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• New species of meat-eating dinosaur as big as school bus unearthed in Spain... - The Sun

  18-05-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  New species of meat-eating dinosaur as big as school bus unearthed in Spain...  The SunTiny fragments reveal discovery of new dinosaur species in Spain  The IndependentNew species of spinosaur suggests the dinosaurs co-existed in western Europe  The Natural History MuseumNewly discovered dinosaur sheds light on ancient meat-eaters  Geo NewsA giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain  Popular ScienceView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Michelle O'Neill wins libel case over DUP councillor's kennel comments

  18-05-2023 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Carson said the Sinn Féin deputy leader would be "put back in her kennel".
  
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• MGN journalists knew work was illegal, investigator tells court

  18-05-2023 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is among high-profile figures accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of unlawful practices.
  
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• Train strikes: New RMT walkout means three strikes in four days

  18-05-2023 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the RMT union will strike on Friday 2 June in a national dispute with 14 train companies.
  
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• Gloucestershire police officer contacted sex workers on work phone

  18-05-2023 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Gloucestershire police officer is found guilty of gross misconduct and barred from the service.
  
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• Ant and Dec to take break from Saturday Night Takeaway

  18-05-2023 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pair have fronted the ITV show since 2002 and will hit the pause button after the 2024 series.
  
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• Italy’s worst flooding for 100 years – in pictures

  18-05-2023 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Devastating floods in Emilia-Romagna region have left several dead and thousands homeless after torrential rains triggered landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks Continue reading...
  
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• Italy’s disasters suggest the climate crisis is at the gates of Europe

  18-05-2023 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  This week’s floods are latest weather disaster to hit country, as policymakers finally begin to respond to crescendoThis week, parts of northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region received half their average annual rainfall in just 36 hours. Rivers burst their banks and thousands of acres of farmland lie submerged. By Thursday evening, an estimated 20,000 people had been left homeless and 13 were confirmed dead.It is just the latest weather disaster to hit the country. Six months ago, 12
  
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• The Guardian view on Northern Ireland’s elections: a pivotal moment | Editorial

  18-05-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  This week’s voting could have consequences for power sharing and for Britain’s attempt to rebuild credibility in EuropeAll politics is local, or so it used to be said. But there was not much sign of that supposed neighbourhood granularity in England’s local elections on 4 May. Instead, a majority of English voters appear to have gone to the polls determined to register a national protest against Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government at Westminster. There has been even les
  
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• The Guardian view on American-Chinese relations: looking beyond governments | Editorial

  18-05-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing imperil contact between citizens, but also make it more importantRicher and more complex stories lie behind dominant narratives, as the British Museum’s fascinating new exhibition, China’s Hidden Century, reminds us. It challenges the conventional wisdom that the country’s “long 19th century” was solely a time of decay and decline. It documents domestic turmoil and aggression and plunder by foreign powers &ndash
  
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• Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs

  18-05-2023 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendanceScientists and NGOs have accused the UN’s environment programme (Unep) of locking out those “most needing to be heard” from upcoming negotiations in Paris aimed at halting plastic waste.Last-minute restrictions to the numbers of NGOs attending what the head of Unep described as the “most important multilateral environmental deal” in a decade will excl
  
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• Ed Davey impresses, but are the Lib Dems a viable electoral force? | Letters

  18-05-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to Zoe Williams’ moving interview with the leader of the Liberal DemocratsZoe Williams’ sympathetic interview with Ed Davey ‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems, 16 May) asks many pertinent personal and political questions, but omits the vital issue of whether the Liberal Democrats are a viable electoral force with an identifiable political philosophy. Is there such a thing
  
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• The view from Germany on its change of heart about military aid for Ukraine | Letters

  18-05-2023 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Marrie Powell and Renata von Toerne respond to John Kampfner’s article about Germany’s pivotal role in the warThanks to John Kampfner for his article (Germany’s change of heart is now pivotal to the war in Ukraine. Here’s why, 15 May). True, it took a long time for Germany to come to this dramatic decision on its military aid policy. But it makes me sad that very few of our European partners took the trouble to understand our nation’s hesitation. British voices espe
  
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• Khayri Mclean: Huddersfield teens jailed for life over schoolboy stabbing

  18-05-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mother of Khayri Mclean, 15, pleads for an end to violence as his killers are sentenced.
  
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• Teachers’ strike dates: When and where are schools affected?

  18-05-2023 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children could face more disruption as teachers in England consider whether to go on strike again.
  
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• Share your views on Manchester City and the club’s recent success

  18-05-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  We’d like to hear people’s views on Manchester City’s success this football season, its upcoming Champions League final and the club in generalWith Manchester City one game away from winning the Premier League, and in the finals of the FA Cup and the Champions League after beating Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, we want to hear your thoughts about the club.Whether or not you’re a Manchester City supporter, there is no denying that the club is having an era defining moment,
  
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• No disrespect but... Susie Dent shares words public want axed

  18-05-2023 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Going forward" tops the list of words and phrases people want "banished" from the dictionary.
  
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• Do you have the four reading skills kids need for Sats tests?

  18-05-2023 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Now the controversial Year 6 Sats test has been published, does it look fair or impossibly difficult?
  
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• Can you get cheaper broadband deals with social tariffs?

  18-05-2023 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Find out whether you are eligible for a social tariff and how to pay less each month.
  
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• New DNA Research Changes Origin of Human Species - SciTechDaily

  18-05-2023 14:44 via news.google.com
  
  New DNA Research Changes Origin of Human Species  SciTechDailyThe First Humans Out of Africa Weren't Quite Who We Thought  ScienceAlertGenome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa  The Indian ExpressResearchers uncover a new model of human evolution  News-Medical.NetWhere did modern humans come from? New study adds twist to theory of our evolution  India TodayView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Australian fashion week and flooding in Italy: Thursday’s best photos

  18-05-2023 14:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• 120-foot asteroid 2023 JS4 rushing towards Earth, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft warns - HT Tech

  18-05-2023 13:01 via news.google.com
  120-foot asteroid 2023 JS4 rushing towards Earth, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft warns  HT TechFormidable asteroid to hurl past Earth Sunday, 4 others nearing  New York Daily NewsAsteroid the size of 18 walruses to pass Earth on Sunday - NASA  The Jerusalem PostAsteroid today: NASA satellite data show giant space rock heading towards Earth  HT TechNASA telescope tracks 120-foot Asteroid speeding at 33422 kmph towards Earth  HT TechView Full coverage o
  
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• Tell us: did you buy a house without viewing it first?

  18-05-2023 12:32 via theguardian.com
  
  During the pandemic, house viewings were temporarily postponed – but some prospective buyers went ahead with their plans Most people would never have dreamed of buying a property without viewing it at least once – until lockdown. During the pandemic, house viewings were temporarily postponed – but some prospective buyers decided to go ahead with their plans all the same, moving into homes they had never seen until they became the owners.A few years on, we’re keen to hear
  
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• E-scooter bursting into flames in a London home caught on video

  18-05-2023 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The footage shows the scooter exploding into a fireball while charging in a house in Harlesden.
  
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• Can Imran Khan really take on the Pakistani army and win? | podcast

  18-05-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The former prime minister has blamed the country’s powerful military for his arrest last week, and his supporters have attacked military buildings. With Khan’s home surrounded by police yesterday, has he picked a battle he’s destined to lose?Pakistan has been in uproar since the arrest of Imran Khan, the former prime minister, by paramilitary officers who smashed their way into a courthouse last week. Furious supporters took to the streets to demand his release and more than 1,
  
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• Property register fines worth £1bn not yet imposed

  18-05-2023 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of foreign firms, some linked to Russian oligarchs, are breaking a new UK transparency law.
  
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