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• Arrest after four injured in Edinburgh as posts show man with ‘knife’ - Edinburgh News

  19-06-2026 23:54
  Arrest after four injured in Edinburgh as posts show man with ‘knife’  Edinburgh NewsFour injured after 'man with machete' storms down Scots street as arrest made  The Scottish SunEdinburgh Leith Walk in lockdown with police scrambled to 'ongoing incident'  The MirrorLeith Walk closed amid ongoing police incident  The Scotsman
  
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• Trump accepts Qatar jet as new Air Force One despite ethics concerns - Financial Times

  19-06-2026 23:28
  Trump accepts Qatar jet as new Air Force One despite ethics concerns  Financial TimesTrump unveils Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One fleet  BBCTrump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747  The GuardianWhite House staff bids farewell to planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years  CNNVC-25B Bridge aircraft arrives at Joint Base Andrews, begins commissioning flights  af.mil
  
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• World Cup 2026: Bukayo Saka unlikely to start for England v Ghana - BBC

  19-06-2026 22:09
  World Cup 2026: Bukayo Saka unlikely to start for England v Ghana  BBCMarcus Rashford: England forward an injury worry ahead of World Cup game with Ghana - Paper Talk  Sky SportsEngland face fitness concerns over three key players before World Cup game with Ghana  The IndependentSaka says he is gambling on fitness but ‘ready to go’ for England’s date with Croatia | World Cup 2026  The GuardianEngland handed fresh injury scare ahead of Wor
  
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• Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo - The Guardian

  19-06-2026 21:59
  Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo  The GuardianItaly's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7  BBCGiorgia Meloni accuses Donald Trump of pandering to west’s enemies  Financial TimesItaly's Meloni 'astonished' over Trump's claim she begged him for photo  Sky NewsItaly’s prime minister says Trump made up a story about her supposedly begging him for something.
  
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• Sex after cancer: the big taboo and why I’m talking about it - The Times

  19-06-2026 21:00
  Sex after cancer: the big taboo and why I’m talking about it  The Times
  
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• More than 70 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads ‘fast’ - Al Jazeera

  19-06-2026 20:13
  More than 70 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads ‘fast’  Al JazeeraEbola outbreak: 17 medics dead as Chinese medical team arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo  Sky News'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely  BBCEbola Outbreak, DRC and Region, Situation Report #7, June 18, 2026  ReliefWebAt least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast  Reuters
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire as continued strikes in Lebanon reported - BBC

  19-06-2026 19:25
  Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire as continued strikes in Lebanon reported  BBCWorld in Brief: Israel and Hizbullah agree to a ceasefire; Witkoff and Araghchi travel to Switzerland  The EconomistIsrael and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after deadly flareup disrupts opening of Iran talks  The GuardianIsrael and Hizbollah agree ceasefire  Financial TimesIsrael and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, US says, as more Lebanon strikes reported  BBC
  
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• Andy Burnham to return to Westminster after by-election win | ITV News - ITVX

  19-06-2026 19:17
  Andy Burnham to return to Westminster after by-election win | ITV News  ITVXPM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit  BBCAndy Burnham: The charismatic mayor almost certain to challenge for Britain’s premiership  CNNReform’s genius plan is finally coming into view: field terrible candidates then lose | Marina Hyde  The Guardian'Cabinet turns on Starmer' and 'Meg's in' for palace stay  BBC
  
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• M25 traffic LIVE: All traffic stopped on motorway after coach fire - 58-minute delays

  19-06-2026 19:12 via express.co.uk
  Emergency services were scrambled to the scene.
  
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• Man in hospital with 'serious injuries' after 'machete attack' in broad daylight

  19-06-2026 19:04 via express.co.uk
  Police have launched an investigation after the horror incident.
  
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• Sex predator jailed for 16 years after targeting young men online

  19-06-2026 18:53 via express.co.uk
  Lead investigator Detective Constable Peter Collington said Saeed deliberately targeted young Muslim and south Asian men because he believed they would be less likely to report him to police.
  
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• Football fans could be sitting on vintage shirts worth £637 - check wardrobes

  19-06-2026 18:46 via express.co.uk
  Experts have urged football fans to check their wardrobes as they could be sitting on hundreds of pounds worth of vintage clothing.
  
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• 'Prioritise love': Kate writes essay reflecting on Italy tour as new pictures released

  19-06-2026 18:28 via bbc.com
  
  The Princess of Wales reflects on an "increasingly digitalised world"in a new essay, written after her return to overseas visits following her treatment for cancer.
  
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• Tributes pour in after teen dies following incident at Southend park

  19-06-2026 18:13 via express.co.uk
  Police enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
  
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• Hull College lockdown LIVE: Police rush to UK college after 'threatening call'

  19-06-2026 18:08 via express.co.uk
  Police have urged people with information to come forward.
  
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• Tesco slashes petrol and diesel prices across over 500 UK stations

  19-06-2026 18:00 via express.co.uk
  The supermarket chain says the decision comes amidst a fall in global oil prices this week.
  
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• Thousands of HGV drivers given bogus medical tests in the back of vans

  19-06-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  Trading Standards said Doctors on Wheels promised tests for "just under £60", undercutting competitors.
  
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• Boy, 4, 'abducted' as he was playing near Cradley Heath pond - suspect still at large

  19-06-2026 17:44 via express.co.uk
  The boy's mum was tending to a baby at the time of the incident.
  
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• Thirty rioters sentenced for disorder which saw police officer set on fire

  19-06-2026 17:32 via bbc.com
  
  The deaths of teenagers Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans sparked a night of violence in Cardiff in 2023.
  
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• Nothing CMF Phone is a RAMageddon casualty, memory now the most expensive component - 9to5Google

  19-06-2026 17:20
  Nothing CMF Phone is a RAMageddon casualty, memory now the most expensive component  9to5Google‘We can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward’: Nothing scraps the CMF Phone 3 Pro and says the RAM crisis is making budget phones impossible to produce  TechRadarNothing gears up to launch new smartphone, but says it is not CMF 3 Pro  India TodaySmartphones Market Is Getting 15% Shrink In 2026 — Here Is the AI Memory Crisis Behind It&nbs
  
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• Rapist who 'catfished' Muslim men on Snapchat and Grindr jailed

  19-06-2026 17:15 via bbc.com
  
  Police now believe Waleed Saeed had dozens more victims, who they are now appealing to come forward.
  
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• Mugshots of prisoners who stabbed child-killer to death and tucked him in for the night

  19-06-2026 17:07 via express.co.uk
  Bevan, 33, was serving a life sentence with a minimum 28-year term for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter, Lola James, in Haverfordwest in 2020.
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day Star Zendaya Teases Emotional Moments: "Bring Some Tissues... We Go There" - ComicBookMovie.com

  19-06-2026 17:06
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day Star Zendaya Teases Emotional Moments: "Bring Some Tissues... We Go There"  ComicBookMovie.com6 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Theories Ranked By How Likely They Seem After the Trailer  comicbook.comZendaya Drops Emotional Death Teaser During 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Promo — and Fans Are Panicking  inklOh no: There’s a major hint Tom Holland’s Peter Parker dies in Spider-Man: Brand New Day  The TabZendaya Warns 'Sp
  
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• Scottish guidance on trans prisoners ruled unlawful

  19-06-2026 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  Judge Lady Ross said sex segregation in prisons must be based on biological sex, based on a Supreme Court ruling last year.
  
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• Met Office issues rare amber extreme heat warning for parts of England and Wales - The Guardian

  19-06-2026 16:46
  Met Office issues rare amber extreme heat warning for parts of England and Wales  The GuardianUK weather: Brief relief on Saturday before 35C heat returns  BBCBritain facing 'tropical night' temperatures as extreme heat warning issued  Sky NewsHow 'heat dome' is set to break 1976 summer record with temperatures of 35C | ITV News  ITVXHealth warnings in Kent, Sussex and Surrey as heatwave forecast  BBC
  
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• Halfords confirms free car service at all UK stores that checks vital part

  19-06-2026 16:46 via express.co.uk
  With temperatures set to soar above 30C in the coming days, Halfords is offering drivers a free check at stores nationwide to help keep them cool and safe
  
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• Henry Zeffman: What does Keir Starmer do next after Andy Burnham's Makerfield win?

  19-06-2026 16:34 via bbc.com
  
  Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.
  
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• Jury in Sir Jeffrey Donaldson sex abuse trial sent home for weekend

  19-06-2026 16:33 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.
  
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• The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say - RTE.ie

  19-06-2026 16:20
  The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say  RTE.ieComplex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected  New ScientistThe real reason Earth escapes the dying sun gravity  The News InternationalEarth may not be swallowed up by dying sun after all, say Belgian researchers  The Brussels TimesGood news—we have extra time before the Sun ends life on Earth  Ars Technica
  
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• The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required - The Guardian

  19-06-2026 16:00
  The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required  The Guardian
  
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• Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

  19-06-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.
  
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• Watch: Rob Beckett bowled over by giant ball while filming new TV show in Kent - Kent Online

  19-06-2026 15:11
  Watch: Rob Beckett bowled over by giant ball while filming new TV show in Kent  Kent OnlineSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes

  19-06-2026 14:48 via bbc.com
  
  The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.
  
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• Toddler seriously injured in zoo enclosure was attacked by crocodile, Sky News understands - Sky News

  19-06-2026 13:53
  Toddler seriously injured in zoo enclosure was attacked by crocodile, Sky News understands  Sky NewsMan released on bail after boy, three, critically injured in zoo crocodile enclosure  The GuardianCrocodile attack on boy at Cambridgeshire zoo: What do we know?  BBC'Heroic' rescuer praised as man arrested over crocodile attack on boy is bailed | ITV News  ITVXWoman who saved boy at Cambridgeshire crocodile zoo is praised  BBC
  
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• Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths? - Al Jazeera

  19-06-2026 13:50
  Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths?  Al JazeeraYoung women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab  BBCNew data shows the HPV vaccine is saving lives from cervical cancer  Cancer Research UK - Cancer NewsChildren vaccinated for HPV have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before age 30, study suggests  Sky NewsHPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero  Th
  
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• Inmates given whole-life orders for Kyle Bevan murder in HMP Wakefield - BBC

  19-06-2026 13:01
  Inmates given whole-life orders for Kyle Bevan murder in HMP Wakefield  BBCThree prisoners given whole life orders for murder of child-killer inmate  Sky NewsThree Jailed for Murdering Kyle Bevan in Wakefield Prison  West Yorkshire PoliceInmates found guilty of killing Kyle Bevan in HMP Wakefield  BBCInmates who murdered child killer will never be released | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Moscow Refinery Attack Is A Landmark In Complex Drone Strikes - Forbes

  19-06-2026 12:50
  Moscow Refinery Attack Is A Landmark In Complex Drone Strikes  ForbesUkraine war live: Kremlin ‘won’t accept ultimatum’ from Europe  The IndependentWhat did Ukraine target in Moscow and how significant was the drone attack?  The GuardianMoscow choked with smoke after massive Ukraine drone attack  Channel 4How Ukraine found a way through Moscow’s air defences  The Telegraph
  
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• What is Burnham's path to becoming Labour leader and PM?

  19-06-2026 10:38 via bbc.com
  
  How could MPs who want Sir Keir Starmer to be replaced force a leadership contest and who could stand?
  
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• 'I'd be put off if he asked to split it': Who should pay on a first date?

  19-06-2026 08:52 via bbc.com
  
  Some insist on splitting the bill, others say the asker should pay, while many still see a man paying as romantic.
  
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• A seismic wave from Japan's 2011 magnitude-9 earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres down to Earth's core, bounced back to the surface 13 minutes later, and shifted the entire country eastward by roughly six millimetres at the same instant — in

  19-06-2026 08:15
  A seismic wave from Japan's 2011 magnitude-9 earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres down to Earth's core, bounced back to the surface 13 minutes later, and shifted the entire country eastward by roughly six millimetres at the same instant — in the first  Space DailyA Giant Seismic Wave Bounced Off Earth's Core And May Have Shifted Japan  ScienceAlertAn earthquake hit Japan so hard it made the entire country move  Scientific AmericanAlmost the whole of Ja
  
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• Scotland fans fly 22 hours in tiny plane to World Cup

  19-06-2026 07:31 via bbc.com
  
  David Smith and Fraser MacIntyre flew across the Atlantic, with stops in Iceland, Greenland and northern Canada.
  
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• We only found out we had the same sperm donor dad when we were in our 20s

  19-06-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  Natasha, Gemma and Helen say finding each other has been a "fairy tale".
  
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• London Marathon to be two-day event in 2027

  19-06-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  The London Marathon will be held across two days in a special one-off edition of the event in 2027, organisers have confirmed.
  
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• Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success

  19-06-2026 06:46 via bbc.com
  
  Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.
  
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• Five tips to keep your kids cool this weekend

  19-06-2026 02:07 via bbc.com
  
  Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, and children can be especially vulnerable - so read on for tips to protect them.
  
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• The pressure on the Church of England to ditch its slavery reparations plan

  19-06-2026 01:35 via bbc.com
  
  Will the Church's commitments still be delivered, or do shifting political winds mean there is no longer the will to do so?
  
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