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Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UKSign up to our Brexit email for the latest insightRufus Wainwright has blamed Brexit for the negative response to his West End musical Opening Night, which is closing two months early after bad reviews.The play, which opened in March, stars Sheridan Smith as an anxious, alcoholic actor, whose mental health declines after she witnesses a death.Though it was scheduled to run at London’s Gielgud Theatre until 27 July, Opening Night will close on Saturday 18 May.In a new interview with…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTikTok, a short-form video social media platform, is suing the US government claiming that a potential ban of the site would violate the First Amendment. The China-based company specifically names the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act as an unconstitutional law. The legislation was signed by President Joe Biden on April 24. The lawsuit, which is attempting to stop the act from taking effect in 2025, was filed in the US Court of Appeals…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The Ratcliffe purge gathered pace last week. The cull of the senior figures at Manchester United continued with the announcements of the departures of Patrick Stewart, interim CEO and Chief Legal Officer, and Cliff Baty, the Chief Financial Officer. It leaves very few survivors of the old regime in the corridors of power at Old Trafford. At times it has seemed there may only be one: Erik ten Hag.And yet, whatever the quality of legal advice United…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsGerman politicians are calling for a price cap on the doner kebab, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitting that the question of Donerflation is one he gets asked “wherever I go”.The far-left Die Linke party has put forward a proposal to for the introduction of a doner kebab price cap similar to that introduced in some parts of the country to high rents.Millions of kebabs are consumed in Germany every day – including 400,00 daily doners…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner revealed a pep talk in the shower at Craven Cottage was the catalyst for Michael Olise to score twice in a 4-0 home win over Manchester United.Olise was at his scintillating best on Monday night and made it 13 goal involvements – nine goals and four assists – in 12 Premier League starts this season with a classy brace.It had been a different story a week earlier when Olise cut a frustrated…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Erik ten Hag acknowledged Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace was the lowest point of their season so far but insisted he remained the right man to turn around the fortunes of the club.Injury-hit United suffered their heaviest loss of the campaign as Michael Olise, who has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, run amok at Selhurst Park with a dazzling two-goal display.Olise broke the deadlock in the 12th minute and made…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has shaved several more months of her jail time, prison records show.Holmes, 40, was convicted in January 2022 on four counts of fraud and conspiracy for lying about the capabilities of her biotech company’s blood testing technology and conning investors out of millions of dollars.She was originally sentenced to 11 years and is housed at the minimum security Camp Bryan federal prison in Texas.In July 2023, The Independent reported that Holmes’s prison…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter A Michael Olise masterclass helped Crystal Palace complete a first ever Premier League double over Manchester United and inflict further misery on Erik ten Hag’s team with a 4-0 drubbing in south London.Olise has been linked with a summer switch to Old Trafford and run amok at Selhurst Park with a dazzling display, scoring twice to move on to nine goals in 12 league starts this season.Two sparkling efforts by Olise in the 12th and 66th minutes…

Trump responds to Columbia University canceling commencement: ‘That shouldn’t happen’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s New York hush money trial has resumed at Manhattan Criminal Court with Judge Juan Merchan finding the former president in contempt of court for a tenth time, fining him another $1,000 and warning the next violation of his gag order will result in jail time.Last week’s session ended with emotional testimony from the former president’s one-time White House communication director Hope Hicks, who recounted her experiences serving…

We are building something – Erik ten Hag pleads for patience from Man Utd fansSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Crystal Palace host Manchester United at Selhurst Park this evening in a Premier League contest that could have serious ramifications on United manager Erik ten Hag who’s team are embroiled in a tight contest for the remaining European places. Wins for Newcastle and Chelsea have seen the Red Devils drop to eighth in the table where they are now outside of the automatic…