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BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

The BBC faces a spiraling revolt of its top sporting presenters amid a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality standards, after star football host Gary Lineker was chastised for tweets criticizing the U.K. government’s new asylum policies.Calls of hypocrisy were also leveled at the U.K. broadcaster on Saturday, as Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the BBC of “caving in” to the demands of Conservative Party members.The broadcaster’s sporting coverage was plunged into uncertainty due to a boycott from a group of hosts and co-hosts who disagreed with the BBC for attempting to penalize “Match of the Day” presenter Lineker for his recent comments against what he called the government’s “immeasurably cruel policy” on immigration. He has been told to “step back” from his BBC presenting duties. In a March 7 tweet, the ex-England international footballer compared the U.K. government’s new policy on illegal migrants with the language of Nazi Germany. The BBC says the ...

Speed restrictions remain on Green and Mattapan lines amid inspections

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

Speed restrictions have been lifted for several MBTA lines after officials announced speeds on all Red, Orange, Green, and Blue line trains would be capped at 10-25 miles per hour.In a press conference Friday morning, MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville said restrictions were lifted on the Red, Orange, and Blue lines except for in localized areas. Gonneville said that restrictions were still in place on the Green and Mattapan lines, where necessary inspections may take until Monday.Shuttle buses could be seen transporting riders near Government Center station on Saturday.The restrictions came in response to findings from a site visit by the Department of Public Utilities on Monday of this week, which involved checking on track maintenance conditions on the Red Line between Ashmont and Savin Hill stations, according to the MBTA.The next day, the DPU sent the MBTA letters laying out a list of areas where immediate action needed to be taken. Some of the problem areas included ...

Early morning fire in Roslindale leaves 5 displaced

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

Boston fire crews extinguished a fast-moving blaze that tore through a home in Roslindale early Saturday morning.Crews responding to a reported structure fire at 58 Cedrus Avenue found heavy flames coming from the one-and-a-half-story home, according to fire officials.The Boston Cabinet of Community Engagement is assisting those displaced.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634516989283643392https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634519552917741575https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634531430184173569The cause of the fire remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police say stalker killed podcaster and her husband Friday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

REDMOND, Wa. (AP) — A man suspected of stalking a podcast host for months was found dead Friday after police believe he killed the podcaster and her husband inside their home in the Seattle suburb of Redmond.Police had been trying to serve a protection order on Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38, before Friday’s killings, but they had been having a hard time locating the truck driver from Texas, Redmond Police Chief Darrell Lowe said. Zohreh Sadeghi, 33, and her husband, Mohammad Milad Naseri, 35, had just received the court order a week earlier.Sadeghi’s mother called police around 1:45 a.m. Friday after she escaped the home and ran to a neighbor’s house.Officers found Naseri lying on the floor near the door of the home and pulled him outside and saw that he had a gunshot wound. They performed CPR, but he died at the scene. Inside the home, officers found Sadeghi and the suspect dead.“This is the absolute worst outcome for a stalking case. This is every victim, every dete...

Snow reports, Nor’Easter next week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

7Weather- Good morning! A weak area of low pressure brought us some rain and snow showers overnight. Amounts were minimal. Higher elevations picked up a couple inches. That system will continue to slide south and east with drier air working in. We’ll keep the chance for some ocean enhanced showers across eastern Mass this afternoon/evening. You might see some flurries, but it won’t impact the roads. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s/near 40°. A lot of clouds around today and it’ll feel chillier as the northeast breeze picks up this afternoon. It’ll feel closer to 30° this afternoon, so you might want to grab any winter accessories you tossed aside yesterday after the 50s!Overnight, some clouds clear inland and temperatures will drop to the mid/upper 20s. Along the coast, low clouds will hang on and it’ll stay a bit breezy with temperatures near 30°. Tomorrow will be the better day of the weekend! High temps inland rebound to the mid/upper 40s with s...

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill enters 60-meter dash at today’s USA Track and Field event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

Miami Dolphins speedster Tyreek Hill is entered to race the 60-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championships today in Louisville, Kentucky.USA Track and Field confirmed that the Dolphins star wide receiver will compete in today’s event and is set to race in the 25-29 age division at 1:12 p.m. ET.Earlier this week, Hill posted a video on social media of him practicing a block start on a track at the University of Miami, with the caption, “Felt good to put the spikes back on !!!.”Hill, 29, a world-class sprinter in high school, will participate in his first track meet since 2014. ()

Bill Madden: Anthony Volpe, Oswald Peraza and the Yankees’ shortstop dilemma

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

TAMPA — For the much-maligned Yankee farm system, this spring is the best of times and the worst of times.The best of times is Jasson Dominguez, the young switch-hitting phenom center fielder, who is living up to all the accompanying hype from when the Yankees signed him for $5.1 million out of the Dominican Republic as the No. 1 rated international prospect in 2019. As of Friday, Dominguez was 7-for-16 with three homers, seven RBI and a 1.526 OPS in Grapefruit League play as the cries of “Martian” (his colorful and appropriate nickname for his “out-of-this-world” five-tool talent) have been resonating through the stands of George M. Steinbrenner Field.More best of times has been the emergence of Jersey-bred fan favorite Anthony Volpe from longshot in the shortstop sweepstakes to the frontrunner in the early going of spring.It has been a while since there has been this much rookie buzz in the Yankee camp. For other than Aaron Judge (and granted he’...

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The news of the rapprochement between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran sent shockwaves through the Middle East on Saturday and struck a symbolic blow for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made the threat posed by Tehran a public diplomacy priority and personal crusade.The breakthrough — a culmination of more than a year of negotiations in Baghdad and more recent talks in China — also became ensnared in Israel’s internal politics, reflecting the country’s divisions at a moment of national turmoil. The agreement, which gives Iran and Saudi Arabia two months to reopen their respective embassies and re-establish ties after seven years of rupture, more broadly represents one of the most striking shifts in Middle Eastern diplomacy over recent years. In countries like Yemen and Syria, long caught between the Sunni kingdom and the Shiite powerhouse, the announcement stirred cautious optimism.In Israel, it caused disappointment — along with a ...

Landmine blast kills 2, injures 1 in SW Pakistan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A landmine struck the convoy of a politician in Pakistan’s southwest, killing two of his private bodyguards and critically wounding a third, a local official said Saturday.Baluchistan Assembly member Sardar Khan Rind was going to his native town of Suni when his bodyguards’ vehicle was struck by a landmine in the Sunni Shoran area of Kacchi Bolan district, said deputy commissioner Sami Ullah. They died at the scene of the blast, which is around 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the provincial capital Quetta. Rind escaped unhurt. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.The province has long struggled with a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other small separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.Authorities claim to have quelled the insurgency but violence has persisted. The province has also seen attacks by militants from both the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic S...

Gas prices surge in New Jersey, around nation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:42 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices surged in New Jersey and around the nation at large, but analysts say the increase could be short-lived amid a recent drop in demand and the cost of crude oil.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.30, up 10 cents from last week. Drivers were paying $4.37 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.47, up eight cents from last week. Drivers were paying $4.31 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.Analysts say less expensive oil and fewer people fueling up their vehicles usually lowers prices at the pump. If that continues, they say, prices are likely to drop despite some recent upward price pressure due to the switch to more expensive summer blend gasoline, which has a lower volatility to limit evaporative emissions that normally increase with warm weather.The Associated Press