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• Microsoft courts Jeremy Hunt as it seeks 'solution' on £55bn Activision deal - The Telegraph

  06-06-2023 21:00
  
  Microsoft courts Jeremy Hunt as it seeks 'solution' on £55bn Activision deal  The TelegraphCall of Duty being banned in the UK 'cannot be ruled out', says expert  LADbibleJeremy Hunt meets Microsoft boss after blocked merger with Activision Blizzard  Sky NewsMicrosoft's Smith meets UK finance minister after Activision block  ReutersIs 'Call Of Duty' Due To Be Banned In The UK?  grmdaily.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Prince Harry witness statement key extracts: 'Thicko, cheat, underage drinker'

  06-06-2023 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'I couldn't trust anybody' - Harry on the impact of alleged unlawful information gathering on his life.
  
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• Ukrainians rescued after destruction of major dam leaves houses underwater – video

  06-06-2023 14:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Parts of Kherson city and its surroundings have been inundated with water after a major dam collapsed in southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river and called for people living downstream to evacuate. Authorities have suggested that more than 16,000 people will be affected by flooding. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the dam and hydroelectric power station, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian military st
  
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• Apple reveal futuristic augmented reality headset 'Vision Pro' - The Sun

  06-06-2023 14:45
  
  Apple reveal futuristic augmented reality headset 'Vision Pro'  The SunVision Pro: BBC editor tries out Apple's $3,499 headset  BBCDoes Apple Vision Pro really offer seamless "spatial computing"?  MIXED Reality NewsApple's AR headset suffers from a lack of vision | Opinion  GamesIndustry.bizZeiss prescription lenses for Apple's Vision Pro could run $300 per pair - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Prince Harry arrives at court to give evidence

  06-06-2023 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has arrived at the High Court to give evidence against the publisher of the Daily Mirror.
  
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• Prince Harry due to give evidence in Mirror Group phone hacking trial – live

  06-06-2023 10:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Duke of Sussex, one of numerous claimants, expected to speak at the High Court after failing to appear on MondayThe Duke of Sussex has arrived at the High Court to give evidence in his case against the Daily Mirror’s publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering.Prince Harry arrived in a black Range Rover, which pulled in quickly outside the Rolls Building in central London. Dressed in a dark suit, the duke walked straight into the court, passing the pack of photographers and other
  
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• SSE to pay near-£10m penalty over licence breach

  06-06-2023 10:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Sum follows Ofgem inquiry into firm’s power generation arm earning ‘excessive payments’ from National GridThe energy regulator has said the power generation arm of Scottish energy company SSE will pay a near-£10m penalty for breaching the terms of its licence.Ofgem said a detailed investigation had found that SSE Generation had secured “excessive payments” from the National Grid, the electricity system operator (ESO), during periods of what is known as “
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: evacuations under way near Kherson after Russian destruction of dam causes flooding

  06-06-2023 10:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Around 16,000 people could be affected and water will reach ‘critical level’ in coming hours, says Kherson governorRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceNova Kakhova dam – everything you need to knowPeople in Ukraine: do you live near the Nova Kakhovka dam?Ukraine’s National Police force are asking people in affected villages to evacuate.The Police said on Telegram a moment ago:Units of the National Police and the State Emergency Service of the Kherson region were alerted to aler
  
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• Keir Starmer to defend Labour’s energy plans in speech saying ‘holding back future’ won’t lead to growth – UK politics live

  06-06-2023 10:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader to tell GMB union that his party would create a ‘new business model for Britain’Good morning. There is some good polling around for Keir Starmer and Labour today – Redfield and Wilton Strategies has Starmer leading Rishi Sunak on every single leadership trait polled, Survation has the Tory lead over Labour in the 100 most rural English seats down from 39 points in 2019 to just five points now – but this morning Starmer has to give a speech to a union whose l
  
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• CBI’s future to be decided in crunch vote today – business live

  06-06-2023 10:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, with result of referendum on CBI’s future expected between 4pm and 5pm todayCBI’s survival hangs in balance as trade bodies cast fate-defining voteElsewhere in the global economy, German manufacturers have suffered another drop in orders, raising fears over an economy already in recession.German factory orders dropped by 0.4% month-on-month in April, dashing expectations of a 2.8% rise, driven by a slump in large-scale order
  
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• ‘More tram-spotting than Trainspotting’: the new tram linking Leith to Edinburgh

  06-06-2023 10:36 via theguardian.com
  
  The tramline to the old port means its Michelin-starred restaurants, seafront and cool venues are now just a few stops away from Edinburgh city centre‘Leith is changing. Bars are becoming bistros, and barbers are opening with bars in them,” says walking guide Paul Stewart, founder of Edinburgh Street Tours. He points to the new tram station atop Leith Walk and says, “It feels more tram-spotting than Trainspotting,” a reference to the drug-addled 90s black comedy written b
  
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• People in Ukraine: have you been affected by the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse?

  06-06-2023 10:29 via theguardian.com
  
  We want to hear from people near the dam on the Dnipro River about their experiences. How are you affected?Ми хочемо почути людей, які знаходяться біля дамби на Дніпрі, про ї&#
  
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• People in Ukraine: do you live near the Nova Kakhovka dam?

  06-06-2023 10:29 via theguardian.com
  
  We want to hear from people near the dam on the Dnipro River about their experiencesFollowing damage to the Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson, people are being evacuated as the Ukrainian government warns of catastrophic flooding.We want to speak to people in Ukraine about their experiences. Have you been affected? Are you, friends or family evacuating the area? Share your photos, videos and experiences below. Continue reading...
  
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• Ukrainian dam collapse ‘no immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

  06-06-2023 10:27 via theguardian.com
  
  But IAEA says damage to Nova Kakhovka dam raises long-term concerns for power station’s futureRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the draining of the reservoir behind it does not pose an immediate safety threat to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upstream, but will have long-term implications for its future, according to Ukrainian and UN experts.The Ukrainian nuclear energy corporation, Energoatom, put out a statement on the T
  
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• The Speculations of Country People by Majella Kelly review – crimes and punishment

  06-06-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Grief, injustice and cruelty dominate the Irish poet’s essential debut, a collection shot through with wisdom and a hint of magicMajella Kelly has found a subject to suit her voice – and what a voice it is, charged with images of Ireland that transport you there for better or worse, in sickness and in health, and in deepest trouble. The subject that dominates this not-to-be-missed debut is the discovery of an infant mass grave in Tuam, County Galway, the existence of which was only o
  
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• Supercell review – storm-chasing adventure makes for primal pleasure-giving

  06-06-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A teenage son wants to follow his a legendary storm-tracker dad’s footsteps – with the late lamented Anne Heche sparky in one of her final rolesEvery generation needs its own VFX-heavy action thriller about storm-chasing meteorology nerds and there hasn’t really been one since Twister in 1996. (Admittedly, Into the Storm arrived back in 2014, but no one remembers that.) A supercell, by the way, is a mega-huge tornado-thunderstorm weather event that the Brody family – dad
  
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• 'Now I finally know how my daughter sees this world'

  06-06-2023 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mum says a virtual reality headset gives her a new understanding of her girl's visual impairment.
  
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• Iran claims to have created long-range hypersonic missile

  06-06-2023 09:43 via theguardian.com
  
  State TV says Fattah missile has range of up to 870 miles and can bypass any regional missile defence systemIran has claimed it has created a hypersonic missile capable of travelling at 15 times the speed of sound.The announcement came as tensions remain high with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Continue reading...
  
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• Dads' race at school sports day put me in A&E

  06-06-2023 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two competitive dads issue a warning about the dangers of the sports day parents' race.
  
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• Vintage repair garage and workshop in Derbyshire – in pictures

  06-06-2023 09:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Roger Thorpe, 80, a mechanic and vintage car enthusiast, has run the workshop in Castleton since 1967. The building was constructed in 1895 for the Hope Valley railway and converted to a garage in the 1930s Continue reading...
  
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• Children's doctors call for ban on disposable vapes - bbc.com

  06-06-2023 09:23
  
  Children's doctors call for ban on disposable vapes  bbc.comDisposable vapes should be banned to protect children, UK paediatricians say  The GuardianYouth vaping 'fast becoming epidemic', children's doctors warn as they call for ban on disposable vapes  Sky NewsIf you think banning the sale of vapes to children will work, think again  The Irish TimesChildren's doctors call for single-use vape ban in Scotland  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• 50th World Environment Day – in pictures

  06-06-2023 09:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Images from around the world taken on World Environment Day, an annual global event celebrated on 5 June to raise awareness, mobilise action and promote environmental sustainabilityContinue reading...
  
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• Live news: Kakhovka dam blast came from engine room, says Ukraine hydropower company - Financial Times

  06-06-2023 09:01
  
  Live news: Kakhovka dam blast came from engine room, says Ukraine hydropower company  Financial TimesUkraine war latest: Russia has blown up major dam in Kherson, says Kyiv  BBCRussia-Ukraine war live: evacuations under way near Kherson after destruction of dam prompts flooding  The GuardianUkraine war latest: Ukrainian dam destroyed in blow to counter-offensive  The TelegraphFlooding fears after major Ukrainian dam blown up in 'ecocide' attack  
  
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• The disturbing rise of Mizzy: this is what happens when culture values nothing but attention | Jason Okundaye

  06-06-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The 18-year-old former TikToker has been gaming a system created by his supposed elders and bettersWhen I first came across Mizzy, now infamous as the “TikTok Terror”, it was in videos of him being chased by security after breaking into Alton Towers or riding an electric bike into a Sainsbury’s. He seemed annoying in a “kids these days!” kind of way, and I didn’t think much of it. But fast-forward a few months and Mizzy’s videos – his real name is
  
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• How Kane can join Real Madrid and still break Premier League goal record - Evening Standard

  06-06-2023 09:00
  
  How Kane can join Real Madrid and still break Premier League goal record  Evening Standard'CAREER-DEFINING MOMENT': Does Harry Kane want EPL goals record or UCL title more? | ESPN FC  ESPN UKReal Madrid ready to make £100 million bid for superstar  The Real Champs'No' – Club board member rules out move for Tottenham player this summer  The Spurs Web'Kane & Ten Hag would work SO WELL!' Manchester United's transfer targets | ESPN FC &nbs
  
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• Declan Rice in line for one grand final farewell with West Ham | Jacob Steinberg

  06-06-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Midfielder will leave in the summer with club’s best wishes, especially if they win their first European trophy for 58 yearsAround West Ham, there is zero bitterness at the thought of their most cherished talent moving on this summer. They have been crucial to Declan Rice’s progression into one of the best midfielders in the world, giving him a chance after he made a tearful exit from Chelsea at the age of 14, but the clock has been ticking all season. The mood is one of acceptance r
  
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• CBI’s future to be decided in crunch vote today – business live - The Guardian

  06-06-2023 08:51
  
  CBI’s future to be decided in crunch vote today – business live  The GuardianCBI faces crunch vote in battle for survival  BBCCBI’s survival hangs in balance as trade bodies cast fate-defining vote  The GuardianCBI president: the outcome of vote on our future is not a given  Financial TimesCBI sweats on crunch vote that will determine if it has a future  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Piers Morgan defends Holly Willoughby after 'patronising' Phillip Schofield speech - The Independent

  06-06-2023 08:41
  
  Piers Morgan defends Holly Willoughby after 'patronising' Phillip Schofield speech  The Independent"She's Trying To Save Herself!" Kevin O'Sullivan Reacts To Holly Willoughby's 'This Morning' Speech  TalkTVHolly Willoughby is back – but will This Morning ever be magic again?  The Guardian'I knew Holly Willoughby was cross with Phil but wasn’t expecting her to be that blunt'  ExpressHolly Willoughby says she feels 'shaken, troubled and let down'
  
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• Princess Eugenie announces she has given birth to a baby boy - Evening Standard

  06-06-2023 08:37
  
  Princess Eugenie announces she has given birth to a baby boy  Evening StandardBreaking: Princess Eugenie Gives Birth to Her Second Child  The Royal Family ChannelPrincess Eugenie gives birth to baby boy named Ernest George Ronnie  BBCPrincess Eugenie paid tribute to her late grandfather Ronald Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson's father, with choice of baby name  TatlerPrincess Eugenie gave birth to her second child last WEEK  Daily MailView Full coverage
  
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• Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson

  06-06-2023 08:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Drone footage appears to show central section of Nova Kakhovka dam missingFollow live: dam near Kherson destroyedThe Ukrainian government has accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River, and called for people living downstream to evacuate in the face of catastrophic flooding.As aerial footage circulated on social media, showing most of the dam wall washed away and a massive surge of water heading downstream, the army’s Southern Operational Command put up a Facebo
  
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• Sarcastically fast Verstappen hinted at true Red Bull pace - The Race

  06-06-2023 08:19
  
  Sarcastically fast Verstappen hinted at true Red Bull pace  The RaceDid F1 grid's hot air prevent a decent race? Up and down at Spain '23  Motor SportMax Verstappen makes worrying reveal for Mercedes after Spanish GP surge  Planet F1Spanish Grand Prix: Could Madrid replace Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on F1 calendar from 2027?  Sky SportsVerstappen on Red Bull team radio dispute: I did nothing wrong  Racingnews365.comView Full coverage on Googl
  
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• 'I still speak to my brother Garvey Gayle after he killed our dad'

  06-06-2023 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essence Gayle still speaks regularly to her brother Garvey, two years after he killed their father.
  
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• Bitcoin plunges as crypto giant accused of 'web of deception' - latest updates - The Telegraph

  06-06-2023 08:06
  
  Bitcoin plunges as crypto giant accused of 'web of deception' - latest updates  The TelegraphSEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao for ‘mishandling billions of dollars’  The GuardianBinance is sued by another US regulator, sparking plunge in cryptocurrency values and shares  Sky NewsAnthony Scaramucci on Binance suit: 'This is about the future of digital assets in the U.S.'  CNBC TelevisionBinance accused of 'web of deception' in US &nbs
  
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• What’s the Caribbean without its beaches? But the people are losing access to them

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are neededWalk along a Caribbean beach, which may stretch for miles, and your stroll is guaranteed to be cut short by an angry hotel security guard. In recent years, the Caribbean has seen a worrying trend of governments readily selling off assets to foreign corporations and political financiers.Prime real estate, protected land and valuable resources are being relinquished without consid
  
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• My Imaginary Country review – Patricio Guzmán examines the 2019 uprising in Chile

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Patricio Guzmán’s staggering documentary examines popular protest that swept through Chile in 2019, when hundreds of thousands of people – chiefly young women – took to the streets of SantiagoThe 100th birthday of Henry Kissinger makes this a gruesomely appropriate moment to see the latest movie from Chilean film-maker Patricio Guzmán, about the rage-filled public estallido, or “outburst”, in 2019: the giant protest about inequality and injustice, trig
  
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• Mobsters, murder and moments of resistance: life under the Sicilian mafia – in pictures

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A new exhibition gathers work from key photographers who documented life in Palermo as the mafia stepped up its attacks on civil societyContinue reading...
  
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• I tried to ban Facebook – but my husband won’t give up his meat videos

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mr Z has developed a taste for extreme food prep content. The footage is disgusting and has ruined his algorithmI’ve worked pretty hard to ban the use of Facebook in the household, not because of the threat it poses to democracy, nor because I’m worried about privacy or data or whatnot, but because it makes us look old. The kids don’t use it, obviously, because they’re not old. Mr Z has historically been susceptible to “six years ago today” nostalgia jags, and
  
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• EHRC discord deepens after inquiry into complaints against chair paused

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Staff and observers fear UK equality watchdog ‘politicised as never before’ as ministers and press allies rally behind under-fire chairBritain’s equality watchdog is reeling from a breakdown of trust between its board and staff amid concerns it has become politicised, senior insiders say.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) appointed a leading lawyer to carry out an independent investigation into 40 internal complaints, including bullying and harassment, made against
  
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• Didn’t You Use to Be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-2022 review – blasts from the sidelines

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The views of the former Labour minister make for jarring moments in this latest volume of his diariesIt’s always hard for a beloved actor to know when to leave the stage. So no wonder that political diarist Chris Mullin was tempted by one last encore, covering the dozen years from his leaving parliament in 2010. Three terrific previous volumes had already established this campaigning journalist turned Labour minister as one of the great political diarists, proof that it is not the big beas
  
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• Boots money-back guarantee on £3,100 hearing aid is a lost cause

  06-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I bought a pair but mislaid one. When I asked for a refund I expected half back, but only got £685My hearing has been deteriorating for quite some time now and, on the recommendation of a friend, I arranged to visit Boots Hearingcare. After several cancelled appointments (by them) I eventually got a pair of Phonak Virto aids to try out, paying a total of £3,100.For various reasons I found them difficult to adjust to and, because of staffing issues at my local Hitchin branch, which is
  
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• Kathleen Folbigg: Mum pardoned for baby deaths claims win for science - BBC

  06-06-2023 07:40
  
  Kathleen Folbigg: Mum pardoned for baby deaths claims win for science  BBCAustralian woman pardoned after 20 years in jail over the death of her 4 children  NBC NewsKathleen Folbigg: Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned  BBCKathleen Folbigg was demonised by a legal system that even punished efforts to establish her innocence  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• TV tonight: the return of warm hug of a show Somebody Somewhere

  06-06-2023 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Bridget Everett is back with bags of laughter. Plus: the true story behind the Steeltown Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• Even prisons serve regular meals – yet in our camp, Rohingyas go hungry | Yasmin Ara

  06-06-2023 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Prevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent on food aid, which is being cut again and again. We cannot carry on like thisFor a Rohingya refugee, food rations are everything. We are not allowed to work. We are surrounded by a barbed-wire fence that stops us moving; goods are hard to bring in for trading and the few jobs there were have been lost.So food is the resource we depend on the most. Now rations are being cut for the second time
  
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• D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role

  06-06-2023 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Royal Marine Les Budding tells of his role on D-Day on the 79th anniversary of the landings.
  
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• Nova Kakhovka dam: everything you need to know about Ukraine’s strategically important reservoir

  06-06-2023 07:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing up the huge dam which provides water to Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantRussia-Ukraine war live: latest updatesIn the early hours on Tuesday, footage began to emerge of water spilling from the strategically important Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. The Ukraine army’s southern military command said the dam had been blown up by Russian forces. The local Russian-installed mayor has called it a “terrorist act”.Nova Kakhovka dam
  
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• ‘Wild fantasies’: Wagner boss tears into Russian success claims - Al Jazeera English

  06-06-2023 07:02
  ‘Wild fantasies’: Wagner boss tears into Russian success claims  Al Jazeera EnglishWhat do we know about Russia's claim it thwarted Ukraine offensive? - BBC News  BBC NewsUkraine war: Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive  BBCFighting reported at various points along Russia-Ukraine frontline  euronewsUkraine updates: Russia launches overnight air attack  DW (English)View Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Celtic players Ange Postecoglou could target as Tottenham rebuild looms large - HeraldScotland

  06-06-2023 07:00
  
  The Celtic players Ange Postecoglou could target as Tottenham rebuild looms large  HeraldScotlandPostecoglou dossier shows Spurs have got one over on West Ham after Brady prediction  Hammers News - West Ham United FCAnge Postecoglou: Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic boss to become their new manager  BBCWhy Ange Postecoglou is the right fit for Tottenham and where his departure leaves Celtic  The ScotsmanAnge Postecoglou to Tottenham! Would it be a goo
  
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• Sunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risks

  06-06-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Leading scientists write to PM amid campaign against expansion of clean air zone in LondonWorld-leading air pollution scientists have called on Rishi Sunak to distance himself from Conservative colleagues who are dismissing the facts on the serious health risks of toxic air.In a letter, Prof Frank Kelly and 35 other prominent air pollution scientists call on the prime minister to tell his colleagues not to endorse “merchants of doubt” who “undermine the factual and truth founda
  
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• Lord Deben backs Labour’s plan to halt new North Sea oil and gas drilling

  06-06-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  UK’s most senior climate adviser says policy is ‘right thing to do’ and criticises government’s stance The UK’s most senior climate adviser has strongly endorsed Labour’s vow to halt new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, and slammed the government for failing to show leadership on the issue.John Gummer, who as Lord Deben chairs the statutory committee on climate change, told the Guardian he approved of Labour’s commitment. “I welcome this p
  
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• ‘I knew the terror of lost time’: how my father’s dementia echoed my own alcoholism

  06-06-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When my father began to forget words, and then basic skills, I sensed his fear. After my own alcoholic blackouts, I understood what he was going throughThe radio was playing in the background of my parents’ kitchen the first time my father forgot how to eat. It was July 2015 and the news was bad. My parents and I sat around the table where they had first taught me how to use a spoon. Though it was a mild night, my father huddled against the radiator for warmth.I can’t remember what t
  
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