00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 28th. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. Police have warned motorists across the UAE
00:13to take extra caution while driving in rain. The weather will continue to be unstable across
00:18the country today with chance of scattered rain in some areas. Forecasters also expect
00:23moderately rough winds that may kick up dust in some inland areas. Today's high across
00:28the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 at night.
00:33Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical
00:38tests after suffering a minor stroke. 76-year-old Bouteflika had a brief blockage of a blood
00:44vessel but the state news agency said there were no serious complications.
00:50Rescue teams at the site of a collapsed factory block in Bangladesh called in heavy lifting
00:54equipment today as hopes of finding more survivors faded. Four people were hauled out
01:00alive overnight more than 90 hours after the disaster but the cries for help from inside
01:04the rubble appeared to have ended. More than 360 people died in the collapse.
01:10In sport, Liverpool romped to a 6-0 victory last night over Newcastle. It was Newcastle's
01:16worst home loss since 1925. Manchester United, already the Premiership Champions, take on
01:22Arsenal in an away game today. In IPL, Chennai Super Kings take on reigning champions Kolkata
01:28Knight Riders at home while Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors face off in a new venue
01:33at Raipur. Entertainment and the list of troubles linked
01:37to Justin Bieber's tour of Europe grew after Swedish police said they had found drugs and
01:42a stun gun on the pop singer's bus. No arrests were made since the bus was empty at the time.
01:49Police said they decided to act after smelling marijuana coming from inside the bus while
01:54it was parked outside the hotel where Bieber was staying in Stockholm. Bieber is due to
01:59perform in Dubai on May 4th and 5th.
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