Britney Spears’ Father Jamie Spears Agrees To Step Down From Conservatorship – Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has agreed to step down from his daughter’s conservatorship. [variety]

UK: Six Dead After Mass Shooting In Plymouth With ‘Critical Incident’ Declared – Five people have been shot dead in Plymouth during what police described as a ‘critical incident’. [metro]

Afghanistan: How The Taliban Gained Ground So Quickly – The speed of the Taliban advance in Afghanistan appears to have taken many by surprise – regional capitals seem to be falling like dominoes. [bbc]

Samsung Chief Lee Jae-Yong Leaves Prison On Parole – Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was paroled on Friday after serving more than half of a 30-month prison term for corruption, raising fresh questions about the principle of equality under the law in South Korea where convicted business titans often receive leniency. [nik]

Robert Durst Testifies That He Used Cocaine, Meth Before Wife’s 1982 Disappearance – Former New York real-estate tycoon Robert Durst testified at his Los Angeles murder trial Wednesday that he used cocaine, meth and “lots of marijuana” before the suspicious disappearance of his wife decades ago. [nyp]

You Can Forget About Flying To Plett Airport For Quite Some Time – If you were planning on jetting into Plett for a few days, then we have some bad news. [here]

F.D.A. To Authorize Third Vaccine Dose For People With Weak Immune Systems – The decision to expand the emergency use of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines is meant to help transplant recipients and others whose immune systems are similarly compromised. [nyt]

Saline Instead Of COVID Vaccine: German Nurse Speaks Out About Scandal – The German nurse accused of injecting saline solution instead of the COVID-19 vaccine said it was “a one-time incident.” More than 8,000 people could be affected, authorities said. [dw]

Covid-19: Sahpra Probe Finds Deaths Of 29 Vaccinated People Not Linked To The Jab – After investigations, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has been unable to link any deaths reported to it to the Covid-19 vaccine. [n24]

Soccer Superstar Messi Is Being Partly Paid In Crypto By PSG – Lionel Messi’s financial package at French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain includes crypto tokens. [cnbc]

Adidas Is Selling Reebok For Less Than It Originally Paid – Adidas (ADDDF) bought Reebok for $3.8 billion in 2006, back when Reebok was riding high and had deals with the NBA and NFL. Now, Adidas is selling the slumping brand for up to $2.5 billion. [cnn] Ouch. Puma or bust!

Cryptocurrency Heist Hacker Returns $260m In Funds – The hacker behind one of the largest cryptocurrency heists to date has returned almost half of the $600m (£433m) stolen assets. [bbc]

Body Found At Wolfgat Nature Reserve – Mitchells Plain police are looking for information regarding an unidentified 35-year-old Somali man whose body was found at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve on Friday. [voice]

Pretoria Electrician, 47, Plans Dream Wedding With R17m PowerBall Score – A 47-year-old electrician plans to use a portion of his R17m PowerBall Plus jackpot winnings for his dream wedding and honeymoon. [tlive]

Three Tasty Tonic-Based Cocktails To Mix Things Up – There are few things out there that beat a refreshing G&T. That being said, tonic is more versatile than you may think. [here]

The Royal Treatment: 25 Enchanting Castles Around The World – Here’s a royal tour of 25 of the very best enchanting castles around the world. [nydn]

Shia LaBeouf Lands First Film Role Since FKA Twigs Abuse Allegations – Shia LaBeouf appears to be planning a comeback, with Abel Ferrara revealing that he will star in the director’s forthcoming about Italian saint Padre Pio. [ind]

Blake Lively Shares Very Cheeky Bikini Snap To Promote Husband Ryan Reynolds’ New Film – ‘See Free Guy this weekend or you’ll be bummed’ [dm]

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