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The Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, a fan favourite who spent his entire seven-year NBA career with the franchise, has died at the age of 29.The Canadian-born power forward’s death was confirmed on Tuesday by both the Grizzlies and his representation, the agency Priority Sports. According to TMZ Sports, which first broke the story, Clarke died on Monday 11 May. Neither the team nor his family has disclosed a cause of death.“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke,” the Grizzlies said in a statement. “Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on…

A six-week archaeological dig on the site of a demolished bowling alley in Weymouth is rapidly turning into one of the most significant excavations of the seaside town’s medieval past, with experts uncovering walls, wells and personal artefacts dating back more than 700 years. The investigation, taking place on the former MFA Bowl site in St Nicholas Street, in the historic Melcombe Regis quarter, has so far brought to light the remains of three 13th-century houses, sections of medieval boundary walls, early cold stores, coins, tiles, pottery and assorted personal effects. According to BBC News, which first reported on the…

England council results Number of councillors 100 of 136 councils Reform UK 1,098 ▲ 1,098 Liberal Democrat 695 ▲ 89 Labour 676 ▼ 904 Conservative 612 ▼ 465 Green 339 ▲ 241 Independent 116 ▼ 17 Change Sir Keir Starmer is confronting the most serious electoral verdict of his premiership after Welsh Labour suffered what its own outgoing leader described as a “catastrophic” defeat, ending more than a century of dominance in Wales and triggering the on-the-spot resignation of First Minister Eluned Morgan. Baroness Morgan stunned the Welsh political establishment on Friday afternoon when she lost her seat in Ceredigion…

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The frantic late-night text messages that Sam Altman fired off as he scrambled to claw back his job at OpenAI have been laid bare in a Californian courtroom, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the 48 hours that nearly toppled one of the world’s most valuable technology companies. The exchanges between Mr Altman and Mira Murati — the company’s chief technology officer who had abruptly been installed as interim chief executive — were shown to jurors at the Musk v Altman civil trial taking place in a federal courthouse in Oakland. They cover two days in November 2023, when the OpenAI…

It was, by anyone’s standards, the world’s most unlikely customer service complaint. Pope Leo XIV — leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, sovereign of Vatican City and a man who recently took up arguably the most identifiable address on Earth — was hung up on by his Chicago bank after the employee on the line decided she was being pranked. The story, which has now ricocheted around the world’s media, was first told publicly by the Pope’s longtime friend Rev Tom McCarthy at a Catholic gathering in Naperville, Illinois, on 2 May. According to Fr McCarthy, the pontiff phoned his hometown…

A young delivery driver who was speeding at 60mph in a 40mph zone while ferrying a takeaway has admitted causing the death of a pedestrian out walking with his girlfriend. Rosie Hanson, 21, struck 27-year-old Ryan Phillips in her VW Golf as he made his way along Marine Parade in Sheerness on the evening of 17 January 2024. Mr Phillips was hit close to the entrance of Barton’s Point Coastal Park on the Isle of Sheppey and died at the scene. Appearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Tuesday, Hanson, of Mimosa Avenue in Minster, pleaded guilty to causing death by…

A Dutch cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers will be permitted to sail to Spain’s Canary Islands, the Spanish government has confirmed. The MV Hondius, which has been anchored off the West African coast near Cape Verde, will continue its voyage to either Las Palmas or Tenerife after authorities in the West African nation refused to allow the vessel to dock at the port of Praia. The ship had been at sea for around a month after departing from Argentina, and is now stranded in the Atlantic with nearly 150 people…

The Home Office has opened a formal call for evidence on plans to create a new independent body to handle asylum appeals, marking the next stage in the Government’s overhaul of the system. Submissions will be accepted until 11.59pm on 22 April 2026, with responses sought from individuals and organisations who have direct experience of the immigration and asylum appeals process. Legal professionals, regulators, charities, public service bodies and researchers are all being invited to contribute. The new body, which will be staffed by adjudicators rather than judges, is intended to replace the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). The…

Tens of thousands of cancer patients in England are set to benefit from a new one-minute injection that will replace gruelling intravenous infusions lasting up to two hours, in what NHS bosses say is a major leap forward in modernising cancer care. The injectable form of pembrolizumab an immunotherapy drug already widely used on the NHS — will be rolled out across the health service to treat 14 different types of cancer, including breast, cervical, lung, and head and neck cancers, according to The Telegraph. The new method cuts treatment time by up to 90 per cent. Patients will now…