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Cadillac Team Principal Graeme Lowdon has praised the “strong team spirit” of the new squad following their early mileage at the Barcelona Shakedown, with the mood in the camp ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain slated as “really positive”.

Wat begint als een gewone fietstocht eindigt in een levensbedreigend ongeluk. De nicht en het neefje van PvdA-raadslid Steven Lammering Varela botsen met hun fatbike op de Boompjes in Rotterdam frontaal op een andere fatbike. Het drama leidt tot een unaniem gesteund voorstel in de Rotterdamse gemeenteraad.

Relatives of at least 27 people who died in November 2021 describe their loved ones and their grief to Cranston inquiry

On 24 November 2021, at least 27 people died in the worst mass migrant Channel drowning on record. Two years later, the Cranston inquiry was set up to investigate the catastrophic event.

Many of those who lost their lives were young people. Four others missing since the mass drowning have never been found. Their bereaved parents and other immediate family members provided statements to the inquiry about their loved ones.

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The actions of Fifa’s fawning president as well as the Olympics leader’s call for ‘neutral ground’ underscores the hollowness of the global bodies’ values

In an ever more complex world, it is always good to have figures who can simplify things for us. A single person, making it crystal clear where they stand and what for, can be the light in the darkness that helps you navigate today’s turbulent waters.

That’s why I’m so grateful for Gianni Infantino. The man is the ultimate guide to geopolitics, and a waypost for anyone confused by the moral labyrinth they find themselves living in. Whichever way he’s pointing, you can feel confident you should be headed in the opposite direction.

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Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutiny

Scottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.

In December, the Scottish government’s secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon, said that there was “a really robust regulatory regime when it comes to fin-fish aquaculture” but animal welfare campaigners say the figures call that claim into question.

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Kalshi, the largest U.S. prediction market, accused a small data startup called Juice Reel of "extortion" after a stock analyst used the company's transaction-level data to argue that prediction market users lose money faster than gamblers on traditional betting apps -- then walked the allegation back hours later.

The equity research analyst Jordan Bender at Citizens found that the bottom quarter of prediction market users lost about 28 cents of every dollar wagered in their first three months, compared to roughly 11 cents per dollar on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings. Kalshi's head of communications told Bloomberg the report was "flat-out wrong" and called the data an extortion attempt. Juice Reel CEO Ricky Gold said Kalshi had actually pressured him to tell Bloomberg the data was inaccurate. Kalshi later issued an updated statement saying it continued to dispute the findings but "after further review, we don't believe the intention was extortion." The company did not provide any data to counter the analysis.

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Het lijkt er sterk op dat VVD-leider Yesilgöz overstapt van de Tweede Kamer naar het kabinet. Daar wordt ze minister van Defensie, zeggen Haagse bronnen tegen de NOS.

Van de huidige ministers in het kabinet-Schoof stappen er meerdere over naar het nieuwe kabinet onder leiding van D66'er Jetten. Zo wordt Sophie Hermans verantwoordelijk voor het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport. Op dit moment is Hermans nog demissionair minister van Klimaat en Groene Groei.

Karremans

Ook Vincent Karremans stapt over. Nu is hij nog demissionair minister van Economische Zaken, maar in het nieuwe kabinet wordt hij verantwoordelijk voor het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. En VVD-minister David van Weel mag ook door. Hij is nu nog demissionair minister van Buitenlandse Zaken en Asiel en Migratie, maar keert terug als minister van Justitie en Veiligheid. Dat was hij eerder ook al, toen het kabinet-Schoof begon.

De huidige demissionair minister van Defensie Ruben Brekelmans lijkt niet terug te keren in het nieuwe kabinet. Volgens Haagse bronnen is hij gevraagd om de fractie van de VVD in de Tweede Kamer te leiden, als vervanger van Yesilgöz.

D66

De grootste partij, D66, levert natuurlijk premier Jetten. Daarnaast treden Vijlbrief en Letschert toe tot het kabinet. Vijlbrief was Kamerlid en staatssecretaris en is nu de beoogd minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid. Ook ondersteunde hij de afgelopen formatie beoogd premier Rob Jetten. Letschert was de afgelopen maanden informateur en is de beoogde bewindspersoon op Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap

De zanger heeft eerder deze week het Openbaar Ministerie laten weten zijn aangifte niet te willen handhaven. Hij wil „een streep te zetten onder deze ingrijpende periode”.