Month: February 2022

The Independent says a lieutenant in the Washington, DC, police intelligence branch has been put on administrative leave, as federal officials investigate whether he had improper contacts with the extremist Proud Boys gang.

The Guardian says Donald Trump and two of his children have been ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition within the next three weeks, as part of the billowing investigation over alleged fraud in the valuation of assets belonging to his family business.

The Guardian says a court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded.

The Guardian says The way 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach after her two falls in her figure skating routine on Thursday evening was “chilling” and does not inspire any confidence in her entourage.

The Metro says The global tally of new Covid cases has fallen by 19% in a week as the death toll plateaus, according to the World Health Organization.

The Metro says Ralf Rangnick has asked Harry Maguire to step aside as club captain for the remainder of the season, with Cristiano Ronaldo in line to take the armband.

The Metro says A team of rescuers are scrambling to save a nine-year-old Afghan boy who has been stuck down a well for two days.

The Guardian says Robert Pattinson says he originally tried doing a different voice when playing Batman, but was told to stop because it was “absolutely atrocious”.

The Independent says Spotify may have paid Joe Rogan $200m to exclusively distribute his popular podcast, more than twice the original rumoured amount, according to The New York Times.

The Metro says Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share in the winery they bought as a couple to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.