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• Pubs in England and Wales allowed to stay open later for VE Day anniversary

  18-04-2025 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Venues to remain open until 1am as PM urges UK to come together to mark 80th anniversary on 8 May Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 1am to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the UK prime minister has announced.The government will allow pubs in England and Wales to close at 1am on 9 May to allow drinkers to continue celebrating into the early hours. Continue reading...
  
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• Denied, detained, deported: the most high-profile cases in Trump’s immigration crackdown

  18-04-2025 22:50 via theguardian.com
  
  These are some of the people ensnared by the administration’s unprecedented measures to target people it believes oppose its agendaDonald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration has set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting asylum seekers and refugees while conducting raids and deportations in undocumented communities, detaining and deporting immigrants and spr
  
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• Sopranos star's daughter dead at 58 after cancer battle - Daily Mail

  18-04-2025 22:42 via news.google.com
  Sopranos star's daughter dead at 58 after cancer battle  Daily Mail
  
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• Hamer and Brereton Díaz get Sheffield United back on track against Cardiff - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 22:23 via news.google.com
  Hamer and Brereton Díaz get Sheffield United back on track against Cardiff  The GuardianSheffield United 2-0 Cardiff City: Gustavo Hamer and Ben Brereton Diaz give Blades victory  BBC"Constant nuisance", "Frustration" - Sheffield United player ratings v Cardiff City as 8/10 man shines  thestar.co.ukBoss hints at changes on Good Friday  Sheffield United FCTeam News | Sheffield United vs. Cardiff City  Cardiff City
  
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• What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast

  18-04-2025 22:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the banVirginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the image late last year when it removed a section about Virginia from its onl
  
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• British man, 27, killed by avalanche in French Alps - BBC

  18-04-2025 21:54 via news.google.com
  British man, 27, killed by avalanche in French Alps  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison - BBC

  18-04-2025 21:53 via news.google.com
  US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison  BBCWrongly deported Ábrego García traumatized at El Salvador's CECOT megaprison: Van Hollen  AxiosWife of Kilmar Ábrego García speaks as White House defiant over US return  The GuardianUS senator meets man at centre of El Salvador deportation row  Sky NewsWho Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?  The New York
  
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• World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan to overcome 'stage fright' to face Carter at Crucible - BBC

  18-04-2025 21:43 via news.google.com
  World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan to overcome 'stage fright' to face Carter at Crucible  BBCO’Sullivan confirms he will play in World Snooker Championship after Carter draw  The GuardianExclusive: O'Sullivan confirms World Snooker Championship participation  tntsports.co.ukRonnie O'Sullivan's opening Crucible match could be cancelled after freak injury  The MirrorRonnie O'Sullivan: I've lost my instinctiveness and it's pretty scary ahead
  
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• Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks are 'coming to a head' as US mulls backing out - ITVX

  18-04-2025 21:13 via news.google.com
  Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks are 'coming to a head' as US mulls backing out  ITVXTrump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks  The GuardianTrump: If Ukraine-Russia peace deal is too difficult we’ll take a pass  The TimesWhy US diplomats Witkoff and Rubio are now courting the Europeans  The IndependentUS proposes leaving occupied areas under Russian control, easing sanctions, Bloom
  
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• JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 21:13 via news.google.com
  JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner  The Guardian'No-fly throne' and 'Labour turmoil on ruling'  BBCRapists can no longer claim to be women following Supreme Court ruling  The TelegraphTrans women to be strip searched by male transport police after court ruling  Sky NewsNo obligation to exclude trans women under ‘misunderstood’ Supreme Court ruling, former top judge says  The Independent
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial - Sky News

  18-04-2025 21:04 via news.google.com
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial  Sky NewsDiddy's plea for two-month delay in sex-trafficking case denied by judge  Fox NewsSean 'Diddy' Combs' Lawyers Want Cassie Ventura Assault Video Excluded at Trial  People.comSean 'Diddy' Combs appears in court, loses bid to delay sex-crimes trial: Live updates  USA TodaySean ‘Diddy’ Combs bid to delay trial denied  CNN
  
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• It’s complicated: Awkward marriage of Maresca and Chelsea provides great drama | Barney Ronay

  18-04-2025 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Enzo Maresca loves controlled buildup play while Blues fans tend to like forceful football. Conflict seemed inevitableThere was a news story this week about a team of a hundred scientists who have spent nine years analysing a single cubic millimetre of mouse brain. The one hundred scientists have finally published their results. And those results are basically: “Whoah, have you seen this stuff?”What they found inside the cubic millimetre of mouse brain was an eternity of wiring, just
  
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• LIVE: Reaction as Norris pips Piastri with Hamilton facing Jeddah investigation - racingnews365.com

  18-04-2025 20:44 via news.google.com
  LIVE: Reaction as Norris pips Piastri with Hamilton facing Jeddah investigation  racingnews365.comF1 practice LIVE: Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2025 times, results, radio and updates  BBCSainz believes ‘little steps’ are adding up at Williams  Formula 1Saudi Arabian GP: Pierre Gasly tops first practice for Alpine as Lando Norris claims encouraging second  Sky SportsFIA Team Principals press conference – 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Formula
  
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• Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive' trade talks, No 10 says - BBC

  18-04-2025 20:19 via news.google.com
  Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive' trade talks, No 10 says  BBCPM call with President Trump of the United States: 18 April 2025  GOV.UKUK-US trade deal update as Keir Starmer reveals latest call with Donald Trump  Daily ExpressKeir Starmer and Donald Trump discuss 'ongoing and productive' trade talks in first call since the US slapped  Daily MailUK PM Starmer discussed trade with Trump, Downing Street says  Reuters
  
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• Essex Police: Senior officer sacked for sexual contact with woman while on duty - Sky News

  18-04-2025 20:14 via news.google.com
  Essex Police: Senior officer sacked for sexual contact with woman while on duty  Sky NewsEssex senior police officer sacked for sexual misconduct  BBCSenior Essex police officer dismissed over sexual misconduct  The GuardianPolice chief sacked after having sex on duty  The TelegraphPredatory senior Essex Police officer 'preyed' on female colleagues  Essex Live
  
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• Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory

  18-04-2025 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemicUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has replaced Covid.gov – a website that once provided Americans with access to information about free tests, vaccines, treatment and secondary conditions such as long Covid – with a treatise on the “lab leak” theory.The site includes intense criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci, who helmed national Covid p
  
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• Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks

  18-04-2025 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump said he could stop war in 24 hours, but team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’Ukraine war live updates: Trump denies being ‘played’ by PutinOne key to a successful negotiation is always being willing to walk away from the table. But it isn’t clear whether the Trump administration has threatened to give up on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal as a negotiating tactic or simply because it lacks the concentration for a complicated nego
  
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• Oxford United 0-1 Leeds: Championship – live reaction - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 20:00 via news.google.com
  Oxford United 0-1 Leeds: Championship – live reaction  The GuardianOxford United 0-1 Leeds United: Manor Solomon goal moves Whites closer to Premier League  BBCOxford United 0-1 Leeds United: Manor Solomon's winner moves Whites top of Championship and closer to promotion  Sky SportsStream Leeds United Clash on OUTV  Oxford United Football ClubLeeds on the brink of Premier League return after win over Oxford  The Telegraph
  
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• Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 20:00 via news.google.com
  Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before  The GuardianThis Impossible New Color Is So Rare That Only Five People Have Seen It  Scientific AmericanNew colour seen for the first time by tricking the eyes  New Scientist'Olo' is a brand-new color only ever seen by 5 people  Live ScienceA "New Color?" Scientists Claim "Olo" Is Like Nothing You've Ever Seen Before  IFLScience
  
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• Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before

  18-04-2025 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cellsAfter walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.The bold – and contested – assertion follows an experiment in which researchers in the US had laser pulses fired into their eyes. By stimulating individual cells in the retina, the laser
  
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• Court ruling on ‘woman’ at odds with UK Equality Act aim, says ex-civil servant

  18-04-2025 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Clear premise’ was to give trans and biological women same sex discrimination rights, says official who helped draft actA former civil servant who played a key role in drafting the Equality Act has said the supreme court’s ruling about the legal definition of a woman contradicted the act’s original intentions.Melanie Field, who oversaw its drafting and passage through Westminster in 2010, said the legislation was meant to give transgender people with gender recognition c
  
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• Trump studying whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says - Reuters

  18-04-2025 19:48 via news.google.com
  Trump studying whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says  ReutersDonald Trump studying if he can sack Fed chief, says White House  The TelegraphRoundup: Trump vs. the Fed; Harvard fights back  NPRJerome Powell is a Deadhead? 5 things to know about the Fed chair.  USA TodayAs tariffs darken the economic outlook, Trump sizes up Powell as a scapegoat  CNN
  
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• Trans boycott nearly put us out of business, says Mumsnet founder - The Telegraph

  18-04-2025 19:43 via news.google.com
  Trans boycott nearly put us out of business, says Mumsnet founder  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump’s second state visit to UK to be disrupted by ‘even bigger’ protests

  18-04-2025 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Stop Trump coalition to dust off blimp, hoping demonstrations will surpass those during US president’s 2019 visitDonald Trump’s second visit to the UK later this year will be disrupted by “even bigger” protests than those that coincided with his state visit in his first term, campaigners have vowed.On Thursday Trump let slip that he expects to visit the UK in September, after Keir Starmer handed him a personal invitation from King Charles III during his visit to the White
  
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• Easter travel: Millions get away for bank holiday weekend - BBC

  18-04-2025 18:43 via news.google.com
  Easter travel: Millions get away for bank holiday weekend  BBCMillions get away for Easter bank holiday weekend  BBCEaster travel LIVE: Millions expected to face Friday getaway chaos amid rail works, strikes and flooding  London Evening StandardTraffic news live: Easter travel disruption warning with hundreds of train closures planned  The IndependentEuston Station closed for three days over Easter  BBC
  
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• London family 'minute away' from cable car crash in Italy - BBC

  18-04-2025 18:32 via news.google.com
  London family 'minute away' from cable car crash in Italy  BBCBritish woman killed in Naples cable car crash named as Margaret Winn  BBCTwo British tourists killed after cable car crashes to ground in Naples are named  The IndependentFour dead after cable car crash in southern Italy  The GuardianTwo British nationals among four killed after cable car crashed near Naples, Italian police say  Sky News
  
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• The Guardian view on Sudan’s third year of conflict: a war against civilians | Editorial

  18-04-2025 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  The ambitions of two generals and the interests of other states have led to the massacre of adults and children already forced to flee their homesSudan has begun its third year of civil war in the bleakest manner imaginable: mourning the massacre of hundreds of civilians and relief workers in displacement camps in Darfur. What began as a power struggle between generals has led to the killing of tens of thousands of people and widespread sexual and ethnic violence. The International Rescue Commit
  
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• The Guardian view on British TV: a drama out of a crisis | Editorial

  18-04-2025 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  The hit Netflix show Adolescence has ignited debate about the future of UK television. Public service broadcasting must stand up to the streaming giantsHappy Valley, Top Boy, Doctor Who, Slow Horses, Killing Eve, I Will Destroy You, Fleabag and, most recently, Adolescence – at first glance, it seems perverse to argue that British TV drama is in crisis. But this is the message from leading figures within the industry.Amid headline-grabbing debates about the dangers of toxic o
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games are cross-compatible with Switch 1, publisher claims - Video Games Chronicle

  18-04-2025 18:21 via news.google.com
  Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games are cross-compatible with Switch 1, publisher claims  Video Games ChronicleRune Factory: Guardians of Azuma FAQ Suggests Some Physical Switch 2 Cartridges Will Be Playable on Switch 1  IGNNintendo Switch 2 Backward Compatibility Looks Better Than Expected  WIREDAt Least 1 Switch 2 Game Cartridge Will Seemingly Work on Original Switch  Game RantNintendo Switch 2 Edition Game Cards Work On Switch 1, According To Publisher 
  
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• Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’

  18-04-2025 18:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Maker of triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar says it has made ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw productMars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard.The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free s
  
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• JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner

  18-04-2025 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spacesCocktail in hand and puffing on a celebratory cigar onboard her superyacht, reportedly somewhere in the Bahamas, JK Rowling celebrated on social media after this week’s UK supreme court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.“I love it when a plan comes together,” she posted on X, borrowing the catchphrase from the popular 80s TV series The A
  
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• William Morris’s legacy of radical creativity | Letters

  18-04-2025 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  The renowned designer’s lasting creative influences are celebrated by Portia Dadley, while John P Butler shares a touching memory of his late wife’s love of a Morris patternRe your editorial (The Guardian view on William Morris: how the Strawberry Thief took over the world, 11 April), William Morris developed the Strawberry Thief pattern at his Merton Abbey Works on the banks of the River Wandle.The workers who turned the design into a “swinish luxury” formed a close
  
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• Supreme court ruling on sex divides opinion | Letters

  18-04-2025 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian readers respond to the judgment on sex and the Equality Act, and consider its repercussions for trans people The recent supreme court ruling on gender recognition and the controversial debate over single-sex spaces has at its core the need to avoid male violence. Male violence affects us all, but is seldom mentioned in any of these toxic debates. Instead, we get women being pitched against trans women, and one of the major underlying causes of all this distress – male violence &nd
  
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• Martin Rowson on the martyrdom of Volodymyr Zelenskyy – cartoon

  18-04-2025 17:37 via theguardian.com
  
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• Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes - BBC

  18-04-2025 17:25 via news.google.com
  Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump halts construction of big wind farm off New York coast: ‘reckless and overreaching’

  18-04-2025 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Wind power developer eyes legal remedies to order that blocks renewable energy projects and eliminates green job opportunitiesThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The buildout of renewable energy projects in downstate New York – the region that includes the Hudson valley and below – is often complicated. The space for these projects is limited, particularly in New York City, and they’re often
  
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• Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 17:17 via news.google.com
  Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales  The Guardian
  
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• Ed Sheeran shares Persian culture with the world and the diaspora swoons – me included | Dellaram Vreeland

  18-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The star’s new single, Azizam, is a rare pop-cultural moment in which Iran is celebrated for the beauty of its cultureGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs a second-generation Persian immigrant, my connection with my roots has always been relatively surface-level. Admiring the intricate artworks adorning the walls of our homes, hand-loomed rugs crafted by my own grandmother, barberry-laden rice and saffron-infused stews, the music of Googoosh, Bijan Mortazavi and Susan Roshan blast
  
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• British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission - The Guardian

  18-04-2025 16:51 via news.google.com
  British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission  The GuardianBritain should rethink its plans for coal  The TelegraphScunthorpe steelmaking has a bright future – Reeves  BBCUK starts hunt for buyer for British Steel  Financial TimesThe Scunthorpe crisis and the rebirth of national capitalism  New Statesman
  
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• Joe Biden drops ice cream and calls Ukraine ‘Iraq’ on secret Harvard visit - The Times

  18-04-2025 16:45 via news.google.com
  Joe Biden drops ice cream and calls Ukraine ‘Iraq’ on secret Harvard visit  The TimesJoe Biden Applauds Harvard’s Resistance at Private Kennedy School Event  The Harvard CrimsonBiden Drops Ice Cream and Confuses Countries in Secret Harvard Speech  The Daily BeastBiden’s meltdown as Trump touts China tariff deal  Herald SunBiden visits students at Harvard Kennedy School on invitation of longtime adviser, officials say  The
  
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• Migrant dies in English Channel crossing attempt - BBC

  18-04-2025 16:25 via news.google.com
  Migrant dies in English Channel crossing attempt  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Pictured: Female golfer killed by van being chased by police - The Telegraph

  18-04-2025 16:22 via news.google.com
  Pictured: Female golfer killed by van being chased by police  The TelegraphMurder arrest as golf course crash victim named  BBCDudley man arrested as woman dies after being hit by van being chased by police  dudleynews.co.ukPictured: Mother-of-three, 62, who was run over on golf course and killed by van pursued by police  Daily MailThree arrested after woman killed by van during police chase at golf course  ITVX
  
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• US strikes on Yemeni port killed dozens, Houthis claim - Financial Times

  18-04-2025 16:13 via news.google.com
  US strikes on Yemeni port killed dozens, Houthis claim  Financial TimesUS strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 74, Houthis say  BBCScores killed in US strikes on Yemen fuel port of Ras Isa, Houthi officials say  The GuardianDestruction From U.S. Attack On Houthi Port Shown In Satellite Imagery  The War ZoneLIVE: US air strikes target Yemen again after 80 killed in overnight attack  Al Jazeera
  
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• Nintendo raising cost of Switch 2 accessories in US due to tariffs, but console price to remain same - Eurogamer

  18-04-2025 16:08 via news.google.com
  Nintendo raising cost of Switch 2 accessories in US due to tariffs, but console price to remain same  EurogamerNintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. - News - Nintendo Official Site  NintendoNintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays  CNBCNintendo Raises Prices for Switch 2 Accessories Amid Tariff Uncertainty  The Hollywood ReporterSwitch 2 gets new pre-order date in late A
  
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• ‘His work needs to be seen’: the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors

  18-04-2025 16:07 via theguardian.com
  Ever since the artist’s repellent crimes were brought to light, the world has grappled with how to treat his work. Now a new exhibition at Ditchling, where he lived, is giving survivors a sayA young girl kneels on her bedroom floor, hands pressed together, as another figure towers over her, one arm raised. This watercolour, made by Eric Gill, is titled Annunciation – but for the abuse survivors currently working on a show of his work that will open in the town where he lived, this sc
  
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• The best pressure washers: eight expert picks for cleaning garden furniture and patios

  18-04-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Our expert puts the best power washers through their paces on the toughest – and muckiest – outdoor chores, from grimy paving slabs to dirty decking• How to get your garden ready for summerThe trouble with the great outdoors is that it gets a bit untidy. Your lawnmower might do a good job of keeping your garden in check, but keeping your patio, decking and outdoor furniture spick and span can take hours, especially if you rely on a bucket of soapy water and a scrubbing brush.Tha
  
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• Colin Farrell opens up about the emotional decision to place his son in care - Daily Record

  18-04-2025 15:38 via news.google.com
  Colin Farrell opens up about the emotional decision to place his son in care  Daily RecordColin Farrell shares ‘tricky’ decision to put son into long-term care  The IndependentColin Farrell reveals heartbreaking reason he placed disabled son in care following misdiagnosis  lbc.co.ukColin Farrell making long-term care plans for son James  RTE.ieColin Farrell opens up on decision to put his son in care  The Irish News
  
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• Suspect in Florida shooting which left two dead is deputy sheriff's son | ITV News - ITVX

  18-04-2025 15:37 via news.google.com
  Suspect in Florida shooting which left two dead is deputy sheriff's son | ITV News  ITVXView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why do Trump voters have no regrets? Because the people they hate are getting hurt more | Arwa Mahdawi

  18-04-2025 15:28 via theguardian.com
  Even amid political chaos and rising prices, what matters most to his supporters is a macabre form of payback and vengeanceThe stock market is plunging, prices are rising, federal workers are getting laid off, students are being snatched off the street by immigration agents. The US is many things at the moment, but stable is not one of them. So, amid all this turmoil, how are all the Donald Trump voters feeling? Has buyer’s remorse set in? Are they starting to wonder whether voting in a co
  
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• No-fly zone in place over Sandringham royal estate ‘after Zelenskyy scare’

  18-04-2025 15:24 via theguardian.com
  Move reportedly came after drones over king’s residence sparked worries on weekend of Ukraine president’s arrivalA no-fly zone order has been put in place over the Sandringham estate after drones were spotted flying in the area last month while Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the royal residence.Security services requested the restrictions, which were put in place to protect “members of the royal family and other dignitaries”, days after King Charles hosted the Ukrainian pres
  
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