Bill Maher calls Larry David’s satire of his Trump dinner ‘kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews’ | Bill Maher

Bill Maher has responded to Larry David’s satirical essay in the New York Times that compared Maher’s glowing account of having dinner with Donald Trump to dining with Adolf Hitler. Maher, a vocal critic of Trump in the past, had dinner with the US president and a group of his high-profile supporters, including their mutual […]

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Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights | Trump administration

During his election campaign Donald Trump had promised to end the war in 24 hours. But almost 100 days into his second term the US president has appealed directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling him on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” Trump’s remarks referred to the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this […]

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NFL draft 2025 live updates: Jaguars trade up with Browns to get Travis Hunter at No 2 | NFL

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature No. 7 pick, NY Jets … Armand Membou, OT, Missouri. The 332lb lineman dazzled at the combine. Among offensive linemen, he was first in the broad jump (9ft 7in), second in the 40-yard dash (4.91), tied for second in bench press […]

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Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum | Donald Trump

The Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right.. Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online […]

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Maxence Lacroix: ‘One day I will be in the France team – but right now I want to win this Cup’ | Crystal Palace

Maxence Lacroix is treating Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as just another game but the same can’t be said of his mother. “She’s more stressed than me right now,” the Crystal Palace defender says. “But I think it’s really good for a mother or father to see their son running his dream and playing […]

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Only three people prosecuted for covering up illegal sewage spills | Environment Agency

Water company bosses have entirely escaped punishment for covering up illegal sewage spills, government figures show, as ministers prepare to bring in a new law threatening them with up to two years in prison for doing so. Only three people have ever been prosecuted for obstructing the Environment Agency in its investigations into sewage spills, […]

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Littler blows lead in Liverpool quarter-final to hand victory to Van Gerwen | Darts

Luke Littler threw away the chance to silence the baying Liverpool crowd by collapsing against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals of the latest round of the Premier League. Littler, booed on to stage at the M&S Bank Arena owing to his allegiance to Manchester United, looked like he would let his darts do the […]

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Sunny skies forecast for London Marathon as warm spell comes to UK | UK weather

Sunny skies are expected for runners crossing the finish line of the London Marathon on Sunday as forecasters anticipate the beginning of a warm and settled spell across much of the UK. The Met Office said temperatures in the capital were expected to peak at about 22C on race day. Early conditions are likely to […]

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Google to report earnings amid justice department lawsuits and Trump tariffs | Alphabet

Google’s parent company Alphabet will report its first quarter earnings on Thursday, which come as the tech giant is embroiled in antitrust lawsuits brought by the US government and a 17% drop in its stock price since the beginning of the year. It’s also the company’s first earnings report since Donald Trump levied tariffs on […]

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