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Europe · LondonAndrew 'Freddie' Flintoff injured in accident at Top Gear test track last December. BBC has concluded that it is 'inappropriate' to resume making series 34. Future of the series is still unclear with a decision to be made later this year. Former England cricketer, Flintoff, is one of three presenters on the show.
BBC halts 'Top Gear' filming following former cricketer Flintoff's December crash
39% Center coverage: 41 sources
Portugal · PortugalRed Bull KTM rider Brad Binder fought his way through neck pain to finish in sixth place in the main race of the season-opening Portugal MotoGP on Sunday. The race was won by world champion Francesco Bagnaia on a Ducati, with Maverick Vinales second and Marco Bezzecchi in third. Binder finished outside the points in the sprint race on Saturday.
Binder sixth as Bagnaia makes perfect MotoGP start in Portugal
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Middle EastThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 40 others are missing. At least 150 people have been killed by IS attacks on truffle hunters since February. The Syrian Desert is renowned for producing some of the best quality truffles in the world. The prized fungus can sell for up to $25 per kilo.
Islamic State Group Kills 15 Truffle Hunters in Syria, Monitor Says
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Africa · South AfricaDepartment of Correctional Services confirms Thabo Bester escaped from prison. Bester was serving life in prison for luring women off Facebook he would then rob and rape them. An autopsy revealed that the body of a burnt prisoner found in Mangaung Correctional Centre on 3 May 2022 was not Bester.
DCS confirms that 'Facebook rapist' Thabo Bester escaped prison
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Africa · South AfricaEkurhuleni Democratic Alliance (DA) mayor Tania Campbell faces another no-confidence motion on Thursday. She faces opposition from a newly aligned ANC and EFF, which accuse her government of poor service delivery. It is still unclear who the DA may field as a candidate or whether the coalition would wheel out a candidate at all.
Horse-trading at Ekurhuleni council as another motion looms
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Africa · South AfricaThe popularity of tattoos and piercings has seen a tremendous surge in recent years, as more and more people embrace body art as a unique means of self-expression. Passionate inkmen like Jade McLean have made it their life’s work to turn the body into a canvas. He’s been doing it for more than two decades. Tattoos were not his choice of career, it was a happenstance affair that shifted his thinking from aspiring to be a graphic designer or creat…
When skin is a canvas
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Vladimir Putin · BudapestHungary would not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he entered the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday, adding that it would have no legal grounds.
Hungary would not arrest Putin, says PM Orban's chief of staff
42% Center coverage: 19 sources
Europe · LondonThe Bank of England on Thursday hiked interest rates to their highest level since 2008, as it grapples with persistent high inflation against the backdrop of concerns over the banking system.
Bank of England hikes interest rates by 25 basis points after inflation surprises
38% Right coverage: 58 sources
