Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
The TV show’s editor kept a firm hand on the rudder for a quarter of a century. BBC News
Palace captain Guehi could be sold – Parish
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says the club will reluctantly sell Marc Guehi this summer if he refuses to sign a new contract. BBC News
British backpacker pleads guilty to killing man while drunk on e-scooter
Alicia Kemp, 25, was on a working holiday in Western Australia when she hit the father-of-two. BBC News
Eight killed in Ecuador nightclub shooting
The nightclub was in Guayas, one of four Ecuadorian provinces currently in a state of emergency. BBC News
All three promoted clubs to go down? The stats around relegation
BBC Sport looks at the stats surrounding relegation, asks why promoted clubs are struggling and rates each of the new boys’ chances. BBC News
Watch: Moment storm blows roof off Nebraska prison
No one was injured and no inmates escaped as the storm hit Nebraska State Penitentiary, the prison said. BBC News
Lucy Letby: How the case of one baby death shows flaws in the medical evidence on both sides
Barrister Mark McDonald claims he has the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed. Who should we believe?…
South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate
Its size has fallen below the 500,000 troops experts say are needed to handle a North Korean attack. BBC News
Their loved ones are missing at war. So these Ukrainian children spend summer together
Will Vernon gets exclusive access to a pioneering summer camp for Ukrainian children with missing parents. BBC News
Universal theme park sparks ‘fear of losing homes’
A charity warns private rents could rise as thousands of workers move in to build a new theme park. BBC News
Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes
If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow the US firm to take on the UK’s dominant suppliers. BBC News
Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September
It follows similar moves by the UK, France and Canada. BBC News
Two blind women say they became only passengers on Southwest flight after airline ‘forgot about’ them
Two blind women from Florida recently discovered they were the only passengers aboard their Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando, saying the company needs to improve how it…
More foreign criminals to be deported under expanded scheme
Home Office adds 15 more countries to “deport now, appeal later” policy to remove offenders before their appeals. BBC News
Over-70s face driving ban for failing eye tests
The proposed changes in England and Wales come after a coroner calls UK driving licensing system the “laxest in Europe”. BBC News
Heidi Klum suffers wardrobe malfunction during bikini photo shoot
Heidi Klum knows all her right angles. The “America’s Got Talent” judge nearly gave fans an eyeful during a swimsuit photo shoot shared on Instagram Sunday. Klum, 52, posed up…
China’s unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs
With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work. BBC News
Justin Rose goes on wild birdie run to snatch St. Jude Championship in potential Ryder Cup preview
We may have one Sunday Singles matchup already penciled in for the Ryder Cup. Justin Rose of England defeated reigning U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun in a sudden-death playoff at…
Hollywood’s ‘progressive snowflake era’ is over with shows now ‘hot, horny and white,’ NYT guest essay says
Hollywood’s “progressive snowflake era” is over, with studios turning away from DEI and socially conscious programming, a New York Times column argued on Saturday. “Hollywood is rapidly shifting away from…