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Labour council scraps £3m green road scheme that increases traffic

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Natasha Leake

A Labour council has scrapped a £3 million green road scheme after it increased traffic on nearby roads. Southampton city council installed a gate in January that stopped traffic other than buses, bicycles and taxis from using Portswood Road at peak times. The bus gate, which was called the “Portswood project”, led to 1,882 fines issued between Feb 10 and April 10.
Eurozone economic growth weaker than expected amid Trump's tariff turmoil

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | LaToya Harding

Growth in the euro area expanded at a slower pace than expected in the first quarter of the year thanks to tensions surrounding tariffs. The EU’s official data agency said on Thursday that the 20-country single currency area recorded an expansion of 0.3% in the January-March period compared to the previous quarter. This marks a slight acceleration from the 0.2% growth recorded in the final quarter of 2024, but was down from the initial 0.4% figure estimated last month.
Who is Harriet Cowan? Meet Kaleb Cooper's stand-in on Clarkson's Farm

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Lily Waddell

Meet Jeremy Clarkson's new sidekick on Clarkson's Farm, Harriet Cowan. The former Top Gear presenter has filled in for fan favourite Kaleb Cooper with a nurse on Diddly Squat Farm, in the Cotswolds after being unable to cope on his own. Cooper is noticeably absent from Diddly Squat Farm in the first half of the trailer, with Clarkson claiming he has left him "in the lurch".
Superyacht Bayesian was toppled by ‘extreme wind’, report says

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Neil Lancefield |Ted Hennessey

Investigators probing the sinking of the Bayesian have detailed the final moments of tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s doomed superyacht. The billionaire entrepreneur, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people killed when the vessel sank off the Sicilian coast on August 19, 2024. An interim report into the sinking, released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) on Thursday, shows wind speeds of 63.4 knots (73.0mph) on the yacht’s beam were sufficient to tip it over.
Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Cy Neff

A Harvard scientist who has been held in US immigration detention for months was charged on Wednesday with smuggling frog embryos into the United States, and likely faces deportation. Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist and research associate working at Harvard University, was originally detained by immigration officials in February after attempting to enter the United States at Boston Logan international airport.
Royal Navy commander removed from role less than three months into post

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Nadeem Badshah

A Royal Navy commander has been removed from his role less than three months into post while he is investigated over sexual allegations. Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger took charge of HMS Tyne, a warship that operates in UK and European waters on security tasks, in February. It is understood he has been removed from command in the past week with the executive officer of the ship taking his place temporarily. The Times reported the allegations are of “unacceptable sexual behaviour with a subordinate”.
Taking stock of the AL Central: Tigers, Royals, Guardians and Twins all look like contenders in 2025

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Russell Dorsey

It was about this time last year that we realized that after years of the American League Central being arguably the worst division in baseball, it had three teams that looked like they could compete. The Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians were all still in the process of discovering who they were, but each had strengths they built on en route to the 2024 postseason, in which all three won at least one series.
Why Race Across the World stars break rule to get flight from China

2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Lily Waddell

Race Across the World contestants had to break the rules with catching a flight in China. The four teams — sisters Elizabeth and Letitia, brothers Melvyn and Brian, mother and son duo Caroline and Tom, plus teen couple Sioned and Finn — are racing across China, through Nepal and then finally to India. They started at the Great Wall of China and must make the 14,000km journey to Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India.
More emergency measures to cut jail overcrowding before ‘zero capacity’ reached

3 days ago | aol.co.uk | David Lynch |Nina Lloyd |David Hughes |Anahita Hossein-Pour

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to prison recall on Wednesday, with criminals serving between one and four years of jail time being returned to custody only for “a fixed 28-day period”. Offenders are recalled to prison if they commit another offence when they are released early but remain on licence.
Sunak’s first speaking engagement earns him PM’s salary in three hours

3 days ago | aol.co.uk | Amy Gibbons

Rishi Sunak was paid £160,000 for a three-hour speaking engagement last month, nearly as much as he was entitled to in an entire year as prime minister. The former Tory leader has officially entered the highly lucrative political speaking circuit, taking home roughly four times the average UK salary for his first major booking since leaving Downing Street.