Johnny Depp ‘Scrawled On Mirror With Blood From Severed Finger During Three-Day Rage At Amber Heard’, Court Hears – Depp subjected his wife to a three-day ordeal of physical and verbal abuse while high on drink and drugs, a court has been told. [tele]

‘Bodies Are Piling Up’: Eastern Cape Funeral Parlours Plead For Help – South Africa recorded its highest ever single-day increase in Covid-19 cases, with 13,674 infections confirmed in the past 24 hours. [tlive]

Supreme Court Says Manhattan Prosecutor May Pursue Trump’s Financial Records, Denies Congress Access For Now – The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Trump’s bold claims of immunity from local law enforcement and congressional investigators, delivering a nuanced and likely landmark lesson on the separation of powers and limits of presidential authority. [washpo]

Michael Cohen Taken Into Custody For Violating Terms Of His Early Release From Prison – President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has been taken into custody for violating terms of his early release from prison, his attorney Jeffrey Levine told reporters Thursday afternoon. [cnn]

Meghan Tries To Ban Naming Five Friends In Court To Protect Their Mental Health – Meghan Markle has tried to ban the naming of her five friends interviewed by People magazine in an explosive article last year. [sun]

Coinbase Reportedly Prepping To Go Public, And The Good Times Are Back! – According to Reuters, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange is secretly preparing to go public, possibly as early as this year. [mash]

Having iPhone Issues? Here’s The Easiest Way To Check Your Battery Health – If your phone slows down, there’s a good chance it’s related to your battery health. [here]

‘Fortnite’ Creator Epic Games Gets $250 Mln Investment From Sony – Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game “Fortnite”, said on Thursday it had received a $250 million investment from Japan’s Sony Corp for a minority stake in the company. [mav]

Black Lives Matter Painted Outside Trump Tower In New York – A large Black Lives Matter mural has been painted outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. [bbc]

Michael Jackson’s Secret Diary Reveals The King Of Pop Was Obsessed With Being ‘Immortalised’ – And wanted to be ‘the first multi-billionaire entertainer-actor-director’. [dm]

Bodies Donated To Science ‘Left To Be Eaten By Rats At Paris Centre’ – Inquiry to examine claims remains were found strewn around and dismembered. [guardian]

Bottas and Leclerc Defend Trips To Monaco After Austrian GP – Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc defended making trips home to Monaco after Formula One’s season-opening race in Austria last weekend, despite teams operating in a ‘bubble’ due to Covid-19. [ss]

Naya Rivera, Pioneering Glee Star, Is Presumed Dead At 33 – Naya Rivera, the singer and actor best known for playing the acid-tongued cheerleader Santana Lopez on Glee, is presumed dead from a suspected boating accident in Lake Piru, California. [time]

With Gyms Closed, Here Are Four Expert-Run Workout Videos To Fill The Void – The gyms might be closed for the foreseeable future, but if you’re still working out from home then these expert videos will help with guidance. [here]

‘Vampire-Slaying Kit’ Containing Pocket-Sized Pistol Could Fetch Up To £3,000 At Auction – The 19th century kit, made from a metal lockable box, was found at an antiques fair in Newark, Nottinghamshire. [tele]

Why Email Loses Out To Popular Apps In China – Email has never been huge in China, and it’s down to a combination of cultural factors and timing. [bbc]

Lisa Kudrow Gives Conan O’Brien An Update On The ‘Friends’ Reunion – The untitled, unscripted HBO Max special was confirmed back in February, but the coronavirus pandemic has since shed uncertainty on when exactly it’s going to be happening. [mash]

Katie Holmes Follows Thandie Newton On Instagram – After her comments about being ‘so scared’ of Tom Cruise on set of Mission Impossible II. [dm]

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