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President Trump is asked about the vast fortune he’s made as presidentUS President Donald Trump made more than $1.4bn (£1.05bn) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report.In a 927-page disclosure, he reported $635m in royalties from an entity called Celebration Coins, thought to be behind the $TRUMP meme coin which has plunged in value since he launched it days before taking office.He also reported over $500m in income from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm founded by his own sons and the children of his special envoy, Steve Witkoff.The White House denied he was…
Getty ImagesVictor Willis was the band’s frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songsVictor Willis, the frontman of 1970s disco group Village People, has died at the age of 74, the band’s official social media page has announced.The Texas-born musician was the lead singer and co-writer of the band’s biggest hits including YMCA, Go West and In The Navy. The group became international stars in the 70s by performing while dressed as archetypal macho characters. Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.He left the band in 1980 and spent years fighting a legal battle over copyright to the…
Getty ImagesCanadian singer Céline Dion, competed for Switzerland – and won – in Eurovision in the 1980sCanada will take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced.It becomes the first new country to join since Australia in 2015, and follows a turbulent year where long-standing competitors such as Ireland and Spain pulled out over Israel’s participation.The path for Canada to compete was cleared last week, when the country’s public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which stages the annual competition.The country can already claim one winner. Quebec-born Celine Dion represented Switzerland in…
BELGA MAG/Belga/AFPSmoke was seen billowing from the top three floors of the 10-storey blockAt least six people have died and several others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a 10-storey block of flats in Antwerp, Belgian police say.Thick smoke was seen billowing from the eighth floor of the building in the Linkeroever district, after the fire broke out just before 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday.Dramatic video showed a man clambering from his balcony through a neighbour’s window to escape the black smoke.Police say more than 200 people live in the block and the fire department has…
Getty ImagesMore than one million people took to the streets of Mexico City following Mexico’s win over Ecuador in the World Cup knockout stages, the city government saidA 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday.A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital’s health authority said on Wednesday.More than one million people took to the streets, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument in downtown, to mark the country’s first World Cup…
Family photoHenry Nowak was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a Southampton streetTwo police officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct following the case of Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying, the police watchdog has said.Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa with a large blade in December 2025, which he said he carried on grounds of his Sikh faith. He then lied to police at the scene, falsely claiming he was the victim of a racist attack.Digwa was jailed for life in June, with a minimum term of 21 years.The…
ReutersUS singer Chris Brown has been found liable for a dog attack that left his housekeeper mauled and disfigured at his home in 2020. Following a two-week trial in Los Angeles, the jury found in favour of Maria Avila, who was attacked by a 200lb (90kg) Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown while she was emptying the rubbish at his house in Tarzana, California.Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC must now pay her $12.9m (£9.7m) for negligence, according to US publication Billboard.BBC News has contacted representatives for Brown for comment.Brown had claimed that the dog was kept for security purposes…
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