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• White Lotus TV show helps boost UK Thai takeaway orders by up to 25%

  04-04-2025 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Data suggest viewers seek to ‘travel via their taste buds’ in Monday ritual that has gone viral on social mediaBeyond yodelling along to the opening credits or decoding hidden clues about the show’s plot, some fans of the critically acclaimed comedy drama The White Lotus have taken their obsession a step further this season.Since the drama – this season set in Thailand – premiered on 17 February in the UK, Thai takeaway orders through Just Eat have increased by 11%,
  
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• Warwick Davis's wife Samantha died hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital, inquest hears - Sky News

  14-04-2025 20:59 via news.google.com
  Warwick Davis's wife Samantha died hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital, inquest hears  Sky NewsWarwick Davis' wife cause of death revealed: Samantha Davis suffered cardiac arrest after 'complications' from  Daily MailWarwick Davis’s wife died hours before planned hospital discharge – inquest  Kent OnlineCause of death of Warwick Davis' wife revealed as family hoped inquest into death would 'provide us with answers'  lbc.co.u
  
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• Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ+ people - BBC

  14-04-2025 20:24 via news.google.com
  Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ+ people  BBCHungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings  The GuardianHungary Amends Constitution to Enable Orban’s Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown  Bloomberg.comHungary passes legislation targeting LGBTQ+ community as campaign heats up  ReutersHungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders  The New York Times
  
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• Short-term pain will lead to long-term gain, says Trump. Really? - The Economist

  14-04-2025 20:23 via news.google.com
  Short-term pain will lead to long-term gain, says Trump. Really?  The EconomistTrump’s tariffs: Short-term damage or long-term ruin?  Al JazeeraGuess who’s in store for pain — and gain — under Trump’s economic plans  The Philadelphia TribuneTrump's Tariffs May Bring Back Jobs, But at What Price?  RealClearMarketsThink of tariffs as another Trump wall – to keep cheap goods out of the US  thenationalnews.com
  
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• Don’t politicise row over Scunthorpe steel plant, says Chinese foreign ministry - The Guardian

  14-04-2025 20:04 via news.google.com
  Don’t politicise row over Scunthorpe steel plant, says Chinese foreign ministry  The GuardianHow much vital UK infrastructure does China own?  BBCThe Guardian view on taking back control of steel: back in state hands, but far from sorted | Editorial  The GuardianBritish Steel: Raw materials for Scunthorpe plant 'paid for' amid race against time to avert shutdown  Sky News'Blast chance saloon' and 'Katy roars into space'  BBC
  
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• ‘We always had great hopes for him’: Holywood celebrates Rory McIlroy’s grand slam - The Guardian

  14-04-2025 19:59 via news.google.com
  ‘We always had great hopes for him’: Holywood celebrates Rory McIlroy’s grand slam  The GuardianRory McIlroy’s Masters triumph seals status as Europe’s greatest ever golfer | Ewan Murray  The GuardianRory McIlroy: What else does the golfer get for winning the Masters?  BBCRory McIlroy: Is the new Masters champion Northern Ireland's greatest sporting export?  BBCRory McIlroy’s team back him to win 10 majors after career g
  
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• Excited for One UI 7? Disable lock screen protection before updating - SamMobile

  14-04-2025 19:47 via news.google.com
  Excited for One UI 7? Disable lock screen protection before updating  SamMobileOne UI 7 Update Schedule: Is Your Samsung Galaxy Phone On The List?  ForbesWe found a security flaw in One UI 7 Secure Folder  SamMobileBreaking: One UI 7 update halted worldwide  Android AuthoritySamsung pauses One UI 7 rollout worldwide  The Verge
  
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• Newcastle boss Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia in hospital - Sky News

  14-04-2025 19:03 via news.google.com
  Newcastle boss Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia in hospital  Sky NewsNewcastle boss Howe recovering from pneumonia  BBCEddie Howe in hospital – how serious can pneumonia be?  standard.co.ukEddie Howe: Newcastle boss to miss Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa after pneumonia diagnosis  Sky SportsHowe remains in hospital but Tindall sure Newcastle win has ‘lifted his spirits’  The Guardian
  
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• Police confirm major new lead in search for missing teenagers - Wales Online

  14-04-2025 18:53 via news.google.com
  Police confirm major new lead in search for missing teenagers  Wales OnlineMajor update on missing teenagers with new photos and confirmed last sighting  Yahoo News UKSon disappears with girlfriend ahead of planned move to Lancashire  Lancs LiveFears grow for missing Welsh teens last seen in Llandudno a week ago  North Wales LiveSearch continues for 16-year-old teens missing since last week  Tivyside Advertiser
  
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• Russian attack that left bodies scattered on city streets is not a ‘mistake’ — it’s a strategy - politico.eu

  14-04-2025 18:41 via news.google.com
  Russian attack that left bodies scattered on city streets is not a ‘mistake’ — it’s a strategy  politico.euRussia launches new strike on Sumy as residents mourn Sunday’s victims  Al JazeeraBBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attack  BBCRepublican supporters of Ukraine put pressure on Trump after missile strikes  The GuardianUkraine war live: Trump claims Putin’s attack on Sumy that killed 34 ‘was
  
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• Birmingham bin workers 'overwhelmingly reject' council's partial deal | ITV News - ITVX

  14-04-2025 18:18 via news.google.com
  Birmingham bin workers 'overwhelmingly reject' council's partial deal | ITV News  ITVXArmy experts called in over Birmingham bin strike  BBCBirmingham bin strike continues as union rejects deal  Channel 4Birmingham bin workers reject deal to end strike  The GuardianBirmingham bin strike to continue after refuse workers reject council's offer  Sky News
  
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• Manchester Arena families in 'disbelief' Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers - BBC

  14-04-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  Manchester Arena families in 'disbelief' Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers  BBCManchester Arena families in 'disbelief' bomber was able to attack officers  BBC‘They run the prisons’: How Islamist gangs are taking over Britain’s jails  The TelegraphThe HMP Frankland attack should never have happened  The SpectatorKitchen use suspended in high-security prison units after Hashem Abedi attack  BBC
  
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• Harry Potter: HBO reveals first cast members for Harry Potter TV series - BBC

  14-04-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  Harry Potter: HBO reveals first cast members for Harry Potter TV series  BBCHBO reveals first cast members for Harry Potter TV series  BBCHBO reveals first part of Harry Potter TV cast, including Dumbledore and Hagrid  The Guardian‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Dumbledore, Hagrid and More Major Roles  The New York Times‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Confirms Casting for Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall, Hagrid and More Hogwarts Staffers&nb
  
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• Reform UK treasurer Candy sweet on merger of payments firms - Sky News

  14-04-2025 17:50 via news.google.com
  Reform UK treasurer Candy sweet on merger of payments firms  Sky News
  
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• Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership - The Guardian

  14-04-2025 17:39 via news.google.com
  Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership  The GuardianLandmark antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram  BBCMeta: Facebook owner could be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp amid landmark trial  The IndependentMeta resorted to 'buy-or-bury scheme' with Instagram and WhatsApp deals, former FTC Chair Lina Khan says  CNBCWhat If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?  The New Yo
  
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• Father who died in Worksop house explosion is named by police - Sky News

  14-04-2025 17:36 via news.google.com
  Father who died in Worksop house explosion is named by police  Sky NewsMan who died in house explosion named  BBCWorksop explosion: Man killed in blast that destroyed houses  BBCExplosion partly destroys house in Nottinghamshire  The GuardianDozens of residents spend second night out of homes after fatal blast | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• 'Overused' health test given to millions each year linked to startling explosion in cancers - Daily Mail

  14-04-2025 17:08 via news.google.com
  'Overused' health test given to millions each year linked to startling explosion in cancers  Daily MailRise in CT scans causing thousands of cancer cases, experts warn  The TimesCT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers in The US  ScienceAlertRadiation from CT scans could lead to thousands of future cancer diagnoses, study finds  CBS NewsCT scans may increase your risk of cancer, US study suggests  The Telegraph
  
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• Stalker 2 is getting new weapons and dev confirms quarterly Xbox updates - TrueAchievements

  14-04-2025 16:40 via news.google.com
  Stalker 2 is getting new weapons and dev confirms quarterly Xbox updates  TrueAchievementsAll Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl Q2 Updates explained  Times of IndiaStalker 2 gets a big patch, Roadmap revealed  XboxEraSTALKER 2 Reveals Roadmap for Q2 2025  Game RantStalker 2 Dev Unveils Plans To 'Evolve' Xbox Game Pass FPS In 2025  Pure Xbox
  
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• New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance - The Guardian

  14-04-2025 16:35 via news.google.com
  New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance  The GuardianPotential new antibiotic for treating gonorrhoea  BBCNew antibiotic could be an effective treatment for drug-resistant gonorrhea  NBC NewsScientists find first new antibiotic for gonorrhoea since the 1990s amid rise in ‘super’ strains  The IndependentAntibiotic could provide first new treatment for gonorrhoea in decades  ITVX
  
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• Britain Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise - The New York Times

  14-04-2025 16:23 via news.google.com
  Britain Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise  The New York TimesGovernment cuts price of everyday items and summer essentials  GOV.UKUK suspends import tariffs to ease strain for British businesses  Financial TimesBritain makes $26 billion export finance support available amid tariff turmoil  ReutersTariffs live: UK suspends some tariffs to ease business tension as trade deal ‘days away’  The Independent
  
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• Ange Postecoglou urged to 'do the decent thing' as Tottenham plan for make or break clash - Football London

  14-04-2025 15:48 via news.google.com
  Ange Postecoglou urged to 'do the decent thing' as Tottenham plan for make or break clash  Football LondonAnge Postecoglou: Tottenham boss faces date with destiny as they capitulate again  BBCTottenham's defence tactically exposed by Wolves, Ilkay Gundogan's improvement and Donyell Malen's Aston Villa impact  Sky SportsDisorganised Tottenham suffer worst possible preparation for Frankfurt  standard.co.ukRayan Aït-Nouri’s early strike leads way a
  
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• Ornstein reveals hopes of selling Man Utd flop who Amorim 'wants out' are 'non-existent' - Football365

  14-04-2025 15:44 via news.google.com
  Ornstein reveals hopes of selling Man Utd flop who Amorim 'wants out' are 'non-existent'  Football365Man Utd: Altay Bayindir's failed audition hands Ruben Amorim another Andre Onana dilemma  BBCManchester United keeper Onana rested for Premier League trip to Newcastle  The Guardian'My choice': Amorim explains Man Utd goalkeeper decision for Lyon  standard.co.ukManchester United may have to do something they have never done before with Andre Onana &nbs
  
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• Horror vid shows nursery staff smash child's head against wall as probe launched - The Sun

  14-04-2025 15:12 via news.google.com
  Horror vid shows nursery staff smash child's head against wall as probe launched  The SunWork experience student who secretly filmed nursery staff smashing child's head against a wall reveals full ex  Daily MailDaycare Worker Appears to Shove Baby's Head While Trying to Make Child Eat  People.comFour Spanish nursery workers arrested over shocking secret footage  Euro Weekly NewsMoment nursery worker filmed slamming toddler against wall moans about losing h
  
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• Paleontologists Uncover First Known Tracks From Club-Tailed Armored Dinosaur - Gizmodo

  14-04-2025 15:07 via news.google.com
  Paleontologists Uncover First Known Tracks From Club-Tailed Armored Dinosaur  GizmodoDinosaur hunters just made a monstrous discovery in the Canadian Rockies  BBC Wildlife MagazineFootprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs found for the first time  EurekAlert!Footprints of armored dinosaurs with tail clubs identified for first time  Shelby News100-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Tail-Clubbed Armored Dinosaurs Discovered in Canada  Sci.News
  
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• PS5 prices are increasing across Europe, UK and Australia - Engadget

  14-04-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
  PS5 prices are increasing across Europe, UK and Australia  EngadgetSony hikes PlayStation 5 price by 25% as Trump tariffs bite  The GuardianPS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand  PlayStation.BlogSony hikes PlayStation 5 prices by 25% in UK, Europe and Australia  Euronews.comAre Tariffs Coming For Game Consoles? PlayStation Hikes Price In International Markets, Switch 2 Could Be Next.  Forbes
  
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• Met Office issues 24-hour rain warning with flooding expected - Cornwall Live

  14-04-2025 14:28 via news.google.com
  Met Office issues 24-hour rain warning with flooding expected  Cornwall LiveYellow warning for heavy rain this week  Met OfficeUK weather: Rain warning issued with April showers in the Easter forecast  BBCMet Office map shows 24-hour rain warning with flooding and Easter travel delays  Yahoo News UKSomerset weather warning as torrential rain forecast  Somerset Live
  
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• Election betting: Three Welsh Conservatives among 15 charged - BBC

  14-04-2025 14:18 via news.google.com
  Election betting: Three Welsh Conservatives among 15 charged  BBCFormer Tory MP among 15 charged over bets on timing of 2024 UK election  The GuardianEx-Tory MP among 15 people charged with betting offences  Channel 4Politics latest: Raw materials 'near' British Steel site, minister says - as race to keep plant running continues  Sky NewsPolitical betting is an enjoyable part of Parliament  The Telegraph
  
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• LIVE as Walthamstow school 'threat' investigated by police - My London

  14-04-2025 14:00 via news.google.com
  LIVE as Walthamstow school 'threat' investigated by police  My LondonTeen arrested over email threats to schools  BBCBoy, 17, arrested as police investigate 'threat of violence' against schools  standard.co.ukShock as London nursery shuts after 'credible threat of violence', with 'other schools also targeted'  lbc.co.ukWalthamstow school: St Mary's Church of England evacuated over 'threat'  Daily Express
  
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• Mickey Rourke flees the UK for LA after being axed from Celebrity Big Brother house - The Sun

  14-04-2025 13:13 via news.google.com
  Mickey Rourke flees the UK for LA after being axed from Celebrity Big Brother house  The SunMickey Rourke ejected from Big Brother house over ‘unacceptable behaviour’  The GuardianMickey Rourke’s Celebrity Big Brother disgrace is a nightmare for ITV  The TelegraphRourke warned over 'homophobic' remarks to Siwa in Big Brother  BBCEverything Mickey Rourke said before CBB axe – homophobia, threats and sexual jibe  Daily Star
  
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• European markets up as Trump suggests Chinese tariff exemption might be short-lived - BBC

  14-04-2025 13:10 via news.google.com
  European markets up as Trump suggests Chinese tariff exemption might be short-lived  BBCStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as Apple gains on tech tariff reprieve  Yahoo FinanceIce arrests Palestinian green card holder and student protest leader as Trump steps up deportation threats – live  The GuardianTrump suggests he can predict the future as markets react to tech duty pause: Live  The IndependentTrump Signals Tariffs Are Coming on C
  
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