Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Central London resembled a scene out of Revelation earlier today after bloody horses went on the run and injured four people. The horses, which escaped while being inspected ahead of a parade for the King's birthday in June, have since been recovered, but their victims have been taken to hospital.
Moment escaped Household Cavalry horses rampage through London pic.twitter.com/P5p4whYlXl
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 24, 2024
Sophie Trudeau has said she's aware "some will be trying to sniff out the gossip" about the breakdown of her marriage with the prime minister. But she told CBC: "We are still bound by respect and love, and we have each other's backs and minds and hearts."
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book isn't going to have the "gossip" that some people may be seeking about the end of her marriage to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.https://t.co/299nLg7cxZ
— CBC Radio (@cbcradio) April 23, 2024
Athens has been coloured by an orange haze after clouds of dust swept across the Mediterranean from the Sahara desert. Officials said it's one of the worst such instances in recent years.
Skies over Athens and southern Greece turned orange on Tuesday as strong winds blew sand and dust from northern Africa. pic.twitter.com/X1bif0kKYH
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 24, 2024
A nine-year-old boy from the UK has won a European screeching competition thanks to his uncanny impression of a seagull. The youngster, who calls himself "Seagull Boy," said he began imitating the aggressive avians after being attacked by one as he ate a tuna sandwich.
A #BBCBreakfast mash up..
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) April 24, 2024
Eurovision hopeful @alexander_olly meets #SeagullBoy Cooper pic.twitter.com/iqL0pKKU8u
TikTok's days may be numbered in the United States after the country's Senate approved a bill that could lead to the app being banned. If President Joe Biden signs the bill into law, the app's Chinese owners will be given nine months to sell their wildly successful product, or else it will be blocked.
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. Here’s what to know. pic.twitter.com/xuEIuQheAd
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 24, 2024
