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• Ryanair found to be 'worst' airline for sneaky ‘upgrades’ that cost passengers a fortune

  05-10-2023 23:37 via express.co.uk
  
  Supposedly "low-cost" airlines are ratcheting flight prices with extra charges for services that many passengers expect to be included.
  
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• Horrific moment drink-driver kills her friend after saying 'I'm f*****'

  05-10-2023 22:39 via express.co.uk
  
  Harrowing dash-cam footage shows the moment a drink-driver killed her 17-year-old friend when she crashed her car following a house party.
  
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• Keir Starmer admits Labour won't commit to building HS2 despite slamming Sunak

  05-10-2023 22:33 via express.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir laid into the PM for cancelling the massive infrastructure project - but refused to confirm if Labour would bring it back were they to win the next election.
  
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• Police scrambled to migrant hotel after protesters gather to target new security

  05-10-2023 22:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Police rushed to a four-star hotel after protesters gathered to reject it being turned into a migrant housing facility.
  
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• Brighton stabbing: Boy, 16, arrested after teenager killed - BBC

  05-10-2023 22:07 via news.google.com
  
  Brighton stabbing: Boy, 16, arrested after teenager killed  BBCTeen, 17, stabbed to death and boy, 16, arrested in horror ‘murder’ in Brighton...  The SunSlough teen leaves 'trail of kindness' that will be 'remembered forever' as family pays tribute  Berkshire LiveTeenager who died in Brighton stabbing named by Sussex Police  The ArgusView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mum appalled after having to 'shield son's eyes' in Tesco supermarket

  05-10-2023 21:05 via express.co.uk
  
  A furious parent had to cover her son's eyes when she came across a range of ‘inappropriately' placed adult items in an unexpected spot in the supermarket aisles.
  
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• Horrific moment mum cradles injured toddler after vicious XL Bully attack

  05-10-2023 20:59 via express.co.uk
  
  A mum has shared the horrific moment she cradled her toddler after a vicious dog attack by an XL Bully in broad daylight.
  
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• Nurse found guilty of drugging patients for ‘convenience, amusement and spite’

  05-10-2023 20:00 via express.co.uk
  
  A nurse sedated her patients for an ‘easy life' during shifts and joked about it over WhatsApp message with a colleague who was also found guilty of ill-treatment.
  
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• M53 crash school bus driver 'slumped at wheel' moments before coach overturned

  05-10-2023 19:14 via express.co.uk
  
  A senior coroner has stated Stephen Shrimpton suffered an "event" and the schoolgirl, Jessica Baker, 15, suffered an "instantaneous" death.
  
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• Cystic fibrosis patients are struggling to heat their homes due to rising bills

  05-10-2023 19:10 via express.co.uk
  
  A cystic fibrosis charity has asked the government to stop health poverty after a surge in calls to their helpline - with 87 per cent of patients worried about the cost of living.
  
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• 'I'm a lawyer - this is why police are taking so long to solve the Sycamore tree felling'

  05-10-2023 18:52 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Police are still trying to find out who felled the hundreds of years old tree, with one lawyer of over 20 years saying forensic tests will "buy time" for the investigation.
  
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• Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees - Eurogamer.net

  05-10-2023 18:01 via news.google.com
  
  Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees  Eurogamer.netThousands of Sony Employee Details at Risk Following Another Reported Hack  Push SquarePlayStation confirms data breach exposed 7000 employees' personal info | VGC  Video Games ChronicleSony Data Breach Impacted Thousands of Employees  PCMagNearly 6800 current and former Sony employees' information exposed in a security breach  GamesIndustry.bizVi
  
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• Starmer: I can't promise to reverse Sunak's HS2 cuts

  05-10-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has "blown up" the HS2 rail project with billions of pounds wasted, says the Labour leader.
  
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• Hordes of bedbugs swarm Paris as officials warn of rising 'wave of panic' - The Telegraph

  05-10-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Hordes of bedbugs swarm Paris as officials warn of rising 'wave of panic'  The TelegraphPODCAST: Does rural France have a crime problem and why do baguettes taste different?  The Local France‘I pray nothing followed me back’: US influencers fear bedbug invasion from Paris fashion week  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tell us: did you meet your romantic partner over the age of 60?

  05-10-2023 16:45 via theguardian.com
  
  We want to hear from readers who found love after the age of 60For the past four years the Guardian’s How We Met column has been publishing your tales of true love. But for many of us, meeting “the One” doesn’t happen until later in life.With this in mind, we want to hear from readers who met their romantic partner after the age of 60. Perhaps romance never featured in your younger years – or maybe you were surprised to find love again after being divorced or widowe
  
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• Watch: Biggleswade bullocks trample fence and pack into garden

  05-10-2023 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Calls are made for moves to keep bullocks that graze near residential properties under better control.
  
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• Metro Bank shares plunge on fund raising reports

  05-10-2023 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its shares sank by as much as a third in early trading, after reports it needs to raise £600m.
  
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• HS2: No new compensation for 'pain' of people affected by scrapped rail route

  05-10-2023 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be no new money for displaced people and firms along the scrapped route, the government says.
  
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• People in France: have you been affected by bedbugs?

  05-10-2023 15:10 via theguardian.com
  
  We want to speak to people who have been affected by bedbugs in recent weeks following reports of infestations in the countryFrance will deploy sniffer dogs to inspect trains and the Paris Métro for bedbugs after dozens of reports of infestations, the transport minister has said, but stressed there was no evidence of an outbreak.It comes amid reports that the bloodsucking insects are spreading across France, with videos purporting to show the insects on the Paris transport system, high-sp
  
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• Salmond lawyer suspended over train video comments

  05-10-2023 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gordon Jackson KC has been suspended for 15 weeks over comments he made during the Alex Salmond trial.
  
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• Chris Mason: Smoking ban move gets cross-party backing

  05-10-2023 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite practical issues, ministers in Scotland and Wales are on the same page on phasing it out.
  
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• Recorded hate crimes in England and Wales treble in past decade

  05-10-2023 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Although total is down in past 12 months, some forms of hate crime have increased.
  
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• Sycamore Gap tree: The story so far

  05-10-2023 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation continues into why the famous tree along Hadrian's Wall was chopped down.
  
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• Ashley Dale: Woman shot dead after row at Glastonbury, jury told

  05-10-2023 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashley Dale, 28, was killed after a feud between two groups reignited at the festival, a court hears.
  
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• Millennium Bridge: 'Wobbly' pedestrian crossing to close for repairs

  05-10-2023 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of the central London pedestrian crossing are beginning to degrade and need replacing.
  
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• The fall of Nagorno-Karabakh: 'I've lost a child, and now a homeland' – video

  05-10-2023 14:15 via theguardian.com
  
  The breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been dissolved after decades of bloody conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The collapse has led to almost all the ethnic Armenians living in the region to flee over the border into neighbouring Armenia. Many say they will never return.
  The Guardian’s Andrew Roth and Christopher Cherry were at the border as the exodus began. They heard the stories of those fleeing their homeland, sometimes for the third and fourth time, in a conflict that ha
  
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• Newcastle put Mbappé and PSG to the sword – Football Weekly Extra

  05-10-2023 14:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Philippe Auclair and Mark Langdon to discuss all the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Newcastle United thrash a poor PSG 4-1 and take control of the most difficult group in the Champions League. Continue reading...
  
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• Voyeur's step-sister victim says sentence was too lenient

  05-10-2023 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Catherine McSherry speaks out after wedding photographer Christopher McSherry's voyeurism conviction.
  
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• Michaela McAreavey: Three to be prosecuted over mocking video

  05-10-2023 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The suspects are accused of stirring up hatred by singing offensive lyrics at an Orange Hall last year.
  
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• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Students win assault case

  05-10-2023 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women travelled from the USA to study and believe college staff were "dismissive" of them.
  
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• Just Stop Oil: Five arrested after protesters disrupt Les Miserables

  05-10-2023 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The evening performance, in London's West End, was halted and did not resume.
  
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• Sycamore Gap: Hadrian's Wall damage found after tree cut down

  05-10-2023 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Historic England says damage to the ancient wall was found after the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down.
  
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• Women's group boss says she was bitten in racist Tube attack

  05-10-2023 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Selma Taha, the director of Southall Black Sisters, says she had her hair ripped out and was bitten.
  
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• Shiney Row: Man bailed after suspected American bully XL attack

  05-10-2023 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police launched a murder investigation after Ian Langley, 54, was attacked and killed.
  
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• Amazon and Microsoft to face cloud computing competition probe

  05-10-2023 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The competition watchdog is investigating the tech giants' cloud computing dominance.
  
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• Renters chasing each home jumps from 20 to 25 in five months

  05-10-2023 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When a property goes up for rent there are typically 25 people competing for a viewing, Rightmove says.
  
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• Rishi Sunak defends his plan to ban smoking for younger generation

  05-10-2023 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister tells the BBC he backs the move because there is "no safe level of smoking".
  
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• Israelis accused of raping British tourist go on trial in Cyprus

  05-10-2023 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five Israeli men deny attacking the British woman at a pool party in Ayia Napa last month.
  
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• Fugitive to be extradited to US on rape charges

  05-10-2023 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's justice secretary confirms that the extradition of the American fugitive Nicholas Rossi can go ahead.
  
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• iOS 17.0.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users - Forbes

  05-10-2023 10:04 via news.google.com
  iOS 17.0.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users  ForbesiOS 17 Surprises: Overheating Fix, Podcast Updates, MagSafe Tricks and More  CNETiPhone 15 overheating fix: Thermal imaging reveals whether iOS 17.0.3 update worked  MashableOverheating iPhone 15 Pro Max? Mine now runs cooler than my iPhone 14 Pro Max  StuffThought your overheating issues were over? Turns out your iPhone 15 Pro is still under fire  iMoreView Full coverage on Go
  
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• Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out plan

  05-10-2023 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.
  
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• Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Voters go to polls in by-election

  05-10-2023 08:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fourteen candidates are standing in the long-awaited contest for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat.
  
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• Society saving Mackintosh buildings reaches 50

  05-10-2023 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After 50 years of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, the architect's buildings are still at risk.
  
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• Joe Dix murder: Parents left powerless after gang exploited son

  05-10-2023 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of a murdered teenager say he was caught in a "vicious circle" of debt to drug dealers.
  
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• GP burnout: 'I was left feeling like a husk of a human'

  05-10-2023 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A support service for NHS staff reports a 77% rise in doctors seeking help for mental health issues.
  
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• Beyoncé on the big screen and Mahalia – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

  05-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Beyoncé has announced the film of her Renaissance tour will hit cinemas soon, following hot on the heels of Taylor Swift’s Eras movie. Is this all about making money? Plus, Chanté speaks to multi-award-winning R&B singer Mahalia ahead of her UK tour Continue reading...
  
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• All the news and science from the Nobel Prizes – podcast

  05-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian science correspondents Linda Geddes, Nicola Davis and Hannah Devlin give Madeleine Finlay the lowdown on the Nobel Prizes for medicine, physics and chemistry that were announced this weekClips: Nobel Prize, Penn MedicineFind all the Guardian’s coverage of the Nobel Prizes for Science here Continue reading...
  
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• Stage that once hosted William Shakespeare found, claims Norfolk theatre

  05-10-2023 02:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Floorboards that are thought to have been acted on by William Shakespeare are uncovered in King's Lynn.
  
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• Rishi Sunak reported to Scottish police over joke about Nicola Sturgeon - The Guardian

  05-10-2023 00:14 via news.google.com
  Rishi Sunak reported to Scottish police over joke about Nicola Sturgeon  The GuardianRishi Sunak makes prison joke about Nicola Sturgeon at Tory Party conference  The TelegraphRishi Sunak jokes that Nicola Sturgeon might go to jail  The IndependentRishi Sunak reported to Police Scotland over Nicola Sturgeon joke in speech  Daily RecordView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Google releases Gmail app for Wear OS - The Verge

  05-10-2023 00:11 via news.google.com
  
  Google releases Gmail app for Wear OS  The VergeMyFitnessPal gets a huge free update for Wear OS watch owners  T3Gmail app is now available for Wear OS Galaxy Watches  SamMobile - Samsung newsThe Gmail app for Wear OS is finally available  EngadgetWear OS gets new and improved native app support with AllTrails, MyFitnessPal, and Peloton  Android PoliceView Full coverage on Google News
  
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