Martin Sorrell Steps Down As Head Of WPP Advertising Group – Longest-serving FTSE 100 chief quits before findings of personal misconduct inquiry are disclosed. [guardian]
Nasa To Launch Tess On Hunt |For 20,000 New Worlds – If the vagaries of weather and rocket science do not intervene, the most ambitious search for alien worlds around the brightest stars in the sky will begin on Monday with the launch of Nasa’s newest planet-hunting spacecraft. [guardian]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Funeral Rift – The ANC had to fight for space on the programme of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral, which became a platform to shame the party for turning its back on her. [n24]
Ex-FBI Chief James Comey Says Trump ‘Morally Unfit To Be President’ – Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is a man “morally unfit to be president”, who treats women like “pieces of meat”. [bbc]
FBI Seized Recordings Between Trump’s Lawyer And Stormy Daniels’ Former Lawyer – The FBI seized recordings President Donald Trump’s attorney made of his conversations with a lawyer representing two women who had alleged affairs with Trump, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. [cnn]
Trump Defends ‘Mission Accomplished’ Tweet – President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his use of the term “mission accomplished” to describe Friday night’s missile strike in Syria. [cnn]
Facebook Spent $20 Million On Relatable Guy Mark Zuckerberg’s Bodyguards, Flights Since 2015 – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a personal security and private flight budget that likely eclipses that of anyone but the highest-profile celebrities and government officials. [giz]
Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella – Let’s just cut to the chase: There’s not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year, or any year soon, than Beyoncé’s headlining set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Saturday night. [nyt]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches To $25bn Valuation – SpaceX is close to raising half a billion dollars of new funding that would value Elon Musk’s rocket company at $25bn (£17.5bn), making it the world’s third most valuable venture-backed start-up after Uber and Airbnb. [tele]
Toy Mogul Isaac Larian Ditches GoFundMe Campaign And Bids $890 Million For Toys R Us Stores – California toy mogul Isaac Larian submitted a $675-million bid Friday to buy 274 Toys R Us stores in the United States — and another $215 million to acquire 82 stores in Canada. [lat]
Actor Falls To His Death In Drakensberg During Fighting Scene – An actor rehearsing a fight on a movie set in the Drakensberg plunged to his death when he fell 40m into a river and was washed over a waterfall on Thursday. [tlive]
Mugabe Was A ‘Victim Of Spousal Abuse’: Report – Former president Robert Mugabe was a victim of spousal abuse and the army even once considered giving him shelter at an army barracks, a newspaper claimed on Sunday. [n24]
Why Are Walmart And Amazon Desperate To Buy Flipkart? – The Indian e-commerce sector seems to have turned into a battleground for two American giants. [qz]
Our Favourite Snaps From The Wonderful World Of Bitcoin Stock Photography – Stock photography is big business, and with the bitcoin boom the demand for images surged. Some of those are a sight to behold. [here]
Gupta Plane Lands At Lanseria Airport, Grounded In Corruption Probe – A private jet used by a business family at the heart of corruption allegations against ex-president Jacob Zuma has been flown back to South Africa where it was grounded by a court order, an official said Saturday. [tlive]
Daniel Ricciardo Reacts To His Sixth Career F1 Win In China – Daniel Ricciardo believes his stunning Chinese GP victory proves he would win a Formula 1 world title if given the right tools — and his mechanics certainly helped him out on Sunday. [newsau]
Justin Bieber Reportedly Punched A Man Who Was Assaulting A Woman At Coachella Party – Bieber, 24, reportedly punched a man in the face at a party Saturday as a means of helping a woman escape the aggressive man’s choking grip. [nydn]
‘I Want To Be Meghan’ Mugs And Other Outrageous Royal Wedding Merch You Can Buy Online – Bleak you’re unable to attend the Royal wedding in May? Well, why not host your own celebration and decorate your house with these pieces of memorabilia. [here]
R. Lee Ermey, Profane Drill Sergeant In ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies At 74 – R. Lee Ermey, an actor whose barking, foulmouthed drill sergeant in “Full Metal Jacket” highlighted a decades-long career in which he frequently portrayed authority figures, died on Sunday morning. He was 74. [nyt]
Rihanna Goes Braless In Bizarre Knotted Sheer Outfit And Thigh-High Boots At Coachella – And Rihanna, 30, proved once again just why as she posed in a see-through outfit in a series of sexy snaps shared to her Instagram on Sunday. [dm]
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