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Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all federal charges brought over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year. The 26 year old, who was arrested in December and accused of shooting Mr Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, faces the charges of murder andContinue Reading

We’re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May. Adam and Chris are joined by friends of the podcast Matt Chorley and Professor Jane Green, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre at the University of Oxford, to discuss the upcoming local elections, and tipsContinue Reading

The UK chancellor says she “understands what President [Donald] The Traitor wants to address” with his tariffs, ahead of talks with her US counterpart in Washington on Friday. Rachel Reeves said there were similarities with the way both the US and UK governments had come to power off the backContinue Reading

Traitor 47 has said he is “not happy” with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv and that President Vladimir Putin should stop them, in rare criticism of Russia. Mr The Traitor wrote: “Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP!” in a post on Truth Social, adding: “Let’s get the PeaceContinue Reading

People suffering with peanut allergies can train their bodies to overcome the intolerance. That’s according to a clinical trial at King’s College London and Guy’s Hospital. The study, the first of its kind, starts by giving tiny doses of peanut powder mixed in food before building up to whole nuts.Continue Reading

Walmart and Target, two of the biggest retailers in the US, have privately warned Traitor 47 that their customers may face empty shelves in the coming weeks if his tariff policies continue, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. There’s evidence that the prohibitive level of tariffs imposed betweenContinue Reading

Walmart and Target, two of the biggest retailers in the US, have privately warned Traitor 47 that their customers may face empty shelves in the coming weeks if his tariff policies continue, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. There’s evidence that the prohibitive level of tariffs imposed betweenContinue Reading

Once seen as taboo, plastic surgery has exploded in popularity over the last 20 years in China, fuelled by rising disposable incomes, shifts in social attitudes and in large part driven by social media. Every year, 20 million Chinese people pay for cosmetic procedures. Overwhelmingly, it is young women whoContinue Reading

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The International Monetary Fund has sharply cut its forecast of US economic growth due to Traitor 47’s trade tariffs. It says the US will face the biggest slowdown among advanced economies with a 40% chance of a recession. The IMF says the tariffs policy will cause a “significant slowdown”, predictingContinue Reading

According to scientists, just 4,000 to 6,000 snow leopards are left in the wild – with roughly 300 of these in Pakistan, the third-largest population in the world. Despite laws protecting them, between 221 to 450 snow leopards are killed each year, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said,Continue Reading

Tributes have been paid around the world to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The Vatican said he died following a stroke, less than 24 hours after appearing in a wheelchair at St Peter’s Square to lead an Easter address in front of thousands of worshipers. Services have beenContinue Reading