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Lucy Curtis, aged 17, died on New Year’s Day in 2024 following an incident at Riverside Adolescent Unit at Blackberry Hill Hospital in Bristol.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) temporarily closed the site weeks later afterit saidinternal reviews “did not provide assurance that the unit could consistently deliver a safe level of care moving forward”.

A full inquest into Lucy’s death is set to take place in June.

This week, AWP confirmed that theCare Quality Commission(CQC) had started an investigation into the care and treatment of the teenager, which could potentially lead to prosecution for failures to provide safe care resulting in avoidable harm.

Any prosecution would be brought under the Health and Social Care Act.

Sarah Jones, chief nursing officer for AWP, said: “The trust extends its deepest condolences to Lucy’sfamily, and we continue to meet with them to provide updates and support.

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“We are aware of the CQC’s investigation and will cooperate fully. This sits alongside our support for the previous reviews already undertaken and the forthcoming inquest into Lucy’s death. We are committed to addressing every concern raised and to delivering improvements swiftly, safely, and transparently.”

Lucy’s family have decided to hold back commenting until the full inquest.

Since her death, they have been raising money for charity through a series of walking challenges. In a tribute, they said that Lucy, who worked at a cafe near Thornbury, was “very bright” and “absolutely happy 99 per cent of the time”.

The CQC would not comment ahead of the inquest.The Independentunderstands that the health watchdog would notify the public if any action were to be taken in due course.

The Riverside Adolescent Unit provided highly specialist care for young people with the most serious mental health difficulties. Since its closure, patients have been admitted to other units across the West Country.

AWP has said it is committed to opening a new specialist child and adolescent mental health service unit in the Bristol area, but is also developing community-based support and exploring local privately-run services, including for young people requiring specialist eating disorders care.

Ms Jones said: “As we work with partners to design a modern, high‑quality service for the future, we are equally focused on having reliable interim plans in place which include access to care as close to home as possible.”

Have you been impacted by the closure of Riverside Adolescent Unit, or an incident at another site? Email alexander.ross@independent.co.uk

Spoilers ahead! We've warned you. We mean it. Read no further until youreallywant some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today'sNYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for#1057 onSunday, May 3, 2026.

If you've been having trouble with any of theconnections or wordsin Sunday's puzzle, you're not alone, and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down.

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Hints About Today's NYT Connections Categories on Sunday, May 3

1. Domicile additions.

2. Commonly associated with Woodstock.

3. Events that changed history.

4. Talk with your hands.

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Today's Connections Game Answers for Sunday, May 3:

1.HOME STRUCTURES:GARAGE, HOUSE, PORCH, SHED2.ASSOCIATED WITH 1960s COUNTERCULTURE:ACID, COMMUNE, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE3. FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY:FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL4.GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS:AIR QUOTES, BUNNY EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE

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ASHGABAT, May 2 (Reuters) - From a brightly lit, open-plan office Azat Seyitmuhammedov runs an e-commerce startup, Wabrum, that he founded almost a decade ago.

In Berlin or San Francisco, this would be an everyday scene, but here in the capital of Turkmenistan, which is widely seen as one of the world's most ‌isolated and secretive countries, his business appears pretty ground-breaking.

"This may sound normal in Europe or the United States, but for Turkmenistan this is new," said the 38-year-old ‌father of six. "E-commerce here is still in its very early stages, and we consider ourselves pioneers."

His company is part of a flowering of savvy, well-connected private businesses in Turkmenistan, a largely desert country in Central Asia bordering Iran and ​Afghanistan.

From an on-site warehouse, Seyitmuhammedov's couriers fan out to customers across the former Soviet republic, delivering mostly Turkish-made clothes and shoes.

Granted rare access to Turkmenistan, Reuters was recently able to travel unescorted and to report freely on a country where technological innovations such as e-commerce are increasingly being embraced. In politics, meanwhile, President Serdar Berdymukhamedov and his circle keep tight control.

INDEPENDENCE AND ISOLATION

After independence from Moscow in 1991, President Saparmurat Niyazov - "Turkmenbashi" or head of the Turkmen - declared Turkmenistan "permanently neutral" and shut its doors to most visitors, adopting one of the world's strictest visa regimes. It remains largely in place two decades ‌after Niyazov's death.

Turkmen officials frame their country's isolation as a response ⁠to its challenging geography, citing the need to protect it from Islamist militants and drug smuggling from neighbouring Afghanistan.

Under Niyazov, an elaborate cult of personality grew around the president, while the capital city, Ashgabat, was rebuilt as a marble showcase, funded by Turkmenistan's natural gas reserves, the world's fourth-largest. ⁠Under subsequent presidents, the system has largely remained unchanged.

But since 2022, when President Serdar Berdymukhamedov took over from his father, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, there have been signs of a modest thaw.

Turkmenistan, which state statistics say has about 7.7 million people, has said it wants to simplify its visa regime, join the World Trade Organization, and diversify the largely state-run economy.

The new president has strengthened Turkmenistan’s diplomatic ties, travelling abroad more often ​than ​his predecessors did.

Some foreign diplomats in Ashgabat told Reuters there is a sense of change, albeit slow, driven ​by generational change inside the ruling elite.

One Western diplomat based in Turkmenistan ‌said parts of the elite were interested in reforming the country, and that personal freedoms had modestly increased in recent years.

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Even so, Turkmenistan remains difficult for foreign investors. It maintains both official and unofficial exchange rates for the dollar, while its politics remains opaque.

The international firms that do operate here are mostly Turkish. Linguistic affinity and a large diaspora in Turkey also mean that Turkish is widely spoken by younger Turkmens.

A CHANGING SOCIETY

But away from politics, Turkmen society is changing, nowhere faster than online, though the country has a relatively low rate of internet usage.

The internet in Turkmenistan is slow and heavily censored, which officials say is necessary to counteract militant Islamist ideas that have spread online in other Central Asian countries.

However, social media sites such as Instagram ‌and TikTok, still blocked but accessible viaVPNs, have gained popularity in recent years.

In Ashgabat's high-end shopping malls, ​teenagers record dance routines on their smartphones for TikTok, cheered on by friends in the red folk-inspired uniforms that ​female university students are required to wear.

Social media influencer Enejan Velmuradova took up Instagram ​in 2020 to promote her travel agency, arranging holidays for wealthier Turkmens in Europe and Southeast Asia.

In her spacious city-centre office, decorated with social media ‌certificates and fridge magnets from across the world, Velmuradova said she was ​glad that her country was opening up.

"As a ​resident of Turkmenistan, I am also very happy that stereotypes are finally being broken, (the idea) that Turkmenistan is closed," she said.

At an Ashgabat sports school, Muhammet Bayramgulyyev teaches breakdancing to teenagers in his spare time.

Bayramgulyyev told Reuters that the street dance style, which emerged in New York, was a largely underground phenomenon in Turkmenistan in his youth.

"It was around ​the year 2000. Back then, we didn't have breakdancers. We only ‌watched it on cassette tapes, on television — we saw how it was done and wanted to do it ourselves."

Now, he said, the classes he gives in a ​brand-new studio are oversubscribed and breakdancing has gone mainstream.

"We want our guys, our Turkmen athletes, to compete — for example, at Asian championships, world championships. And in ​the future, God willing, at the Olympics too," he said.

(Reporting by Felix LightEditing by Gareth Jones)

"Saturday Night Live" returned after a brief hiatus on May 2 and, in its cold open, featured the "Parks and Recreation" alum debuting an impression of Patel. The sketch took place at a press conference, whereColin Jost's Pete Hegsethintroduced Patel as someone who wanted to "say hello before he's almost certainly fired."

After taking the podium, Ansari's Patel addressed the security incident at last week's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where a suspect,Cole Tomas Allen, attempting to assassinatePresident Donald Trump.Prosecutors say that Allentried to storm the dinner − whereVice President JD Vanceand others from the administration were also in attendance − with multiple guns and knives, intending to kill high-ranking officials.

"Now, after the attempted assassination ofPresident Trump− another one! − we conducted an investigation that could not have been more thorough," Ansari as Patel said. "We dotted every 'T' and bulged every eye. And for those of you saying I'm doing a bad job running the FBI, well, what if I told you this agency is only six weeks away from pinpointing the exact location of Osama Bin Laden?"

Ansari's Patel went on to declare he is a "trailblazer" as the "first Indian person to suck at their job," proving that "we can be just as incapable and incompetent as the whites." As he took questions, he insisted he is not worried about being fired. "Even the Correspondents' dinner shooter said kill everyone but Mr. Patel. You get a shoutout like that in a psycho's manifesto, you must be doing something right."

The rest of the cold open centered on Jost as Hegseth giving an update on the war with Iran. After entering with a comically large drink, he told reporters, "This war has been a movie − specifically, 'The NeverEnding Story.'" The sketch briefly acknowledged the recent drama surroundingJimmy Kimmel, who Trump has demanded be fired from his late-night ABC show for jokingly calling first ladyMelania Trumpan "expectant widow."

"I wear my religion on my sleeve − literally, I have a tattoo on my forearm of Jesus choking out Jimmy Kimmel," Jost as Hegseth said.

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Ashley Padilla also made a brief appearance as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "I'm about to go on maternity leave," she noted. "That's when you tell President Trump about your maternity, and he says, 'Leave.' "

Olivia Rodrigohosted the May 2 episode of "SNL," on which she also served as the musical guest. This was Rodrigo's "SNL" hosting debut, though she has performed as musical guest twice before.

Olivia Rodrigo has officially kickstarted her newest era.

The "Good 4 U" singer, who is no stranger to turning a red carpet into her own runway, recently unveiled her highly anticipated third album. Titled "You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love," the album will officially be releasing on June 12, 2026, and marks a new (pinker!) chapter for Rodrigo following the success of her first two albums "Sour" and "Guts."

From her iconic performances to her standout red carpet looks, here's a look at Olivia Rodrigo's career through the years starting with her recent appearance at the Chloe fall/winter 2026-2027 show in Paris.

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Olivia Rodrigo's new era begins! See her career, from breakout artist to Grammy winner

Olivia Rodrigohas officially kickstarted her newest era.The"Good 4 U" singer, who is no stranger to turning a red carpet into her own runway, recently unveiled herhighly anticipated third album. Titled "You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love," the album will officially be releasing on June 12, 2026, and marks a new (pinker!) chapter for Rodrigo following the success of her first two albums"Sour"and"Guts."From her iconic performances to her standout red carpet looks, here's a look at Olivia Rodrigo's career through the years starting with her recent appearance at the Chloe fall/winter 2026-2027 show in Paris.

Who's hosting 'SNL' next?

"SNL" is in the home stretch of its 51st season, withonly two episodes leftbefore the summer hiatus.

'SNL' reveals schedule:Who's hosting, performing for rest of the season?

Matt Damonwill next take the stage on May 9, joined by musical guestNoah Kahan. May 16 will be the show's season finale, andWill Ferrellis set to host with musical guestPaul McCartney.

"SNL" will then be off for the summer; the new season typically returns in late September or early October. The show also usually undergoes some changes to its cast between seasons, but so far, no departures have been announced.

Contributing: Aysha Bagchi

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'SNL' cold open features Aziz Ansari spoofing FBI's Kash Patel

NEED TO KNOW

• Meryl Streep said her portrayal of Miranda Priestly was based on directors Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood, not Wintour

• Celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar claimed she was the real-life inspiration for Emily Blunt’s character

The iconic characters inThe Devil Wears Pradamay seem too over-the-top to be true, but they were inspired by real-life figures in fashion.

Adapted fromLauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name, the cult classic follows aspiring journalist Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) as she lands a job as an assistant to the formidable Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the editor-in-chief of the esteemed high-fashion magazine,Runway.

As Andy navigates the cutthroat industry and her sharp-tongued coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), she’s forced to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to succeed.

Because the story was rooted in Weisberger’s experience working as an assistant toAnna WintouratVogue, fans were quick to draw comparisons between the film’s characters and the real people who may have inspired them — connections those figures have addressed in the years since the film’s release.

From Meryl Streep’s loosely inspired take on Anna Wintour to Emily Blunt’s portrayal of a sharp-tongued assistant believed to be based on Leslie Fremar, see the cast ofThe Devil Wears Pradaside by side with the real people behind the characters.

Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, inspired by Lauren Weisberger

The 2006 film starred Hathaway as Andy, a fresh-faced journalist who lands a coveted assistant job atRunway.

When reflecting on the role, the actress told PEOPLE in April 2026 that her character "was really worried about getting it right and shereally wanted to please her boss.”

Which is something the real Andy can relate to.

Weisberger wroteThe Devil Wears Pradaafter spending less than a year working as an assistant for Wintour.However, she's maintained that the book "wasn’t an attempt to take anyone down or exact some sort of revenge."

"I was just writing something that felt true to my experience as an assistant in very close proximity to a powerful woman," she wrote in an April 2026 essay forVogue. "One who filled me with abject terror."

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Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, inspired by Anna Wintour

Streep starred as the ultimate bad boss inThe Devil Wears Prada, but she has pushed back on the idea that her character was a direct portrayal of Wintour.

Instead, the actress has said she drew inspiration from not one buttwo male directors.

“I was just basically imitatingMike Nicholsthat whole time,” she joked during an April 2026 appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. "If Mike Nichols andClint Eastwoodhad a baby, it would be Miranda Priestly."

Despite Streep’s explanation, many fans have continued to link the formidable fashion editor to Wintour — a comparison the longtime editor has acknowledged.

"I’d like to say it’s such an honor to be played by Meryl, however distant Miranda is from myself," Wintour said in an April 2026 conversation with the actress forVogue. "Who wouldn’t think that that wasn’t the most extraordinary gift?"

Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton, inspired by Leslie Fremar

Though Weisberger hasn't confirmed the real-life inspiration behind Blunt's high-strung character, celebrity stylistLeslie Fremarclaimed that she was the "Emily" from the book and film.

“No, I know I am,” she toldVogue'sThe Run-Throughin April 2026. “I am Emily.”

The formerVogueassistant hired Weisberger as Wintour's junior assistant in 1999, and they worked together for 8 months.

Though Blunt hasn't spoken about the potential real-life tie, Freman said she once revealed her identity to the actress.

“​​I said to her, I was like, ‘I just need to let you know, I'm Emily,' ” she recalled. “She was not that interested, to be honest. I thought I was gonna get this, like, huge reaction. Like, no. It was like, ‘Oh, OK.' ”

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