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• Are you among the one in five adults who have fatty liver disease? Most sufferers have no idea - Daily Mail

  19-06-2023 23:04
  Are you among the one in five adults who have fatty liver disease? Most sufferers have no idea  Daily MailLiver: Cases Of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases Are Increasing; Here's How You Can Lower Your Risk  NDTVLiver Health: How To Take Care Of The Organ That Flushes Out Toxins From Our Body?  TheHealthSiteWhat is fatty liver disease? Can you reverse it? Doctor explains  Philstar.com
  
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• Premier League football: Is the commentary game diverse enough?

  19-06-2023 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sky Sports recently replaced 77-year-old Martin Tyler with Peter Drury as their lead commentator.
  
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• Life in the cosmos: JWST hints at lower number of habitable planets - Nature.com

  19-06-2023 17:08
  
  Life in the cosmos: JWST hints at lower number of habitable planets  Nature.comThe Suspense is Killing Us. The Next Planet in the TRAPPIST System Gets the JWST Treatment  Universe TodayJWST’s double take of an Earth-sized exoplanet shows it has no sky  Popular ScienceScientists determine alien world's temperature thanks to James Webb's pinpoint precision  Interesting EngineeringWebb: Habitable Planets May Be Rarer Than Previously Thought  G
  
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• ‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat - The Guardian

  19-06-2023 12:51
  ‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Two-year UK mortgage rate rises above 6% - Financial Times

  19-06-2023 12:38
  
  Two-year UK mortgage rate rises above 6%  Financial TimesMortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6%  BBCAverage two-year fixed rate mortgage deal hits 6% for first time this year, as Sunak rules out extra help – business live  The GuardianBank of England told to 'wait' before imposing ANOTHER rate hike  Daily MailAverage household remortgage to rise by nearly £3,000 next year  Mortgage SolutionsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bebe Rexha rushed off stage after a phone hits her in the face - BBC

  19-06-2023 12:28
  
  Bebe Rexha rushed off stage after a phone hits her in the face  BBCBebe Rexha gets hit in the FACE by cell phone while on stage and falls to her knees in agony  Daily MailWatch the moment Bebe Rexha falls over in agony and is rushed to hospital after being hit in the face by...  The SunBebe Rexha struck in the face by phone tossed from crowd while performing in NYC  New York Post Singer Bebe Rexha collapses to ground after being struck in the head by fan's
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war live: Explosives-laden car was on blown-up dam, drone footage shows - The Telegraph

  19-06-2023 12:24
  
  Ukraine-Russia war live: Explosives-laden car was on blown-up dam, drone footage shows  The TelegraphRussia-Ukraine war live: Moscow blocking aid to flood-hit areas after dam destroyed, says UN  The GuardianWho Do Russians Blame for the Kakhovka Dam's Destruction?  The Moscow TimesUkraine soldiers rescue Russian troops from drowning | News | Independent TV  The IndependentKakhovka collapse: image emerges of apparently explosive-laden car at dam  
  
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• England vs Australia LIVE: Ashes scorecard and first Test updates - The Independent

  19-06-2023 12:23
  
  England vs Australia LIVE: Ashes scorecard and first Test updates  The IndependentThe Ashes 2023: Australia hit England between Edgbaston showers  BBCEngland vs Australia live: Joe Root starts day 4 with series of reverse ramps  The Telegraph‘God, I love Bazball’ – Fans can’t get enough of Joe Root’s ‘absurd’ shot on first ball during Ashes Test...  talkSPORTCloser look at Edgbaston: Ex-IND opener triggers pitch de
  
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• Share your experience with litter enforcement in the UK

  19-06-2023 12:22 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from people in the UK about local environmental enforcement Across the country, councils are using enforcement companies to issue fines when people drop litter or fly-tip. However, in some instances people have complained about how these cases are handled, for example a woman in Bath who was charged when she fed a corner of her sausage roll to a bird.When someone is accused of littering by one of these companies, they are not legally obliged to hand over their details, but
  
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• The Ashes 2023: England v Australia, first Test, day four – live

  19-06-2023 12:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Play in Birmingham starts at 11am BST/8pm AESTAshes bluffers’ guide | The Spin: our cricket newsletterGet in touch: email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSportAnd last on our list of links, one of the great mysteries of the OBO. I am only its servant, so who am I to question?Behold, the Test Match Special overseas listening link. Continue reading...
  
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• Starmer urges Sunak to ‘show leadership’ over privileges committee report on Boris Johnson – UK politics live

  19-06-2023 12:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader says PM should ‘show us where he stands’ ahead of vote on report into partygate At the Labour event Keir Starmer is now speaking. He starts with a jibe at the SNP, saying the tide is turning in Scotland.Turning to energy policy, he says Labour wants to promote security.Can we still achieve great things? Can we unite and move forward? Can we still change, can we grow, can we get things done, can we build things? New industries, new technologies, new jobs; will they come
  
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• Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix now above 6%

  19-06-2023 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time since December that the rate has been as high as 6%, driving up costs for homeowners.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow blocking aid to flood-hit areas after dam destroyed, says UN

  19-06-2023 12:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Aid coordinator urges Russia to fulfil ‘obligations under international humanitarian law’ as death toll from destruction of Kakhovka dam rises to 52See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s state emergency service has issued an image of firefighters battling a blaze in Kherson. Suspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that “As a result of Russian shelling in Kherson, a gas tank at one of the city’s gas stations and a company warehouse were on fire at ni
  
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• Average two-year fixed rate mortgage deal hits 6% for first time this year, as Sunak rules out extra help – business live

  19-06-2023 12:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Average mortgage rates hit highest level since December, as asking prices for British homes fall in June for the first time in six yearsSunak says no extra help with mortgages as fixed rates climb to 6%Mortgage ‘catastrophe’ will lose us the election, warn Tory MPsBuy-to-let mortgage rates have also risen again.Moneyfacts reports that the average two-year fixed rate on a BTL mortage increased from 6.21% on Friday to 6.30% today.That wouldn’t be a direct mortgage payment, but it
  
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• How bad is wildfire smoke for your health? Here’s my view as a toxicologist | Christopher T Migliaccio

  19-06-2023 12:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Last week New York and Detroit were listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of smoke from Canada. What does that mean?Last week, smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning across Canada rolled into North American cities far from the flames. New York City and Detroit were listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of the fires on 7 June. The smoke has triggered air quality alerts in several states in recent weeks.We asked Chris Migliaccio, a toxicologi
  
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• Keir Starmer pledges to end North Sea exploration and let areas profit from clean power

  19-06-2023 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer vows to cut bills and create jobs as he sets out his party's green energy plans.
  
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• Why did it take a murderous war on Ukraine for Germany to wake up to the threat from Russia?

  19-06-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  For too long Berlin focused national guilt for Nazi war crimes on rebuilding bridges with Moscow – at the expense of the rest of eastern EuropeUnder the veneer of western unity in support of Ukraine, reactions to the war across Europe have been informed by different countries’ readings of their own history, of earlier conflicts on this continent, and by their conceptions of Russia’s national character. There is no automatic consensus within democratic societies about the lesson
  
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• The pet I’ll never forget: Emmeline the tiny bat taught me the power of empathy

  19-06-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  She was only the size of a conker, but the sound of her papery wings comforted me at night. It was a lightbulb moment when I realised how utterly reliant she was
  When I was growing up, there was a woman in our Devon village called Sylvia, who was known as the Bat Lady. She didn’t live in a grotto dripping with stalactites, but in a 1960s detached four-bedroom house, with carpeting up the side of the bathtub and a serving hatch in the kitchen.She was known as the Bat Lady not because she st
  
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• ‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him

  19-06-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A white woman made a threat against Cooper in 2020, and the world took notice. Now he wants to share the joy of ‘birding while Black’It is 7.57am on a Monday morning. I see Christian Cooper sitting with perfect posture on a bench right at the entrance of Central Park at West 103rd street. His first question for me is: have I brought any binoculars? I don’t own a pair, I admit. No worries, he says. If we spot anything, he’ll lend me his. That’s the most important bir
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for stuffed aubergines | A kitchen in Rome

  19-06-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Two stuffings in each aubergine, actually: first, the scooped-out flesh mixed with tomato, capers and anchovies, and the second made from breadcrumbs whizzed with tomato, herbs and olive oilAn aubergine hangs above my desk; it is on a tablecloth that looks like a latticed jam tart, beside a plate of pasta, a pair of binoculars and the sea, from which two tiny figures wave. There is also a hot dog, an apricot, the start of a letter and a glass filled with red and pink that could be Campari or che
  
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• Eskape review – moving tale of a refugee’s dangerous journey out of Cambodia

  19-06-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Film-maker Neary Adeline Hay retraces her mother’s escape from her homeland in this poignant family history and memory pieceWith echoes of her sublime debut Angkar, which grappled with the horrors of the Pol Pot regime through her father’s perspective as he returned to Cambodia after a 40-year absence, Neary Adeline Hay’s new documentary is a moving companion piece. Taking on the slippery nature of memory, Eskape revisits the dangerous journey taken by her mother, Thany Lieng,
  
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• Earth's tilt has changed by 31 INCHES thanks to humans - Daily Mail

  19-06-2023 11:59
  Earth's tilt has changed by 31 INCHES thanks to humans  Daily MailYes, removing groundwater is changing Earth's tilt  Big ThinkOur tilted world: Study shows Earth's position changes due to groundwater depletion  YnetnewsEarth Tilted: We've Pumped So Much Groundwater That Earth's Spin Shifted  SciTechDailyHuman impact on Earth's tilt leaves researchers 'surprised and concerned'  Livescience.com
  
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• Kakhovka collapse: image emerges of apparently explosive-laden car at dam

  19-06-2023 11:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Photograph taken by Ukrainian drone on 28 May said to offer further evidence Russia was behind breachRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA photograph of a car apparently laden with explosives parked at the top of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam shortly before it gave way is said to offer further evidence Russia was behind the incident.The image, taken by a Ukrainian drone and given to Associated Press, was taken on 28 May. It appears to show a white car with its roof cut open, revealing l
  
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• Four killed, at least 45 wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin camp - Al Jazeera English

  19-06-2023 11:56
  Four killed, at least 45 wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin camp  Al Jazeera EnglishThree dead and 29 injured in Israeli West Bank raid  Sky NewsIsraeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank  The GuardianIsrael-Palestine live: 4 killed as Israeli forces raid Jenin camp  Al Jazeera EnglishAt least 4 Palestinians are killed as Israeli troops clash with Palestinian militants in West Bank  The IndependentView Full coverage on Goo
  
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• Average mortgage deal tops 6pc as Rishi Sunak says tackling inflation is a 'priority' - The Independent

  19-06-2023 11:55
  
  Average mortgage deal tops 6pc as Rishi Sunak says tackling inflation is a 'priority'  The IndependentMortgage help 'under review', says Michael Gove  BBCAverage mortgage rate rises above 6% for two-year fixed deal  Sky NewsAverage two-year fixed mortgage rates officially hit six per cent  Daily MailGovernment 'considering prioritising British citizens for social housing list'  Manchester Evening NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Swans decapitated amid rising attacks against waterfowl in England and Wales

  19-06-2023 11:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say 59% increase in crimes against swans, ducks and geese in 2020-22may be ‘tip of the iceberg’Nine decapitated swans are among the victims of a rising number of sadistic attacks against waterfowl, according to police data.Police recorded a 59% increase in crimes against swans, ducks and geese from 2020 to 2022. The crimes ranged from fireworks and BB guns being shot into duck ponds to swans and geese being strangled and beheaded. Continue reading...
  
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• Thunderstorms: Warning issued across Northern Ireland

  19-06-2023 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met Office warns that up to 20mm of rain could fall in some places across NI in under an hour.
  
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• India heatwave: 96 people dead reportedly from heat-aggravated conditions

  19-06-2023 11:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Questions raised about death toll after more than half of the fatalities reported in a single district in Uttar PradeshAt least 96 people are reported to have died from heat-aggravated conditions during a blistering heatwave across two of India’s most populous states over the past several days, although questions have been raised after more than half of the deaths were reported in a single district.The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the east, where 45C
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 481 of the invasion

  19-06-2023 11:20 via theguardian.com
  
  UN says Russia blocking humanitarian aid deliveries following Kakhovka dam rupture; Death toll from flooding caused by collapse of the dam has risen to 16 Continue reading...
  
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• European truck makers ‘trail in global race to net zero’

  19-06-2023 11:16 via theguardian.com
  
  DAF and Iveco among firms least prepared for move to zero-carbon tech, study claimsUK and European lorry makers are at risk of losing out to US and Chinese competitors in the race to produce net zero emissions, an environmental group has warned.DAF, which owns UK manufacturer Leyland, and Iveco are among the companies lagging behind in the race away from polluting diesel and towards zero-carbon technology such as batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, said Transport & Environment (T&E), a Br
  
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• Sonic Fans Are Already Really Mad About Sonic Origins Plus - Nintendo Life

  19-06-2023 11:15
  
  Sonic Fans Are Already Really Mad About Sonic Origins Plus  Nintendo LifeSonic Origins Plus Isn't Even Out on PS5, PS4 Yet But Fans Are Already Mad  Push SquareFans are complaining about the Game Gear audio in Sonic Origins Plus | VGC  Video Games ChronicleSonic Origins Plus is giving Amy Rose a super form for the first time in 30 years  My Nintendo NewsSonic Origins Plus to include 'Super Amy'  GoNintendoView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ghosts of prime ministers past still haunt Rishi Sunak's present - BBC

  19-06-2023 11:13
  
  Ghosts of prime ministers past still haunt Rishi Sunak's present  BBCJohnson’s legacy haunts Sunak as Met ‘considering’ Partygate video  The GuardianBoris Johnson: Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he will vote on Partygate report  BBCPartygate video: Rishi Sunak cannot escape the black hole of his predecessor’s failures  The IndependentRishi Sunak's mortgage timebomb  The SpectatorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Meshell Ndegeocello: ‘Making music is the rare moment that I feel raceless and genderless’

  19-06-2023 11:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Three decades on from her US Top 3 moment and weathering the loss of her parents, the singer explains how she has carved out a space for herself to be whatever she wantsMeshell Ndegeocello may have helped to kickstart the neo-soul movement in the 1990s, which introduced the world to D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, but to call her a soul singer would undermine her tastes, which are as wide as her discography is long. Speaking to me via a video call from her Brooklyn studio, where she dons all-bla
  
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• Boys' Brigade in NI to split from UK and Irish organisation

  19-06-2023 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move is due to differences over finance, governance and "cultural differences" on faith matters.
  
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• Remember the Quickshot? Why it’s worth rediscovering the joy of joysticks

  19-06-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The suction-padded joystick was once the games controller sans pareil until it was usurped by the multi-button joypad – but with the return of retro gaming, it’s making a comebackFor home computer gamers in the 1980s, your choice of joystick was a matter of intense importance and debate. Unlike buying a console, you didn’t get a controller with your machine, so every player had this vital input decision to make from the offset. Most of my friends went for the ubiquitous Quicksh
  
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• Manchester City charges do not taint treble, insists chairman Mubarak

  19-06-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mubarak promises to air ‘very strong views’ when case is overHe tells critics they should ‘get the facts’ on City’s spending Khaldoon al-Mubarak has promised to voice strong views when the time is right on Manchester City’s Premier League charges for alleged financial wrongdoing and has insisted the allegations should not taint the winning of the treble.In February City were accused of beaching the rules on more than 100 occasions. The club deny wrongdoing and
  
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• ‘I’m not just faster, but taller’: how I learned to walk properly – and changed my pace, posture and perspective

  19-06-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When I was told I could reap huge health benefits by learning to walk better, I was sceptical. I was already pretty good at walking, I thought. It turned out I had a lot to learnIn all the time I spent with Joanna Hall, she barely stopped walking. I would see her coming towards me in Kensington Gardens, London, gliding past the other strollers as if she alone were on a moving walkway. When she reached me, I would fall into step and off we would walk, for an hour. At the end, Hall would stride in
  
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• Ancient Britons built Stonehenge – then vanished. Is science closing in on their killers? | Jonathan Kennedy

  19-06-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  New clues from an ancient plague are pushing us to rethink where Britons were ‘really’ from – and the answer is complicatedTwo weeks ago, Pooja Swali from the Crick Institute announced the discovery of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, in the dental pulp of three people who died about 4,000 years ago – two in Somerset and the other in Cumbria. This finding is astonishing in its own right because it pushes back the earliest evidence of plague in England by
  
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• Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping as US and China seek to ease strained ties - Financial Times

  19-06-2023 10:58
  
  Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping as US and China seek to ease strained ties  Financial TimesUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet China's Xi Jinping amid US-China tensions | WION LIVE  WIONBlinken giving news conference after meeting Xi in Beijing  BBCThe US visit to China is a significant moment  The TelegraphUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins meetings in China – BBC News  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• I’m a GP – here are the 5 skin cancer red flags you must know... - The Sun

  19-06-2023 10:55
  
  I’m a GP – here are the 5 skin cancer red flags you must know...  The SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Weather tracker: sea surface temperatures at record levels in north Atlantic

  19-06-2023 10:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Higher than normal global average SSTs are linked to the developing El Niño weather systemSea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the north Atlantic have been fairly consistent in breaking daily records. Based on records since 1981, when global satellite observations began, daily SST anomalies in the region have been higher than the previous 42 years since the first week of March 2023.So far this month, SSTs in the north Atlantic ocean have been approximately 0.5C higher than the previous warm
  
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• Bumper midge hatch alert after warm spell

  19-06-2023 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Midge Forecast says a cool May followed by a warmer period has boosted numbers.
  
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• Israeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank

  19-06-2023 10:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Three Palestinians killed in ‘massive exchange of fire’ as Israeli army enters city to arrest ‘suspects’Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians including a teenager and fired missiles from a helicopter during a raid on the occupied West Bank the army said was to pursue “wanted suspects”.“Three Palestinians died as a result of the occupation (Israeli) aggression on Jenin,” the Palestinian health ministry said, adding that at least 29 others we
  
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• Boris Johnson: Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he will vote on Partygate report

  19-06-2023 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs will debate a report that said the ex-PM deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties.
  
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• Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

  19-06-2023 10:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Meeting between China’s president and US secretary of state taking placeduring key diplomatic tripThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, is meeting China’s president, Xi Jinping, in Beijing. The talks between Blinken, who is on the first visit to China by a US secretary of state in five years, and Xi began at 4.30 pm (0830 GMT).Earlier on Monday Xi Blinken held extensive discussions with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi. Describing the US-China relationship as being at a low po
  
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• Wrexham's Racecourse football ground evacuated as Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney left with hefty bill - Wales Online

  19-06-2023 10:36
  Wrexham's Racecourse football ground evacuated as Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney left with hefty bill  Wales OnlineWrexham: Flash floods and impassable roads after rain  BBCWrexham AFC stadium suffers 'structural damage' after torrential rain | Sport | Independent TV  The IndependentFootball club near Shropshire evacuates father's day lunch as the heavens open causing "structural damage"  Shropshire StarView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• How to watch Humza Yousaf press conference today as he launches new independence paper - The Scotsman

  19-06-2023 10:25
  
  How to watch Humza Yousaf press conference today as he launches new independence paper  The ScotsmanHumza Yousaf vows to rid independent Scotland of nuclear weapons  The TelegraphHumza Yousaf unveils plan for written constitution for Scotland  BBCHumza Yousaf to unveil latest independence paper on 'Building a new Scotland'  Daily RecordWritten constitution will underpin independent Scotland, says Yousaf  STV NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• AstraZeneca considers spinning off its China business

  19-06-2023 10:24 via theguardian.com
  
  UK’s largest stock-market-listed firm weighs up Hong Kong or Shanghai listing to shield it from geopolitical tensionsBusiness live – latest updatesAstraZeneca is considering spinning off its business in China and listing it in Hong Kong or Shanghai to shield the multinational drugmaker from geopolitical tensions.Britain’s largest stock-market-listed company has drawn up the plans in attempt to protect its business from the fallout from increasing tensions between China and the
  
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• Moment school students confront Just Stop Oil protestors in London - Daily Mail

  19-06-2023 10:21
  Moment school students confront Just Stop Oil protestors in London  Daily MailJust Stop Oil protest causes ‘carnage’ in Manchester city centre with disruption on main roads  Manchester Evening NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• John Lewis property chief leaves in blow to Dame Sharon White's housing plans - The Telegraph

  19-06-2023 10:06
  
  John Lewis property chief leaves in blow to Dame Sharon White's housing plans  The TelegraphJohn Lewis property boss quits  Retail GazetteSunday papers: John Lewis blow as property boss quits  Citywire Funds InsiderJohn Lewis property chief resigns in latest top rank exit - CityAM  City A.M.John Lewis blow as top executive behind £500m property push quits  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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