• The Independent

    Novak Djokovic dons bike helmet day after being hit in head by water bottle

    Djokovic jokingly wore the head protection as he turned up to train at the Italian Open 24 hours after being struck by the bottle

  • The Canadian Press

    Minnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday

    ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new flag and accompanying state seal were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest and displacement. The new symbols eliminate an old state seal that featured the image of a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field with a rifle at the ready. The seal w

  • The Independent

    Watch live as Eurovision Song Contest fans arrive for final in Malmo

    Watch live as Eurovision Song Contest fans arrive in Malmo ahead of Saturday night’s grand final on 11 May. Dutch act Joost Klein was today disqualified from the grand final following a Swedish police investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour, the European Broadcasting Union said.