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• Raye thrills fans at Radio 1's Big Weekend

  25-05-2024 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aitch, Mabel, Rag'n'Bone Man and Griff also performed through the day on the Main Stage.
  
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• Far right eyes Europe vote surge and ditches German AfD

  25-05-2024 23:12 via bbc.com
  
  Far-right parties are on the rise and could become a powerful force in the European Parliament.
  
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• Clive Myrie: ‘Mass shootings undermined my love for the US’

  25-05-2024 23:06 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC star also discussed his family, who came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation.
  
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• India games arcade fire kills 24

  25-05-2024 23:03 via bbc.com
  
  The fire broke out in a gaming zone in the western state of Gujarat
  
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• 'Champion team show rivals how to get it done again'

  25-05-2024 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  Rangers might have played well, but Celtic showed them how to get the job done again at Hampden, writes Tom English.
  
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• Doctor-turned-actress finds NHS hope in Sheen play

  25-05-2024 22:57 via bbc.com
  
  Dr Otung says acting in Michael Sheen's play Nye gives her hope for the future of the NHS.
  
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• Police boss would've been sacked if he hadn't quit

  25-05-2024 22:56 via bbc.com
  
  Allegations from three women against David Broadway are proven to have amounted to gross misconduct.
  
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• Grayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says

  25-05-2024 22:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Grayson Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, died Saturday just one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial, the PGA Tour announced in a statement.
  
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• American PGA golfer Murray dies aged 30

  25-05-2024 22:37 via bbc.com
  
  US golfer Grayson Murray has died at the age of 30, the PGA Tour announces.
  
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• Israel forced to work on Jewish Sabbath as UN court judge calls out colleagues in scathing dissent

  25-05-2024 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.N. International Court of Justice (ICJ) chided her colleagues on Friday for requiring Israel to work on the Sabbath when responding to a case brought by South Africa to the ICJ under the Genocide Convention.The dissenting opinion from ICJ Vice President Julia Sebutinde came in a nine-page document, issued in response to the court's order for Israel to end its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza. That ruling stems from South Africa's request, which accuses Israel of genoc
  
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• Severe storms to strike eastern half of U.S. this Memorial Day weekend as heat hits the South

  25-05-2024 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dangerous severe storms will sweep across the eastern half of the U.S. this Memorial Day weekend, affecting a number of major cities from Saturday to Monday.
  
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• WATCH: Hippo celebrates 21st birthday at Cincinnati Zoo

  25-05-2024 21:52
  
  Happy Birthday! Tucker the hippo celebrated his 21st birthday at Cincinnati Zoo with some refreshing watermelons.
  
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• Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field

  25-05-2024 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of the crash near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
  
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• Harrison Butker says he has no regrets after controversial commencement speech

  25-05-2024 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  In Harrison Butker's first public comments since giving a commencement speech that sparked accusations of sexism and homophobia, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker said he has no regrets.
  
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• Biden's $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a 'purely political' misadventure

  25-05-2024 21:11 via foxnews.com
  
  The temporary piers established at President Biden’s order have run way over budget and caused several issues since USAID commenced deliveries, leading some lawmakers to question the value of the operation. "At the end of the day, it's unnecessarily putting our people in harm's way. It's costing a lot. It's pulling assets that should be used elsewhere, and I just don't think it's going to accomplish anything near what he's promised," Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital i
  
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• 'Leclerc prepares to fulfil childhood dream'

  25-05-2024 21:06 via bbc.com
  
  Charles Leclerc said after taking pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix that he had dreamt of winning his home race “since being a kid”.
  
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• Barcelona 'will go down in history' - Bronze

  25-05-2024 21:02 via bbc.com
  
  Barcelona will 'go down in history' after defending their Women's Champions League title, says England defender Lucy Bronze.
  
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• British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit

  25-05-2024 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Dan Paterson and Pastenji Sherpa went missing during descent after landslide of snow and ice on mountainA British man and his Nepali guide are believed to be dead after reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Tuesday, a guiding company said.Dan Paterson, 40, and Pastenji Sherpa, 23, reached the peak just before 5am on Tuesday but have not been heard from since, according to Paterson’s partner, Becks Woodhead. Continue reading...
  
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• Was FA Cup glory Ten Hag's final farewell?

  25-05-2024 20:49 via bbc.com
  
  Was Manchester United's stunning FA Cup win over Manchester City at Wembley manager Erik ten Hag's farewell?
  
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• This college is shutting down, but its baseball team will live on at the College World Series

  25-05-2024 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Birmingham-Southern College Panthers advanced to the Division III College World Series next week — and will play for a school that no longer exists.
  
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• At least 27 people killed in huge fire at amusement park in India

  25-05-2024 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Most of those who died in blaze were children, according to police in Rajkot, GujaratAt least 27 people, most of them children, have died after a huge fire broke out at an amusement park in western India, police said.The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state on Saturday. Police commissioner Raju Bhargava said the fire was under control and the rescue operation was under way. Continue reading...
  
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• Archer takes two wickets as England beat Pakistan

  25-05-2024 19:55 via bbc.com
  
  Jofra Archer takes two wickets in his first international for more than a year as England begin their World Cup preparations with a 23-run victory over Pakistan in the second T20 at Edgbaston.
  
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• Man Utd hang on to win FA Cup after beating Man City 2-1

  25-05-2024 19:47 via bbc.com
  
  Watch highlights as Manchester United edge past Manchester City to win their 13th FA Cup after first-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.
  
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• Russian strike on Kharkiv supermarket kills two

  25-05-2024 19:17 via bbc.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over 200 people could have been inside the home improvement shop.
  
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• Key Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over ‘Supreme Court’s ethics crisis’

  25-05-2024 19:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked to meet with Chief Justice John Roberts to address “the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis” following reports that controversial flags flown at the Capitol building by some supporters of Donald Trump on Jan.
  
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• Bear meat kebabs at a family reunion lead to rare outbreak of roundworm disease

  25-05-2024 18:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate undercooked kebabs made of bear meat.
  
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• Election skirmishes over tax and workers' rights

  25-05-2024 18:42 via bbc.com
  
  Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hit the campaign trail as their parties face questions over key policies.
  
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• Army veteran seriously injured by grizzly bear protecting her cub at Grand Teton National Park

  25-05-2024 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Massachusetts man was seriously injured in a bear attack at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park by a mother grizzly protecting her cub.
  
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• Man United wins the FA Cup after stunning Man City 2-1 in the final

  25-05-2024 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  LONDON — Manchester United won the FA Cup after stunning defending champion Manchester City 2-1 in the final at Wembley on Saturday.
  
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• Teenager and man die in separate crashes

  25-05-2024 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  The crashes occurred on the Newry Road, Poyntzpass, on Friday evening and Banbridge Road, Rathriland, on Saturday morning.
  
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• U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day

  25-05-2024 18:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The TSA said it screened 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever on a single day. It broke a record set in November.
  
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• Iran jails father of young man executed over 2022 protests

  25-05-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mashallah Karami sentenced to six years after pleading for his son’s life to be sparedIranian authorities have jailed a father who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency for his 22-year-old son after he was sentenced to death in connection with 2022 protests, his lawyer said Saturday.Mashallah Karami was sentenced to six years in prison by a Revolutionary court in the Tehran satellite city of Karaj on charges of illegally organising gatherings and collecting donations, his lawyer, Ali Shar
  
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• Man convicted of murder in the death of a Washington state police officer who was mistakenly shot by a sheriff's deputy

  25-05-2024 17:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Washington state man was found guilty of murder for his role in the 2022 death of a police officer who was mistakenly shot by a sheriff’s deputy.
  
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• Heat is off Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever after getting 1st win of WNBA season

  25-05-2024 17:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  The heat is off Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever now that the WNBA rookie sensation and her team have won their first game of the season.
  
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• Is it 1997 all over again as Tory MPs head for the exit?

  25-05-2024 17:43 via bbc.com
  
  Whoever wins July's general election, there will be a significant number of new faces in the House of Commons.
  
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• Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy

  25-05-2024 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishopLife on plantations owned by Church of England missionary armAn archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century approved payments for the purchase of enslaved people for two sugar plantations in Barbados, documents seen by the Observer have revealed.Thomas Secker agreed to reimburse a payment for £1,093 for the purchase of enslaved people on the Codrington Plantations, as well as hiring en
  
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• Electioncast: How Many More MPs Will Quit?

  25-05-2024 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why Michael Gove is leaving, the voting age and cake...
  
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• Israel's military probes video appearing to show reservist calling for mutiny against defense minister

  25-05-2024 16:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The IDF said it was launching an investigation, after a video appeared to show a reservist calling for a mutiny against Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
  
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• Boy who died in flat fall was amazing, says brother

  25-05-2024 16:15 via bbc.com
  
  Jason Campbell pays tribute to Renoy Ellis, 12, who died after he fell from a flat in south London.
  
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• Sunak and Starmer have more in common than you might think

  25-05-2024 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They may start the election in very different political positions but the PM and the Labour leader are similar characters.
  
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• The 'absolute worst' of times for car buying are over

  25-05-2024 16:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Car shoppers should have an easier time finding good discounts on 2023 models over Memorial Day weekend as dealerships try to move more vehicles off their lots.
  
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• From first impressions to tactical voting: how the UK election will be won or lost

  25-05-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Barring miracles or disasters on the campaign trail, a change of government appears to be just weeks awayHere we go again. For the third time in a row, the general election starting gun has been fired early by a Conservative prime minister. Theresa May started well ahead and nearly lost it all. Boris Johnson started well ahead and took that lead to the bank. Rishi Sunak doesn’t start with his predecessors’ advantages – his is the gamble of a man with nothing to lose.Victory req
  
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• Minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – UK politics live

  25-05-2024 15:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Treasury minister Bim Afolami said it was ‘not unnatural’ for high-profile Tory MPs to be standing down at an electionSign up our UK general election newsletterThe Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will visit Wishaw in North Lanarkshire following the official launch of the party’s campaign on Friday. He says:This chaotic and dysfunctional Tory government has let down Scots and put their own party interest ahead of the national interest – but the same is true of the SNP.T
  
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• Israel-Gaza war live: Spain demands Israel comply with UN court ruling on Rafah

  25-05-2024 15:49 via theguardian.com
  The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ‘immediately halt’ its military offensive in the southern cityAl Jazeera are reporting that an Israeli military strike has targeted a family home in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, killing a woman and injuring other people. It attributes the information to “colleagues on the ground”.The publication, citing the Palestinian news agency Wafa, reports that “numerous other neighbourhoods of Gaza City have come u
  
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• Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance

  25-05-2024 15:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Former UK chief scientific adviser warns ‘we are not ready yet’ and urges next government to prepareThe former chief scientific adviser to the government Sir Patrick Vallance has said another pandemic is “absolutely inevitable” and urged the incoming British government to focus on preparing for it, warning “we are not ready yet”.Speaking at a panel event at the Hay festival in Powys, Vallance said it is “great we are having an election” as there ar
  
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• WATCH: Killer robots set to change Ukraine war, but expert remains skeptical of long-term success

  25-05-2024 15:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia has shifted some of its military focus from using air-based drones to using land-based "robots," but an expert told Fox News Digital that such a weapon has limited chance of long-term success and is proving more opportunistic than revolutionary. "It’s just a really difficult problem," said Christopher Alexander, Chief Analytics Officer of Pioneer Development Group and a U.S. Army vet with experience in Strategic Operations Command. "To supervise the engagement of targets i
  
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• Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford announce divorce

  25-05-2024 15:38 via bbc.com
  
  The couple previously presented ITV's This Morning and were married for 14 years.
  
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• Which laws were passed in final days of Parliament?

  25-05-2024 15:34 via bbc.com
  
  Bills to quash Post Office convictions and provide compensation for blood scandal victims were approved.
  
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• Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘shocking’ levels of child poverty

  25-05-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Charities call for law within first 100 days after general election to ensure annual rises in the financial help parents receiveThe next government should pass a new law within 100 days of winning the general election that would commit ministers to eradicating child poverty for good, the five biggest UK children’s charities say this weekend.The organisations demand legislation in the first king’s speech that would include plans for a “child lock” – equivalent t
  
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• ‘Knight in spiny armor’: could lobsters help save Florida’s dying corals?

  25-05-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A three-year study found that the spiny lobsters’ urine scared off predatory worms and snails who snack on the delicate organismsAn unexpected champion has emerged in the increasingly grave battle to save Florida’s imperiled coral reefs: spiny lobsters that urinate in the water and scare off predatory worms and snails seeking to feast on the delicate organisms.The finding is one of the more bizarre conclusions of a three-year study by scientists from the Florida fish and wildlife con
  
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