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• Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site

  18-06-2026 01:11 via bbc.com
  
  The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
  
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• Conservatives win by-election in Aberdeen South - Sky News

  19-06-2026 02:52 via news.google.com
  
  Conservatives win by-election in Aberdeen South  Sky NewsSNP concedes Aberdeen South with Scottish Conservatives set to win  The GuardianVoters in Scotland head to the polls for Westminster by-elections  BBCThe Tories hope a Scottish by-election will mark a turning-point  The EconomistScotland's papers: By-election polls open and Tartan Army partying  BBC
  
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• Makerfield by-election latest: Burnham hoping to win as Starmer’s future hangs in the balance - Financial Times

  19-06-2026 01:40 via news.google.com
  
  Makerfield by-election latest: Burnham hoping to win as Starmer’s future hangs in the balance  Financial TimesCounting under way in Makerfield byelection as Burnham seeks a route to replace Starmer – UK politics live  The GuardianMakerfield: Votes being counted in crucial by-election  BBCHugh Grant makes surprise appearance at Ashton-in-Makerfield social club | ITV News  ITVXLabour has no right to win Makerfield  New Statesman
  
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• The pressure on the Church of England to ditch its slavery reparations plan - BBC

  19-06-2026 01:35 via news.google.com
  
  The pressure on the Church of England to ditch its slavery reparations plan  BBC
  
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• Tay Keith, Grammy-Nominated Producer Behind ‘Sicko Mode,’ Dead at 29 - rollingstone.com

  19-06-2026 00:46 via news.google.com
  
  Tay Keith, Grammy-Nominated Producer Behind ‘Sicko Mode,’ Dead at 29  rollingstone.comTay Keith, producer behind Travis Scott's Sicko Mode, found dead  BBCGrammy-nominated producer Tay Keith found dead in Nashville apartment, police confirm  WSMVTay Keith, Producer of Travis Scott’s ‘Sicko Mode’ and Drake’s ‘Nonstop,’ Dies at 29  VarietyProducer Tay Keith Dies at 29  Pitchfork
  
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• Bending forwards a lot at work in early pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk, study suggests - The Guardian

  19-06-2026 00:30 via news.google.com
  Bending forwards a lot at work in early pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk, study suggests  The GuardianThese workplace conditions linked to higher miscarriage risk  The IndependentCertain actions in early pregnancy may raise risk of miscarriage, large-scale study finds  CTV NewsEarly miscarriage may be linked to walking, standing and certain working postures, study claims  The SunDanish Study Links Frequent Forward Bending and Walking During Early Pr
  
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• Yan Diomande transfer update as Liverpool 'bid rejected' after £86.8m move made - Liverpool FC

  19-06-2026 00:29 via news.google.com
  Yan Diomande transfer update as Liverpool 'bid rejected' after £86.8m move made  Liverpool FCDear Roxane | By Yan Diomande  The Players' TribuneLiverpool ready to offer package approaching €100m for Yan Diomande - The Athletic  The New York TimesYan Diomande: Liverpool tell Leipzig they will pay £86m for winger  The TimesIraola says YES to £112m Liverpool signing as talks accelerate to beat PSG to Yan Diomande  Liverpool FC
  
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• ‘People in the pubs will like this’: Tuchel keen for England to entertain at World Cup - The Guardian

  18-06-2026 23:50 via news.google.com
  
  ‘People in the pubs will like this’: Tuchel keen for England to entertain at World Cup  The GuardianThomas Tuchel on entertaining England: 'People in pubs will like this'  ESPNWorld Cup 2026: England will not adapt style in USA heat, says Thomas Tuchel  BBCTuchel is ripping up everything we know about international football  The TelegraphHow Thomas Tuchel inspired England to throw off nerves of Gareth Southgate era  The Independent
  
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• Tartan Army fan describes ‘horror’ World Cup hotel shooting that left pregnant woman dead & a man injured - The Scottish Sun

  18-06-2026 23:37 via news.google.com
  
  Tartan Army fan describes ‘horror’ World Cup hotel shooting that left pregnant woman dead & a man injured  The Scottish SunAn investigation is underway after a reported shooting and SUV crash at a hotel early Thursday.  facebook.comPregnant woman searching for two people shoots hotel guest before taking her own life in Sturbridge, authorities say  The Boston GlobePhotos: Large police presence after crash, reported shooting at Sturbridge hotel &n
  
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• Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina LIVE: World Cup 2026 reaction as Manzambi stars in dramatic win - ESPN

  18-06-2026 23:22 via news.google.com
  Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina LIVE: World Cup 2026 reaction as Manzambi stars in dramatic win  ESPNSwitzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Johan Manzambi scores twice as Swiss win  BBCSwitzerland coach uses hydration break to spark late win  ESPNLive: Canada closes on first-ever World Cup win, American star in doubt for Socceroos clash  Australian Broadcasting CorporationHow Switzerland’s super-subs made World Cup statement with Bosnia bashing 
  
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• Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas - BBC

  18-06-2026 23:19 via news.google.com
  
  Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas  BBCEffi O Blaenau review — an extraordinary portrait of a woman on the edge  The TimesIt’s Not a Moment, It’s a Movement: Welsh Cinema Awakens  Movie MarkerEffi o Blaenau review: This Welsh-language sensation uncovers the horrors of maternity care in the face of austerity  Time Out WorldwideEffi O Blaenau  The Upcoming
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet' - Space

  18-06-2026 22:00 via news.google.com
  James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet'  SpaceSalty clouds discovered on pink puffball planet  YahooColdest Alien World We Have Ever Photographed Has Skies Full of Salt  ScienceBlog.comScientists discover salt clouds swirling around 'pink planet'  Courthouse NewsFamous 'Pink Planet' harbors a salty surprise  Phys.org
  
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• Another FTSE 100 firm falls to private equity. Where are the new listings? | Nils Pratley - The Guardian

  18-06-2026 22:00 via news.google.com
  Another FTSE 100 firm falls to private equity. Where are the new listings? | Nils Pratley  The GuardianIntertek board agrees £11bn takeover by private equity group EQT  Financial TimesUK product testing firm Intertek agrees to $14.5 billion EQT buyout  ReutersEQT Buys UK’s Intertek for £9.3 Billion in Latest LSE Exit  Bloomberg.comEQT Agrees to Buy Intertek Group for $12.36 Billion  WSJ
  
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• Man who shot cousin dead at London wake jailed for life - London Evening Standard

  18-06-2026 21:53 via news.google.com
  
  Man who shot cousin dead at London wake jailed for life  London Evening StandardMan jailed for shooting dead cousin at family wake  BBCWest London man jailed for 39 years for shooting cousin dead at family wake told to 'rot in hell'  My LondonMan, who shot his cousin, jailed for life | News - Greatest Hits Radio (London)  RayoMan jailed for life for killing cousin in shooting cousin at a wake  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Teacher sentenced to life for abuse and murder of baby Preston Davey - Channel 4

  18-06-2026 21:15 via news.google.com
  Teacher sentenced to life for abuse and murder of baby Preston Davey  Channel 4Teacher who murdered and abused adopted baby jailed  BBCWhole-life order given to UK teacher who sexually abused and murdered adopted baby  The GuardianPreston Davey: Teacher will never leave prison for murder and sexual abuse of adopted baby  Sky NewsTeacher who murdered adopted baby son Preston Davey given whole life prison sentence  BBC
  
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• New Zealand on top after England's Joe Root and Harry Brook fall replying to Glenn Phillips century in second Test at The Oval - Sky Sports

  18-06-2026 20:50 via news.google.com
  New Zealand on top after England's Joe Root and Harry Brook fall replying to Glenn Phillips century in second Test at The Oval  Sky SportsEngland vs New Zealand: Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry and Will O'Rourke leave hosts in trouble  BBCNew Zealand claim upper hand after Phillips century and late wickets jolt England  The GuardianEngland vs New Zealand, second Test, The Kia Oval, day two  Sky SportsBall by Ball Commentary & Live Score - ENG vs NZ, 2nd Tes
  
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• Vance delivers veiled threat to Israel after criticism over Trump’s deal with Iran - The Independent

  18-06-2026 19:32 via news.google.com
  Vance delivers veiled threat to Israel after criticism over Trump’s deal with Iran  The IndependentJD Vance tells Iran deal critics in Israel: Trump is your only ally left in the world  The GuardianJD Vance lashes out at Israeli government over Iran deal criticism  Financial TimesIran's supreme leader taunts Trump's 'desperate' deal as US lifts blockade | ITV News  ITVXTrump and Vance defend Iran deal amid backlash  Channel 4
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after boy injured in crocodile enclosure

  18-06-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  
  A three-year-old boy was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with critical injuries and is in a stable condition, Cambridgeshire Police said.
  
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• Man arrested after boy injured in zoo crocodile enclosure

  18-06-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  
  A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a child ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a farm zoo.
  
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• Vulnerable patients' lives made 'miserable' by abuse, Muckamore inquiry finds

  18-06-2026 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  The long-awaited final report is expected to reveal the extent of the mistreatment of patients at the hospital.
  
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• Swinney apologises to girl at centre of Dundee viral knife video

  18-06-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  The child brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her.
  
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• Man arrested after boy, three, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure - The Guardian

  18-06-2026 18:15 via news.google.com
  Man arrested after boy, three, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure  The Guardian'Toddler critical' and 'cost of living hope'  BBCBoy, 3, thrown to crocodiles at UK zoo  The TelegraphBoy aged three injured in crocodile pen as man arrested for attempted murder | ITV News  ITVXBoy, 3, seriously hurt in crocodile pen - with man 'not known to him' arrested for 'attempted murder'  Sky News
  
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• Two teenagers on trial for murder of 15-year-old Amen Teklay

  18-06-2026 18:06 via bbc.com
  
  Prosecutors claim the boys chased and struck him with a sword, leaving him so severely hurt that he died on street in Glasgow.
  
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• HPV vaccine: Your questions answered as cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in women under 24 - BBC

  18-06-2026 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  HPV vaccine: Your questions answered as cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in women under 24  BBCYoung women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab  BBCHPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero  The GuardianChildren vaccinated for HPV have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before age 30, study suggests  Sky NewsCervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine  
  
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• Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns - The Guardian

  18-06-2026 17:58 via news.google.com
  Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns  The GuardianHeathrow's 'critical' expansion blueprint released  BBCHeathrow response to draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement  Heathrow Media CentreRachel Reeves: We’ll bite the bullet on Heathrow expansion  The TimesLabour opens door to hotel tycoon building Heathrow third runway  The Telegraph
  
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• Jury in Sir Jeffrey Donaldson sex abuse trial to continue deliberations on Friday

  18-06-2026 17:56 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.
  
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• Men jailed for spying for Chinese intelligence in UK

  18-06-2026 17:45 via bbc.com
  
  One, a Border Force official, used his access to Home Office data, to get information about Chinese dissidents.
  
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• Foreign Office drops 'do not travel' advice for Dubai, but calls situation unpredictable

  18-06-2026 17:36 via bbc.com
  
  Thousands of Brits were left stranded in the Middle East when the US-Iran war broke out in early 2026.
  
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• Gasps and tears in court as 10 more sentenced over Ely riots

  18-06-2026 17:26 via bbc.com
  
  The deaths of teenagers Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans sparked hours of violence and vandalism.
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 6 Pre-Orders Begin June 25th, Cover Art Revealed - Digital Foundry

  18-06-2026 17:11 via news.google.com
  Grand Theft Auto 6 Pre-Orders Begin June 25th, Cover Art Revealed  Digital FoundryGTA 6 pre-order date and cover art revealed by Rockstar  BBC‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Pre-Orders to Open June 25; Take-Two Jumps  Bloomberg.comGTA 6 Pre-Order Date Confirmed by Rockstar Games  VICEHere’s The Imminent ‘GTA 6’ Preorder Date, Plus Its Cover Art  Forbes
  
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