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• Covid families’ anger as care homes watchdog gets a lucrative new job

  01-05-2023 23:34 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The families of people who died from Covid-19 are furious after the former £165,000-a-year chief inspector of adult social care for the Care Quality Commission has landed a new job.
  
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• Leicester City 2-2 Everton: Chaotic match leaves both in deep trouble

  01-05-2023 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City and Everton have to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table.
  
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• King Charles Coronation: What will he wear for the ceremony?

  01-05-2023 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The King will wear layers of glittering garments, some of which were created for George V.
  
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• Make school uniforms affordable, urges Wales' education minister

  01-05-2023 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Schools are encouraged to review uniforms after a consultation on easing the cost burden.
  
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• Wrexham: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney to join victory parade

  01-05-2023 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The open-top bus route will see the team celebrate with crowds before reaching the Racecourse.
  
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• Expert calls for urgent summit to tackle 'worst crisis in 75 years of the NHS'

  01-05-2023 23:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Professor Karol Sikora tells the Express ''there needs to be a fundamental rethink'' as ''thousands of patients are being failed.''
  
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• US says more than 20000 Russian forces killed in Ukraine since December - Financial Times

  01-05-2023 22:24
  
  US says more than 20000 Russian forces killed in Ukraine since December  Financial TimesUkraine war: More than 20,000 Russian troops killed since December, US says  BBCWhite House: 20000 Russian soldiers killed in ongoing conflict | Latest World News | WION World DNA  WIONWar in Ukraine: US says 20,000 Russian troops killed since December  FRANCE 24 EnglishRussia has suffered estimated 100,000 casualties  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Nine symptoms of ‘silent killer’ cancer that women shouldn't ignore - Manchester Evening News

  01-05-2023 21:42
  Nine symptoms of ‘silent killer’ cancer that women shouldn't ignore  Manchester Evening NewsDoctor warns of nine symptoms of 'silent killer' that women shouldn't ignore  Coventry LivePancreatic cancer's two early warning signs that appear in 'silent disease'  Daily RecordDoctor warns of nine symptoms of 'silent killer' that women shouldn't ignore  Wales OnlineTwo Early Symptoms Of ‘Silent Killer’ Cancer Have Been Identified &nb
  
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• Chicken shortage hits UK as shelves sit empty and farmers cut flocks

  01-05-2023 21:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Industry experts have warned rising costs have forced many poultry farmers to slash the size of their flocks and poor weather conditions abroad could hit fruit and veg supplies.
  
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• British expat penniless after £350,000 lockout by bank due to Brexit red tape

  01-05-2023 20:57 via express.co.uk
  
  A UK citizen living in Spain found themselves in serious financial trouble, after being unable to access hundreds of thousands of pounds previously held in a Barclays account.
  
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• Air pollution spikes linked to irregular heartbeats, study finds - The Guardian

  01-05-2023 20:15
  Air pollution spikes linked to irregular heartbeats, study finds  The GuardianAir pollution could cause irregular heartbeat within hours, new study warns  ExpressAir pollution linked to dangerous heart conditions in major study  EuronewsAir pollution exposure can damage the heart within hours  The TelegraphAir pollution strikes at the heart, linked to rhythm disturbances  New AtlasView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Donald Trump says it is 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland

  01-05-2023 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president has flown into Aberdeen on his first visit to the UK since 2019.
  
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• Six-year-old supported by Wrexham's Ryan Reynolds wins eight-month cancer battle

  01-05-2023 19:03 via express.co.uk
  
  When actor Ryan Reynolds heard about the young Wrexham FC supporter's cancer diagnosis, he shared his story with his 20 million Twitter followers.
  
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• Woman in her 30s stabbed to death in broad daylight as huge manhunt launched

  01-05-2023 18:51 via express.co.uk
  
  Police raced to a serious knife attack at Stockwell Park Walk, in Brixton, and found a woman in her 30s with stab wounds. Paramedics and an air ambulance tried to save her, but she died at the scene.
  
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• ‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural

  01-05-2023 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  An interrogative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society examines the social, cultural and civil rights impact of development and devastation“I want people to understand that the environmental crisis is bound up inextricably in our cultural world and how we relate to each other,” Dr Wendy Nālani E Ikemoto is discussing Nature, Crisis, Consequence, which she curated for the New-York Historical Society. The show juxtaposes classics of 19th-century American naturalism with wo
  
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• Missing teenager: Body found in the River Thames

  01-05-2023 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rescuers find a body in the search for a boy of 17 who went missing in a river in Gloucestershire.
  
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• Stella Creasy: MP left humiliated after online troll contacted police

  01-05-2023 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Stella Creasy was investigated after a troll told authorities her children were at risk.
  
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• Britain facing plague of 300 million super-rats who can chew through concrete

  01-05-2023 17:38 via express.co.uk
  
  Rat experts have said the UK could be home to 300 million rodents with razor-sharp teeth capable of gnawing through concrete, copper wires and plastics.
  
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• Florida nurse, 24, who couldn't stop burping is diagnosed with stage 3 CANCER - Daily Mail

  01-05-2023 17:33
  
  Florida nurse, 24, who couldn't stop burping is diagnosed with stage 3 CANCER  Daily Mail24-year-old diagnosed with stage 3 cancer after she overlooked continuous burping  LADbibleDoctor discovered her own stage four cancer after experiencing two 'mild' symptoms  Daily RecordDoctor discovers her own stage four colon cancer after experiencing two subtle symptoms  ExpressI’m a 24-year-old nurse – I discovered I had stage 3 cancer after I couldn&r
  
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• Body found in search for boy who went missing in River Thames

  01-05-2023 17:31 via express.co.uk
  
  A body has been found in the search for a teenager who failed to resurface while playing in a river with friends.
  
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• Young mum storms out of cafe after being told to be more discreet when breastfeeding baby

  01-05-2023 17:28 via express.co.uk
  
  A young mum claimed she was made to feel "unwelcome" and "uncomfortable" when she was breastfeeding her daughter in a cafe.
  
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• Tributes paid to man stabbed near Bodmin nightclub

  01-05-2023 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five other people have since been released from hospital, with two recovering from surgery.
  
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• ITV's Denise Welsh says she would pledge allegiance to Harry and Meghan over 'outdated' King Charles - Daily Record

  01-05-2023 17:07
  
  ITV's Denise Welsh says she would pledge allegiance to Harry and Meghan over 'outdated' King Charles  Daily RecordCoronation allegiance pledge to King 'an invitation, not a command', archbishop says  Sky NewsSwearing allegiance to King Charles will be an 'individual choice,' says minister  Evening StandardThe pledge of allegiance to the king is nonsense – and seems designed to incense everyone  The GuardianOpinion: Why I'm declining the invitation to
  
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• Queen post three energetic Freddie Mercury Sheer Heart Attack performances compiled as one

  01-05-2023 17:04 via express.co.uk
  
  Freddie Mercury's evolving stage costumes are explored in this week's Queen the Greatest Live video with a whistle-stop tour through Sheer Heart Attack live performances.
  
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• A Middle Ordovician Burgess Shale-type fauna from Castle Bank, Wales (UK) - Nature.com

  01-05-2023 17:02
  
  A Middle Ordovician Burgess Shale-type fauna from Castle Bank, Wales (UK)  Nature.comCouple unearth one of world’s greatest fossil finds in mid-Wales  The GuardianExtraordinary new fossils over 460 million years old found in Wales  BBCExperts make 'one of the world's greatest fossil discoveries' in Wales  Wales OnlineOne of the world’s greatest fossil finds made in Wales  Yahoo News UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Car sprayed with bullets outside hospital as A&E 'locked down' after man shot nearby

  01-05-2023 16:49 via express.co.uk
  
  Police said the car arrived at the hospital shortly after a shooting which officers said was a 'targeted attack.'
  
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• Nurses out on strike in half of England’s NHS

  01-05-2023 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS England warns that staffing levels in some parts of the country will be "exceptionally low".
  
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• Southwold: Gas cylinders explode in harbour fire

  01-05-2023 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two fish and chip shops and a number of fishermen's huts are damaged in Southwold.
  
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• Stone blocks collapse onto road from bank building in Thurso

  01-05-2023 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The centre of Thurso has been cordoned off after the incident in the early hours of Monday.
  
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• Hearts 'are torn apart' after family crash deaths

  01-05-2023 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mourners at the funeral of brother and sister Dan and Christine McKane hear how the community is 'broken'.
  
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• In pictures: Leicester Morris dancers perform to mark May Day

  01-05-2023 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Traditional Morris dancers begin a long day of routines at dawn in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
  
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• New insignia for King Charles’s reign – in pictures

  01-05-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Kashket & Partners are a leading specialist in uniforms for ceremonial, parade and formalwear in the UK and overseas. Work has been under way to create and roll out CR III insignia for the reign of King Charles III. Firmin & Sons, now a sister company of Kashket, has been manufacturing military livery, badges, accessories and accoutrements since 1655. The company is the last working armourer in the UK Continue reading...
  
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• Doctor reveals the signs that may mean you have Intestinal parasites - Daily Mail

  01-05-2023 08:54
  Doctor reveals the signs that may mean you have Intestinal parasites  Daily Mail
  
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• Meghan Markle urged by former friend to 'do the right thing' as father's health declines

  01-05-2023 08:45 via express.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has been urged by her former friend Lizzie Cundy to break bread with her dad, who has been suffering from declining health in recent years.
  
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• Mum discovered cancer after buying £39 test she saw on Facebook - Liverpool Echo

  01-05-2023 08:35
  Mum discovered cancer after buying £39 test she saw on Facebook  Liverpool EchoMum says £39 online test uncovered cancer and saved her life  ExpressPregnant mum's devastation after £39 test reveals heartbreaking diagnosis  Manchester Evening NewsPregnant mum self-diagnoses after being told she had constipation  Derbyshire LiveNewcastle mum inspired by Dame Deborah James to tackle bowel cancer after being diagnosed aged 36  Chron
  
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• Cost of the crown part 1: valuing the royal family – podcast

  01-05-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In the first part of an investigative miniseries into royal wealth, Maeve McClenaghan sets off on the trail to uncover how much public money is spent on the Windsors – and what they do in returnAs Britain prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, the Guardian’s Maeve McClenaghan and colleagues in the investigations team bring you the story of what the modern monarchy costs - and how the Windsor family hide their riches from public view.The hunt to work out exactly how the roya
  
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• The highs and lows of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project

  01-05-2023 02:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is nearly five years since a project began to boost numbers of the bird in the Moffat hills.
  
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• Local elections 2023: Young councillors 'need seat at table'

  01-05-2023 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From low pay to juggling meetings - what's it like to be a young councillor in England?
  
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• Where property prices are set by what local people earn

  01-05-2023 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A housing project in south London is selling flats with prices set according to local income levels.
  
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