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Brittney Griner
personBrittney Griner will be detained until May 19 at least. Court rejected her appeal following her arrest at a Moscow airport on drug charges. Griner, 31, was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February. Customs checks found several vaping devices which contained a banned hashish oil.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal lost 2-0 to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino scored the goals for the Reds. Mikel Arteta has hit out at the Premier League over his side's fixture list. Gunners face Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Southampton in six days.
BBC
organizationDiana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, issued rare statements blistering the BBC for "a culture of exploitation and unethical practices" BBC was slammed for reportedly paying the 43-year-old to appear in a show.
Kanye West
personRapper, 44, has been taking aim at ex Kim Kardashian and new boyfriend Pete Davidson. Instagram said his posts violated its policies on hate speech, harassment and bullying.
P&O Ferries
organizationDubai-owned P&O Ferries axed 800 jobs, or more than a quarter of staff. Some staff remain on three ships at Dover, but some have left. Hull's three MPs all wrote to the Transport Secretary to urge him to take action.
Marcus Rashford
personMarcus Rashford has been dropped by England manager Gareth Southgate. Manchester United forward has suffered a recent dip in form and game time. Jadon Sancho and Kyle Walker also failed to make the squad. Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi could make his international debut.
Kanye West has been banned from posting on Instagram for 24 hours. He is said to have violated the site's policies on hate speech, harassment and bullying. The 44-year-old rapper has fired several shots at estranged wife Kim Kardashian and her new beau Pete Davidson.
Anoosheh Ashoori
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori arrived in UK at 1am on Thursday. The two British citizens had been jailed in Iran for more than five years. A third detainee, Morad Tahbaz, who holds U.S., British and Iranian citizenship, was released.
Champions League
organizationManchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday. Atletico Madrid secured a 1-0 win at Old Trafford to progress to the quarter-finals. Red Devils captain admits there will be a 'disappointing' few weeks ahead.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016. She was later convicted of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. Her family and employer deny the charge as baseless.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been held in Iran since 2016. She was accused of plotting to overthrow Iran's government. The 44-year-old charity worker travelled to an airport in Tehran today. She is returning home to her family in North West London.
Atletico Madrid
organizationMan Utd lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. Renan Lodi's first-half goal gave the visitors a 2-1 win on aggregate. United will end a fifth successive season without a trophy. Diego Simeone was pelted with bottles as he made his way back to the dressing room after the game.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personRussian forces have released the mayor of the city of Melitopol who they detained last week. Ukraine has completed the process of connecting to the main European electricity grid. Polish, Czech and Slovenian delegations return from Kyiv. Red Cross chief Peter Maurer arrives in Kyiv for a five-day visit.
Anoosheh Ashoori
personAnoosheh Ashoori, 68, and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe were released on Wednesday. They had been detained in Iran's Evin prison for almost five years. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the release was a "moment of great relief"
Chris Cuomo
personChris Cuomo accused some CNN staff of a ‘calculated campaign to destroy his reputation’ over his ties to former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo was dismissed last year after an investigation revealed the extent of his advice and aid to his brother.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United crashed out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage. Atletico Madrid beat United 1-0 at Old Trafford to reach the quarter-finals. Renan Lodi's 41st-minute strike means it will be at least five seasons since United last won a trophy. United have been eliminated from six of their last eight Champions League knockout stage ties.
Fox News Media
organizationVeteran war photographer was fatally struck by oncoming fire in Horenka. Fox reporter Benjamin Hall, 39, was hit in both legs by shrapnel and remains in hospital. Russia has imposed travel bans on Joe Biden and a dozen other senior US officials.
Channel One
organizationMarina Ovsyannikova, a producer for Kremlin-backed Channel One, could face additional charges. She burst onto the set of Russia’s most-watched news program Monday evening. She yelled: “Stop the war, no to war” before the camera cut away.
Atletico Madrid
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford. United lost 2-1 on aggregate and are out of the Champions League. Diego Simeone was pelted with missiles by United fans after the game.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016. She has been kept as a hostage to persuade the UK to pay its debts to Iran. Hampstead and Kilburn MP Tulip Siddiq said a British negotiating team is in Tehran.