A number of German tourists are thought to be among the at least 10 people killed this morning by an apparent suicide bomb attack in the center of Istanbul. The Turkish President blamed a man with “Syrian roots.”
Donald Trump’s rally last night in Bernie Sanders’ hometown of Burlington, Vermont – where 20,000 tickets were distributed for a venue holding 1,400 – went pretty much as you’d expect…
Donald Trump brought the fight to Bernie Sanders' hometown. The town fought back. https://t.co/fRk9kuOyfg
In the UK, today’s thing was fake Blair/Clinton transcripts, although looking at some of the genuine articles, it’s tough to know where one ends and the other begins.
Global markets were again being properly knocked around this morning after the latest turmoil in China led to another shortened trading day – this time the shortest ever – on the Chinese exchanges.
While the only hope for many people of getting on the property ladder, the National Lottery, saw no-one win its record jackpot which rolls over to Saturday.
North Korea’s desperate plea for attention yesterday seemed to count for naught this morning, with a serious bombing in Libya, a knife-wielding man shot by police in Paris and tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia heightening further after Iran accused the Saudis of launching an air strike against its embassy in Yemen.
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of carrying out air strike on its embassy in Yemen https://t.co/r0tqoczi2o
Donald Trump threatened to pull his investments out of the UK after the British parliament said it is to debate a petition banning him from the country.
Trump threatens to pull $1 billion investment if he is banned from UK https://t.co/KEsJMtWlFg
Regardless of the outcome, among the memorable moments in the match will be Temba Bavuma becoming the first black African player to score a Test century in South Africa.
Temba Bavuma first black South African to make Test century – India Today https://t.co/UHimhUXRwk
British Prime Minister David Cameron freed up his ministers to vote their conscience and campaign for their chosen outcome in the expected summer EU referendum.
In Belfast, an elderly Pastor was found not guilty of causing “gross offense” in one of his sermons. I guess it comes down to whatever that gap between “offensive” and “grossly offensive” might be.
Pastor McConnell not guilty verdict: "It is not the task of the criminal law to censor offensive utterances"
https://t.co/rLl2BM3MCR
This is from the year I was born. Today, your smart wine cooler would probably send a message that you’re running low on Pouilly Fousse and they’d send a case right over. Also isn’t it kind of quaint that they closed on weekends?
Overall, 52 percent of the country said the idea of the “American dream” no longer holds true. The group most pessimistic about the thought that anyone in the country can work hard to get ahead is Americans between 45 and 64 who are thinking about retirement, the survey found.
More than half of Americans (54 percent) say their financial situation is worse off than they thought it would be. Asked why, a plurality of respondents said it is harder today to succeed than it used to be.
Very rich Americans earning household incomes above $150,000 were the least angry income bracket. The poorest Americans earning less than $15,000 were the most angry.
which leads, perhaps inevitably, to our latest look-in on the GOP primary.
All in all, the level of anxiety and anger in the country might not be the most fertile ground for President Obama to move on gun control. Monday is expected to see the start of a fresh bid by the President – including a Town Hall meeting with Anderson Cooper on CNN on Thursday – to take his case for executive action to the public
Over where it’s currently not raining, the Barmy Army (and their South African counterparts the Amla Army) have been in fine form during the Second Test in Durban, dominated by a record-setting innings from England’s Ben Stokes.
BBC: https://t.co/t3kHoWapms Ben Stokes hits a sensational 163-ball double century, the fastest by an England batsman and the second quick…
