional blackouts if bills cut
Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills The boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills. A year on from Europe’s largest power outage – which left tens of millions of people in Spain and Portugal without trains, metros, traffic lights, ATMs, phone connections and internet access – the chief executive of Octopus Energy argued against costly investments in the UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenCharles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke
King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visit For his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Royal Navy submarine launched from a UK shipyard in 1944. Its name was HMS Trump. “And should you ever need to get hold of us,” Charles III said, “well, just give us a ring.” The polished brass bell bearing the name “Trump”, presented at Tuesday’s state dinner at the White House, was an ego-flattering masterstroke that will have prompted groans in foreign capitals from Paris to Canberra to Tokyo. How can they ever hope to match that? Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenMother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium
Rey is teaching Sunny, aged about two weeks, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself Before last month, a young southern sea otter named Rey would never have imagined she would be a mother. That changed when she met Sunny, a pup – about two weeks old – found orphaned and alone on Asilomar state beach in February. The pairing went off without a hitch. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenSlik eier du din egen avslutning
Visste du at kollegene dine husker slutten av arbeidsforholdet ditt bedre enn alle de gode årene før…
for 4 timeer sidenSlik eier du din egen avslutning
Visste du at kollegene dine husker slutten av arbeidsforholdet ditt bedre enn alle de gode årene før det?
for 4 timeer sidenIngen tog mellom Råde og Moss på grunn av brann
Det brenner i nærheten av jernbanesporet ikke langt unna Rygge og togtrafikken er dermed stanset.
for 4 timeer sidenCould key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?
Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy future Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon, and sometimes, locals say, lumps of coal wash up on the shore, blown off the collier ships that carry cargos from the nearby mines. It was here, on Wednesday evening, that the Colombian government took a bold step to shift its economy – and that of the rest of the world – away from dependence on coal, gas and oil and into a new era of clean energy. With the first ever conference on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, the host joined nearly 60 countries determined to loosen of the grip of petrostates on the world’s future. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenItalian city orders dog owners to wash away urine or face €500 fine
Livorno council says residents have complained of foul smell following rise in number of pets Dog owners in an Italian port city will be required to clean up their pets’ urine from public spaces or face fines of up to €500. Luca Salvetti, the mayor of Livorno, on the Tuscan coast, introduced the measure after complaints from residents about the smell of dog urine, particularly in parks and children’s play areas. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenGressbrann truer bebyggelse i Alver i Vestland
– Stor spredningsfare, melder politiet.
for 4 timeer sidenTerrengbrann like ved bebyggelse i Alver – stor spredningsfare
Politiet starter evakuering av hus like ved en terrengbrann i Alver i Nordhordland. Det er meldt om sterk vind på stedet.
for 4 timeer sidenTerrengbrann i Alver – noe kontroll og brannhelikopter avbestilles
Politiet har evakuert 24 hus like ved en terrengbrann i Alver i Nordhordland.
for 4 timeer sidenTerrengbrann i Alver – noe kontroll og brannhelikopter avbestilles
Politiet evakuerte 31 hus under terrengbrannen i Alver i Nordhordland på grunn av spredningsfare.
for 5 timeer sidenWall Street stiger fra rekordnivåer: Apple-aksjen hopper etter tallslipp
Fra før har Nasdaq og S&P 500 lagt bak seg sine beste måneder siden 2020.
for 5 timeer sidenWall Street stiger fra rekordnivåer: Apple-aksjen hopper etter tallslipp
Fra før har Nasdaq og S&P 500 lagt bak seg sine beste måneder siden 2020.
for 5 timeer siden‘Hotter than Hawaii’: London and East Anglia expected to reach 27C on Friday
The scorching heat means parts of the UK could also be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or Tunis You might expect sunshine in Australia, Tunisia or Argentina, but those staying in the UK are likely to see hotter weather, with some parts of the country set to reach the high 20s before the bank holiday weekend. Temperatures in London and East Anglia could reach 27C on Friday, the Met Office said, marking the warmest day of the year so far. The scorching heat means parts of the UK could be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or Tunis, where highs of between 24C to 22C are forecast across each city. Temperatures could also exceed those in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, where highs of 26C are predicted. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenØdegaard usikker til Arsenal-kamp – sjefen vil ikke garantere spill
Arsenal-manager Mikel Arteta kan ikke love at Martin Ødegaard er aktuell for lørdagens London-derby mot Fulham.
for 5 timeer sidenSix wounded after stabbing attack at high school in Washington state
Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in Tacoma Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Five people were recovering in the hospital on Friday following a mass stabbing incident at a high school in Washington state. A high school student was charged with multiple counts of first-degree assault after five people were hurt during the stabbing incident on Thursday at a campus in Tacoma. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenCzech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK
Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmaker Business live – latest updates The owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker. Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK – mainly in the electric arc steelworks in Cardiff it bought last year – but also has the ability to invest “hundreds of millions of pounds” more in Britain under its 7 Steel brand. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenWoman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman
Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomies Analysis: questions over how accessible procedure should be A woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contraceptive procedures, has won her case with the health ombudsman. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent a decade fighting to obtain female sterilisation at her local trust, a procedure that blocks or seals the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy. By contrast, men can undergo a vasectomy, a procedure that stops sperm from being released. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenWoman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure
Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concerns A psychologist who was denied sterilisation on the NHS has successfully challenged the decision after taking her case to the health ombudsman, raising questions over how accessible the procedure should be. Leah Spasova spent years seeking an operation to prevent pregnancy by blocking the fallopian tubes. Many argue that barriers faced by women, from funding refusals to stricter eligibility criteria, amount to unequal treatment compared with men seeking vasectomies, and limit bodily autonomy. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenTop California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue
Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to Republicans The chair of the California Democratic party says he wants to get rid of the state’s idiosyncratic “open primary”, calling it a failure that risks pitting a crowded field of Democratic candidates against each other to the point where a Republican can be elected governor of one of the bluest states in the US. “The current system we have does not work,” Rusty Hicks said in an interview. “It needs to be revised or repealed.” Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenEnd of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit
Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visit Donald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the decision. The whisky industry and business leaders were delighted by the US president’s sudden announcement on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he would end the tariffs to mark the visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenKjørte 180 km/t i 80-sone – mistet lappen på stedet
32-åringen fikk førerkortet beslaglagt etter å kjørt ulovlig fort.
for 5 timeer sidenFCA faces four lawsuits over £9.1bn compensation scheme for car loan victims
Watchdog says legal challenges from Consumer Voice and three lenders ‘create fresh uncertainty for millions of consumers’ Business live – latest updates The UK financial watchdog is facing four legal challenges against its £9.1bn compensation scheme for victims of the motor finance scandal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that it will defend the scheme “robustly” as the “fastest, simplest route for consumers and the most efficient way for firms to put things right”. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenPentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies
Agreements with artificial intelligence firms spark concerns over public spending, cyber security and domestic surveillance Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Pentagon said in statement. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenSylvi Listhaug taler til Frps landsmøte: – Hele landet skal få oppleve mer Frp-politikk
Fredag åpner Sylvi Listhaug Fremskrittspartiets landsmøte – som lederen av landets største og ledende opposisjonsparti.
for 6 timeer siden22-year jail term for woman who murdered her sister in London
Judge tells 70-year-old Nancy Pexton she showed no remorse for the ferocious attack on Jennifer Abbott A woman who murdered her sister in her London flat and stole her Rolex watch has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Nancy Pexton stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and left her body for three days in the property in Camden, a court heard. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenIran har sendt forslag til USA
Iran har sendt sitt nyeste forslag til USA via pakistanske mellommenn, skriver Reuters.
for 6 timeer sidenTIL-komet Hjertø-Dahl ser til Haaland: – Har gått den perfekte veien
Han takket nei til en gigantovergang i vinter. Jens Hjertø-Dahl (20) kan likevel stå overfor viktige valg i nær fremtid.
for 6 timeer sidenLangrenn: Burman og Brennan legger opp
Sveriges Jens Burman og USAs Rosie Brennan legger siene på hylla.
for 6 timeer sidenThousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ protest in economic blackout
Walkouts, marches and other gatherings planned for ‘May Day Strong’ demonstrations across the country Thousands are set to join an economic blackout for International Workers’ Day on Friday, as part of 3,500 “May Day Strong” events across the country. Organizers are calling for “no school, no work, no shopping” with walkouts, marches, block parties and other gatherings planned into the evening. May Day has long been an annual day of protest for the labor movement, and this year, many active movements are converging to fight for “a nation that puts workers over billionaires”. Demanding no ICE, no war, and taxing the rich, the May Day Strong coalition includes labor unions, immigrants rights groups, political organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America, and the organizers behind the No Kings protests. Friday’s economic disruption builds on a similar coordinated effort out of Minnesota in January, when tens of thousands of Twin Cities residents took off from school and work to flood the streets in protest of federal immigration agents storming the city. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenMan charged with attempted murders of three people in London knife attacks
Essa Suleiman is accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green and attacking another over personal dispute in south London A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murders of three people during a series of knife attacks in London. Essa Suleiman is accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green on Wednesday, having already attacked another man over a personal dispute in south London. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenEx-Tory councillor who drugged and raped wife admits making child abuse images
Philip Young changes all pleas to guilty after initially denying charges of making indecent images of children A former Conservative councillor who admitted nearly 50 offences of drugging, raping and sexually assaulting his former wife has pleaded guilty to additional offences of making indecent images of children. Philip Young, 49, pleaded guilty in January at Winchester crown court to 11 counts of rape and 11 counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy his former wife Joanne Young, 48, who has waived her right to anonymity. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenFirst Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran
The US president has criticised Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and raised the prospect of pulling US troops from Italy and Spain. Plus, 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era Good morning. Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after he saying was looking at curtailing the number deployed in Germany. What has Congress been saying about the war? A senior Democrat in the Senate grilled the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday, accusing him of failing to give Trump an accurate picture of the war on Iran while resorting to “dangerously exaggerated” statements to create an inaccurate picture of a US military triumph. What’s the latest on the suspect? The man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump agreed on Thursday to remain in custody while his federal criminal case moves forward. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer siden– Jeg er hvit, så de stopper ikke meg
Etter 26 år i USA lever Isidro Sanchez-Lopez i konstant frykt for migrantpolitiet. En god kollega er blitt privatsjåfør.
for 7 timeer sidenLO-lederen støttet de hotellstreikende: – Vi kan streike lenge
Nesten 3000 i hotell- og restaurantbransjen streiker for tiden. De har hele LO i ryggen, forsikret Kine Asper Vistnes i sin første 1. mai-tale som LO-leder
for 7 timeer sidenSlik vil Høyre bygge nett raskere
Høyre legger frem 13 forslag for å styrke kraftsystemet, inkludert et mål om å halvere tiden frem til byggestart. – Det trengs grep, sier Aleksander Stokkebø (H).
for 7 timeer sidenStøre på 1. mai: Åpner for ny gruvedrift på Sulis
Gruvene i Sulitjelma har vært slagmark for en av fagbevegelsens hardeste kamper gjennom tidene. Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) er åpen for ny gruvedrift.
for 7 timeer sidenSlik vil Høyre bygge nett raskere
Høyre legger frem 13 forslag for å styrke kraftsystemet, inkludert et mål om å halvere tiden frem…
for 7 timeer sidenHegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress "pauses or stops" in a ceasefire.
for 7 timeer sidenUganda copying Russia and China with new bill designed to crush dissent, say critics
New law proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting ‘foreign interests’, and restricts those who work with or are funded by overseas partners Ugandan opposition figures, human rights organisations and legal experts have condemned a sweeping bill that proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting “foreign interests”, and imposes restrictions on a broad range of people and organisations that work with or receive funding from overseas partners. The protection of sovereignty bill 2026 is being fast tracked through parliament, with debate expected to conclude before the presidential swearing-in on 12 May. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenNew Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms
Anthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in Waco Plans are under way for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans to remove a priest’s name from a chapel he helped build outside the city as a criminal trial looms in Texas for the clergyman on criminal charges that he sexually abused three spiritually vulnerable female congregants there, the Guardian has learned. Anthony Odiong had reportedly raised $600,000 to build and then open Our Lady of Guadalupe Healing Chapel in Luling, Louisiana, in 2020, while he was the pastor at an adjacent church, years before authorities criminally charged him in Texas, where he had also previously ministered. His name has since appeared on various inscriptions outside the chapel and on the structure itself even as the criminal case against him has progressed toward trial. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenWoman charged over death of two eight-year-old girls after Wimbledon car crash
Claire Freemantle accused of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving when 4x4 hit London school in 2023 The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed. Claire Freemantle, 49, is accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the incident at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon in July 2023. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenDrapstiltalt TikTok-stjerne nekter skyld
David Anthony Burke, alias D4vd, risikerer livstid i fengsel etter funn av partert lik i bilen hans.