Man who set fire to himself near Trump trial dies

8 minutes ago About sharing Someone screamed ‘don’t do it’ before man set himself on fire – BBC reporter By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself in a liquid…

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How Taylor Swift captured modern dating despair

4 hours ago About sharing The Tortured Poets Department, released on Friday, features 31 songs By Noor Nanji & Annabel Rackham Culture reporters For two female journalists in their 30s – who also happen to be massive Swifties – there’s a lot about Taylor Swift’s new album that rings true. From partners who strung us…

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An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East

1 hour ago About sharing By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent The latest round in the region’s most dangerous rivalry appears to be over, for now. Israel still has not officially acknowledged that the attack in Iran in the early hours of Friday morning was its doing. Meanwhile, Iran’s military and political leaders have downplayed,…

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UK’s largest indoor arena opens with big plans

15 minutes ago About sharing The new arena is part of a development around Manchester City’s Etihad stadium By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter A new £365m venue backed by Harry Styles and other heavyweights will become the UK’s biggest indoor arena when it opens in Manchester, overtaking its city rival and aiming to…

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Antisemitic false quote cut from Liz Truss memoir

1 hour ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Liz Truss’s publishers have apologised and agreed to remove a false quote linked to an antisemistic conspiracy theory from her new book. The ex-prime minister’s memoir includes a quote wrongly attributed to banking dynasty founder Mayer Amschel Rothschild, suggesting he wanted to “control”…

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Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Ukraine

15 minutes ago About sharing Patriot missiles – like this one in an archive photo – are capable of shooting down high-speed targets By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Nato will give Ukraine more advanced air defences after urgent Kyiv pleas and deadly Russian attacks, military bloc head Jens Stoltenberg has said. His comments come after…

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