AFPFlowers for the victims of the Manchester attack NOS News•yesterday, 5:31 PM A group of more than 250 survivors and relatives of the 2017 Manchester Arena suicide bombing are suing the British security service MI5. Three law firms representing the victims announced this. During the attack, the perpetrator set off a homemade bomb in the … Read more
EPAAndrew Tate leaves the court in Bucharest NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:29 The Romanian court has approved the British request for the extradition of controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The court has also ordered that they be released for now. The brothers were arrested last night. The United Kingdom had issued an arrest warrant … Read more
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 01:08 Several international photo news agencies have removed and withdrawn the photo of British Princess Catherine and her family published yesterday morning from their systems. The AP suspects that the photo has been tampered with, and other authoritative news agencies such as Reuters, AFP and Getty Images are also calling on their clients … Read more
EPA NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 04:36 The United Kingdom will ban disposable vapes. Prime Minister Sunak’s government hopes to counter the rising popularity of vaping among young people. It is not yet known when the ban will come into effect. Figures show that 7.6 percent of children in the UK between the ages of 11 and 17 … Read more
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 12:03 The British branch of delivery service DPD has taken the Artificial Intelligence (AI) function of the chatbot on its website offline. A frustrated customer had the chatbot use AI to write a poem about what he perceived as poor service from the delivery service. The poem received thousands of likes on X. … Read more
EPA Actor and comedian Russell Brand in 2014 NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:02 British police will investigate British actor and comedian Russell Brand following multiple allegations of sex crimes. These are “not recent” crimes, the police report. No arrests have been made. The police have not announced how many reports there were and what type of crimes … Read more
EPARussell Brand NOS News•today, 5:49 PM•Adjusted today, 6:45 PM British comedian and actor Russell Brand is accused of raping, assaulting and emotionally abusing multiple women. This is revealed by investigative journalists from British newspapers The Sunday Times, The Times and current affairs programme Channel 4 Dispatches. They spoke to several women and saw messages and … Read more
Reuters The meteor as seen from the English seaside town of Brighton NOS News•today, 08:53 There are plenty of images on social media of a meteor that appeared last night over the English Channel between France and England. Meteor SAB2667 was a special one because its arrival had been announced by astronomers. It was only … Read more
EPA NOS News•today, 11:11•Amended today, 14:07 British Prime Minister Sunak has sacked Conservative Party chairman Zahawi. After an independent investigation, Sunak concludes that Zahawi is guilty of a gross violation of the ministerial code. Zahawi had been under fire for some time because of a tax case during his time as finance minister, when he … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 01:38 Buckingham Palace has announced the program for the coronation of British King Charles on Saturday 6 May. In addition to the usual ceremony, there are traditional processions, a concert at Windsor Castle, street parties and light shows that weekend. In a statement, the palace said: “The King and Queen Consort hope … Read more