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• Jeremy Hunt’s brother, Charlie, dies of cancer aged 53

  11-08-2023 23:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Chancellor’s younger brother was diagnosed with sarcoma three years agoThe younger brother of the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has died aged 53 after being diagnosed with cancer three years ago.Charlie Hunt discovered he had sarcoma, an aggressive and rare type of cancer that typically begins in the bones or soft tissue, in 2020. Continue reading...
  
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• Incredible photos of 'wee beasties' in Glasgow park

  11-08-2023 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How lockdown helped David Hamilton discover his love for macro photography in a local park.
  
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• UK economy grows by 0.2%, ONS figures show - Sky News

  11-08-2023 23:27 via news.google.com
  
  UK economy grows by 0.2%, ONS figures show  Sky NewsWarm weather in June boosts UK economy  BBCFTSE 100 down but UK dodges recession bullet - Market Report  Proactive Investors UKGrowth Surprise: The Readout With Ruth David  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Virgin Galactic sends oldest-ever Brit and first mother-daughter duo into space-ish - The Register

  11-08-2023 23:12 via news.google.com
  
  Virgin Galactic sends oldest-ever Brit and first mother-daughter duo into space-ish  The RegisterVirgin Galactic Launches First Space Tourism Flight | Tourists Call It 'Completely Surreal'  moneycontrolThe former Disneyland chief blasting tourists into space  The TelegraphVirgin Galactic successfully completes first private astronaut flight  Aviation24.beVirgin Galactic takes first group of tourists to edge of space #shorts  CBS MorningsView Full
  
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• Shrewsbury Flower Show evacuated after 'serious threat' from anonymous caller - The Telegraph

  11-08-2023 22:26 via news.google.com
  
  Shrewsbury Flower Show evacuated after 'serious threat' from anonymous caller  The TelegraphShrewsbury Flower Show evacuated following bomb threat  Shropshire LiveShrewsbury Flower Show evacuated, fireworks cancelled after 'suspicious packages' reported  Shropshire StarSunshine and roses - and edible bugs - as Shrewsbury Flower Show in full bloom  Shropshire StarView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Between two worlds: life of PNG tribe leader and plantation owner honoured

  11-08-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This article contains an image of a dead bodyJoe Leahy, owner of the famed Kilima coffee plantation, remembered in a week-long traditional ceremony in Papua New GuineaDeep inside the Nebilyer Valley in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea sits a famed coffee plantation, Kilima. It lies on the traditional land of the Ganiga people, steeped in colonial history, wealth and bloodshed.The plantation was purchased from the Ganiga in the early 1970s by a then young Johannes “Joe” Leahy
  
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• Inflammatory remarks could speed up 2020 election trial, judge warns Trump

  11-08-2023 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge Tanya Chutkan rules ex-president free to share ‘non-sensitive materials’ but rejected majority of his other requestsThe federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case on Friday warned inflammatory remarks from the former president would push her to schedule the trial sooner, saying she would take every step to safeguard the integrity of proceedings and to avoid tainting the potential jury pool.The admonition came as the US district court judge T
  
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• Zelenskiy sacks military recruitment heads over frontline bribes scandal

  11-08-2023 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian president describes taking of cash from people who want to avoid conscription as form of treacheryRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskiy has announced the dismissal of all the heads of Ukraine’s regional military recruitment centres in the latest drive to root out corruption after officials were accused of taking bribes from those seeking to avoid the frontlines.At a time when the country’s army is in need of new recruits, Ukraine’s presiden
  
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• K2: Climbers deny walking by dying guide in bid to break record - BBC

  11-08-2023 21:04 via news.google.com
  
  K2: Climbers deny walking by dying guide in bid to break record  BBCClimber denies stepping over dying porter on K2 – says danger meant need to split up  The IndependentRecord-breaking climber denies climbing over body of dying man during ascent - Latest From ITV News  ITV NewsNorwegian mountaineer says her team tried to save porter who died on K2  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine cracks down on corrupt army recruiters - Financial Times

  11-08-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  Ukraine cracks down on corrupt army recruiters  Financial TimesZelensky sacks top Ukraine army officials following corruption allegations - BBC News  BBC NewsZelenskiy sacks military recruitment heads over frontline bribes scandal  The GuardianUkraine President Zelenskyy sacks recruitment chiefs for corruption | DW News  DW NewsUkraine fires military conscription officials for taking bribes  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Joshua at the crossroads: Helenius a first step to reviving tattered AJ Show | Donald McRae

  11-08-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Former world heavyweight champion knows he cannot fail against the Finn as he tries to rebuild his boxing career“I can’t fail,” Anthony Joshua says quietly when asked if he feels under intense pressure to perform with explosive force against Robert Helenius on Saturday night in London. The former world heavyweight champion looks up and repeats those words before trying to add a positive gloss to his unenviable situation. “I can’t fail. That’s good pressure. Fi
  
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• President Biden's son may face trial as special counsel appointed to probe tax and gun case - Sky News

  11-08-2023 20:46 via news.google.com
  President Biden's son may face trial as special counsel appointed to probe tax and gun case  Sky NewsSpecial counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter - BBC News  BBC NewsBiden's reelection bid faces vulnerabilities in wake of special counsel appointment  The IndependentReactions to appointment of a special counsel in Hunter Biden case  Reuters.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Crooked House scandal 'must be catalyst for change'

  11-08-2023 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vital heritage will be be lost unless planning laws change to protect historic pubs, campaigners say.
  
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• Ella Baron on Rishi Sunak and the climate crisis – cartoon

  11-08-2023 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
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• Vogue is slammed for 'catastrophic, lazy' cover shoot with supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Chri - Daily Mail

  11-08-2023 20:29 via news.google.com
  Vogue is slammed for 'catastrophic, lazy' cover shoot with supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Chri  Daily MailSupermodels recreate iconic Vogue cover 30 years on  The GuardianOriginal Supermodels reunite for iconic Vogue cover  Woman & HomeThe Supers In 9 Quintessential Vogue Images  British VogueView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hunter Biden investigator given special powers amid accusations of political interference - The Telegraph

  11-08-2023 20:28 via news.google.com
  
  Hunter Biden investigator given special powers amid accusations of political interference  The TelegraphSpecial counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter - BBC News  BBC NewsBiden's reelection bid faces vulnerabilities in wake of special counsel appointment  The IndependentReactions to appointment of a special counsel in Hunter Biden case  Reuters.comOpinion | A Not-So-Special Counsel for Hunter Biden  The Wall Street JournalView Full c
  
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• Sunak’s ‘intransigence’ on pay will lead to more NHS strikes, warns top doctor

  11-08-2023 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: BMA council chair says medics will have no option but to stage more industrial action until ministers make ‘credible offer’Rishi Sunak’s “increasingly intransigent” and “belligerent” stance on medics’ pay is blocking the path to ending the industrial action in the NHS, leaving no option but to strike until the next general election, one of Britain’s top doctors has warned.Speaking to the Guardian on Friday after junior doctors laun
  
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• ‘Twinverclyde’: 17 sets of twins to start school in one Scottish authority

  11-08-2023 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Inverclyde welcomes second largest number of twins on record to start primary educationSeventeen sets of twins will start primary school in one Scottish local authority next week, the second largest number on record.Schools in Inverclyde will welcome the twins for the first time on Friday 18 August, in an area that has colloquially become known as “Twinverclyde”. Continue reading...
  
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• The Guardian view on prisons: Labour should be bold in demanding an overhaul | Editorial

  11-08-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Overcrowded jails serve no one’s interests, and policymaking appears damagingly stuckTwo hundred years ago the Gaols Act 1823 set new standards for the treatment of prisoners, and public appearances by the reform movement’s leader, Elizabeth Fry, drew large crowds. The most extreme cruelty of the 19th-century penal system is thankfully long gone, but the dreadful state of English and Welsh prisons leaves no room for complacency about progress. Staffing levels are “dangerously l
  
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• Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole? - BBC

  11-08-2023 19:26 via news.google.com
  
  Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole?  BBCRussia launches Luna-25 mission in race to sample moon's south pole  Guardian NewsMoon Mining: Why Nations Are Eyeing A "Lunar Gold Rush"  NDTVRussia launches first space mission to Moon in 47 years  BBCRussia races with India to be the first on the Moon in 50 years: Kremlin's rocket due to land on lunar surface  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Guardian view on murder in Ecuador: a tide of violence reaches new heights | Editorial

  11-08-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  The killing of a presidential candidate has highlighted soaring homicide levels, as the cocaine trade booms in Latin AmericaThe assassination of the Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio on Wednesday marked a frightening new moment, even in a country where homicide levels are rocketing. Rising violence and crime are the central issue of the election in which the former journalist fought. The 59-year-old, shot dead as he left an event in Quito, was a courageous whistleblower wh
  
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• Pentagon head of space policy appears in Harrogate court after boys injured in collision

  11-08-2023 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Col Benjamin Oakes pleads not guilty to two counts of causing injury by careless driving outside North Yorkshire collegeThe head of space policy for the US joint chiefs of staff at the Pentagon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of causing injury by careless driving in North Yorkshire.Benjamin Oakes, 46, is accused of causing a collision that left two 15-year-old boys seriously injured outside Ashville College in Harrogate. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I refuse to get old’: how readers strive to keep dementia at bay

  11-08-2023 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers say lifestyle changes could prevent up to 40% of dementia cases. Our readers share their efforts to mitigate the riskWhen Sarah Chester retired from a frantically busy teaching career, she asked herself two questions: “What am I going to do with the rest of my life? And how am I going to live it?”Having been a keen cyclist all her life, she knew she wanted to devote some of her free time to being more active. But that was not just for reasons of general good health. Chest
  
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• RMT announces Saturday rail strikes in August and September

  11-08-2023 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Rail workers’ union says 20,000 members from 14 firms will strike on 26 August and 2 SeptemberMembers of the biggest rail workers’ union are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) said 20,000 of its members from 14 train operators would walk out on 26 August and 2 September, both Saturdays.Avanti West Coast.Chiltern Railways.Cross Country Trains.c2c.East Midlands Railway.Greater Anglia
  
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• Attitudes to the poor are based on a myth | Letters

  11-08-2023 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Jane Mardell and a group of academics respond to Frances Ryan’s piece on a YouGov poll on what people in different income groups ‘should be able to afford’Frances Ryan’s opinion piece made me weep with despair at the attitudes revealed in the YouGov poll (Britons have become so mean that many of us think poor people don’t deserve leisure time, 8 August). She asks: “How did we get here?” The answer lies in decades of peddling the myth that wealth and succ
  
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• Benefit cap punishes children by forcing them into poverty | Letters

  11-08-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The government’s two-child cap on benefits takes no account of the unexpected challenges that can confront any family, writes Kathleen Foster. Plus letters from Claire Edwards and Linda TheobaldI assume Eleanor Talbot possesses a crystal ball, considering her letter supporting the two-child cap on benefits (8 August). Most parents do consider whether or not they can afford children before having them. However, life happens. You may become disabled. Your partner may die. You may lose your j
  
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• Ollie Lawrence: ‘I’ve got a lot more to show in an England jersey’

  11-08-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dropped by Eddie Jones and at Worcester when they went under, powerful back has made it into the England World Cup squadRelaxing at home last Sunday evening, watching the Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, there was finally a chance for Ollie Lawrence to reflect. By any standards his own rollercoaster ride from unemployment to World Cup selection inside a year has been a stirring story, even without the untimely knee injury which has latterly sidelined him for eight weeks.On Saturday he returns to a com
  
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• Owner ‘mortified’ Margate gallery was closed when Pedro Pascal turned up

  11-08-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Hollywood star had come to see an exhibition featuring 17 images of his face, but found the door lockedThe owner of an art gallery featuring an exhibition dedicated to Hollywood star Pedro Pascal said she was “mortified” the gallery was closed when the actor turned up for a visit.Jessica Rhodes Robb, who owns and runs the venue with her partner, Gavin Blake, was bemused to discover Pascal, 48, had turned up to the Rhodes Gallery in Margate on Sunday to find the door closed. Continue
  
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• China has its own reasons for being at Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia

  11-08-2023 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Gathering in Jeddah offers Beijing chance to placate global south and limit damage with west over Russia relationsWhen the Chinese envoy Li Hui arrived in Saudi Arabia, to join international talks on a peace deal for Ukraine this week, it was a pointed contrast with Beijing’s decision to skip a similar forum in Copenhagen in June.At the summit, which excluded Russia, Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy promoted his vision for ending the war to a large gathering of countries from the
  
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• What's next for Wilko and its 12,500 workers?

  11-08-2023 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retailer is in administration but that doesn't necessarily mean it will disappear from the High Street.
  
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• Police launch international search for three people over death of girl in UK

  11-08-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Detectives say people sought over suspected murder of 10-year-old girl in Surrey have probably left UKAn international search has been launched after detectives said they believed three people sought over the suspected murder of a 10-year-old girl in Surrey had left the UK.A murder investigation, led by the Surrey and Sussex major crime team, was opened on Thursday after the child’s body was found at a house in the village of Horsell, near Woking. Continue reading...
  
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• Data leaks have given Irish republican groups ‘upper hand’ against police, analysts warn

  11-08-2023 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Breaches hurt police morale and may help republican paramilitaries intimidate officers and their familiesPolice data breaches in Northern Ireland have given republican paramilitaries a powerful tool to intimidate, demoralise and target officers and their families for years to come, according to security experts.The New IRA and other groups have gained the “upper hand” and will be able to use the unprecedented leaks of officers’ personal information to carry out psychological an
  
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• Train strikes: RMT union announces new weekend walk-outs

  11-08-2023 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 20,000 members will take strike action on 26 August and 2 September over pay and conditions.
  
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• Experts fear US carbon capture plan is ‘fig leaf’ to protect fossil fuel industry

  11-08-2023 18:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Critics concerned energy department decision on fledgling technology will undermine efforts to phase out fossil fuelsThe US energy department has announced it is awarding up to $1.2bn to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air, a fledgling technology that some climate experts worry will distract and undermine efforts to phase out fossil fuels.The process, known as direct air capture, does not yet exist on a meaningful scale, and the move was being seen as the US government ta
  
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• EXCLUSIVE - 'Oxford Street isn't safe anymore': Worried shoppers reveal how TikTok-inspired looting has left t - Daily Mail

  11-08-2023 18:14 via news.google.com
  EXCLUSIVE - 'Oxford Street isn't safe anymore': Worried shoppers reveal how TikTok-inspired looting has left t  Daily MailPlan to rob Bexleyheath shops after Oxford Street chaos exposed by police after TikTok speculation  My LondonPoliticians too scared to take on tech firms, says former senior Met officer  The GuardianHow a TikTok craze led to hours of chaos on London's busiest shopping street  The IndependentTikTok disorder spreads to Southend as teens i
  
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• From Run-DMC to Kendrick Lamar: hip-hop at 50 – in pictures

  11-08-2023 18:10 via theguardian.com
  
  The 50th anniversary of hip-hop is being celebrated this month, so here’s a look back at a bold and influential genre that started when DJ Kool Herc, also known as Clive Campbell, created the style at a Bronx party in 1973. The term was officially coined in 1982 and in the years since, hip-hop has introduced stars from LL Cool J to Lil’ Kim to Drake Continue reading...
  
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• Woking murder inquiry: Trio sought over death of girl, 10, have left UK, police

  11-08-2023 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are working with international authorities to find the three people over the death in Woking.
  
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• Why the Maui wildfires spread so devastatingly fast – video

  11-08-2023 17:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Unprecedented wildfires burning on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 53 people, displaced thousands of residents and destroyed parts of a centuries-old town. The disaster is one of the deadliest US wildfires in recent years. The fast-moving fires, fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane, exploded overnight and moved so quickly that some residents jumped into the ocean to escape the flames and smoke. Crews are continuing to battle the blazes, which have burned through multiple n
  
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• Three people linked to Woking murder probe of girl, 10, have left the country - Surrey Live

  11-08-2023 17:23 via news.google.com
  Three people linked to Woking murder probe of girl, 10, have left the country  Surrey LiveWoking murder: Everything we know as international manhunt launched after girl, 10, dies  The MirrorInternational manhunt launched for three wanted over murder of 10-year-old girl - as police reveal they fled B  Daily MailQuiet Horsell road becomes media circus after body of ten-year-old found by police  Farnham HeraldThree suspects in 10-year-old girl's murder believ
  
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• Why this lament for a burnt-out pub? Is it because Britain seems a bit of a Crooked House these days? | Marina Hyde

  11-08-2023 17:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The fate of a historic landmark has certainly struck a chord: neglected and then reduced to rubble. Uncanny isn’t it?Has anyone seen Adam and Carly Taylor, owners of the Crooked House on Himley Road in Staffordshire? The Taylors took ownership of the historic wonky pub just over a fortnight ago, only for it to be gutted by fire nine days later. Within 48 hours of the night-time blaze, which has sparked national outrage, the structural remains of the Crooked House were hastily reduced to ru
  
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• Scientists Intrigued by Hexagonal Pattern on Surface of Mars - Futurism

  11-08-2023 17:07 via news.google.com
  
  Scientists Intrigued by Hexagonal Pattern on Surface of Mars  FuturismNew discovery of cracked mud on Mars has scientists hopeful for possible signs of life  UNILADCuriosity Rover Spots Evidence of Seasonal Flooding on Mars  ExtremeTechCanadian prof digs ancient rocks in Scotland so scientists can learn how to handle Mars samples  CBC.caA new study says that Mars could be having life-supporting conditions!  Jagran Josh USView Full coverage on Goo
  
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• Channel migrants: More than 100,000 crossings made since 2018 - BBC

  11-08-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  
  Channel migrants: More than 100,000 crossings made since 2018  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• New Covid variant Eris latest as cases and hospitalisations rise in UK - Lancs Live

  11-08-2023 16:24 via news.google.com
  New Covid variant Eris latest as cases and hospitalisations rise in UK  Lancs LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• In Ecuador, a presidential candidate was assassinated. The tragedy is that no one was surprised | Jorge Núñez

  11-08-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Our country is locked in a spiral of killing and violence. We can end this narco nightmare, but the omens are not goodWednesday’s assassination of a presidential candidate is the second high-profile political killing in less than a month in Ecuador. Fernando Villavicencio was killed as he left a political rally – and popular city mayor Agustín Intriago was shot dead while attending a public event only two weeks ago. During Guillermo Lasso’s presidency, eight public offic
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 now available on EVO - Vodafone UK News Centre

  11-08-2023 15:21 via news.google.com
  
  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 now available on EVO  Vodafone UK News CentreSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: Early rumours and what we want to see  Pocket-lintSamsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Fold5 now on sale in first wave markets - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: 11 tips and tricks you absolutely need to know  Pocket-lintView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Red, White & Royal Blue soundtrack: All the songs in Prime Video romcom - RadioTimes

  11-08-2023 15:15 via news.google.com
  
  Red, White & Royal Blue soundtrack: All the songs in Prime Video romcom  RadioTimesRed, White & Royal Blue is Meghan and Harry: The Movie… but gay – review  The IndependentRed, White and Royal Blue review – bland gay romance opts for beige  The GuardianRed, White & Royal Blue's director explains why he kept book's happy ending  Digital SpySeen People Talking About Red, White & Royal Blue? Here’s What You Need To Kno
  
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• How much do junior doctors really get paid in England?

  11-08-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.
  
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• Giant panda toys and a bronze Mick Jagger: Friday’s best photos

  11-08-2023 14:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Man steals Gatwick airport taxi after being refused one

  11-08-2023 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex police released video of the moment Mohammed Ahmed led police on a high-speed chase.
  
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• Tinned tomatoes for dinner, can barely pay the rent: pity Gen Zs as they’re blamed for inflation | Daisy Jones

  11-08-2023 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Young people are asking for pay rises, but it’s not ‘entitled’ to want more from life than endless emails and cheap pasta until you dieAt 22, during my first real media job – I won’t name names – I remember being so monumentally stressed and broke that I began rapidly losing weight. I had neither the time, nor money, to eat properly, and days would consist of mainlining a 50p can of Asda baked beans so that I could bang out my three stories a day, before crash
  
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