Five Guys CEO says he gave his $1.5m bonus to his workers so he wouldn’t get shot in the back 27. March 2026 (17:47) Jerry Murrell seemingly alluded to healthcare CEO killing when he explained giving bonus to workers after bungled promotionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFive Guys’ chief executive officer, Jerry Murrell, said he gave a $1.5m bonus to employees of his US-based burger restaurant chain because “I didn’t want anybody shooting me” after the company recently “screwed … up” a buy-one-get-one-free promotion.Murrell did not elaborate on the comment, which he gave to Fortune in an interview published on Wednesday – but it came a little more than a year after the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a midtown Manhattan street in what was widely considered a murderous rebuke of the US health insurance industry’s profit-driven practices. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Savannah Guthrie will return to Today show next month: ‘Joy will be my protest’ 27. March 2026 (17:39) NBC host says returning is ‘part of my purpose’ nearly two months after her mother Nancy’s apparent abductionAfter a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s Today show next month, saying in an interview that aired on Friday: “Joy will be my protest.”Hoda Kotb said after her emotional interview with her former co-host aired that Guthrie will return on 6 April. Guthrie said it was hard to imagine returning to a place of joy and lightness. While she doesn’t know if she can do it or if she will belong any more, Guthrie said she wants to try. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three dead after helicopter crash in Hawaii 27. March 2026 (17:38) The helicopter, which was carrying one pilot and four passengers,crash-landed about 100 yards off a beach, officials say.(BBC News)
Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it 27. March 2026 (17:35) Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper watersA humpback whale stranded on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said on Friday.A flotilla of vessels were following the weakened animal at a distance, hoping to help guide it into the North Sea and toward the Atlantic Ocean, its natural habitat. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding 27. March 2026 (17:29) Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK publicThe polio virus was detected in London sewage for the second time this year, days before ministers withdrew funding for global polio eradication efforts.Its detection reveals the spending cuts to be “shortsighted and self-defeating”, campaigners said. Polio is an extremely infectious viral disease, which typically affects young children under five. It can cause paralysis by damaging nerves in the spine and base of the brain, and can be life-threatening if it affects muscles used for breathing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police find no evidence of criminality in Gorton and Denton byelection 27. March 2026 (17:29) Reform UK had asked GMP to investigate after reports of ‘concerningly high levels’ of so-called family votingPolice have found no evidence of criminality in the Gorton and Denton byelection after claims by Nigel Farage that it was “a victory for cheating”.Greater Manchester police (GMP) had been asked by Reform UK to investigate allegations of corrupt voting in the Greater Manchester contest, which was won by the Green party. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Member of Jill Biden’s security detail shoots self in leg at Philadelphia airport 27. March 2026 (17:24) Ex-first lady wasn’t near ‘negligent discharge’ and agent is now in hospital while Secret Service investigates incidentSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA US Secret Service agent, working on security detail for the former first lady Jill Biden, shot themself in the leg at the Philadelphia international airport on Friday morning, an agency spokesperson said.The Secret Service special agent suffered a “non-life-threatening injury” after they discharged their weapon at around 8.30am. Biden was not near the agent at the time and no one else was injured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
