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• Child sexual abuse inquiry delayed by police investigations

  16-11-2016 18:49
  The national inquiry into child sexual abuse has been delayed "to allow ongoing police and IPCC investigations to continue".
  
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• England squad announcement live: Thomas Tuchel picks his 26 for the World Cup - The Telegraph

  22-05-2026 08:26 via news.google.com
  England squad announcement live: Thomas Tuchel picks his 26 for the World Cup  The TelegraphEngland World Cup squad: How Cole Palmer and Phil Foden lost Thomas Tuchel's number 10 battle  BBCEngland’s World Cup 2026 squad to be revealed by Thomas Tuchel: football – live  The GuardianI would have picked Maguire — but his reaction may show why Tuchel didn’t  The TimesEngland's 16 'guarantees' for World Cup squad  Sky Sports
  
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• Stephen Colbert joined by Sir Paul McCartney for The Late Show finale - BBC

  22-05-2026 08:19 via news.google.com
  Stephen Colbert joined by Sir Paul McCartney for The Late Show finale  BBCStephen Colbert’s Late Show finale was a bittersweet, star-packed goodbye  The Guardian‘We were lucky’: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ bids farewell in final broadcast on CBS  CNNTrump sends Stephen Colbert a warning ahead of final Late Show airing  The IndependentFans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show  BBC
  
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• Government borrowing higher than expected in April - BBC

  22-05-2026 08:14 via news.google.com
  Government borrowing higher than expected in April  BBCUK borrowing hits higher than expected £24.3bn in April; retail sales drop as drivers cut back on fuel - business live  The GuardianUK borrowing hits £24.3bn in April as debt service costs jump  The TimesUK borrowed a higher than expected £24.3bn in April  Financial TimesBritain’s soaring borrowing costs have little to do with Brexit  The Telegraph
  
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• Bond vigilantes throw Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ Kevin Warsh off course - The Telegraph

  22-05-2026 07:30 via news.google.com
  Bond vigilantes throw Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ Kevin Warsh off course  The TelegraphVibe shift, continued  Financial TimesKevin Warsh Wants to Remake the Fed. Here’s What He Is Up Against.  WSJWarsh and the Bond Market Vigilantes  Haver AnalyticsKevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda  France 24
  
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• Police appeal for information in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation - The Guardian

  22-05-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Police appeal for information in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation  The GuardianAndrew investigation police renew call for information  BBCAndrew inquiry looks at possible sexual misconduct and corruption  The TimesAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigated over potential sex crimes  Sky NewsPolice ‘engage with’ lawyer for woman claiming she was trafficked to former prince Andrew  Financial Times
  
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• Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story - BBC

  22-05-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Skin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave - Sky News

  22-05-2026 06:47 via news.google.com
  Skin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave  Sky NewsRiskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high  BBCMelanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds  The GuardianMelanoma skin cancer cases hit record high in the UK as heatwave warning issued  The IndependentHow to stay safe this summer as UK skin cancer cases hit a record high  The i Paper
  
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• 'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible - BBC

  22-05-2026 06:45 via news.google.com
  'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible  BBCUK braces for bank holiday heatwave as temperatures set to soar to record-breaking 33C  Sky NewsAn extraordinary leap - Last week 13C to potentially record breaking 33C Bank Holiday weekend  Netweather'Extraordinary' heat health alerts come into force as record May temperature possible  BBCMapped: Where temperatures could hit 30C in this week’s heatwave  T
  
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• TikTok star charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill boyband singer - Sky News

  22-05-2026 05:50 via news.google.com
  TikTok star charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill boyband singer  Sky NewsJack Avery Breaks Silence After Child's Mother, Her Dad Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Him  People.comTikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez arrested for allegedly attempting to hire hit man on dark web to kill Why Don't We singer Jack Avery  NMESurf Coach, Instagram Influencer, And Lawyer All Charged In Plot To Murder Ex-Boy Band Member  STABEx-girlfriend of boy band member ch
  
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• Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists - The Guardian

  22-05-2026 05:19 via news.google.com
  Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists  The GuardianGaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows  BBCAustralians allege they were abused after IDF intercepted Gaza flotilla and Itamar Ben-Gvir taunted them  The GuardianStatement: Summoning the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires  GOV.UKHow Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video shattered Israel’s m
  
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• Sam Fender, Lily Allen and CMAT among Ivor Novello songwriting award winners - Sky News

  22-05-2026 03:31 via news.google.com
  Sam Fender, Lily Allen and CMAT among Ivor Novello songwriting award winners  Sky NewsSam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards  BBCCMAT: 'It's really nice to finally win in England'  RTE.ieScottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon wins big at Ivor Novello awards  The GuardianThe Ivors 2026: full winners list  PRS for Music
  
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• Trump pledges an additional 5,000 troops for Poland in apparent u-turn - The Guardian

  22-05-2026 03:27 via news.google.com
  Trump pledges an additional 5,000 troops for Poland in apparent u-turn  The GuardianUS to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says  BBCNATO welcomes US pledge to send 5,000 troops to Poland  RTE.ieTrump to move 5,000 extra US troops to Poland  The TelegraphStatement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs (ATSW(PA))  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
  
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• Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada - BBC

  22-05-2026 03:21 via news.google.com
  Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada  BBCAlberta Will Vote on Staying in Canada in October. Here’s What to Know.  The New York TimesAlberta legislative committee on pro-Canada petition adjourns after prematurely sent news release  CBCAlberta separatists threaten to oust Premier Danielle Smith over referendum question  Global NewsAlberta to vote on whether to pursue separation referendum  Politico
  
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• Bungie Is Not Making Destiny 3, Dev to Be Rocked by 'Significant' Layoffs - Push Square

  22-05-2026 02:30 via news.google.com
  Bungie Is Not Making Destiny 3, Dev to Be Rocked by 'Significant' Layoffs  Push SquareDestiny 2: Every End is a New Beginning  Bungie.netBungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ Development  Bloomberg.comThe End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming  ForbesBungie gives up on Destiny  theverge.com
  
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• 'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret' - BBC

  22-05-2026 02:22 via news.google.com
  'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret'  BBCNet migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers  The GuardianThe impact of falling net migration on Britain and its prime minister  Financial TimesUK net migration drops to 171,000 in 2025 - lowest since 2012 excluding pandemic  BBCThe exodus of young people only hurts Britain  The Telegraph
  
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• Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls - Sky News

  22-05-2026 01:35 via news.google.com
  Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls  Sky NewsTeenage boys sentence for raping lone girls in Fordingbridge 'too lenient'  BBCTeenage rapists who filmed their attacks on lone girls spared jail  The TimesBoys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily  The GuardianTeenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls  Yahoo News New Zealand
  
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• Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high - BBC

  22-05-2026 01:15 via news.google.com
  Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high  BBCMelanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds  The GuardianSkin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave  Sky NewsSun safety warning issued for bank holiday as skin cancer cases hit record high  The IndependentScots mum urges caution in sun after being ‘blindsided’ by cancer diagnosis  STV News
  
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• 'Monitoring the situation': Why young men are drawn to prediction markets - BBC

  22-05-2026 01:09 via news.google.com
  'Monitoring the situation': Why young men are drawn to prediction markets  BBCGambling addicts are struggling as Kalshi and Polymarket explode in the US: ‘You could be betting your rent away’  The GuardianHow Online Prediction Market Platforms Are Challenging the Sportsbook Market  Daily Bruin‘Everything in Life Should Not Be a Gambling Experience’  PoliticoPrediction markets are making a 150-year comeback : Throughline  N
  
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• Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41 - BBC

  22-05-2026 00:54 via news.google.com
  Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41  BBCTwo-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after ‘severe illness’  Al JazeeraKyle Busch, two-time Nascar champion, dies aged 41  The GuardianKyle Busch embodied motorsports' greatest compliment: He was a racer  ESPNKyle Busch: Two-time NASCAR champion dies aged 41 after being taken to hospital with a 'severe illness'  Sky Sports
  
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• Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started? - Nature

  22-05-2026 00:53 via news.google.com
  Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?  NatureUS is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say  The GuardianEbola outbreak in DR Congo: WHO says Ebola vaccine could take nine months  BBCEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organiz
  
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• Police find body in search for missing Stoke-on-Trent boy Tyler, 14 - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  21-05-2026 23:55 via news.google.com
  Police find body in search for missing Stoke-on-Trent boy Tyler, 14  Stoke-on-Trent LiveSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Jet2, British Airways, Ryanair and Easyjet issue urgent flights update for June

  21-05-2026 23:36 via express.co.uk
  Travel plans across the globe have been severely affected due to the rising jet fuel costs.
  
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• SpaceX scrubs high-stakes test launch of latest Starship spacecraft - Financial Times

  21-05-2026 23:27 via news.google.com
  SpaceX scrubs high-stakes test launch of latest Starship spacecraft  Financial TimesElon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms  BBCSpaceX scrubs first launch attempt of its Starship Version 3 rocket  Spaceflight NowSpaceX scrubs test flight of massive Starship rocket, will retry Friday  CNBCThe most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?  CNN
  
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• Sony 1000X The Collexion vs. WH-1000XM6: Worth the $200 premium? - SoundGuys

  21-05-2026 22:56 via news.google.com
  Sony 1000X The Collexion vs. WH-1000XM6: Worth the $200 premium?  SoundGuysSony 1000XX the Collexion headphones review: supreme comfort and quiet luxury for your ears  The GuardianSony bills its new high-end wireless headphones as its best yet – can they deliver on that promise?  What Hi-Fi?Sony Launches $650 Headphones Made With Steel and Vegan Leather  Bloomberg.com'It’s a collection of 10 years of our accumulated knowledge': Sony explains wh
  
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• DWP to send £345 payments to UK bank accounts on Friday - Daily Express

  21-05-2026 22:51 via news.google.com
  DWP to send £345 payments to UK bank accounts on Friday  Daily ExpressDWP confirms early payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension  North Wales LiveMay bank holiday DWP payment date changes confirmed for benefits and pensions  The IndependentHMRC sending £71.60+ into UK bank accounts on Friday  Daily Express🔴 Affected claimants will need to make their money last longer  facebook.com
  
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• Beloved charity shop in UK town could be replaced by Greggs - closes on May 24

  21-05-2026 22:39 via express.co.uk
  Furious locals previously set up a petition in a bid to save the charity shop.
  
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• Trucker, 32, dies days after NHS gastric bypass surgery

  21-05-2026 22:19 via express.co.uk
  Wayne Clark, 32, died after a gastric bypass at Sunderland Royal Hospital
  
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• ‘GTA 6’ Price Still Not Revealed, but Take-Two Chief Says Rockstar on Track to Begin Marketing This Summer - Variety

  21-05-2026 22:15 via news.google.com
  ‘GTA 6’ Price Still Not Revealed, but Take-Two Chief Says Rockstar on Track to Begin Marketing This Summer  Variety‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Video-Game Release Date Confirmed By Take-Two  Bloomberg.comTake-Two Says All Entertainment Properties Need Pre-Release Marketing, as the Wait for GTA 6 Trailer 3 Goes On  IGNGTA 6 Update Officially Locked In For Today, Here's When  GAMINGbibleGTA 6 Marketing Will Be “Significant” And D
  
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• Race Across the World series six winners crowned - BBC

  21-05-2026 22:03 via news.google.com
  Race Across the World series six winners crowned  BBC'We ran around the world - and what a memory to leave'  BBCThe Race Across the World final is a reminder of the kindness of strangers  The TelegraphRace Across the World announces winners for 2026  The IndependentRace Across the World’s Jo and Kush: ‘At some point you will crack’  The i Paper
  
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