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American rapper Nicki Minaj has been freed by police after being detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.Dutch police posted on X: “We have just released a 41-year-old American woman whom we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting soft drugs.””The suspect was fined and can continue her journey.” The artist had been due to fly to Manchester for a concert at the Co-op Live venue on Saturday evening. Minaj filmed part of her encounter with police, posting it to social media. In the video, a police officer can seemingly be heard telling Minaj: “You are under arrest.”At Co-op Live…

At least 22 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say. Flames and a huge pall of smoke could be seen rising into the sky at the building in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujarat.The fire is now under control and a search has been launched. There are fears more victims may be trapped under the wreckage, including children. Source link

Tommy’s working one of the merch stands and kindly offered to model a Long Boi bucket hat for NewsbeatImage caption: Tommy’s working one of the merch stands and kindly offered to model a Long Boi bucket hat for NewsbeatYesterday, the hottest item here at Big Weekend was the Long Boi bucket hat. You couldn’t move more than a few steps without seeing the slightly quackers cartoon of what was (allegedly) the world’s tallest duck and the University of York’s mascot. Long Boi quickly became a national treasure on Greg James’ BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show, before his untimely death in…

At least 20 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say.Flames and a huge pall of smoke can be seen rising into the sky at the building in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujarat.The fire is now under control and a search has been launched. There are fears more victims may be trapped under the wreckage, including children.The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said a “special investigation team” had been assigned. Source link

17 hours agoSam Cabral ,Jessica MurphyReutersA US judge has denied a motion by Alec Baldwin to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge over a deadly film set shooting in 2021.Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot with a gun Mr Baldwin was using during a rehearsal on the set of Rust, a Western being filmed in New Mexico.Director Joel Souza was also wounded in the incident.Mr Baldwin’s is scheduled to stand trial in July. Mr Baldwin has maintained he did not pull the trigger, and only drew back the hammer of the pistol.He has also argued he is not at fault for Ms…

16 hours agoPhil McCausland, reporting from New York,BBC NewsElizabeth WilliamsElizabeth Williams, the court artists, said this piece showed the number of obstructions that she and other artists had in capturing the legal proceedings. It is only through their deft hands and keen eyes that the world gets a peek into the courtroom where Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held.With cameras banned during the proceedings, sketch artists have been essential for allowing the public to see images from the first criminal trial of a former US president.Settling into the third row each day, the courtroom sketch artists bring their supplies…

TV broadcasters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are to divorce, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed.The pair, who previously presented ITV’s This Morning together, have been married since 2010 and have a son.The spokesperson said the couple have “confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing”.Holmes, 64, joined GB News in 2021 and Langsford, 64, is a regular panel member on ITV’s Loose Women.They first began presenting This Morning together in 2006 and left the show in 2021, being replaced by Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond.Holmes has three children from his first marriage to…

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Yara Nardi/REUTERSRawdah Mohamed poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film Marcello Mio at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in FranceAnselmo Cunha/AFPAn aerial view shows an aircraft on the tarmac of the flooded Salgado Filho International Airport in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The worst floods in the state’s history have killed more than 150 people, displaced more than 600,000 and left whole cities underwaterAdnan Abidi/REUTERS People sleep on the Yamuna riverbed under a bridge on a hot…

A comedian with autism and Tourette’s who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent said he poked fun at his tics as they were “fundamentally funny”.The involuntary movements are a key feature of Tourette’s syndrome, and Alex Mitchell made them part of his routine on the ITV talent show.The primary school teacher, who comes from Bedford and now lives in Leeds, received four “yeses” from the judges during episode six of this series.”It would be weird not to acknowledge them. I try to use them in the best way possible,” he told the BBC.His stand-up routine included jokes about dating, autism and…

Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion of starting the fire which killed at least 137 people in February.One of the men was employed by the National Forestry Corporation which is responsible for fighting forest fires, police director Eduardo Cerna said.The suspects have been remanded in custody, charged with arson resulting in death. The fire – was country’s deadliest – devastated the Valparaíso region, which is more than 122km (75 miles) from Chile’s capital, Santiago.Officials allege that several fires were started simultaneously, after which high temperatures and wind caused the flames to spread.More than 16,000…