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How Rs 460 Bluetooth Tracker In Postcard Revealed Location Of A Dutch Warship
On the ship, crew members’ phones unknowingly helped the tracker send location data.
2 Indian Men Shot Dead Outside Gurdwara In Italy
The victims were identified as Raginder Singh, 48, a resident of Covo, and Gurmit Singh, 48, from Agnadello.
Why US Warship Abraham Lincoln Repeats The Same Menu Every 21 Days
An aircraft carrier feeds around 5,100 sailors and aircrew daily and prepares more than 17,300 meals every single day.
Hamnet-era mourning jewel from celebrated painting rediscovered after 400 years
Exclusive: pedant appears in 1635 painting Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife that hangs in the Manchester Art GalleryA Hamnet-era mourning jewel has been rediscovered four centuries after it was immortalised in one of Britain’s most enigmatic and celebrated 17th‑century family portraits.The heart‑shaped pendant was depicted in Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife, the 1635 life‑size, mourning masterpiece that was painted predominantly in black and white by the Cheshire artist John Souch. It hangs in the Manchester Art Gallery. Continue reading...
Trump tests his luck with the religious right amid feud with pope and AI Jesus posts
Trump appears to have crossed a line with his Christian supporters. Will it come back to bite him in the midterms?Donald Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ and recent spat with Pope Leo XIV could come back to bite him and the Republican party in the midterm elections, according to experts, with some newly aggrieved Christian groups set to play an outsized role in key races across the US.The president’s Trump-as-the-Messiah Truth Social post sparked immediate criticism among some Christians, including some on the right. Trump, 79, said he thought the AI image of him administering an ethereal light to a stricken man’s head as translucent figures descended from the heavens represented him as a doctor. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Iran says handing over enriched uranium a ‘non-starter’ as strait of Hormuz remains shut
Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockadeFull report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press.The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...
Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he had known about failed vetting, ministers say – as it happened
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vettingOur Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks has written this piece on how Scottish voters are being attracted to Reform UK, and how it reflects attitudes to immigration.It’s Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George Preston is wearing his union flag suit to the Reform UK rally. He joined the party in 2024 as it gained ground in the north-east of Scotland with its first councillor defections from the Scottish Conservatives. Continue reading...
"You Gave Clearance": Distress Audio From Indian Ship During Hormuz Firing
A distress message from one of the tankers has now emerged, capturing the confusion that ensued during the firing.
Hormuz Chaos, Lebanon Clashes Dent Trump's Peace Deal Hopes
Chaos in the Strait of Hormuz erupted a day after Iran said the waterway would reopen to commercial vessels.
Rat poison found in baby food jar in Austria after product recall
Police say poison detected in jar of HiPP carrots and potatoes as maker says items may have been tampered withRat poison has been found in a jar of HiPP baby food, police in Austria have said, after a recall of the product from more than 1,000 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety fears.Police in Burgenland said in a statement that a sample from one of the 190g (7oz) jars of carrots and potatoes baby food reported by a customer had tested positive for rat poison. Continue reading...
Vodafone incentivised security staff to fine its own franchisees
Shopkeepers charged millions of pounds, including alleged £10,000 penalty for mistake that cost firm £7.08Vodafone incentivised its security staff to increase “clawbacks” levied on its own franchisees, as part of a programme that led to the telecoms group fining its own shopkeepers millions of pounds for seemingly small administrative errors.The policy – which included one alleged case of a £10,000 penalty for a franchisee whose mistake cost Vodafone £7.08 – involved setting “key performance indicators” (KPIs) for the telecoms group’s internal employees to collect total annual fines of £1.5m from the small business people running the FTSE 100 company’s high street stores. Continue reading...
Life Jacket Worn By Passenger Who Survived Titanic Auctioned For Rs 9 Crore
The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger on the doomed RMS Titanic, and is signed by her and other survivors from the same lifeboat.
Apr 19, 2026