The UK economy shrunk by more than expected in April as taxes rose for firms, household bills increased and exports to the US plunged. The economy contracted by 0.3%, more than the 0.1% fall predicted by economists. In April, employers’ National Insurance and water, energy and council tax bills both rose, while the introduction of...
David Hogg has been creating problems for DNC chair Ken Martin since he got the job as vice chair back in February. By April Hogg was using his PAC Leaders We Deserve to support primary opponents against moderate Democrats. By mid-May the DNC’s Credentials Committee suggested Hogg and fellow vice chair  Malcolm Kenyatta were elected...
EBU Céline Dion filmed a message to mark Eurovision returning to Switzerland for the first time since she won the 1988 contest Céline Dion made a rare appearance during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with a brief, pre-recorded message. The star won the contest for Switzerland in 1988, and it had been...
Police are looking for a teenage boy who attacked a man in his 30s in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man was attacked on Embankment Road between 19:00 and 19.30 BST on 9 April. The force said the boy, who was with a group of other teenagers, rode his bicycle directly at the...
AC Milan defender Kyle Walker says his “heart kicked in” when pleading with the referee not to send off opponent Dele Alli during his former Tottenham Hotspur and England team-mate’s debut for Como last month. Dele, who was introduced as a substitute in the 81st minute of Milan’s 2-1 win, was making his first appearance...