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• Lawmakers and community leaders react to ‘indefensible’ César Chávez sexual abuse allegations

  18-03-2026 23:12
  New York Times report leads to multiple cancellations of events meant to celebrate the late labor organizerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLawmakers, union leaders and several community organizations expressed their shock and disgust after several women shared allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse by the late labor organizer César Chávez.The New York Times released an investigation on Wednesday detailing the allegations,
  
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• WSL roundup: Lexi Potter makes grade as Chelsea leapfrog Manchester United

  18-03-2026 23:11
  Teenager scores winner against Brighton on full debutUnited lose ground in title race after draw with West HamChelsea leapt above Manchester United to go second in the Women’s Super League table as the teenager Lexi Potter scored the winner against Brighton on her first senior start.The defending champions beat United in the League Cup final on Sunday and rubbed salt into the wounds by nipping a point ahead of them with a 2-1 victory at Kingsmeadow. Continue reading...
  
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• Simons stars but Spurs crash out of Champions League despite Atlético Madrid win

  18-03-2026 23:11
  There has been the feeling at too many points of this traumatic season for Tottenham that they only play when the result is beyond them. This Champions League last-16 tie looked that way when Atlético Madrid went 4-0 up after 22 minutes of the first leg last Tuesday and nobody gave Spurs a prayer of overturning the final scoreline from the Metropolitano of 5-2.They played here. It was a strange evening because there were times when the hope did crackle. Spurs had massive chances for a two
  
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• Trump nominee Markwayne Mullin grilled by senators at DHS confirmation hearing – live

  18-03-2026 23:10
  Committee chair Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin exchange heated remarks at hearing to confirm new homeland security secretaryMullin never served in military but talks as if he didSign up for Breaking US News US emailsRand Paul seemed immediately frustrated with Mullin as he opened the hearing. While he was speaking, he suggested that Mullin wasn’t listening to his remarks, during which he pushed Trump’s nominee on his vote against Paul’s amendment to stop all funding for refugee
  
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• Salah caps comeback to send Liverpool into last eight with rout of Galatasaray

  18-03-2026 23:00
  A warm spring evening at Anfield, with a comeback required to salvage a European tie and perhaps a season, and Liverpool delivered once more. Arne Slot might have done many things wrong this season but losing that feature of Liverpool’s identity can not be added to the list after an emphatic victory over Galatasaray.Liverpool will be reunited with Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter finals of the Champions League, in a repeat of the last 16 tie that Slot often reminisces about from last sea
  
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• BBC World Service to get extra £11m a year in deal ending funding uncertainty

  18-03-2026 23:00
  Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costsThe BBC World Service will be given increased government funding as part of a three-year deal after ministers concluded it was needed to counter the rise of global disinformation.The Guardian understands that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, has agreed an additional £11m a year for the next three years on the government’s grant to the service. Continue reading
  
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• Eid ul Fitr 2026 LIVE as Saudi Arabia announces moon sighting and sets start date - latest updates - Manchester Evening News

  18-03-2026 22:55 via news.google.com
  Eid ul Fitr 2026 LIVE as Saudi Arabia announces moon sighting and sets start date - latest updates  Manchester Evening NewsEid al-Fitr 2026: A blessed occasion  Islamic Relief UKWhen Does Ramadan End? Watch Venus With ‘Eid Moon’ On The Equinox  ForbesWill Eid fall on March 19 or 20? Saudi Arabia calls for moon sighting  Gulf BusinessSaudi Arabia announces first day of Eid Al Fitr 2026; crescent not sighted  Gulf News
  
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• Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe - The Guardian

  18-03-2026 22:43 via news.google.com
  Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe  The GuardianAll doctors in England warned to watch for meningitis symptoms after Kent outbreak  BBCMasks for NHS staff amid confusion over rapid spread of meningitis  The TelegraphCases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent  GOV.UKNumber of meningitis cases investigated in Kent rises to 20  The Guardian
  
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• Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax

  18-03-2026 22:43
  Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to blocking state’s proposed 5% wealth taxA Google founder has more than doubled his financial contribution to the fight against a proposed wealth tax in California. New filings with the state show that former Alphabet president Sergey Brin donated $25m to a Super Pac dedicated to blocking the tax on top of $20m he had already given.Brin is not alone among Google’s top brass in upping his financial sta
  
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• Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections - The Guardian

  18-03-2026 22:22 via news.google.com
  Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections  The GuardianAngela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation  BBCUK immigration reforms could be softened, Starmer signals after Rayner criticism  Financial TimesAngela Rayner: Plan to toughen up residency rules ‘un-British’  The TimesLabour's left unite behind 'major reset' call in fresh challenge to Starmer  Sky News
  
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• Man Utd's FA Youth Cup stars show they don't need to rely on JJ Gabriel to reach semi-finals, but he certainly helped - United In Focus

  18-03-2026 22:15 via news.google.com
  Man Utd's FA Youth Cup stars show they don't need to rely on JJ Gabriel to reach semi-finals, but he certainly helped  United In FocusWatch live: FA Youth Cup quarter-final  Sunderland AFCU18s report: United 3 Sunderland 2  Manchester UnitedAndy’s Player Ratings: Man Utd u18 3 - 2 Sunderland u18 - Brave Black Cats Bow Out  Roker ReportHow to watch Man United in FA Youth Cup with JJ Gabriel set to star at Old Trafford  Manchester Evening New
  
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• Two men charged with allegedly spying on London Jewish community for Iran - BBC

  18-03-2026 22:13 via news.google.com
  Two men charged with allegedly spying on London Jewish community for Iran  BBCTwo men charged with ‘spying on Jews’ for Iran  The Telegraph2 Charged With Surveillance for Iran on London’s Jews  The New York TimesPair charged with spying on Jewish targets for Iran  Sky NewsTwo men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran  The Guardian
  
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• Hunky Jesus review – a hot, oiled-torso Easter from San Francisco’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

  18-03-2026 22:00
  BFI Flare festival, London
  Cavorting around the cross and sexualising the saviour, a group of queer drag nuns, performance artists and activists satirise the religious festival in Jennifer M Kroot’s documentaryJennifer M Kroot’s film Hunky Jesus, narrated by George Takei, is the opening event of this year’s BFI Flare, the festival of LGBTQ+ moviemaking. It is about an outrageous annual talent contest for the hunkiest Jesus-a-like, whose contestants are often oiled, with the kin
  
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• Two men charged with allegedly spying on London Jewish community for Iran

  18-03-2026 21:53
  Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and Alireza Farasati, 22, arrested after counter-terrorism investigationTwo men have been charged with spying for Iran over alleged surveillance of the Jewish community in London, police said.Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, a dual Iranian and British national, and Alireza Farasati, 22, an Iranian national, have both been charged with engaging in contact likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between 9 July and 15 August last year. Continue reading...
  
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• US Fed keeps interest rates steady amid economic, geopolitical uncertainty - Al Jazeera

  18-03-2026 21:41 via news.google.com
  US Fed keeps interest rates steady amid economic, geopolitical uncertainty  Al JazeeraFederal Reserve decision live: Fed sticks with plans to cut rates even as Iran war sends energy prices soaring  Financial TimesUS holds interest rates as Iran war triggers inflation fears  BBCHere's what changed in the new Fed statement  CNBCRates Spark: Some calm ahead of the Fed meeting  ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING THINK
  
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• Pereira says it is a ‘pity’ Forest must prioritise Premier League status over Europa League

  18-03-2026 21:29
  Club owner Marinakis has made it clear relegation is unacceptable Manager will rest players against Mitdjylland ahead of TottenhamVitor Pereira has conceded it is a “pity” Nottingham Forest feel compelled to prioritise the Premier League over the Europa League, with the head coach saying the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, has stressed that domestic survival is king.The fiercely ambitious Marinakis targeted European silverware after the club returned to continental competition for the fi
  
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• Israel faces stiff Hezbollah resistance as it attempts to push deeper into Lebanon - The Guardian

  18-03-2026 21:26 via news.google.com
  Israel faces stiff Hezbollah resistance as it attempts to push deeper into Lebanon  The GuardianIsrael destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon  BBCIDF says it will bomb bridges on Litani River in coming hours  The Times of IsraelWhy Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon  Al JazeeraIsrael doubles troops in Hezbollah fight, searches homes in south Lebanon  Reuters
  
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• Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections

  18-03-2026 21:07
  Exclusive: Resolution could pave way for full return to frontline politics, but supporters stress she has no plans to directly challenge Keir StarmerFor months there has been an apparently insurmountable obstacle to Angela Rayner going for the Labour leadership, should Keir Starmer find himself facing a contest.The investigation by HMRC into the former deputy prime minister’s tax affairs has hung heavily over her since she was forced to resign last September over underpayment of stamp duty
  
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• Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe

  18-03-2026 20:54
  There is growing confidence that the 20 people diagnosed with the illness have not infected anyone outside the areaHealth officials increasingly believe they have contained the fatal outbreak of meningitis in Kent, with no cases emerging that are not linked to the original cluster of 20.In another boost to efforts to contain the infection, the bug that caused it has been identified as a known strain of meningitis B, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...
  
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• Lewandowski and Raphinha double up as Barcelona run riot against Newcastle

  18-03-2026 20:53
  For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret.By the time the final whistle went, the Camp Nou belted out the club anthem and the broken men in black and white trudged towards their own supporters, positioned high above a scoreboard that showed 7-2, it seemed absurd to say that they had played their part, but they had. In the end, though, the biggest night of their lives belonged to Barcelona, who scored as many goals as they ev
  
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• SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos) - Space

  18-03-2026 20:35 via news.google.com
  SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos)  SpaceLatest at Starbase with LabPadre: March 16  ValleyCentral.comBooster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2  NASASpaceFlight.com -SpaceX completes final test ahead of crucial Starship launch  AOL.comElon Musk built the most powerful rocket ever – but it’s not ready yet  MSN
  
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• US intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting Donald Trump on Iran war - Financial Times

  18-03-2026 20:33 via news.google.com
  US intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting Donald Trump on Iran war  Financial TimesUS intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war  Al JazeeraTulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success  The GuardianTakeaways from intelligence officials’ testimony amid war with Iran  CNNU.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War  The New York Times
  
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• Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100 - BBC

  18-03-2026 20:32 via news.google.com
  Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100  BBCNew fees for passport applications  GOV.UKHome Office proposes 8 % passport-fee hike, pushing online adult applications above £100  VisaHQHuge change to UK passports to be made on April 8  Daily ExpressThe cost of getting a passport will rise next month - taking it over £100 for an adult  Manchester Evening News
  
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• Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study - The Guardian

  18-03-2026 20:31 via news.google.com
  Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia

  18-03-2026 20:30
  Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia.Built into chunky, black-rimmed frames that have a camera, microphone and speakers, the tech – known as CrossSense – guides wearers through everyday life by means of a chatty assistant called Wispy. Continue reading...
  
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• Who is Banksy? Unmasking the elusive street artist - BBC

  18-03-2026 20:26 via news.google.com
  Who is Banksy? Unmasking the elusive street artist  BBCBanksy has been unmasked (again). But does this major Reuters investigation actually tell us something new?  The GuardianWhat to Know About Banksy and the Street Artist’s Identity  The New York TimesThe secret life and hidden millions of the man outed as Banksy  The TelegraphIs this the end of Banksy?  The Times
  
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• Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gasfield hours after forces kill intelligence minister

  18-03-2026 20:25
  Death confirmed of Esmail Khatib, the third senior Iranian figure killed in 24 hours, as Israel also launches intense airstrikes on LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesExplainer: why attacks on gasfields are a major escalationIsrael struck Iran’s giant South Pars gasfield on Wednesday, marking a major escalation of the war, hours after Israeli forces killed the regime’s intelligence minister and launched some of the most intense airstrikes in Beirut for decades.The attack o
  
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• Gerry Adams tells high court he was stunned by 1996 Docklands bombing

  18-03-2026 20:10
  Former Sinn Féin leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, also denies any prior knowledge of the attackGerry Adams has told the high court he was stunned by the 1996 Docklands bombing as he denied being at the nerve centre of the IRA’s operations.The former Sinn Féin leader also denied having any prior knowledge of the bombing of the commercial district of east London, which shattered a 17-month-old ceasefire. Continue reading...
  
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• Stonehenge tunnel plan officially scrapped after years of protests

  18-03-2026 20:09
  Campaigners have been fighting proposals to build traffic tunnel under the world heritage site since 1994A controversial plan to build a tunnel under the Stonehenge site has been officially cancelled after millions were spent on the doomed project.Campaigners have been fighting proposals to dig a tunnel for cars under the location of the world heritage site since the idea was first proposed in 1994. Continue reading...
  
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• Strictly couple Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg announce birth of baby boy with quirky name - Metro.co.uk

  18-03-2026 20:08 via news.google.com
  Strictly couple Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg announce birth of baby boy with quirky name  Metro.co.ukStrictly’s Dianne Buswell gives birth to baby boy with Joe Sugg as they share first snaps  thesun.co.ukDianne Buswell and Joe Sugg welcome first child and reveal baby's sweet name  Daily StarDianne Buswell gives birth as adorable name announced  Liverpool EchoPregnant Dianne Buswell says 'soon' in baby update as Strictly co-stars rush to respond &
  
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• Race Across The World series 6 air date confirmed and teams revealed - BBC

  18-03-2026 19:59 via news.google.com
  Race Across The World series 6 air date confirmed and teams revealed  BBC'Surreal and life-changing' - could you take on TV's Race Across the World?  BBCRace Across the World is looking for Welsh contestants  Wales OnlineRace Across The World future confirmed by BBC ahead of 'toughest journey yet'  Manchester Evening NewsRACE ACROSS THE WORLD: MEET THE TEAMS TAKING PART IN NEW SERIES ON BBC ONE  TV Zone UK
  
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• The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves and the EU: the right ambition is held back by outdated red lines | Editorial

  18-03-2026 19:58
  The chancellor makes a compelling case for alignment with the EU, but her strategic analysis isn’t matched with political urgency in Downing StreetIn an age of attention-grabbing algorithms and amplified outrage on social media, politicians have few incentives to make arguments at any length. That makes Rachel Reeves’s Mais lecture earlier this week refreshing as a detailed exposition of the chancellor’s thinking.Ms Reeves returned to an argument she first made in oppositi
  
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• The Guardian view on the legacy of Jürgen Habermas: philosophical sustenance for illiberal times | Editorial

  18-03-2026 19:57
  In an age of demagogues and big tech, the work of one of Germany’s greatest scholars points the way to a new politics of the humanIn his later years, Jürgen Habermas was sometimes described as “the last European” – a reference to his passionate commitment to the ideals of the European Union (although not always its modern reality). The great German philosopher was also the last surviving exemplar of a generation of postwar intellectuals formed by the experience of th
  
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• Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

  18-03-2026 19:41
  Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of CommonsSupporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill have said they are frustrated a significant majority of Labour MSPs voted against the proposals, despite Labour’s substantial support for the measure at Westminster.The Scottish bill was defeated in a late night free vote at Holyrood on Tuesday, five years after it was first proposed and a year after it was first tabled, by a
  
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• What is the £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is private credit?

  18-03-2026 19:38
  A worldwide freezing order has been imposed on Paresh Raja, the owner of a UK mortgage providerA £1.3bn worldwide asset freezing order has been granted against the tycoon accused of fraud after his UK mortgage lending business collapsed.Paresh Raja, the founder and chief executive of Market Financial Solutions (MFS), is now barred from dissipating assets worth up to the suspected value of funds allegedly missing from his mortgage and buy-to-let lending company, after orders from courts in
  
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• Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI use of copyrighted work

  18-03-2026 19:32
  Government no longer has ‘preferred option’ on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artistsActors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected work without permission.Technology secretary Liz Kendall said it no longer had a “preferred option” on copyright reform, having previously supported a proposal allowing tech companies to take copyrighted work – unless
  
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• US and Israel’s strategy to kill Iran’s top figures may prove counterproductive

  18-03-2026 19:27
  Attempt to ‘decapitate’ state may harden resistance instead of destabilising regime Middle East crisis – live updatesFighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern LebanonIsrael’s decision to authorise its military to kill any senior Iranian official on its assassination list has raised significant new questions about its so-called decapitation strategy and what it is intended to achieve.Privately, Israeli officials have briefed their US counterparts that i
  
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• Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s content creation – cartoon

  18-03-2026 19:23
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• Reeves speech had a giant hole: the sky-high cost of energy for industry | Nils Pratley

  18-03-2026 19:14
  Businesses say the chancellor’s response to the problem is too timid and more radical thinking is neededWe’ll have closer trade relations with the EU, be the fastest adopters of AI in the G7, shift some tax revenues to the regions and squash the nimbys if they stand in the way of growth “corridors”. It’s a plan. Or, at least, it’s a sketch of a plan since the EU will surely have its own ideas on what it wants from trade renegotiations. Still, Rachel Reeves&rsq
  
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• I didn’t know how much I needed work until I lost it. But now I’ve learned to love Mondays again | Adrian Chiles

  18-03-2026 19:06
  After years of scrabbling about for jobs, I’m happy I have the right work/leisure balance: four days on, three days offI do like Mondays. I never used to – who does? – but just recently I’ve found a way. It’s been quite a journey. School Mondays were bloody awful. I can still feel the abrasion, mental and physical, of the school uniform. It was always freshly laundered on a Monday, something I not only took for granted but also disliked. Urgh, the brutal stiffness o
  
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• Memory loss strikes down Starmer and Badenoch at an infuriating PMQs | John Crace

  18-03-2026 19:04
  PM and Tory leader enter maddening death spiral of dodging respective questions on Peter Mandelson and war in Middle EastThere’s something weird going on in Westminster. A mutant pathogen in the water maybe. Whatever it is, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch appear to have been struck down by it.Both have had parts of their memory wiped. At times they now sound like the living dead. Keir can’t remember a thing about Peter Mandelson. And Kemi is a total blank when it comes to the Iran war
  
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• Judge in rugby brain injury lawsuit tells legal teams to hurry up as cases drag on

  18-03-2026 18:51
  Five years on and little progress made, says judgeLitigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimantsThe judge overseeing the pretrial phase of the two landmark litigation cases about brain injuries in rugby has issued another rebuke to the legal teams on both sides over their lack of progress.Senior Master Jeremy Cook started the latest round of case management hearings by reminding both the defendants and the claimants that “it won’t have escaped anybody’s notice that so
  
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• Rolls-Royce scraps goal to go all-electric by 2030

  18-03-2026 18:46
  Company says it will continue to sell cars with V12 internal combustion engines as there is demand from clientsRolls-Royce has abandoned its goal to sell only electric cars by the end of the decade.The luxury car company launched its all-electric Spectre model in 2022, saying at the time that it would end production of its vehicles with V12 internal combustion engines by the end of 2030. Continue reading...
  
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• Latest. How to watch Barcelona vs Newcastle United: TV channel, kick-off time and team news - Newcastle United

  18-03-2026 18:45 via news.google.com
  Latest. How to watch Barcelona vs Newcastle United: TV channel, kick-off time and team news  Newcastle UnitedBarcelona 7-2 Newcastle: What next for Eddie Howe's side?  BBCLewandowski and Raphinha double up as Barcelona run riot against Newcastle  The GuardianLatest. Confirmed line-up: Five changes at the Camp Nou  Newcastle UnitedBarcelona v Newcastle LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League tonight  The Independent
  
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• Oh deer! Rory McIlroy puts elk on the Masters champions dinner menu

  18-03-2026 18:32
  Reigning champion reveals elk helped fuel 2025 winChamp, a traditional Northern Irish side, is an accompanimentElk as the key to Masters success: who had any i-deer? Rory McIlroy will serve starters made from the meat of the North American animal at Augusta National next month in tribute to his food of choice before winning the Masters last year.The wine McIlroy drank to toast victory, food that conjures ­memories of his childhood in Belfast and a dish made by his mother, Rosie, also ­fe
  
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• Girl's body found after car carrying five teenagers crashes into river in Cambridgeshire - Sky News

  18-03-2026 18:17 via news.google.com
  Girl's body found after car carrying five teenagers crashes into river in Cambridgeshire  Sky NewsBody of 16-year-old found after car entered River Nene  BBCGirl's body found and teenage boy still missing after car crashes into river | ITV News  ITVXGirl’s body found after car crashed into river  The TelegraphThree people injured and two missing after car enters river  Wisbech Standard
  
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• Trump v Starmer: will the special relationship survive? – The Latest

  18-03-2026 18:15
  Kemi Badenoch has described Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer as ‘childish’ and said it ‘sends the wrong signal to our opponents in Iran or in Russia’.Trump repeated his previous attack on the prime minister on Tuesday, saying: ‘Unfortunately Keir is no Winston Churchill.’ Are cracks starting to appear in the US-UK special relationship? Lucy Hough speaks to our senior political correspondent Peter Walker. Continue reading...
  
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• Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike, Israel says - BBC

  18-03-2026 18:05 via news.google.com
  Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike, Israel says  BBCUS and Israel’s strategy to kill Iran’s top figures may prove counterproductive  The GuardianIran-US war latest news: Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for Larijani assassination  The TelegraphIranians out in strength as thousands attend funeral for security chief Larijani and crew of sunken navy ship  Sky NewsKilling of Larijani will not destabilise Iranian political
  
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• Police deny killer was charged to 'shut down stories' - BBC

  18-03-2026 17:58 via news.google.com
  Police deny killer was charged to 'shut down stories'  BBCNottingham attack victim's mum 'validated' as officer says he felt killings 'were murder'  Sky NewsNottingham police officer apologises for failing to test killer for drugs  The TelegraphNottingham attacks detective apologises to families for not taking hair sample  Police OracleNottingham triple killer tried to 'cover his tracks' days before  Yahoo News UK
  
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• We can’t stand by while children are killed in war | Letters

  18-03-2026 17:51
  Readers respond to Gordon Brown’s article about the effects of war on children following the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, IranWe welcome Gordon Brown’s powerful focus on the traumatic effects of war on children in Iran (Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this, 12 March). In our work with child psychologists in Ukraine, Gaza and other conflict zones, we have seen how wars blight the lives not only of children
  
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