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New post Zayn Malik's website crashes as he shares 'leaked' song , UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Image: Malik said the song was leaked 'due to unprofessionalism' Zayn Malik's website has crashed after he shared a new song for free. The former One Direction star said he made the decision after the song Zayn x August Alsina - Don't Matter (Remix) was leaked. The announcement sent fans into a frenzy, with the website where the track was available crashing. Many shared their frustration at not being able to hear the song, with one commenting: "The link isn't working i'm gonna cry." And the hashtag #Don'tMatter quickly started trending worldwide.

New post Black Panther crosses $1bn mark at global box office , UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Image: Black Panther has been a huge critical and commercial hit. Pic: Marvel Black Panther, the first superhero film with a predominantly black cast, has passed the $1bn (£794m) mark at the worldwide box office. Disney, which is behind the film, based the figure on ticket sale estimates and comes on the 26th day of the film's release. The Marvel superhero hit starring British actors Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright and Martin Freeman is the fifth in Disney's Marvel Universe to reach the milestone. It is also the 33rd film to join the box office billion-dollar club, and the 16th Disney title to do so. Other Marvel films to go over the $1bn mark include The Avengers   (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron   (2015),   Iron Man 3 (2013) and Captain America: Civil War (2016). Earlier this week, UK box office figures revealed it...

New post China: President Xi has declared the start of a new era  UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Image: President Xi Jinping after casting his ballot Inside the Great Hall of the People, the delegates lined up enthusiastically to pose for photographs, but they were less keen to talk about the vote they were about to cast. Successive dark-suited officials waved me away, or affected not to hear my question. For a move we're told reflects the "unanimous" desire of the party and the masses, it proved surprisingly difficult to find anyone prepared to discuss it with me. But then this was never a forum for debate. China's National People's Congress is often described as a parliament, but in practice its function is to approve the proposals the Communist Party sends it, not to challenge them - it has yet to vote down a single one. They went through the motions anyway. The ballot boxes were examined, the papers handed out, the delegates giv...

New post Spy poisoning: Diners told to wash possessions but health bosses insist risk 'very low' , UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Video: Advice for public as nerve agent traces found Hundreds of people have been told to wash their possessions following the discovery of traces of a nerve agent in Salisbury - but health officials insist the risk to the public is still "very low". Public Health England (PHE) issued "precautionary advice" a week after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found slumped on a bench in the Wiltshire city. This was in response to traces of a nerve agent being discovered at The Mill pub and the nearby Zizzi restaurant, both of which the pair visited. ::  Litvinenko widow: PM 'did nothing' after my husband's death ::  What is a nerve agent and how does it work? Image: Traces of a nerve agent were also found at The Mill pub PHE said those who visited the pub between 1....

New post Nun in property dispute with Katy Perry dies after collapsing in court 14:41, UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Image: Katy Perry has been embroiled in a long-running property dispute with a pair of nuns A nun who was involved in a property lawsuit with pop star Katy Perry has died after collapsing in court. Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, was challenging Perry's attempted purchase of a former Los Angeles convent. The singer agreed to buy the eight-acre property and its Roman villa-style buildings for $14.5m (£10.4m) in 2015, but the deal failed when its former residents objected. The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary have owned the property for more than four decades but have not lived there for several years. Sister Holzman was joined by Sister Rita Callanan in trying to scupper the move by selling the property to a restaurant owner for $44,000 (£31,760). Image: Perry has been trying to s...

New post Miami nightclub shut after outrage over horse on dancefloor stunt UK,   Sunday   11   March   2018 Video: Panic as woman rides horse in nightclub A nightclub has been shut down after video emerged showing a scantily clad woman riding a horse inside the packed venue, before it appears to panic and throws her off. Clubbers are heard gasping and screaming amid the chaos at the Florida club. Miami Beach city manager Jimmy Morales said he had revoked Mokai Lounge's business licence. Police and enforcement officers have also launched an investigation after receiving multiple complaints about the incident at the South Beach venue on Thursday. No injuries to humans or the animal have been reported. Image: The moments before and after the woman fell off the horse The venue could appeal against the decision, but so far it has not commented. The incident has sparked outrage online with many concerned about the animal's welfare. A pet...

New post Theresa May will need a demonstration of European solidarity in standing up to Vladimir Putin W hen Vladimir Putin was asked recently  what historical event he would change  if he had the power, he said he would undo the collapse of the Soviet Union. This was not a surprising answer, but it was a timely reminder of what motivates Kremlin policy. Putinism embodies the feeling that Russia was robbed of its wealth and superpower status. The internal failings and atrocities of the Soviet system are of little consequence in this account of history. The Russian president’s project is the reversal, at any cost, of a humiliating defeat by the west. The  attempted murder of Sergei Skripal , a former Russian spy who worked for MI6, and the credible suspicion of Kremlin responsibility, must be seen in this context. The use of  a sophisticated nerve agent  points to an assassination attempt by a government actor. Moscow attacks such talk as “an anti-Ru...