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LA court drops lawsuit from Michael Jackson accuser A lawsuit against the Michael Jackson estate has been dismissed by an LA court.  A judge ruled Wade Robson cannot sue the late popstar’s businesses over the childhood sexual abuse he alleges he suffered.  Robson appeared in the documentary Leaving Neverland and is expected to appeal the decision.  Last year the same judge ruled against fellow accuser (also in the documentary) James Safechuck on similar grounds.  The judge said that Jackson’s companies had “no legal ability” to control his behaviour because he was the sole owner, and could remove any and all…

Erdogan slams Biden ‘groundless’ 1915 Armenia declaration  Turkey’s President Erdogan has condemned Joe Biden’s “genocide” label of the 1915 Armenian events, labeling Biden’s declaration as “groundless” and called for the United States to reverse the “wrong steps.”  “The US president has made comments that are groundless and unfair,” Erdogan said in televised remarks on Monday, warning that they could have a “destructive impact” on Turkish-US ties. “We believe that these comments were included in the declaration following pressure from radical Armenian groups and anti-Turkish circles. But this situation does not reduce the destructive impact of these comments.” Turkey believes the…

UK slaps sanctions on 22 ‘corrupt’ individuals in Russia, South Africa & Latin America The UK has slapped sanctions on a number of individuals across Russia, South Africa, and Latin America in the first use of a new anti-corruption law. Asset freezes and travel bans have been put on 22 people today in the first use of the new Magnitsky act.  Dominic Raab said:  “Corruption has a corrosive effect as it slows development, drains the wealth of poorer nations and keeps their people trapped in poverty. It poisons the well of democracy” The South African Gupta family has also been…

Schools reopen across France despite spike in ICU admissions French schools reopen amid an ICU admissions spike. Schools across France have reopened following a three-week closure. The reopening of nursery and primary schools is the first step out of the country’s partial lockdown.  Despite the reopening, the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) has reached their highest level since last spring.  According to authorities the daily numbers of new infections have started to decrease across France and are providing encouraging signs about the impact of restrictions that started at the beginning of the month.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_J3ipJDHc WORLD HEADLINES…

VIDEO: UK News- Tributes paid to ‘hero’ man, 20, who died during River Thames rescue bid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h_7M5UGFVo HEADLINES Cabinet to meet as PM tries to move past leaks Tributes to hero who died trying to rescue woman from River Thames Schools reopen across France despite spike in ICU admissions Houthis deprive medical workers of COVID-19 vaccines as disease spreads Fighting erupts in eastern Myanmar near Thai border Erdogan asks Biden to reverse ‘wrong step’ on Armenia declaration California recall has enough signatures to reach the ballot BUSINESS Summer holiday demand shifts to autumn amid travel uncertainty  UK economy forecast to…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me Better Faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h_7M5UGFVo LIVE NEWS TODAY “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 09:30 VIDEO: Tributes paid to ‘hero’ man, 20, who died during River Thames rescue bid 07:30 Daily News Briefing: Cabinet to meet after PM leaks – Tributes to River Thames hero – California recall 07:30 Daily News Briefing: Vaccine extends to 44-year-olds – Boris Johnson ‘let bodies pile’ – Aid to India as Covid rages 00:32 OSCARS – LIVE!! COVID UK Europe US Middle East Asia World COVID Coronavirus Cases: 148,497,933Deaths: 3,133,865Recovered: 126,140,087view by country UK UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me Better Faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16UHmJgDgTo LIVE NEWS TODAY “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 00:32 OSCARS – LIVE!! 11:38 ESL: ‘12 clubs cannot leave’ and JP Morgan ‘still on board’  10:50 Sunday Papers: No 10 ‘fears’ Dominic Cummings dossier 07:28 UFC 261 – Kamaru Usman dominates Jorge Masvidal – can he do better? COVID UK Europe US Middle East COVID Coronavirus Cases: 147,788,998 Deaths: 3,122,633 Recovered: 125,322,812 view by country UK Boris Johnson urged to reveal if he endorsed Super League plans Boris Johnson has been urged to reveal whether he signaled his endorsement of the European Super League (ESL) when…

Welcome to Tinseltown’s most magical night! The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will honour the best films of 2020 & early 2021 – broadcasting LIVE from LA on April 25, 2021.  The eligibility criteria has been modified to account for films originally intended to have a theatrical release, but which were released directly to streaming services. THE 2021 ACADEMY AWARDS Previous Next Summary Live Reporting Related Quick Summary Oscars 2021 Live – NOW! Anthony Hopkins wins Best Actor Francis McDormand wins Best Actress Nomadland takes home Best Picture Mank gets its first award of the night Yuh-Jung Youn wins Best Supporting…

ESL:  Real Madrid President says ‘12 clubs cannot leave’ and JP Morgan ‘still on board’  The 12 founding football clubs of the European Super League (ESL) cannot leave the ESL due to binding contracts, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. He has also promised the project will return after a period of reflection.  The European Super League was announced last Sunday and met with widespread backlash, it fell apart just days later. The six English clubs involved withdrew and others followed. Only 3 out of the original twelve remains.  But Perez – a leading figure in the breakaway competition…

The Sunday Papers Brief. Me Better Faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQF-ckZejo LIVE NEWS TODAY “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 10:50 Sunday Papers: No 10 ‘fears’ Dominic Cummings dossier 07:28 UFC 261 – Kamaru Usman dominates Jorge Masvidal – can he do better? 17:02 Caitlyn Jenner WILL run for governor of California  16:30 JP Morgan ‘sorry’ for £2.8bn funding for ESL  COVID UK Europe US COVID CORONAVIRUS CASES: 147,124,449DEATHS: 3,114,262RECOVERED: 124,785,678 view by country UK Minister dodges questions on ‘loan’ for PM’s flat refit as pressure mountsA minister has dodged questions on whether Boris Johnson received a loan from a Tory donor to pay for the refurbishment of…