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Pentagon"s DEI efforts under scrutiny as House investigators launch new oversight probe
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:57 -0400
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House Republicans are demanding more information on what goes into the Pentagon DEI advisory panel"s annual report to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.


Pope Francis suggests being "conservative" is a "suicidal attitude" in rare interview
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:17 -0400
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Pope Francis said conservatives held a "suicidal attitude" toward church doctrine and progress in a new rare interview that aired Sunday on "60 Minutes."


Lebanon foreign minister "feels great loss" over death of Iran president, other officials in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:37:32 -0400
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Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bouhabib, expressed condolences for the death of Iran"s president and its foreign minister, with whom he had a close working relationship.


US Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Guantanamo Bay detainee who killed US soldier
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:35:40 -0400
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, seeking to vacate his convictions, officials say.


Oliver Stone says alawfarea being used against Trump: aNew form of warfarea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:34:02 -0400
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone said "a new form of warfare" is being used against former President Trump as he faces a variety of criminal charges in an election year.


Defense for Utah childrenas book author accused of killing hubby requests withdraw: "Irreconcilable" situation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:30:01 -0400
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Defense attorneys for Kouri Richins, the Utah children"s book author accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, in 2022, are now requesting a withdraw from her case.


Billy Graham"s son reveals details on US Capitol statue honoring late father
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:28:47 -0400
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Rev. Franklin Graham joined "Sunday Night in America" to discuss the unveiling of his father"s statue in the United States Capitol.


Biden suggests he was vice president during COVID-19 pandemic: "Barack said to me, go to Detroit"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:25:13 -0400
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President Biden appeared to make a gaffe during his speech to an NAACP campaign event in Michigan, suggesting he was vice president during the pandemic.


Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann"s home searched again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:23:50 -0400
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Police have returned to the Massapequa Park home of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, who has been jailed since last year in Gilgo case.


Celtics great Paul Pierce stomps Jalen Brunson Knicks jersey after New York"s Game 7 loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:21:10 -0400
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Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce posted a strange video of himself stomping on a Jalen Brunson New York Knicks jersey after their Game 7 loss.


3 dead including child after Amtrak train plows into car on tracks in New York
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:18:00 -0400
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A 69-year-old man, a 66-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child were killed on Friday when their car was struck by a northbound Amtrak train in Western New York.


Demi Moore, 61, says full frontal nudity in Cannes Film Festival hit was a "vulnerable experiencea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:13:40 -0400
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Former "Brat Pack" member Demi Moore, who stripped down in the "feminist body horror" film opposite Margaret Qualley, called it "a very vulnerable experience."


Dueling IVF bills take center stage as parties butt heads on reproductive tech regulation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:50 -0400
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Two Republican senators introduced a bill to protect IVF just a few months after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling prompted clinics across the state to stop providing fertility treatments.


Pro-Russia official accuses Ukraine of using French supplied missiles to attack Luhansk
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:06:42 -0400
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The leader of the Russia-installed administration in Ukraine"s Luhansk region accuses Kyiv of using French-supplied missiles in an attack near Luhansk.


Bryson DeChambeau confronts man who swiped golf ball meant for young fan
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:42:03 -0400
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Bryson DeChambeau wanted to give a young fan a moment to remember after the PGA Championship. He made sure the boy received the golf ball he flipped to him.


Wife of Julian Assange arrives at London hearing as court decides if WikiLeaks founder will be extradited
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:30:12 -0400
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Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, spoke to supporters ahead of Julian"s hearing that could see him extradited to the U.S. or could give him another chance to appeal.


CNN host confronts Rep. Crockett on her response to Rep. Greene during House clash: "You did the same thing"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:18:47 -0400
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CNN host Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Jasmine Crockett over her response to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene"s attack on her physical appearance, and said, "you did the same thing."


Max Homa takes playful jab at Scottie Scheffler"s arrest: "Lost to a guy who was literally in jail"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:17:17 -0400
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Golfer Max Homa poked fun at Scottie Scheffler"s arrest on Sunday after he wrapped up the final round of the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele won the event.


Trump slams NY court system, boasts he"s going "to win" Empire State
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:42:55 -0400
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Former President Trump ripped the New York court system ahead of his 19th day on trial in the NY v. Trump case while boasting he could win the Empire State come November.


Next Iran president will fall in line with Supreme Leader Khamenei"s support for terror, says ex-CIA official
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:23:21 -0400
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Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman said Monday that Iran"s oppressive policies domestically and abroad will continue following President Ebrahim Raisi"s death in a helicopter crash.


Louisiana women say Wisconsin psychic led them to their mother"s body after she disappeared
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:19 -0400
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Two Louisiana sisters say medium Carolyn Clapper found their mother, Theresa Jones, in a creek behind her Union Parish home after she vanished on February 2, 2023.


World Leaders React to Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:29:47 +0000
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Here"s a look at how leaders from other nations are reacting to the news of Raisi"s mysterious death.

Taiwanas Digital Minister Has an Ambitious Plan to Align Tech With Democracy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000
From https:
Tang championed digital democracy in Taiwan. Now she"s taking her ideas global.

Why Some Iranians Refuse to Mourn President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:14:58 +0000
From https:
Nicknamed athe butcher of Tehran,a the late Iranian President helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988.

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas Leader Yehya Sinwar
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:46:24 +0000
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The chief prosecutor of court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders over their actions during the seven-month war.

What We Know So Far About the Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:52:00 +0000
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Here"s everything we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed the President and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

Taiwanas New President Extends an Olive Branch to Beijing. It Matters Little
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000
From https:
For William Laias inauguration speech, the priority seemed to sound the right notes and avoid any language that could be construed as an affront.

Who Will Lead Iran After Ebrahim Raisias Death? Long-Term Impacts of the Presidentas Passing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:05:00 +0000
From https:
The death of Ebrahim Raisi, who was expected to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has consequences for the future of one of the most powerful positions in the Middle East.

The List of Potential Suspects in the Mysterious Death of Iranas President Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000
From https:
President Ebrahim Raisi"s helicopter crashed in the northwest of Iran on Sunday, May 19.

Saudi Crown Prince MBS Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns About Saudi Kingas Health
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 04:55:00 +0000
From https:
Saudi Arabiaas Mohammed bin Salman, who handles most day-to-day affairs in the kingdom, is next in line to the throne.

Taiwan Swears In New President, William Lai, Amid Tensions With China
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 02:15:00 +0000
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Lai urged China to stop its intimidation of the democratic island. How he manages cross-Strait relations will be closely watched in Beijing and Washington.

Infected blood scandal - latest: Inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff calls for compensation as victims "betrayed"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:45:23 GMT
From https:

Inquiry investigates how thousands were infected with HIV and Hepatitis in worst treatment disaster in history of the NHS



Watch live: Rishi Sunak makes statement on infected blood scandal after damning report released
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:18:06 GMT
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Watch live as prime minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement in Parliament after the findings of a report on the infected blood scandal were revealed on Monday, 20 March.



Brexit row as Cameron admits EU could soon be policing Gibraltar border
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:51 GMT
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Lord Cameron endured a tense hearing with a Commons committee about a deal over the Gibraltar border with Spain



More than 30,000 infected and 3,000 dead: The shocking numbers behind the infected blood scandal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:52 GMT
From https:

Damning public inquiry has laid bare failings of worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS



Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells arefused to quit APS50,000-a-year NHS rolea after Horizon scandal broke
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:13 GMT
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Chairman role at Imperial Hospitals NHS reportedly paid former Post Office boss APS50,000 a year



Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:58:12 GMT
From https:

Cross-party peers take up cause of ainhumanea sentences highlighted by The Independent a but proposals fall short of resentencing



aChildren come in hungry every single daya: Schools dipping into their own budgets to feed pupils
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:56:10 GMT
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At least one million children living in poverty in England miss out on free school meals due to strict eligibility criteria



Nursery nurse guilty of killing baby girl she found atoo demandinga
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:28:07 GMT
From https:

Kate Roughley was found guilty by a jury of the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme in Stockport



Illegal abortion trial collapses as jury discharged for legal reasons
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:24:47 GMT
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The judge apologised to the jury in the illegal abortion trial as he discharged members awith a heavy hearta due to legal reasons



UK politics live: David Cameron reveals Schengen Gibraltar border checks as deal to cost UK APS4.7bn
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:59:28 GMT
From https:

Foreign Secretaries have been negotiating a possible Gibraltar deal with the EU since the referendum in 2016



Labour MP Stella Creasy targeted with graphic and amisleadinga anti-abortion leaflets
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:17 GMT
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Exclusive: aChildren and women who experienced miscarriage picked them up. There have to be ways in which we protect peopleas personal spaces,a Labour MP Stella Creasy says



Self-driving cars on roads aas soon as 2026a as Bill becomes law
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:15 GMT
From https:
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the deployment of the vehicles will be aa real boost to both safety and our economya.


Julian Assange wins High Court bid to appeal against extradition to US over spying charges
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:23:40 GMT
From https:

Crowds of supporters celebrated after judges granted the WikiLeaks founder persmission to challenge his extradition



aInfected blood scandal left me orphaned at 9 - it tore my family aparta
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:08:49 GMT
From https:

A victim of the infected blood scandal, who was left orphaned aged nine, has recalled the devastating effects it had on her family.



Watch: Outside High Court as Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:44:07 GMT
From https:

Watch outside the High Court in London on Monday, 20 May, after Julian Assange won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May.



Royal news a live: Harry to skip Hugh Grosvenor wedding to avoid William as he celebrates with Meghan in LA
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:37:44 GMT
From https:

The King and Princess of Wales are not expected to join the celebrations



Infected blood inquiry chair urges government to compensate victims
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:25:12 GMT
From https:

The Infected Blood Inquiry chairman has urged the government to give compensation to victims after a probe concluded that politicians, doctors, and civil servants were involved in a chilling cover-up of the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.



Watch: Infected blood campaigners react to final report into scandal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:08:42 GMT
From https:

Watch as infected blood scandal campaigners reacted to an inquiryas findings that politicians, doctors, and civil servants were involved in a chilling cover-up of the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.



Julian Assange supporters rejoice as WikiLeaks founder wins bid to appeal US extradition
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:35:54 GMT
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Julian Assange"s supporters celebrated outside London"s High Court as he won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May.



Infected Blood Scandal victims: Survivoras guilt, anger and the decades-long fight for justice
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:02:03 GMT
From https:

Some 3,000 people have died and others left with lifelong health complications after being infected with viruses including hepatitis C and HIV



Average house price hits record high as mortgage rates cut
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:53:45 GMT
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HSBC UK, Barclays and TSB cut their mortgage rates last Friday



Former Post Office boss Vennells aheading into corner where there is no way outa, as inquiry showdown looms
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:29:09 GMT
From https:

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is said to believe there was no miscarriage of justice between 1999 and 2015



APS5bn Brexit border checks system still has no timetable for launch, spending watchdog says
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:54:11 GMT
From https:

The government has no clear timetable to fully implement its post-Brexit border controls with the EU, the National Audit Office warns



Asian hornets: What is insect expected to surge in numbers in UK this summer?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:49:41 GMT
From https:

Early trapping fundamental to eradication efforts, defra says



What is the infected blood scandal? Everything you need to know ahead of milestone report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:38:36 GMT
From https:

The long-awaited final report will be published by the Infected Blood Inquiry today



Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:23:05 GMT
From https:

Meteorologists say the lights could be seen again in the UK sky



Beekeeper issues Asian hornet warning after surge in sightings
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:25 GMT
From https:

A beekeeper has issued a warning over Asian hornets as nature groups have warned the public of a potential surge in the damaging invasive non-native species.



Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:48:57 GMT
From https:

Shareholder investment in top 10 water and sewage firms has decreased by APS5.5bn since privatisation. while dividend payments have increased to APS72.8bn



Labour plans to asimplifya process to change gender
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:24:35 GMT
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The process would stop the afutile and dehumanisinga parts of changing gender, Labour said



Drake Bell says his son inspired him to speak out about abuse in Quiet on Set
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:39:19 GMT
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Former aDrake & Josha star opened up about the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of an older actorA in Investigation Discoveryas docu-series



Rylan Clarke lays bare the pressure he feels to have a amarble bodya
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:36:59 GMT
From https:

TV personality opened up about body pressures as he was overwhelmed by Michelangeloas David



Marian Keyes: aI really donat like the myth that women donat want sexa
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:56 GMT
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Sheas sold 35 million books, tamed literary snobs, and has a major Netflix adaptation in the works. As her 16th novel aMy Favourite Mistakea is released, Irish author Marian Keyes tells Jessie Thompson about putting everything from menopause to alcoholism on the page



Bridgerton season 3 cast: Who are the showas new characters and what else have they starred in?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:12:51 GMT
From https:

Lots of new faces have joined the Ton



Demi Moore discusses full-frontal nudity with Margaret Qualley in new movie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:54:31 GMT
From https:

aThe Substancea received the longest standing ovation of any movie at the Cannes Film Festival so far



Demi Mooreas gory new horror movie could win her an Oscar
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:43:58 GMT
From https:

aThe Substancea has divided audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, but Moore is drawing the best reviews of her career. And itas another role that allows the star of aGhosta and aIndecent Proposala to distort, subvert and exploit her physical form on film, writes Adam White



GB News faces fine after Ofcom finds Rishi Sunak forum broke impartiality rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:38:14 GMT
From https:

Ofcom said it received 547 complaints about the live current affairs programme with the prime minister



Ruby Wax reveals why she was once kicked off Donald Trumpas private jet
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:58:25 GMT
From https:

aIt was an interesting situation,a the TV personality said



Stacey Dooley speaks candidly on aelement of snobberya in theatre ahead of West End debut
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:53:20 GMT
From https:

TV star will soon appear in a2:22 A Ghost Storya alongside aThe Inbetweenersa actor James Buckley



The Garfield Movie review: This cartoon catas bizarrely tragic origin story has to be seen to be believed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT
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The feline curmudgeon, voiced by an unsurprisingly miscast Chris Pratt, is here revealed to hate Mondays and love lasagne for sincere and sappy reasons, in a film that resembles little more than a charmless box-ticking exercise



Strictly Come Dancingas Giovanni Pernice denies claims of aabusivea teaching methods
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:48 GMT
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aI look forward to clearing my name,a the professional dancer said



Katy Perry cries as she leaves American Idol after seven seasons
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:05 GMT
From https:

Pop star had been a judge on long-running singing competition since 2018



No inquest into death of Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, says coroner
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:18 GMT
From https:

The DJ passed away suddenly in February



Courteney Cox says she still atalksa with Matthew Perry months after his death
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:46:07 GMT
From https:

aHe visits me a lot,a said the actor of her late co-star



Netflix darling Harlan Coben explains why his leading character hasnat made it to screen
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:33:56 GMT
From https:

Bestselling author is behind several Netflix mystery hits, including aFool Me Oncea and aStay Closea



When does Bridgerton series 3, part 2 come out? Release date, trailer and streaming details
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:57:28 GMT
From https:

Fans were left wanting more as the first half of the season ended on a cliffhanger



Olivier Awards: Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker among nominees
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:47:08 GMT
From https:

Annual British theatre awards will take place in April



Olivier Awards: Full winners list as Nicole Scherzingeras Sunset Boulevard dominates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:46:18 GMT
From https:

Musical picked up seven wins



Cheryl sobs during Girls Aloud tribute to Sarah Harding in Dublin
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:19:37 GMT
From https:

Cheryl was in tears as Girls Aloud paid tribute to Sarah Harding at their second Dublin show on Saturday, 18 May.



Kevin Costner tears up during 10-minute standing ovation for new film Horizon at Cannes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:02:51 GMT
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aIall never forget this,a the actor said



The longest standing ovation at Cannes? A whopping 22 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:56:56 GMT
From https:

Thatas the length of a sitcom episode...



Fresh Prince star Alfonso Ribeiro says the show ended his acting career
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:27:54 GMT
From https:

Actor played nerdy Carlton Banks on the hit Nineties series



Line of Duty actor Brian McCardieas cause of death revealed by family
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:08:42 GMT
From https:

Scottish actor died suddenly in April at age 59



50 Cent slams Sean aDiddya Combsa apology video after shocking Cassie hotel footage
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:14:18 GMT
From https:

aThis is not going to work,a the rapper said



50 Cent reacts to shocking Sean aDiddya Combs video: aGod help us alla
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:37:55 GMT
From https:

a21 Questionsa rapper predicted that Combsas lawyers will continue to deny allegations despite unearthed video footage



Netflix viewers eviscerate Man in Full over aconfusinga series ending
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:28:00 GMT
From https:

Viewers were also critical of Jeff Danielsas deep Southern accent



IF fans hit back at critics as John Krasinskias Ryan Reynolds film gets damning Rotten Tomatoes score
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:07:47 GMT
From https:

Movie was rated aRottena on the popular review aggregator website



Olivia Laing on the politics of gardens: aA garden is a rebel statea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT
From https:

When OliviaA Laing began restoring a walled garden in Suffolk, the writer found that green spaces can also be sites of beauty, refuge and radical politics. They speak to Lucy Jones about their new book, aThe Garden Against Timea



Infected blood scandal LIVE: Reaction as long-awaited report blames "worst treatment disaster" in NHS history on MPs, doctors and civil service - latest updates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:42:41 +0100
From https:
Live updates as the Infected Blood Inquiry finds the "worst ever treatment" scandal in NHS history should have been avoided.


Hundreds of travellers descend on Hampshire village: Horses race through streets, shops and pubs shut their doors and roads grind to a halt as huge crowds flock to annual Wickham Horse Fair that dates back 750 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:41:28 +0100
From https:
Crowds of have gathered in Wickham, Hampshire, for the annual horse fair. Wickham Horse FairA is an opportunity for visitors to sell and trade horses and it is one of the oldest of its kind in the UK.


"This is a day of shame": Rishi Sunak gives "whole-hearted" apology on behalf of the British state to more than 30,000 people "failed in the most harrowing way" with infected blood - amid fears thousands more victims are out there
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:39:58 +0100
From https:
The Prime Minister said it was a "day of shame to the British state" and promised to pay compensation to the victims after the publication of the findings of theA Infected Blood Inquiry today.


NADINE DORRIES: The mean whispers I overheard at a barbecue that showed me the Cotswolds was a viper"s nest of privilege and snobbery
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:39:25 +0100
From https:
I have lived in the area for 30 years and have to admit it"s not a term I"ve ever heard. Yet Plum Sykes" new book"s release has already set drinks parties alight with intense speculation.


Britain"s 30 most desirable villages: From the millionaires" haven deep in Leicestershire to the most expensive street in Wales. Property experts take their pick. So does yours make the list?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:39 +0100
From https:
Some villages in Britain are unmistakably upper class, with their thatched cottages, quaint schools and chi chi high streets. Here we round up some of the nation"s poshest villagesa|


JK Rowling says it is time for workplaces to protect gender critical beliefs after tribunal finds trans rape centre boss carried out "Kafkaesque" witch hunt against female worker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:35 +0100
From https:
It came after Roz Adams Iimage), 52 who was a member of staff at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, resigned after a "heresy hunt" led by the centre"s trans CEO, a tribunal judge concluded.


Fluoride in the water linked to anxiety, temper problems and headaches in children as young as three, with experts claiming exposure high levels in pregnancy could be a "risk to the developing brain"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:05 +0100
From https:
Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation"s dental health.


How your passport could stop YOU from travelling: Pernickety rules, tiny tears and "ink stains" have stopped Brits from enjoying their holidays
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:28 +0100
From https:
Small paper tears and ink stains are among the petty hindrances which have seen families denied permission to fly - the latest victims being a Rochdale family of three.


Shocking moment thief on a bike snatches victim"s phone from her hands in broad daylight at central London bus stop in latest example of terrifying trend sweeping the capital
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:22 +0100
From https:
In the video, a cyclist dressed all in black rides up to group of people standing near the Curzon cinema on Shaftesbury Avenue in London"s West End and snatches a phone off a woman.


Don"t get distracted by Fury"s repellent behaviour, it obscures the hard truth: He is NOT one of the boxing greats, writes OLIVER HOLT
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:16 +0100
From https:
OLIVER HOLT: Fury does not have the same skills, the same ability or the same intelligence that Lennox Lewis had and he could not get the job done on Saturday night.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:13 +0100
From https:
The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Strictly star Giovanni Pernice"s former partner Rose Ayling-Ellis "admits she believesA what others are saying" amid BBC probe into "abusive behaviour" following contestant"s complaints
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:35:28 +0100
From https:
In recent weeks, the professional dancer, 33, has come under fire for his "militant" training style, with the BBC forced toA investigate "workplace misconduct claims".


How "Butcher of Tehran" Ebrahim Raisi oversaw the massacre of thousands in Iran, imposed brutal hijab crackdown and fervently moved country towards building nukes as Ayatollah"s protA(c)gA(c) dies in fiery chopper crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:29:26 +0100
From https:
Raisi gained notoriety after he was appointed Deputy prosecutor of Tehran in 1985 before going on to serve on the prosecution committee which sentenced thousands of political prisoners to death.


The "Satanic" animal killings terrifying a picture postcard New Forest village: How severed deer"s head on a headstone is latest in long list of animal "sacrifices"... but have devil-worshippers REALLY returned?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:25:24 +0100
From https:
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The deer head was found resting on a parish council headstone commemorating the year 2000 in Burley, Hampshire.


"No sense of victory": Heartbreaking victims of the infected blood scandal say their whole lives have been overshadowed by agony as inquiry report finally vindicates them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:23:55 +0100
From https:
Tens of thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood, including Andy Evans, 47, who was infected when he was just five years old.


Ex-smokers who use e-cigs are twice as likely to die from lung cancer, study suggests
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:23:25 +0100
From https:
Researchers from South Korea found people who turn to e-cigarettes after smoking traditional ones are more than twice as likely to die from lung cancer than ex-smokers who don"t go on to vape.


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:22:06 +0100
From https:
A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


Revealed: Tim Westwood"s bizarre rebrand as a food influencer during stint living in Nigeria following sexual misconduct allegations in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:36 +0100
From https:
The former BBC and Capital Xtra DJ has posted clips on TikTok of himself sharing recipes with his followers in the style of a food influencer while he was living in Lagos.


The school that gave students HIV: How Treloar College was supposed to care for haemophilic children but treated them like "guinea pigs" by carrying out experiments with contaminated blood - as only 30 of 122 infected boys still alive today
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:09 +0100
From https:
Of the pupils that attended the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire during the 1970s and 80s, "very few escaped being infected".


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:08 +0100
From https:
Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The footballing genius, grounded by the love of his family: How Man City"s Phil Foden, 23, stays "down to earth" thanks to his childhood sweetheart, a very "feisty" mother and the kids he dotes on - four years after a night in Iceland almost ruined it all
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:20:50 +0100
From https:
Despite his soaring value - a string of fashion endorsements have earnt him APS1.4million in a year - discovered Foden remains a familiar sight on the Stockport streets where he grew up.


My dream holiday to Bali ended with me fearing my organs were shutting down and death was near. I had assumed I was safe with just mosquito spraya|
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:20:40 +0100
From https:
The morning after a dream holiday in Bali, Debra Morgan felt "horrendous". At the GP surgery, a nurse took one look at her- by now visibly sweating - and said: "I think it"s dengue fever."


Annie Kilner says her family "will cherish" watching Kyle Walker make history by winning FOUR Premier League titles with Manchester City - after bringing newborn son Rezon to the Etihad for the first time
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:17:31 +0100
From https:
Annie Kilner says she will "cherish" being given the opportunity to see husband Kyle Walker make history by winning his fourth consecutive Premier League trophy with Manchester City.


Outrage as giant 7ft 1ins wrestler The Great Khali is seen lifting the world"s shortest woman up with one hand and swinging 2ft tall Indian around before putting her on his knee in bizarre video
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:17:02 +0100
From https:
The bizarre footage shows the retired WWE wrestler with his large hands wrapped fully around the woman"s waist while she stood on his knee beaming into the camera.


UK "goes continental" for its cheese: How Brits are turning to gourmet and specialty cheeses from Europe - with sales of Triple CrA"me Brie nearly double in a year while demand for Morbier and ComtA(c) also soars
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:14:52 +0100
From https:
Tesco, the UK"s biggest supermarket, has reported a huge spike in the demand for gourmet cheeses such asA ComtA(c), Ossau-Iraty, Morbier and Chaource.


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:12:22 +0100
From https:
Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:06:30 +0100
From https:
The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Boy, 12, accused of murdering teenager, 19, with a machete in park attack tells court he and his friend played video game Fortnite at home after stabbing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:06:27 +0100
From https:
Prosecutors say the boy, and a second 12-year-old, acted together to kill Shawn Seesahai after he "shoulder-brushed" them by a park bench at Stowlawn playing fields in Bilston, Wolverhampton.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:04:24 +0100
From https:
In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Charles Spencer reveals the "most astonishingly beautiful gift" he"s been given for his 60th that honours his sister Princess Diana - and admits he "cried on seeing it"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:56:33 +0100
From https:
Charles, who lives on the Althorp Estate, in Northampton, took to his social media accounts to share photographs of the thoughtful homemade present.


Daisy Edgar-Jones looks chic in a white dress as she leads the star attendees alongside Joan Collins, her husband Percy Gibson and Amanda Holden at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:41 +0100
From https:
Daisy Edgar-Jones brought the A-list glamour to the Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital on Monday afternoon during theA VIP and press preview day.


Prince Edward dons traditional tartan as he"s joined by wife Sophie on visit to the Scottish village Golspie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:11 +0100
From https:
Sophie, 59, appeared in high spirits as she accompanied her husband, Prince Edward , 60, to the Scottish seaside village, Golspie.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:52:47 +0100
From https:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:50:39 +0100
From https:
The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:47:48 +0100
From https:
Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Are YOU living in a fat hotspot? Our interactive map reveals areas where four in ten adults are obese... and a staggering eight in ten are overweight
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:46:33 +0100
From https:
Figures show four in ten residents in Wigan and Swale are now obese. For comparison, just a tenth of people in Kensington and Chelsea fall into the same category.


Thousands of homes are banned from drinking tap water for a sixth day amid parasite scandal which left families vomiting and suffering diarrhea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:45:20 +0100
From https:
South West Water has recently increased its compensation to just APS215 for homeowners and businesses affected by the outbreak.


Greggs is launching its first ever fish finger sandwich - find out if your local store has them in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:42:03 +0100
From https:
The launch sees Greggs take on a quintessentially British classic - fish finger sandwiches, also available as wraps.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:41:58 +0100
From https:
Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:41:57 +0100
From https:
Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


MyA fiancA(c) died on the morning of our wedding day - then I discovered he"d been hiding a huge secret
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:40:39 +0100
From https:
Kaitlin Palmieri, 38, from Long Island, told the New York Post how she found an online tribute to her fiancA(c) Eric, who died aged 33, which revealed he"d been seeing another woman.


Moment Ian Wright is overcome with emotion as he bids farewell to Match of the Day after more than 20 years - as outgoing pundit reveals the BBC show "means the whole world to me"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:39:12 +0100
From https:
Wright had announced in December that he would be stepping back from his punditry role with the iconic BBC show at the end of the season.


Will SNP meltdown hand Keir Starmer the keys to No10? Support for nationalists slumps to its lowest level since the 2014 independence referendum amid leadership turmoilA that could hand Labour 40 Scottish seats at the general election
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:38:51 +0100
From https:
Labour now has a 10-point over the SNP when it comes to Westminster voting intention, according to YouGov, a leads that would see it win 40 Scottish seats at the next general election.


Asian hornet hotspots revealed: Interactive map shows the full list of areas at risk - as experts warn the UK will be hit with record numbers this summer
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:34:09 +0100
From https:
This interactive map reveals whether your town is at risk of becoming an Asian hornet hotspot as experts warn record numbers could reach the UK this summer.


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:33:22 +0100
From https:
The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Ginger job centre boss who compared bullying over his hair colour to the prejudice faced by black people was not being racist, tribunal rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:31:48 +0100
From https:
Alex Ujah had accused manager Robert Rance of an "orchestrated succession of racist micro-aggressions" against him.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:30:35 +0100
From https:
Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Tamara Ecclestone is criticised as her daughter Fifi, 10, heads out wearing heavy make-up while carrying a "f**k it, it"s fine" bag, sporting APS900 Prada loafers and posing outside a pink limo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:29:26 +0100
From https:
The millionaire heiress, 39, divided her fans after she shared snaps of Fifi dolled up and sporting a pair of APS900 Prada loafers outside a pink stretch limousine.


What special relationship? America"s London Embassy owes TfL APS14.6million in congestion charges over the past 20 years - with India and China among worst offenders while Togo owes just APS40
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:28:44 +0100
From https:
Transport for London (TfL) said diplomats across all embassies owe APS145.5million in congestion charge payments since the scheme was introduced just over two decades ago in 2003.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:27:12 +0100
From https:
There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


You"ll never dance alone! Jurgen Klopp shows off his moves as he is mobbed by his players on night out to mark his Liverpool farewell - after also throwing shapes on stage alongside a rapping John Barnes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:16 +0100
From https:
Video footage has since emerged of the German, now with his trademark cap flipped backwards, showcasing his dance movesat the end-of-season party at the Titanic Hotel.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:06 +0100
From https:
The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:19:18 +0100
From https:
Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


"A lot of the villains in this story have died": How doctors who gave patients contaminated blood will never face justice due to delays - as Ken Clarke, Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Bloom are blasted in report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:49 +0100
From https:
More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.


Children are evacuated from school "during an exam" after threat made via email - as police urge parents to stay away from the scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:01 +0100
From https:
Children have been evacuated from Myton School in Warwick with Year 11 students told to leave mid-exam after a threat was made via email.


Annie Kilner says her family "will cherish" watching Kyle Walker make history by winning FOUR Premier League titles with Manchester City - after bringing newborn son Rezon to the Etihad for the first time
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:31 GMT
From https:
Annie Kilner says she will "cherish" being given the opportunity to see husband Kyle Walker make history by winning his fourth consecutive Premier League trophy with Manchester City.


Outrage as giant 7ft 1ins wrestler The Great Khali is seen lifting the world"s shortest woman up with one hand and swinging 2ft tall Indian around before putting her on his knee in bizarre video
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:02 GMT
From https:
The bizarre footage shows the retired WWE wrestler with his large hands wrapped fully around the woman"s waist while she stood on his knee beaming into the camera.


UK "goes continental" for its cheese: How Brits are turning to gourmet and specialty cheeses from Europe - with sales of Triple CrA"me Brie nearly double in a year while demand for Morbier and ComtA(c) also soars
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:14:52 GMT
From https:
Tesco, the UK"s biggest supermarket, has reported a huge spike in the demand for gourmet cheeses such asA ComtA(c), Ossau-Iraty, Morbier and Chaource.


The school that gave students HIV: How Treloar College was supposed to care for haemophilic children but treated them like "guinea pigs" by carrying out experiments with contaminated blood - as only 30 of 122 infected boys still alive today
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:24 GMT
From https:
Of the pupils that attended the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire during the 1970s and 80s, "very few escaped being infected".


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
From https:
Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


Infected blood scandal LIVE: Reaction as long-awaited report blames "worst treatment disaster" in NHS history on MPs, doctors and civil service - latest updates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:11:26 GMT
From https:
Live updates as the Infected Blood Inquiry finds the "worst ever treatment" scandal in NHS history should have been avoided.


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:55 GMT
From https:
Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The footballing genius, grounded by the love of his family: How Man City"s Phil Foden, 23, stays "down to earth" thanks to his childhood sweetheart, a very "feisty" mother and the kids he dotes on - four years after a night in Iceland almost ruined it all
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:03 GMT
From https:
Despite his soaring value - a string of fashion endorsements have earnt him APS1.4million in a year - discovered Foden remains a familiar sight on the Stockport streets where he grew up.


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
From https:
The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Boy, 12, accused of murdering teenager, 19, with a machete in park attack tells court he and his friend played video game Fortnite at home after stabbing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:27 GMT
From https:
Prosecutors say the boy, and a second 12-year-old, acted together to kill Shawn Seesahai after he "shoulder-brushed" them by a park bench at Stowlawn playing fields in Bilston, Wolverhampton.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
From https:
In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Strictly star Giovanni Pernice"s former partner Rose Ayling-Ellis "admits she believesA what others are saying" amid BBC probe into "abusive behaviour" following contestant"s complaints
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:04 GMT
From https:
In recent weeks, the professional dancer, 33, has come under fire for his "militant" training style, with the BBC forced toA investigate "workplace misconduct claims".


Experts warn true number of infected blood patients could be much higher amid calls for Mr Bates vs The Post Office-style drama and surge in Hepatitis C tests - after report finds "worst ever" cover-up in NHS history
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:01:54 GMT
From https:
More than 3,000 UK patients died and many continue to suffer after tens of thousands of vulnerable patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis.


Charles Spencer reveals the "most astonishingly beautiful gift" he"s been given for his 60th that honours his sister Princess Diana - and admits he "cried on seeing it"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:56:33 GMT
From https:
Charles, who lives on the Althorp Estate, in Northampton, took to his social media accounts to share photographs of the thoughtful homemade present.


Daisy Edgar-Jones looks chic in a white dress as she leads the star attendees alongside Joan Collins, her husband Percy Gibson and Amanda Holden at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:41 GMT
From https:
Daisy Edgar-Jones brought the A-list glamour to the Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital on Monday afternoon during theA VIP and press preview day.


Prince Edward dons traditional tartan as he"s joined by wife Sophie on visit to the Scottish village Golspie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:11 GMT
From https:
Sophie, 59, appeared in high spirits as she accompanied her husband, Prince Edward , 60, to the Scottish seaside village, Golspie.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:47 GMT
From https:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


Revealed: Tim Westwood"s bizarre rebrand as a food influencer during stint living in Nigeria following sexual misconduct allegations in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:42 GMT
From https:
The former BBC and Capital Xtra DJ has posted clips on TikTok of himself sharing recipes with his followers in the style of a food influencer while he was living in Lagos.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:39 GMT
From https:
The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:06 GMT
From https:
A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:47:48 GMT
From https:
Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Are YOU living in a fat hotspot? Our interactive map reveals areas where four in ten adults are obese... and a staggering eight in ten are overweight
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:46:33 GMT
From https:
Figures show four in ten residents in Wigan and Swale are now obese. For comparison, just a tenth of people in Kensington and Chelsea fall into the same category.


Thousands of homes are banned from drinking tap water for a sixth day amid parasite scandal which left families vomiting and suffering diarrhea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:45:20 GMT
From https:
South West Water has recently increased its compensation to just APS215 for homeowners and businesses affected by the outbreak.


Greggs is launching its first ever fish finger sandwich - find out if your local store has them in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:42:03 GMT
From https:
The launch sees Greggs take on a quintessentially British classic - fish finger sandwiches, also available as wraps.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:58 GMT
From https:
Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
From https:
Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Moment Ian Wright is overcome with emotion as he bids farewell to Match of the Day after more than 20 years - as outgoing pundit reveals the BBC show "means the whole world to me"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:39:12 GMT
From https:
Wright had announced in December that he would be stepping back from his punditry role with the iconic BBC show at the end of the season.


How your passport could stop YOU from travelling: Pernickety rules, tiny tears and "ink stains" have stopped Brits from enjoying their holidays
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:50 GMT
From https:
Small paper tears and ink stains are among the petty hindrances which have seen families denied permission to fly - the latest victims being a Rochdale family of three.


Britain"s 30 most desirable villages: From the millionaires" haven deep in Leicestershire to the most expensive street in Wales. Property experts take their pick. So does yours make the list?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:35:49 GMT
From https:
Some villages in Britain are unmistakably upper class, with their thatched cottages, quaint schools and chi chi high streets. Here we round up some of the nation"s poshest villagesa|


Asian hornet hotspots revealed: Interactive map shows the full list of areas at risk - as experts warn the UK will be hit with record numbers this summer
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:34:09 GMT
From https:
This interactive map reveals whether your town is at risk of becoming an Asian hornet hotspot as experts warn record numbers could reach the UK this summer.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:43 GMT
From https:
The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:22 GMT
From https:
The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Ginger job centre boss who compared bullying over his hair colour to the prejudice faced by black people was not being racist, tribunal rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:31:48 GMT
From https:
Alex Ujah had accused manager Robert Rance of an "orchestrated succession of racist micro-aggressions" against him.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:35 GMT
From https:
Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Tamara Ecclestone is criticised as her daughter Fifi, 10, heads out wearing heavy make-up while carrying a "f**k it, it"s fine" bag, sporting APS900 Prada loafers and posing outside a pink limo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:26 GMT
From https:
The millionaire heiress, 39, divided her fans after she shared snaps of Fifi dolled up and sporting a pair of APS900 Prada loafers outside a pink stretch limousine.


What special relationship? America"s London Embassy owes TfL APS14.6million in congestion charges over the past 20 years - with India and China among worst offenders while Togo owes just APS40
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:28:44 GMT
From https:
Transport for London (TfL) said diplomats across all embassies owe APS145.5million in congestion charge payments since the scheme was introduced just over two decades ago in 2003.


Shocking moment thief on a bike snatches victim"s phone from her hands in broad daylight at central London bus stop in latest example of terrifying trend sweeping the capital
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:40 GMT
From https:
In the video, a cyclist dressed all in black rides up to group of people standing near the Curzon cinema on Shaftesbury Avenue in London"s West End and snatches a phone off a woman.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
From https:
There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


The "Satanic" animal killings terrifying a picture postcard New Forest village: How severed deer"s head on a headstone is latest in long list of animal "sacrifices"... but have devil-worshippers REALLY returned?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:09 GMT
From https:
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The deer head was found resting on a parish council headstone commemorating the year 2000 in Burley, Hampshire.


You"ll never dance alone! Jurgen Klopp shows off his moves as he is mobbed by his players on night out to mark his Liverpool farewell - after also throwing shapes on stage alongside a rapping John Barnes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:16 GMT
From https:
Video footage has since emerged of the German, now with his trademark cap flipped backwards, showcasing his dance movesat the end-of-season party at the Titanic Hotel.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:06 GMT
From https:
The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:19:18 GMT
From https:
Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


"A lot of the villains in this story have died": How doctors who gave patients contaminated blood will never face justice due to delays - as Ken Clarke, Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Bloom are blasted in report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:49 GMT
From https:
More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.


Children are evacuated from school "during an exam" after threat made via email - as police urge parents to stay away from the scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:01 GMT
From https:
Children have been evacuated from Myton School in Warwick with Year 11 students told to leave mid-exam after a threat was made via email.


Frightening moment babysitter is caught shaking and pushing eight-month-old boy before being arrested
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:16:42 GMT
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A surveillance camera confirmed a couple"s worst fears when their hired nanny shook their eight-month-old baby.


Uber driver is accused of taking advantage of a drunk passenger by taking a 40-mile long detour around the M25 and charging her APS156 for a journey that normally costs APS25
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:16 GMT
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An Uber driver has been accused of taking advantage of a drunk passenger by taking a 40-mile long detour around the M25 and charging her APS156 for a journey that normally costs APS25.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
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King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


Oleksandr Usyk"s promoter offers injury update after Ukrainian was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw following undisputed world heavyweight title fight win over Tyson Fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:36 GMT
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The Ukrainian defeated the Gypsy King in a blockbuster clash on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, winning via split decision after the judges scored the bout 115-112, 113-114, 114-113.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
From https:
Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


The calm before the storm: Met Office issues yellow warning for thunder with floods and lightning set to batter Britain - but sunseekers take advantage of clear skies in the meantime by hitting beaches and parks
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:32 GMT
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Parts of Northern Ireland , Exeter and Plymouth have been warned that areas of low pressure could bring flooding, disruption and even the possibility of power cuts.


It"s no wonder parents are taking their children on holiday during term time! Sky-high cost of May half-term holidays abroad is revealed - with cost of family trips rising 1,900 PER CENT in a week
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:01:20 GMT
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The sky-high cost of jetting abroad during the school holidays is putting huge pressure on parents to go on a trip during term time and accept the fines for taking their children out of class.


Now for the hangover! Manchester City stars face sore heads after their Premier League title celebrations ran until 5am - as new video shows them partying with their wives and girlfriends
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:57 GMT
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A new video has emerged of Erling Haaland leading the early morning celebrations as he dances with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen at the party at a Greek restaurant.


Hundreds of travellers descend on Hampshire village: Horses race through streets, shops and pubs shut their doors and roads grind to a halt as huge crowds flock to annual Wickham Horse Fair that dates back 750 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:27 GMT
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Crowds of have gathered in Wickham, Hampshire, for the annual horse fair. Wickham Horse FairA is an opportunity for visitors to sell and trade horses and it is one of the oldest of its kind in the UK.


Jurgen Klopp to begin break at luxury five-star hotel in Majorca within two weeks... as the former Liverpool boss checks in on progress on the APS3.4m "ecological family paradise" villa he will live with his wife
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:57:36 GMT
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Klopp, who bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool fans on Sunday, is due to jet out to the Balearic Islands in the next fortnight to check on the progress of the mansion in Santa Ponsa.


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
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Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:11 GMT
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The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Grandparents and six-year-old boy killed in Amtrak horror crash after their SUV got stuck in between crossing barriers in path of high speed passenger train bound for Niagara Falls
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:10 GMT
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A six-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed in an Amtrak train crash in upstate New York after getting stuck on the tracks at a railroad crossing.A


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:06 GMT
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A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:21:08 GMT
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Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The real reason for self-checkout bans under new state law
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:20 GMT
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As major US stores limit or ban self-checkout entirely to cut down on losses from sky-high retail theft, pro-labor politicians are seeing a window of opportunity.


Kevin Costner admits it wasn"t an "easy decision" mortgaging his Santa Barbara estate in order to finance $100M passion project film Horizon - as it"s slammed by critics
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:19:23 GMT
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Kevin CostnerA has admitted it wasn"t an "easy decision" mortgaging his Santa Barbara estate in order to finance $100M passion project film Horizon: An American Saga.


Kevin Costner gambled $38M of his own money and mortgaged property to make Horizon films: "I"m as far out on a limb right now as I"ve ever been"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:58 GMT
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The 69-year-old Oscar winner was rumored to have spent $20M of his own money in order to help fund his $100M-budget two-part western, but it was much higher


Mississippi town"s "highway for the homeless" explodes in numbers as furious locals say they"ve lost neighborhood to the unhoused
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:05 GMT
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The controversy is occurring in a quiet neighborhood in suburban Biloxi, where the old campus of a now-defunct school has become a tent city, residents told local news stations this week.


SEE IT: Beth Van Duyne checks out fit Rep. Rich McCormick"s backside in boldly flirtatious moment 11 MONTHS before relationship exposed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:15:44 GMT
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It"s not clear how long before Rep. Rich McCormick filed for divorce that he began his relationship with Rep. Beth Van Duyne.


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


Fury and fear in small North Carolina town after only hospital for miles closes - forcing residents to drive 25 minutes to nearest emergency room if they need care
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:10:29 GMT
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Martin General Hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, closed its doors in August after filing for bankruptcy. Now, patients have been left to travel about 25 minutes for emergency care.


Simone Biles finally cracks and tells critics to "f*** off" in furious Instagram post - after her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens was slammed again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:19 GMT
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Biles has defended Owens and on Sunday she said "I couldn"t ask for a better husband" after he was in the stands for her victory at theA Core Hydration Classic.


Rising Trump VP contender refuses to say if he"ll accept 2024 election results and calls for mass deportation of "25 to 30 million" illegal immigrants
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:27 GMT
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Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio refused to say whether he would accept the results of the 2024 election while also taking a hard right stance on immigration.


How Kevin Costner keeps those cowboyish good looks! Star, 69, says he"s "never felt the need" for plastic surgery and credits his physique to running around after his kids - after welcoming 3 of his 7 children in his 50s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:02 GMT
From https:
Kevin Costner appeared youthful and dapper as he took to the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival yesterday - but how does he look so youthful at 69-years-old?


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
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The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
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In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Is this the best halftime challenge EVER? Brilliant clip shows two fans battling it out at Mexican soccer game - with hilarious consequences
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:52 GMT
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A halftime challenge during a Mexican soccer game has gone viral after both contestants went to hilarious lengths to win.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:47:48 GMT
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Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Shock study shows how 42M recipients spend their food stamps - and they"re not buying broccoli
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:46:46 GMT
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Coca-Cola, Sprite and other soft drinks are the most commonly-bought items in the $135 billion-a-year Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, new research shows.


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
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Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Married high school teacher, 33, who found fame on GMA, is jailed for 13 years after having sex with male student, 17, in her home, car, classroom and on field trip to Washington DC
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:40:47 GMT
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Heather Hare, 33, was a family consumer science teacher at Bryant High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her relationship with the student occurred between August 2021 and April 2022.


Argentina names squad ahead of Copa America with two friendlies in store - but does Lionel Messi make it?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:38:00 GMT
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Argentina will face Ecuador and Guatemala next month, ahead of the tournament curtain-raiser against Canada on June 20. Scaloni must trim his squad to 26 players for Copa America.


Dali cargo ship is finally floated back to Baltimore port two months after Francis Scott Key bridge collapse - with crew STILL on board
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:35:11 GMT
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The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore"s Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:35 GMT
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Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
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There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


Alex Rodriguez soaks up Timberwolves" epic Game 7 win over defending-champion Nuggets with Anthony Edwards as he tries to wrestle the team from Glen Taylor in mediation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:18:38 GMT
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Alex Rodriguez isn"t technically the Minnesota Timberwolves owner, and that day may never come, but that"s not stopping the baseball legend from taking part in the team"s success this postseason.


Gilgo Beach cops return to suspect Rex Heuermann"s house on new search warrant
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:58 GMT
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Police arrived early Monday morning to the home where Heuermann"s estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children, Victoria and Christopher, live.


Who is Xander Schauffele? Golf"s newest major winner has four nationalities, is an Olympic gold medalist - and has been with his college sweetheart wife for 10 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:54 GMT
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On Sunday, Xander Schauffele broke through with the biggest win of his golf career to date as he captured the PGA Championship.


Donald Trump"s stunning aide Margo Martin puts on a VERY leggy display in a white mini skirt as she heads to former President"s hush-money trial
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:27 GMT
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The 28-year-old deputy communications chief has put on a leggy display as she wowed in a white mini skirt and chic blue button-down while heading to court in New York on Monday.


What would Donald Trump"s jail conditions be like for the billionaire used to mansions and yachts if he"s convicted in the hush money trial?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:23 GMT
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Experts say Trump is unlikely to get jail time even if convicted in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. But Judge Juan Merchan has wide latitude in the event of a conviction.


"It sheds light that this happens more often than you think": Christina Milian voices her support for friend Cassie after a video of the singer being assaulted by ex P Diddy emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:15 GMT
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Christina Milian has voiced her support for her friend Cassie Ventura after a horrific video of the singer being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend P Diddy in a hotel hallway was widely shared online.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
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King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


Bethenny Frankel, 53, proves she is single and ready to mingle in a swimsuit as she talks "therapy"... after shock split from fiance Paul Bernon, 45
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:10:42 GMT
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Bethenny Frankel, 53, wanted the world to know she still looks great. The reality TV star showed off her incredible figure in a black swimsuit on social media this weekend.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
From https:
Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


The ANTI-Gumball 3000: Inside the ramshackle rally dubbed the "Burning Man for car geeks" where motorheads race busted $500 cars around the desert
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:02:04 GMT
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The event, which is the antithesis of the exclusive Gumball 3000 rally, only permits cars which cost entrants $500 to purchase and renovate. It started out as a single race in California.


Terrifying videos show tornadoes ripping through heartland as hail the size of baseballs rains down on Oklahoma
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:58:46 GMT
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Terrifying videos reveal tornadoes ripping through Oklahoma as hail the size of baseballs rains down.A


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
From https:
Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Kevin Costner"s Horizon epic slammed by critics on Rotten Tomatoes and receives scathing reviews despite 10 minute standing ovation at Cannes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:00 GMT
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Kevin Costner"s Horizon: An American Saga has been slammed by critics, despite earning a 10-minute standing ovation from the audience at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.


Congo coup: "War baby" son had been "preparing for war" before following his father into botched operation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:50:19 GMT
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Marcel Malanga, 21, and his father traveled to the central African country to lead the coup and has since been taken by the regime"s forces.


Bombshell twist as luxury cruise ships now face blockbuster legal action over "immoral and offensive" casino conduct after gambler"s tragic suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:28 GMT
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Shane Dixon, 50, was travelling on his first-ever cruise aboard P&O"s Pacific AdventureA (inset) last weekA when he lost $9000 in the ship"s casino.A


Unbelievable moment frustrated cops spring inmate from county jail to help hotwire RV he is accused of stealing after owner couldn"t get it to start: "I know a guy who definitely knows how to do this"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:44:15 GMT
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With the ignition long since punched out, officers had to draw on some deeply unofficial expertise to get the battered vehicle back on the road, returning with the tattooed suspect in an orange jumpsuit.


California town outraged as traffic lights are replaced with stop signs to deter homeless people from stealing copper
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:40:08 GMT
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An Oakland intersection"s traffic lights were recently replaced by old fashioned stop signs due to the criminal behavior of local residents.


Elise Stefanik explodes at Fox News anchor and brands her a "disgrace" as VP candidate is grilled about previously "calling Trump a whack job"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:38:54 GMT
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The highest ranking Republican woman in the House got in a heated exchange on Fox News Sunday after moderator Shannon Bream raised questions about Rep. Stefanik"s loyalty to Trump.


Private lunches, campaign stops and $10 million dangled as a carrot...how Trump ally Jim Jordan could be secretively plotting to take Speaker Mike Johnson"s top job
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:37:28 GMT
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Other conservative heavyweights already seem to be quietly moving to position themselves for a leadership shakeup, particularly Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.


NBA legend Paul Pierce stomps on Jalen Brunson jersey in bizarre video after Knicks playoff exit
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:31:57 GMT
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The Knicks were dumped out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday night following a Game 7 defeat against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.


Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:47 GMT
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Target will be lowering prices on at least 5,000 frequently shopped products across its assortment ranging from milk to diapers, the big-box retailer said on Monday.


Inside the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson"s wedding in Chester Cathedral which will see Prince William and Prince George take on starring roles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:04 GMT
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Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and his future wife Olivia, 31, will say their vows in Chester, where he grew up at Eaton Hall, on June 7.


Red Lobster officially files for bankruptcy after being rinsed of cash by all you can eat shrimp deals
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:54 GMT
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Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering dozens of restaurants.


Scottie Scheffler slated to playA in Texas this week despite newborn baby and arrest chaos... as world No. 1 admits he doesn"t know what will happen next in his legal case
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:20 GMT
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Scottie Scheffler is down to play at the Charles Schwab Challenge despite a turbulent couple of weeks that saw the birth of his first child and his dramatic arrest the PGA Championship.


Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman"s mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:20:28 GMT
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The 40-year-old patient, whose name was not revealed, went to hospital in Callao, Peru, with unbearable mouth pain - only to learn it was being caused by maggots that had settled there.


Fluoride in the water linked to anxiety, temper problems and headaches in children as young as three, with experts claiming exposure high levels in pregnancy could be a "risk to the developing brain"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:52:43 GMT
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Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation"s dental health.


New angle shows shocking moment NASCAR star Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sucker-punched Kyle Busch - before his DAD grappled with the rival driver
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:14 GMT
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An alternate angle shows NASCAR"s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sucker punching rival Kyle Busch after a collision in Sunday"s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.


Demi Moore, 61, stuns at The Substance photocall during return to Cannes Film Festival after 25 years - as the horror receives rave reviews and a 13-minute standing ovation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:47 GMT
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Demi Moore"s incredible "third act" continued as she made a stunning appearance at the The Substance photocall during Cannes Film Festival on Monday morning.


Diddy"s teenage daughters, 17, attend prom as he apologizes after shocking video of him violently beating ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:28 GMT
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Seventeen-year-old twins D"Lila and Jessie Combs did not address the drama involving their father and even limited the comments section as they shared their prom photos on Instagram.


Forensic psychiatrist reveals the different types of stalkers - and why ignoring them is not the key to putting them off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:04 GMT
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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das, from London, has explained the different types of stalkers and why ignoring stalkers doesn"t always make them leave you alone.


Yellen says US opposed to global tax on billionaires: ‘That’s something we can’t sign on to’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:30:24 -0400
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Those who back the idea say it would close the wealth inequality gap while allowing governments to spend more on social programs with tax revenues.


Rewind and repeat: Hereas all the tea on that steamy aBridgertona carriage scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:30 -0400
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There are already countless TikToks about the "Bridgerton" carriage scene, making it Season 3as version of the Season 1 spoon licking viral moment.A


Bethenny Frankel says you ‘need’ this ‘game-changer’ shower scarf a and it’s finally back in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:27:19 -0400
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"Wanna go from lizard to luxurious? You need this," Frankel raved in one of her famous TikTok beauty reviews.


Jenna Bush Hager Boldly Puts Jake Gyllenhaalas ‘SNL’ Performance Down On ‘Today’: “I Donat Know Heas That Good”
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:27:19 -0400
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Sorry, Jake!


Iranian women celebrate death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who led brutal crackdown on rights
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:24:12 -0400
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"We freely dance and celebrate on your dirty grave," said one woman, who was blinded by Iranian security forces during the 2022 protests.


‘And Just Like Thata fans baffled by Sarah Jessica Parkeras aunhinged’ hat: aIs that a pillowcase?a
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:19 -0400
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The "Sex and the City" star wore a floppy gingham "cloud hat" by designer Maryam Keyhani, whose artsy designs retail for hundreds of dollars.


Migrants rushing to cross border now in case Biden loses in November: ‘We don’t want Trump’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:02 -0400
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"We think with the elections, it will be harder."


It’s time to stop the unfair, unequal madness of trans athletes destroying women’s sports
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:12:23 -0400
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Itas time to stop the unfair, unequal madness of trans athletes destroying womenas sport.


Bryson DeChambeau yells at man to return ball golfer gave to kid at PGA Championship
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:11:04 -0400
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Amid a chaotic finish at the PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau paused it all to make sure his souvenir golf ball ended up in the right hands.


Half of Americans think climate change will destroy planet in their lifetime: poll
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:10:07 -0400
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The survey of 5,000 Americans, split evenly by state, revealed that 48% of all respondents believe theyall live to see climate change destroy the planet.


Katy Perry wears dress paying tribute to ‘American Idol’ contestants during finale
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:07:52 -0400
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Katy Perry wore a larger-than-life gown adorned with 168 aAmerican Idola contestantsa faces for her emotional exit during the season 22 finale. The singer took the stage with third-place contestant Jack Blocker and stood on a platform that soared high above the stage to show off the skirt in its entirety. The towering dress wasnat...


Katy Perry Reflects On The Backlash She Received On ‘American Idol’ Ahead Of Her Emotional Exit: “Whatever, You Canat Win ‘Em All”
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:06:38 -0400
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The singer said she hopes "someone fearless" replaces her as a judge on the show.


Joe Biden was racist and patronizing in his speech to Morehouse grads
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:06:12 -0400
From https:
The Democratic playbook is to reassure our victimhood status, not overcome it.


Schumer resurrects bipartisan border security plan as Senate GOP rallies against it
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:05:20 -0400
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to dust off the border security deal that collapsed back in February for a standalone vote this week.


Amal Clooney helped convince ICC prosecutors to issue arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:04 -0400
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Amal Clooney played an instrumental role in making the case for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for suspected war crimes being carried out in Israel and Gaza. Amal Clooney of the Clooney Foundation allegedly helped convince ICC prosecutors to issue arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu,...


Queen Camillaas ex Andrew Parker Bowles is dating aThe Weakest Linka host Anne Robinson: aMind your own businessa
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:02:05 -0400
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Queen Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles got divorced in the 1990s after her affair with then-Prince Charles.


Adrienne Bailon-Houghton shares surprises on this season of ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:36 -0400
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The second half of "I Can See Your Voice" Season 3 is back on FOX. Adrienne Bailon-Houghton spoke with Astra about what to expect this season. Ten secret voices are competing to win $100,000. Can Adrienne and the rest of her panelists weed out the bad from the good based on a series of clues,...


Ben Affleck has ‘come to his senses’ about ‘fever dream’ Jennifer Lopez marriage: ‘There is just no way this is going to work’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:31 -0400
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"If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would," an insider tells Page Six of the duo"s romance.


Rangers vs. Panthers series prediction: Eastern Conference finals odds, picks
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:58 -0400
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The two kingpins of their respective divisions gear up for the Eastern Conference finals, facing each other in the postseason for the first time since 1997.


I’m a super-commuter a I travel across 4 states to work in NYC and my salary is worth it
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:55:24 -0400
From https:
When taking the job, Rice rationalized that his commute would actually be shorter than someone who actually lives in New York. "I calculated my commute versus someone living in Long Island," he said. "It came out to be roughly the same amount of time."


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:11 GMT
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The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Simone Biles finally cracks and tells critics to "f*** off" in furious Instagram post - after her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens was slammed again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:19 GMT
From https:
Biles has defended Owens and on Sunday she said "I couldn"t ask for a better husband" after he was in the stands for her victory at theA Core Hydration Classic.


How Kevin Costner keeps those cowboyish good looks! Star, 69, says he"s "never felt the need" for plastic surgery and credits his physique to running around after his kids - after welcoming 3 of his 7 children in his 50s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:02 GMT
From https:
Kevin Costner appeared youthful and dapper as he took to the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival yesterday - but how does he look so youthful at 69-years-old?


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
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The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
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In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Mohammed Ali Ahmad-Rezaei: Iranian refugee repeatedly raped a woman in front of her children learns his fate
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:16 GMT
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Mohammed Ali Ahmad-Rezaei, 46 was sentenced in Adelaide"s District Court on Monday after a jury found him guilty of five counts of rape last year.


Who is President Ebrahim Raisi"s wife Jamileh Alamolhoda? The controversial spouse of Iran"s President who once said women working and studying is an act of violence and sent a letter to Macron"s wife about the war in Gaza
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:20 GMT
From https:
Who exactly is President Raisi"s wife? Here is everything you need to know about the woman who once claimed that it is an act of violence for women to work and study.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:47 GMT
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


MCoBeauty founder Shelley Sullivan split: Emotional beauty boss is consoled by her mum after sudden break-up from husband Anthony
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:44 GMT
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A trailblazer of the Australian beauty industry, ModelCo founder Shelley Sullivan is consoled by her mum one day after her marital split to husband Anthony was made public.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:39 GMT
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The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:58 GMT
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Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
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Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Married high school teacher, 33, who found fame on GMA, is jailed for 13 years after having sex with male student, 17, in her home, car, classroom and on field trip to Washington DC
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:40:47 GMT
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Heather Hare, 33, was a family consumer science teacher at Bryant High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her relationship with the student occurred between August 2021 and April 2022.


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:22 GMT
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The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
From https:
There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


Treasurer Jim Chalmers faces a VERY awkward question on Q+A
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:53 GMT
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The awkward question was thrown at Dr Chalmers during his appearance on the ABC"s Q+A program on Monday night.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:06 GMT
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The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:19:18 GMT
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Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


Donald Trump"s stunning aide Margo Martin puts on a VERY leggy display in a white mini skirt as she heads to former President"s hush-money trial
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:27 GMT
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The 28-year-old deputy communications chief has put on a leggy display as she wowed in a white mini skirt and chic blue button-down while heading to court in New York on Monday.


Revealed: Parramatta chiefs flew to Queensland in last-ditch attempt to snatch Wayne Bennett from South Sydney Rabbitohs
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:14 GMT
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The Eels parted ways with coach Brad Arthur on Monday night after 12 years at the club, with the 49-year-old overseeing a wretched start to the 2024 season.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
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King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


How the war in Ukraine has impacted migrating eagles: Birds have been forced to deviate from their usual flight plan to avoid active conflict zones, study reveals
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:04:05 GMT
From https:
Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that shortly after Ukraine was invaded by Russia, the birds" usual migratory course was altered.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
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Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
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Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Bombshell twist as luxury cruise ships now face blockbuster legal action over "immoral and offensive" casino conduct after gambler"s tragic suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:28 GMT
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Shane Dixon, 50, was travelling on his first-ever cruise aboard P&O"s Pacific AdventureA (inset) last weekA when he lost $9000 in the ship"s casino.A


Castlemaine, Victoria: Mum of two young kids breaks her silence as she faces being kicked off her own land by council chiefs - after the housing crisis left them homeless and camping out to survive
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:36:43 GMT
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Two friends who faced being evicted by an "uncompassionate" council from a campsite on their own land have been granted a brief stay of execution.


The unstoppable return of Sienna Miller: How star is "ready to be Britain"s biggest Hollywood star" at 42A - 20 years after first breakthrough roles in Layer Cake and Alfie and just five months after giving birth
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:29 GMT
From https:
The 42-year-old stole the show on the red carpet in Cannes last night as she promoted her new movie: Kevin Costner "s new western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.


East Lismore deaths: Horrendous details emerge about the way little boy, 2, and his dad died in grim suspected murder-suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:51 GMT
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The man, 38, and two-year-old boy were found dead inside a unit at an address in East Lismore on the NSW Far North Coast, on Sunday night.


Inside the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson"s wedding in Chester Cathedral which will see Prince William and Prince George take on starring roles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:04 GMT
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Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and his future wife Olivia, 31, will say their vows in Chester, where he grew up at Eaton Hall, on June 7.


Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman"s mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:20:28 GMT
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The 40-year-old patient, whose name was not revealed, went to hospital in Callao, Peru, with unbearable mouth pain - only to learn it was being caused by maggots that had settled there.


Channel Seven poach A Current Affair star with plans to go head-to-head with 60 Minutes amid ratings war
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:05:38 GMT
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Channel Seven has thrown its hat in the ring as it attempts to win the ongoing Sunday night ratings war.A


Tragic twist after Bunnings shoppers made a sad discovery at hardware store
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:42:21 GMT
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There is a sad update about a barn owl that was rescued from Bunnings" Tarneit warehouse in Melbourne"s west last Thursday.


Miranda Kerr and herA Snapchat billionaire husband Evan Spiegel put three Los Angeles mansions on the market - as they move into luxurious $180million compound
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:37:17 GMT
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Miranda Kerr and her tech billionaire husband Evan Spiegel are selling three of their luxury Los Angeles homes after moving into a $180million compound.


Forensic psychiatrist reveals the different types of stalkers - and why ignoring them is not the key to putting them off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:04 GMT
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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das, from London, has explained the different types of stalkers and why ignoring stalkers doesn"t always make them leave you alone.


Tyrants and terrorists mourn the death of Iran"s President Ebrahim Raisi: Russia, Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria"s Assad praise "true friend" and anti-Israel groups" "protector"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:33:03 GMT
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Tyrants and terrorists have been mourning the death of Iran "s PresidentA Ebrahim Raisi after his surprise death in a helicopter crash in Iran on Sunday.


How "Butcher of Tehran" Ebrahim Raisi oversaw the massacre of thousands in Iran, imposed brutal hijab crackdown and fervently moved country towards building nukes as Ayatollah"s protA(c)gA(c) dies in fiery chopper crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:30:27 GMT
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Raisi gained notoriety after he was appointed Deputy prosecutor of Tehran in 1985 before going on to serve on the prosecution committee which sentenced thousands of political prisoners to death.


Inside the disastrous Bluey-themed event that left parents outraged and children in tears at Las Vegas restaurant
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:05:39 GMT
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A Las Vegas restaurant messed up a Bluey children"s event to the dismay of thousands of parents and kids.


Brett Maston: Notorious bank bandit once regarded as Australia"s most wanted man arrested in Perth after 12 hour police manhunt
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:04:26 GMT
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Brett Maston spent almost 12 hours on the run before he was arrested by Rapid Apprehension Squad detectives without incident in Kenwick in Perth"s south-east.


Antarctic sea ice reached a record low last year with 770,000 square miles less than usual - and scientists say climate change is to blame
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:46 GMT
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Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been caused by climate change , experts have said.


Man accused of sickening bestiality charges offered his "special ingredient" to would-be mums
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:07 GMT
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Colin Baker, 38, was arrested at a property in Moorland, on the mid-north of NSW, and charged with 17 offences relating to the production and dissemination of bestiality material.


What happens next for Iran and who is the man set to replace Ebrahim Raisi? Mohammed Mokhber was sanctioned by the West for "nuclear activities" and agreed to supply Russia with deadly arsenal to attack Ukraine
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:33 GMT
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Under Iran"s constitution, Mohammad Mokhber, 68, will form a three person council - along with the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary - that will organise a new presidential election.


Pope Francis slams "anti-Semitism as a bad ideology" during rare interview as he calls for an end to wars, including in Ukraine, arguing that "indifference is a very ugly disease"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:23 GMT
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The pontiff, 87, described anti-Semitism as "bad ideology" while also calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and slammed the worldwide indifference to suffering.


Israel insists "it wasn"t us" after "Butcher of Tehran" Iranian president is killed in mysterious helicopter crash a month after ordering missile attack on the Jewish state while Islamic regime supports Hamas in Gaza war
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:23:34 GMT
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Ebrahim Raisi, 63, was confirmed dead by Iranian media today along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and seven others.


Hilarious moment mother asks her Cocker Spaniel to help choose herA lottery numbers
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:35 GMT
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A British woman has enlisted the help of her Cocker Spaniel to help choose her lottery numbers by reading out numbers and picking the ones that received a woof or a howl.


Tragedy as grandfather kills grandchildren aged 10 and 13 before shooting himself dead two months after his wife and daughter died in car crash while he was driving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:10:35 GMT
From https:
Police surrounded the 72-year-old man"s house after he barricaded himself in the property last night with the youngsters in Huetor Tajar near the southern Spanish city of Granada.


These are the six mistakes that are making you look older than you are... Our skincare expert reveals why you"re wasting money and why the best anti-ager is FREE
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:00 GMT
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DONNA TAIT: I"ve spent all my working life in the professional beauty industry. I"ve seen endless self-inflicted skin damage and it"s turned me into a very frank facialist.


Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck flash massive smiles as they put on united front leaving LA event together after arriving separately
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:03:35 GMT
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez made a statement by leaving an event together after arriving separately amidA ongoing rumors of marital strife. The couple smiled as they drove away.


MasterChef Australia fan favourite Callum Hann announces shock restaurant closure
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:23 GMT
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MasterChef finalist Callum Hann is temporarily closing down his Adelaide CBD restaurant eleven on August 3.


Pilates instructor reveals she"s been quietly dating AFL star for TWO YEARS
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:58:24 GMT
From https:
Chloe Doven shared snaps of herself and the forward spending quality time together on Instagram, with the pair having been in a relationship for two years.


Lady Tatiana MountbattenA - daughter of King"s cousin Marquess of Milford Haven - admits she"s so "dedicated" to her fitness tracking watch she wore it under her dress while attending a wedding
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:53:39 GMT
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The daughter of King Charles "s cousin George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, showed how much she loved her gadget via Instagram Stories this weekend.


Emma Lovell stabbing death: Lee Lovell opens up about wife"s death at their North Lakes home and the two words that changed family"s lives forever
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:34:00 GMT
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The grieving husband of a mum-of-two stabbed to death during a home invasion north of Brisbane has recalled the haunting moment his life changed forever a


Britney Spears" loved ones "claim "violent" star should be placed under another conservatorship" as singer is accused of "refusing medication, letting felon boyfriend run her life and taking drugs"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:29:26 GMT
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The singer, 42, has been accused of not taking her mental health medication, while simultaneously drinking and taking other drugs - sparking fears of a relapse.


Two dead and ten injured as woman armed with a fruit knife launches stabbing rampage at Chinese primary school
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:27:39 GMT
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The deadly attack took place at around midday at the Wufang Mingde Elementary School in Guixi city, in China"s southern Jiangxi province.


DR MARTIN SCURR: How losing your hearing may cause dementia - and the 12 steps you can take to ward it off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:31 GMT
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Dementia is a disorder of the brain that affects memory and other key functions, such as how people use language and communicate, and the processes that enable us to pay Aattention.


See the moment footy legend Gorden Tallis loses it and tells his co-hosts he"ll "cave their heads in" as TV stunt goes too far
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:54:54 GMT
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Footy great Gorden Tallis was well and truly stitched up by Fletch and Hindy as the Fox Footy pair made the Queensland legend conquer his fear of heights.


Barrister known as White Witch of Rye ‘harassed wizard and controlled what he ate’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:36 +0000
From https:
She convinced the wizard to let her move in.

What could happen if Israeli and Hamas leaders are issued international arrest warrants?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:41:41 +0000
From https:
It is the first time the ICC has targeted an ally of the United States - Israel.

Granddad kills two grandchildren aged 10 and 13 before shooting himself dead
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:10 +0000
From https:
Police surrounded the 72-year-old man"s house after he barricaded himself in the property last night with the children, aged 10 and 13.

Map shows worst areas for Japanese knotweed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:38 +0000
From https:
An infestation may need specialist removal.

Nursery worker guilty of killing baby girl who was strapped face down to bean bag
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:24:43 +0000
From https:
A jury of six men and six women at Manchester Crown Court unanimously found Roughley guilty of manslaughter.

Northern Lights returning to the UK tonight – here’s where you can see them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:41:39 +0000
From https:
The Met Office has issued a "90% chance" alert on seeing the lights in the UK.

Packet of Quavers from 1975 found perfectly intact in man’s back garden
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:15:03 +0000
From https:
"It"s like a little time capsule."

How the ‘Butcher of Tehran’ inflicted misery on Iranians before helicopter death
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:57:10 +0000
From https:
Ebrahim Raisi got far in life with die-hard loyalty to the Supreme Leader.

The iPod inventor is now turning cow burps into diamonds a literally
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:51:07 +0000
From https:
Bit of a change...

‘Long Boi’ sculpture unveiled in honour of unusually tall duck
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:47:02 +0000
From https:
"It"s been a journey of duck-termination to reach this stage," said University of York"s student union.

706 Kyles travel to Kyle but fail to break world record for most Kyles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:40:30 +0000
From https:
From left to right: Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle and Kyle.

Londoners could be given APS5,000 grants for electric cars – here’s how
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:15:35 +0000
From https:
Around a quarter of all Uber journeys in London are in electric cars.

British kayaker, 29, feared dead after vanishing in a river in Switzerland
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:58:31 +0000
From https:
Bren broke a world record in 2018 when he descended the 128ft Big Banana Falls in Mexico in a kayak.

Neighbours say brewery smells so bad they can’t sit in their own gardens
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:30:36 +0000
From https:
Several said it smells aabhorrenta, while one compared it to ahot Weetabixa.A

Satanists feared to have returned to Hampshire village 70 years after ‘witch’ moved out
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:12:03 +0000
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The killings have sparked concern among locals.

Couple love their pet parrots so much they take them to B&Q and the pub
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:11:06 +0000
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Microplastics found in every testicle tested a and could be affecting fertility
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:55:01 +0000
From https:
Plastic is everywhere.

New coin to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day – how to get one
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:52:09 +0000
From https:
The design, depicting Allied soldiers running from a landing craft on to the beaches of Normandy, has been revealed ahead of the anniversary on June 6.

Aerial images show extent of car park damaged by drivers doing doughnuts
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:50:50 +0000
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Government covered up infected blood scandal that left 3,000 dead
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:55:09 +0000
From https:
Tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood between the 1970s and early 1990s.

How a ageeky bakera carried out a killing spree in the Alaskan wildernessA
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000
From https:
His wife, children and friends knew nothing of the "terrifying" secret he was hiding.

Hereas A Breakdown Of The Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez Divorce Rumors Amid Reports Theyare Taking Time Apart
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:48:06 -0400
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48 Products So Clever Youall Wonder If A Witch Designed Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:01:02 -0400
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Magic is truly the only explanation for these headache-preventing "wine wands" and these space-saving travel bags.


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30 Problem-Solving Products That Are So Good, Youall Be A Mastermind Simply For Owning Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:01:04 -0400
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"What if I told you I"m a mastermind and now you"re mine" aTaylor Swift, but also you to these products.


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43 Teeny Products That Have A Massive Joy Factor
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:02:30 -0400
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Everything on earth is officially fair game for shaking on this Thin Mint seasoning and edible glitter.


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"He Showed Up On His Brother"s Doorstep And Said He Had Been Living As A Shaman" a 18 People Are Sharing Their Missing Person Stories
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:02 -0400
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"My cousin is seen on CCTV entering his real estate office and never again after that."


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You May Never Sleep Again After Seeing These 16 Photos, Just So Ya Know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:16:02 -0400
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My stomach is doing somersaults.


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"The Maids In That House Cheered When They Left": Here Are 27 Of The Funniest And Best Reactions To "Bridgerton" Season 3 (So Far)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:27:55 -0400
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I came for Colin and Penelope and also ended up smiling and weeping over Francesca and John.


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All The Best Memorial Day Deals At Amazon
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:33:38 -0400
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Kick off summer with up to 58% off Columbia hiking boots, an Apple iPad Air, an Instant Pot, and more.


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18 Perfect Black Tweets That Make Me Cackle Uncontrollably No Matter How Many Times I"ve Seen Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:59 -0400
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"when my bonnet leans to the side so now i"m french."


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We Spoke To The "Bridgerton" Showrunner, So Here Are All The Season 3 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Need To Know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:32:55 -0400
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Yes, furniture was broken making some of the love scenes in Season 3.


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I"m Obsessed With Why Claudia Jessie Wore The Same Suit Twice While Promoting "Bridgerton" Season 3
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:57:46 -0400
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You go, Claudia!


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"Mean Girls" Star Avantika Explained How Indian And US Media Fail When Portraying Darker Indian Women On Screen, And Ways They"re Getting It Right
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:40:18 -0400
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Colorism is still alive and well.


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WOOF, I Feel Sorry For These 19 Poor, Miserable People Who Just Had A Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much Worse Week Than You
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:17:10 -0400
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Not. What. You. Want.


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This S1E1 Gilmore Girls Quiz Is So Hard, I Doubt You"ll Even Get 50% Right
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:02 -0400
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It"s actually more difficult than you think.


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These 21 Great Mystery Movies Will Keep You Guessing Until The End
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:16:02 -0400
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These films are like puzzles in the form of talking pictures.


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A Leading Stalking Charity Has Revealed The Real Impact Of "Baby Reindeer|
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:04:02 -0400
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Richard Gadd"s miniseries has been one of Netflix"s biggest hits of the past year.


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Now that we"ve all had time to watch, what are your *honest* thoughts on S3 of "Bridgerton?" d
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:33:54 -0400
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Putting #Polin in the hot seat.


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Demi Moore Addressed The Extreme Violence And Full-Frontal Nudity In aThe Substancea And Explained Why Explicit Scenes Were aNecessarya
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:05:21 -0400
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On Sunday, The Substance earned a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes a the longest of this year"s film festival so far.


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14 Luxury Hotels That Were Actually Pretty Deceiving To The Public Eye
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:16:03 -0400
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A lot happens, folks.


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15 Practical Things Worth Buying From Memorial Day Sales
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:08:51 -0400
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Future You will be thankful you thought about bug-zapping solutions for your deck.


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I"ll Let You See Your Future Wedding Dress, But First You Have To Create Your Ideal Wedding Menu
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:16:02 -0400
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I know you"ll look AMAZING!


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People Are Pointing Out Things That Were Great Back In The Day But Suck Now, And This Is So True
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:16:02 -0400
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"Theme parks. Rising crowds, rising ticket prices, rising costs for everything."


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Only A True Cinephile Can Guess These Movies Based On Their LEGO Version
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:16:02 -0400
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To be honest, I would watch the heck out of LEGO John Wick.


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23 Things To Organize All The Miscellaneous Stuff Lying Around Your Home
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:31:02 -0400
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Finally tackle clutter in your closet, cabinets, junk drawers, and more.


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28 Products For Your Hairas Summer Arch Nemesis a Humidity
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:31:02 -0400
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This Color Wow anti-frizz treatment will be like the Robin to your Batman: ha! Humidity stands no chance.


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27 Pieces Of Clothing And Accessories Amazon Customers Are Loving Right Now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:01:02 -0400
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Attention: these pieces are highly rated and recommended by reviewers.


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This One-Question Mother"s Day Quiz Will Reveal Whether You"re The Worst Kind Of Husband
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:19:28 -0400
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This isn"t a trick question.


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Sunak says infected blood inquiry report marks a aday of shame for British statea and offers aunequivocal apologya a UK politics live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:26 GMT
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PM gives statement following report that found asubtle, pervasive and chillinga cover-up by NHS and government

GB News has described the Ofcom ruling against it today (see 10.51am and 11.01am) as an aalarming developmenta that should aterrifya anyone who believes in a free media. Here is its response to the judgment in full.

Ofcomas finding against GB News today is an alarming development in its attempt to silence us by standing in the way of a forum that allows the public to question politicians directly.

The regulatoras threat to punish a news organisation with sanctions for enabling people to challenge their own prime minister strikes at the heart of democracy at a time when it could not be more vital.

In considering whether the programme was duly impartial, we took into account a range of factors, such as: the audienceas questions to the prime minister; the prime ministeras responses; the presenteras contribution; and whether due impartiality was preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. Our investigation found, in summary, that:

-while some of the audienceas questions provided some challenge to, and criticism of, the governmentas policies and performance, audience members were not able to challenge the prime ministeras responses and the presenter did not do this to any meaningful extent;

Given the very high compliance risks this programme presented, we found GB Newsas approach to compliance to be wholly insufficient, and consider it could have, and should have, taken additional steps to mitigate these risks.

We found that an appropriately wide range of significant viewpoints were not presented and given due weight in the Peopleas Forum: The Prime Minister, nor was due impartiality preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. As a result, we consider that the prime minister had a mostly uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his government in a period preceding a UK general election.

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UK infected blood scandal made worse by cover-up, inquiry concludes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:48:23 GMT
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Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes

The scandal that caused thousands of people in the UK to become infected or die from contaminated blood was avoidable and inflamed by a asubtle, pervasive and chillinga cover-up by the NHS and government, a scathing report has concluded.

In the long-awaited conclusion to a five-year public inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, who chaired the investigation, said the calamity could alargely, though not entirely, have been avoideda a but successive governments and others in authority adid not put patient safety firsta.

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aWe were kidsa: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:34:05 GMT
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Pupils were viewed as acheaper than chimpsa at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C

A survivor of a school at the centre of the contaminated blood scandal where pupils were viewed as acheaper than chimpsa says he feels vindication by Mondayas report after decades of campaigning.

As a child Richard Warwick, 58, was infected with HIV and hepatitis C during experimental trials when he was pupil at Treloaras college a a specialist school in Hampshire for haemophiliacs.

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Politicians should ahang heads in shamea over UK infected blood scandal, victims say
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:53:27 GMT
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Groups representing victims say trust in government can no longer be taken for granted after report finds evidence of cover-up

Politicians ashould hang their heads in shamea over the contaminated blood scandal, victimsa groups have said, and warned of future disasters because lessons have not been learned.

Groups representing those infected with HIV and hepatitis C while being treated between 1970 and 1991 said the public inquiryas final report vindicated victims who were agaslita and treated like aconspiracy theoristsa for calling out the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:26:53 GMT
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Karim Khan applies for warrants relating to alleged crimes committed during 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza

The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, a move that puts the post-second world war rules-based order to the test and presents new challenges for Israelas western allies.

Karim Khan said on Monday his office had applied to the world courtas pre-trial chamber for arrest warrants for the military and political leaders on both sides for crimes committed during Hamasas 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:19 GMT
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Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted.

Two judges had deferred a decision in March on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to another appeal hearing.

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:00 GMT
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Foreign minister also dead after aircraft went down in mountains close to Azerbaijan border

The hardline Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash in foggy weather in the mountains near the border with Azerbaijan.

The charred wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi, as well as the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six other passengers and crew, was found early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.

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Woman found guilty of killing nine-month-old girl at Stockport nursery
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:39 GMT
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Nursery worker Kate Roughley left Genevieve Meehan strapped face down to a beanbag for 97 minutes, court heard

A acallousa nursery worker is facing years in jail after being convicted of killing a nine-month-old girl who died after being strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes.

Genevieve Meehan suffocated after being placed in amortal dangera as a apunishmenta by Kate Roughley, the deputy manager of Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, the trial heard.

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UK pharmacists demand powers to change whooping cough prescriptions
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:51:30 GMT
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Exclusive: Some pharmacies have turned away families because they have run out of the drug clarithromycin

Pharmacists are calling for fresh powers to provide patients with alternative prescriptions as they warned that drugs shortages are hampering their ability to tackle whooping cough.

More than 2,700 cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 a more than three times the number recorded in the whole of last year.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:49 GMT
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Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.

The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

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Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be aTaliban-likea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Novelist, who teaches at New York University, says he finds it strange that progressive students currently akind of support a fascist terrorist groupa

Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state aright nowa would mean a aTaliban-like statea is created.

Commenting on the US campus protesters calling for a free Palestine, the author said that while he has aargued for a Palestinian state for most of my life a since the 1980s, probably a right now, if there was a Palestinian state, it would be run by Hamas, and that would make it a Taliban-like state, and it would be a client state of Irana.

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US embassy owes APS15m in congestion charge fees, says Transport for London
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:56 GMT
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Figures show US is worst offender for unpaid fees and fines, followed by Japanas embassy, which owes APS10.1m

The US embassy in Britain owes about APS15m in unpaid congestion charge fees, according to Transport for London, which is considering legal recourse through international courts.

The unpaid fees and fines have amassed over more than a decade, making the US the worst offender among foreign diplomats, with embassies in London collectively owing APS143.5m by the end of 2023.

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Michael Cohen admits stealing from Trump Organization; closing arguments expected next Tuesday a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:22 GMT
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Trump back in court as Michael Cohenas likely last day of questioning gets under way

Judge Juan Merchan is speaking about whether or not to restrict the testimony of a Federal Election Commission (FEC) expert, who the defense wanted to call.

Judge Juan Merchan says he expects closing arguments to be next Tuesday. aItas become apparent that weare not going to be able to sum up tomorrow,a Merchan says.

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Liverpool confirm Arne Slot replacing Klopp as head coach on three-year deal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:33 GMT
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  • Slot joins from Feyenoord, where he won two trophies
  • He is understood to be keen to work with Darwin NAoA+-ez

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their head coach 24 hours after JA1/4rgen Klopp bade farewell to Anfield.

Liverpool have had an agreement in place with the former Feyenoord coach for more than three weeks but wanted to delay the announcement until after Kloppas departure. Slot has been announced as the head coach, not manager, and has signed a three-year contract.

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Nursery death of baby Genevieve Meehan raises troubling questions
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:17:47 GMT
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While deputy manager of Tiny Toes in Stockport found guilty of manslaughter, case suggests it may be about more than just one bad apple

Baby Genevieve Meehan, known to her family as Gigi, was her usual happy self when she arrived at Tiny Toes nursery on an overcast Monday morning in May 2022.

The nine-month-old girl with the striking emerald eyes had just taken her first steps and was uttering her first words. She had spent the weekend at home with her parents, enjoying cuddles and playing with her favourite toy tambourine.

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aPeople are in no mood to mourna: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:45 GMT
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Iranas supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the countryas president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Iranas supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced a five-day public mourning period after the deaths of Raisi, the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other passengers on the helicopter. However, Iranians who spoke to the Guardian have refused to lament the death of a man who they say was responsible for hundreds of deaths in his four-decade political career.

It was during Raisias tenure that protests swept the country after the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested by police under Iranas harsh hijab laws. More than 19,000 protesters were jailed, and at least 500 were killed a including 60 children a during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The police continue to violently arrest women for refusing hijab rules.

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Will the ICC approve arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:46 GMT
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The international criminal courtas chief prosecutor has applied for warrants; what will happen now?

The international criminal courtas chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has announced he will apply to the court for arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelas prime minister, as well the countryas defence minister, Yoav Gallant. At the same time, Khan is seeking warrants for the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, the head of its military wing, Mohammed al-Masri (better known as Mohammed Deif), and the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh.

The charges he is pursuing against Netanyahu and Gallant concern the conduct of the war in Gaza, include the use of astarvation of civilians as a method of warfarea, aintentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crimea, extermination as a crime against humanity, and murder as a war crime.

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Breathless goodbye: the race to finish Jean-Luc Godardas last film, one day before he died
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:35 GMT
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The cinematic legend died the way he lived a in a blaze of inscrutable, impossible film-making. We meet the team who helped shoot the final scene of his swansong just before his death by assisted suicide

On Friday 9 September 2022, Jean-Luc Godard had one last wish. He needed a quote from Jean-Paul Sartre to complete his film, ScA(c)narios, but the book was missing from the shelf in his Swiss home. Time was pressing: he was up against a hard deadline. The filmas final scene was to be shot on Monday. On Tuesday, the director would die by assisted suicide.

Fabrice Aragno takes up the story. As Godardas longtime collaborator, Aragno was his eyes and his ears, his trusted technical advisor. Surely he would be able to find the book from somewhere. aSo on Friday 5.30pm, I drive very fast to Lausanne, 20 miles away,a he recalls. aI park the car and Iam sweating. I run to the library but the library is closed. I run to a secondhand bookshop but they donat have the text. Itas out of print anyway. And Iam running for my life. Or not my life, for Jean-Lucas life.a

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aBloody APS9 for two!a How much does an ice-cream cost around the world?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:57 GMT
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After outrage in the UK about the skyrocketing cost of a scoop, how does the rest of the world compare?

The cost of two ice-cream cones topped with bubble gum has famously risen to APS9 in some parts of the UK. With inflation rampant in several countries around the world, is the price of cooling down on a hot day creeping up globally?

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aI really deserved that Baftaa: Paul Abbott on the liberation of making Clocking Off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:44:28 GMT
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aIn practical terms, we were asking very big actors to suddenly slide into the background. All the biggest names a Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Lancashire, Ricky Tomlinson a absolutely got ita

My mantra for Clocking Off was aextraordinary moments in ordinary peopleas livesa, and seeing how realistic I could make that. It was partly inspired by Dekalog, the Krzysztof KieAlowski TV miniseries, pretentiously. I used to work in a factory and youad find out secrets about people that were just incredible, so it was also inspired by those memories.

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The radical practice of eating what you want
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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aIntuitive eatinga is an anti-diet that helps reconnect us to internal cues. But how does it work?

Figuring out what to eat is complicated. What are you in the mood for? What do other people in your household want? What can you afford? What do you have time to prepare?

Add the ambient pressure of a culture that loudly celebrates certain foods, bodies and lifestyles as desirable while vilifying others, and the simple question of what to have for dinner becomes fraught.

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The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:30:03 GMT
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Influencers and politicians use snappy cliches to get you on side a but you can fight fire with fire

Since the moment I learned about the concept of the athought-terminating clichea Iave been seeing them everywhere I look: in televised political debates, in flouncily stencilled motivational posters, in the hashtag wisdom that clogs my social media feeds. Coined in 1961 by psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, the phrase describes a catchy platitude aimed at shutting down or bypassing independent thinking andquestioning. I first heard about the tactic while researching a book about the language of cult leaders, but these sayings also pervade our everyday conversations: expressions such as aIt is what it isa, aBoys will be boysa, aEverything happens for a reasona and aDonat overthink ita are familiar examples.

From populist politicians to holistic wellness influencers, anyone interested in power is able to weaponise thought-terminating cliches to dismiss followersa dissent or rationalise flawed arguments. In his book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, Lifton wrote that these semantic stop signs compress athe most far-reaching and complex of human problems a| into brief, highly selective, definitive-sounding phrases, easily memorized and easily expressed. They become the start and finish of any ideological analysis.a

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Gareth Parry obituary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:11 GMT
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Veteran Fleet Street journalist who joined the Guardian in the 1970s and reported on the Falklands war for the paper in 1982

Being marooned on a heavily laden ammunition ship in San Carlos Water at the height of the 1982 Falklands war during Argentinian air attacks was the punishment meted out to the Guardi journalist Gareth Parry by the Ministry of Defence for not writing what the military wanted.

Gareth, who has died of prostate cancer aged 86, had a tough war. He and the crew of the RFA Resource survived only because the bombs bounced off the supply ship and failed to explode a the Argentinian armourers had set the fuses wrongly.

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Return to Senua: Hellbladeas Melina Juergens on reprising a role she never thought shead play
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:40:12 GMT
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Juergens had never acted before she played the fearsome but troubled Senua in Ninja Theoryas game a and won a Bafta for it. Now sheas back to battle the characteras demons in a sequel

aI hope people can relate to Senua,a says actor Melina Juergens, who plays the lead character in Senuaas Saga: Hellblade II, the newest game from British developer Ninja Theory. aI hope people play it and feel what somebody goes through on a daily basis who suffers from mental health issues a particularly psychosis. [They] come away with an understanding of it, able to empathise with people more.a

Juergens did not expect to be playing this role for the second time. In fact, she never expected to play it the first time. She was a video editor at the independent games studio when the first Hellblade game, Senuaas Sacrifice, was gestating in 2012. aThey were looking for an actress, but in the meantime they asked me to step in to help out with [performance capture] tech experiments,a she tells me. aAt some point, they asked me to perform a scene. The director really liked it and offered me the role.a

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aI identified with those worriesa: George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:04 GMT
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After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now heas gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast

George MacKay reaches into his backpack and pulls out a squeezy bottle of honey, squirting it into his americano. aItas a bit eccentric,a he says sheepishly. He picked up the habit years ago on a shoot in Australia; recognising that requesting a pot of honey might be perceived as aa slightly wanky aska, he carries his own supply instead. This is typical MacKay a charming, discreet, and more than a little concerned about giving others the wrong idea.

On screen, MacKay frequently plays characters who are suffocated by the codes of traditional masculinity, and turned cruel by them, too. The actoras breakout role was in Sam Mendesas Oscar-winning war blockbuster 1917, which plays out as one dizzying, unbroken shot. MacKayas face a vulnerable, determined, devastated a carried the filmas home stretch. Since then, he has veered towards grittier projects, portraying an angry, closeted thug (the subversive Femme, for which he won a British independent film award), a man who believes heas a wild animal (Wolf) and a macho outlaw dressed in drag (True History of the Kelly Gang). Today, upstairs at the BFI Southbank and overlooking the Thames, weare discussing MacKayas new film, The Beast. A brilliant, demented techno-thriller co-starring LA(c)a Seydoux, it is directed by French provocateur Bertrand Bonello, and loosely based on the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle.

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They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice | Sarah Boseley
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:03 GMT
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Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined and so many cut short. After todayas devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue

It was one of the worst medical disasters of our time. Some 30,000 people who needed the help of the NHS to stay alive and well were given treatment that wrecked their health, took the lives of nearly 3,000 and will be responsible for more deaths to come. Finally, today, half a century on, the six-year Langstaff inquiry has produced a judgment on the infected blood scandal a and it is devastating.

The list of errors and misjudgments is extraordinary and it is clear that arrogance from the medical profession played a big part, as well as greed from the pharmaceutical companies and back-covering from the politicians. So many heads should roll, but many of the most culpable individuals are dead.

Sarah Boseley is the former health editor of the Guardian

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The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right to appeal is a small step towards justice | Duncan Campbell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:56 GMT
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Successive home secretaries and the courts have been spineless in pandering to the US government

Almost obscured on its perch outside the Royal Courts of Justice, amid the crush of camera crews and vociferous supporters of Julian Assange, was the statue of Samuel Johnson, a man who also knew the importance of getting information out to as wide an audience as possible. aTo keep your secret is wisdom,a is one of his better known observations, abut to expect others to keep it is folly.a

The high court decision to grant leave to appeal to Assange was a further reminder to the US authorities and their apologists in Britain of the folly inherent in their attempt to extradite and jail a man whose main offence is publishing the shameful secrets of the US government and its armed forces. In a just world, the court would have brought this whole absurd legal process to an end there and then, but the fact that an appeal has been granted is both a defeat for the US and renewed cause for hope for Assange.

Duncan Campbell is a freelance writer who worked for the Guardian as crime correspondent and Los Angeles correspondent

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A generation of students is being ripped off a and our blood should be boiling | Zoe Williams
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:14:45 GMT
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Politicians talk about tuition fees as if the students were somehow getting a good deal. In reality, theyare being shockingly exploited

Whether or not universities are at risk of going bust is often talked about like a second-order problem. Sure, itas sad and all, but is it as serious as a local authority going bankrupt? Is anyone actually going to die if non-Russell Group universities can no longer afford to run humanities degrees? Is it the end of the world for students to leave with 150 grandas worth of debt, instead of 80?

But then one morning, you wake up and think: enough. Successive governments have been staring an entirely predictable calamity in the face for years, doing nothing about it while ripping off an entire generation with ever greater impunity, then masking that incompetence with casual anti-intellectualism and defeatism. OK, maybe saying that out loud doesnat do an enormous amount to help students, but not saying it makes your blood boil.

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Biden wants progressives to believe heas reining in Israel. He isnat | Mohamad Bazzi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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Biden will be remembered as a president who could have restrained Israel but instead made the US complicit in this war

With great fanfare, Joe Biden confirmed on 8 May that his administration had suspended one weapons shipment to Israel, delaying the delivery of 3,500 bombs that can cause devastating casualties when dropped on population centers. Biden said he warned Israeli leaders that he would also block artillery shells and other munitions if Israel went ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah, Gazaas southernmost city, where 1.4 million Palestinians have taken shelter.

It seemed Biden had finally decided to use the most effective leverage he has over Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and his extremist government to force an end to Israelas devastating war in Gaza. But less than a week later, it became clear that Biden had backtracked and he will continue sending Israel far more weapons than the one shipment he held back. Last Tuesday, the Biden administration notified Congress that it would move ahead with more than $1bn in new arms deals for Israel.

Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor at New York University

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Britainas public parks are a green lifeline a stop fencing them off for the summer | Rebecca TamA!s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:03 GMT
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These spaces are crucial for our wellbeing, but cash-strapped councils are being forced to treat them as revenue earners

My local green space, Brockwell Park in Brixton and Herne Hill, south London, is an oasis of calm in the busy city. Friends catch up in the walled garden, where wisteria trails over pillars and roses and bluebells explode from the earth. In the community garden, local people work together to grow vegetables and run sessions to connect nature-deprived children to the land.

In the centre of the sometimes crushing metropolis, this park means everything to me a it keeps me sane, and it gives me hope. But this green lifeline is, every summer, taken away, as I await the arrival of the parkas music festival season with dread. As huge metal walls go up, dividing us from the green, and HGVs begin flattening the grass and soil, I feel a genuine sense of horror. A large part of the park is cut off for weeks, and our communityas heart is pulled out as people stream into events whose expensive tickets most people living round here could never afford. And the same is happening in shared green spaces all over the UK.

Rebecca TamA!s is a writer of environmental nonfiction and a poet. Her most recent book is Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman

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I spoke to MPs about their mental health. What I found should shock us all | Jennifer Nadel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:13:46 GMT
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What is plaguing our politicians? Disappointment, a culture of silence a and the fallout from Brexit

  • Jennifer Nadel is co-director of Compassion in Politics

When Conservative MP Elliot Colburn told parliament head attempted to take his own life earlier this year, he was amazed at the response he got. Politicians from across the house commended his courage, the Commons applauded him, Keir Starmer shook his hand and Rishi Sunak gave him a hug. However, more surprising was what happened afterwards. Eight members of parliament approached him to say that they, too, had reached that same place of despair. None of them, as far as Colburn knows, have spoken publicly about their experience.

It takes courage for any of us to speak publicly about our mental health, but for politicians there are added considerations. Our political culture comes with unrealistic expectations a that they should be unswervingly strong, independent, omniscient, and never faltering. Any cracks in the armour could be unfairly interpreted as weakness. And, of course, it can give ammunition to opponents a some of whom might even be inside your own party. Many will be keenly aware of the privilege their job brings, given the levels of deprivation suffered by so many in the country, and feel reluctant to detract from those more pressing issues.

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Prisoners serving sentences with no clear end is a stain on British justice a it also amounts to torture | Alice Edwards
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:54 GMT
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As a UN expert on psychological torture, Iave asked peers to reconsider the IPP sentences still affecting thousands in jail

aC/ Alice Edwards is the UN special rapporteur on torture

Martin Myers attempted to steal a cigarette. Tommy Nicol stole a car. John Wright, then 17, head-butted a younger child and stole his bike. For these relatively minor crimes, they received grossly disproportionate sentences of the length you might expect for murderers.

Martin Myers is still in jail for attempted robbery of that cigarette back in 2006. John Wright is now 34 and has spent 17 years in jail. Tommy Nicol took his own life while in prison on an indeterminate sentence.

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Keir Starmeras afirst stepsa might get him into Downing Street. But there is danger ahead | John McDonnell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:03 GMT
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This cautious programme is too limited to bring about the changes Britain needs a and which would keep Labour in power

  • John McDonnell was shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

Weare months away from a general election whose outcome has already been determined. Rishi Sunak has repeatedly demonstrated that he is no political Lazarus, and the question is not whether the Conservatives will lose the election but by how much a and how long they will take to recover, or whether their party will survive at all.

So the focus is on Labouras strategy for entry into government and beyond.

John McDonnell has been the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997. He was shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

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Premier League 2023-24 review: broadcasters of the season
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:03 GMT
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We select some contenders for the best voices and analysis on the English top flight a and invite you to have your say

aCannae beat a bit of AC/DC man!a And with that single, spot-on comment, McCoist cemented his status as an absolute baller of the broadcasting game. A bucketload of joy is guaranteed with every one of his stints as a co-commentator for Sky, TNT Sport and Amazon Prime but one thing often overlooked is how good his analysis is in that role, with the former Scotland striker again providing fast, fluent and fascinating reactions to the action in front of him. Hells bells, he is good.

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Player ratings for Manchester Cityas 2023-24 Premier League title winners | Jamie Jackson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:13 GMT
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Three players are awarded perfect 10s for their contributions to the clubas record-breaking fourth successive top-flight triumph

The 6ft 2in goalkeeper was Rodri-like in his laser-directed passing and if he coughed up a single goal-costing error it vanished from this observeras mind. His season ended with the eye-socket injury sustained in last Tuesdayas vital 2-0 win at Tottenham so missed Sundayas 3-1 championship-clinching victory over West Ham. 9

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Jofra Archeras return gets England buzzing in buildup to T20 World Cup
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:55 GMT
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  • Fast bowler poised to return against Pakistan on Wednesday
  • Archer has not played for England for 14 months

Jofra Archer was the last one out at training on Monday, strolling on to the Headingley outfield with a plate of food in his hand. But after a year of starvation on the sidelines, the fast bowler is poised to make his England comeback this week as the buildup to the T20 World Cup gets under way.

Archer was last seen in England kit in Bangladesh 14 months ago and the 29-year-old bowler has not played a home international a in any format a for nearly four years. Provided the stress fractures to his right elbow and lower back that forced the hiatus are firmly in the rearview mirror, expect Jos Buttleras pace attack to be significantly augmented over the coming weeks.

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Aston Villa closing on deal to sign Ross Barkley from Luton
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:20 GMT
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  • Barkley spent time on loan at Villa from Chelsea
  • Midfielder expected to be available for modest fee

Aston Villa are closing on a deal to re-sign Ross Barkley on a permanent basis, four years after the midfielder joined on loan from Chelsea. Villa want to strengthen their squad for their first season in the Champions League or European Cup since 1982-83.

The 30-year-old, capped by England 33 times, excelled for Luton when joining on a free last summer, after a spell in Ligue 1 with Nice. Luton, who have been relegated, never disclosed the length of Barkleyas contract but it is thought to run into next season. Last month, Barkley said: aI want to play in the Premier League. I want to play in Europe again a| I feel like for the next three years maybe Iall still be in my prime years.a

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Football Daily | Ian Wrightas last Match of the Day and his legacy as a pundit
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:38:42 GMT
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Match of the Day means different things to different people. For Ian Wright it means a little more than most. The former striker has previously spoken of his childhood and of how his stepdad was aa weed-smoking, gambling, coming-home-late, gambling-his-wages, womanising kind of guy. He was rough with my mum and rough with all of us kids. And I donat know why, but he didnat like me in particular. One of the few things my brother and I looked forward to in the house was Match of the Day, and my stepdad used to take that away from us a just because he could. Depending on what mood he was in, head come into the bedroom just before it started and head say: aTurn around to the wall.a We had to face the wall the whole time Match of the Day was on. And the really cruel thing was that we could still hear everything. It was awful. Whenever I heard the theme music come on, I would feel that pain in my chest. The first time I went on the show as a presenter, Des Lynam walked up and said: aIan Wright, welcome to Match of the Day.a I nearly broke down crying.a

While it is inevitable that at the busy end of the season Football Daily will be preoccupied with the Premier League and Big Cups along with pre Euros knee-knacks, there are happenings elsewhere in the pyramid where crises for clubs can be existential. Since you reported on 23 February that Torquay United owner Clarke Osborne had pulled the plug and was going to put the club into administration (full email edition): on 13 March a| TUFC were docked 10 points for an aadministrative eventa and plunged into a National League South relegation battle; 23 March a| Neil Warnock appears at the first of three home matches with fan Michael Westcott; 28 March a| a Torquay United Supportersa Trust (TUST) consortium (led by Westcott) reveal they are bidding to buy the club; 4 April a| TUFC goes into administration; 9 April a|. TUST/ Westcott consortium discover they are not the preferred bidder; 12 April a| TUFC are docked another point for fielding an illegible player (at which point fans throw up their hands in despair); 15 April a| TUFC avoid relegation to the Southern League Premier Division South with a win at Taunton in front of 800-plus travelling fans; 26 April a| TUST/Westcott consortium discover the preferred bidder might no longer be preferred; 1 May a| Westcottas consortium (now called aBryna after the police dog that bit Jim McNichol and saved Torquay from relegation at the end of 1986-87 become the preferred bidder; 10 May a| announcement by club that the Bryn Consortium will be the new owners of TUFC; 11 May a| Westcott confirms Neil Warnock is on the board as football advisor; 14 May a| much circulated video appears with Warnock revealing that Paul Wotton is the new Torquay manager. And so the story goes on (with a Community Share Issue by TUST soon). Just sayinga a Bob Cole.

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CA!diz pay for failure to make football fun with miserable relegation | Sid Lowe
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:51:00 GMT
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The sun went silently down on the team from the carnival city to leave everything settled in La Liga with one week still to play

La Liga packed up for the summer a week early, nothing left to do. With seven days still remaining, itas all decided: the title, second, third and fourth; who goes to the Super Cup and who goes to the Club World Cup; Champions League, Europa League and Conference League; that other league too, the three teams disappearing silently into segunda. Even the Pichichi is probably done after a Sunday evening in which Alexander SA,rloth got four of the 31 goals scored, leading Villarrealas comeback from 4-1 to 4-4 against Real Madrid, and CA!diz got none of them. It was the story of their season, four years in primera coming to a premature and predictable end, curtain closed on 2023-24.

Up on the east coast, Madridas top scorer Jude Bellingham sat on the bench rested, little to do but laugh as SA,rloth began his escape, moving on to 20, then 21, 22 and 23, four ahead of the Englishman in the scoring charts and two above Gironaas Artem Dovbyk. At the same time, 849km away down on the south-west, CA!dizas top scorer, Chris Ramos, a fan who grew up next door to the ground and became the first gaditano to score in the first division for 30 years, sat on the bench exhausted, staring into space, broken. CA!diz had two strikers out there, sent in search of a miracle: between them, Sergi Guardiola and Maxi GA3mez have scored one this season. SA,rloth had just got four times that in 17 minutes, one less than Ramos in 2,694 across 37 games.

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What Corach Rambleras retirement says about racingas direction of travel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:09:32 GMT
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Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again

Lucinda Russell described the decision to retire Corach Rambler, her 2023 Grand National winner, as one alaced with sadnessa yet ajoyousa last week and the geldingas many fans and backers knew exactly what she meant. Cheaply bought and owned by a syndicate who paid APS3,000 a share, Corach Rambleras rise through the chasing ranks to win twice at the Cheltenham festival and then land jumpingas most famous and valuable race was an unalloyed feelgood story that also seems to have concluded a chapter or two too soon.

Corach Rambler was, after all, the first British-trained horse across the line when he finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. At 10 years of age, he is, officially at least, qualified for aveteransa events, but reaching double figures has not prevented stars including Sprinter Sacre, Cue Card, Silviniaco Conti, Faugheen and Un De Sceaux from adding Grade One wins to their record in the past decade. Corach Rambleras final race, when he was pulled up in the Punchestown Gold Cup last month, was his 15th start over fences.

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Paralympics countdown: aWe want to positively influence lives of 1.2bn peoplea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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With 100 days to go until the Paris Games, the IPCas Andrew Parsons says it is vital for disability rights they are the best ever

With 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games begin in Paris, Andrew Parsons has a job to do. The 47-year-old Brazilian is the president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). But these Games matter, as a moment for disability sport and the movement that lies behind it, and the pressure is on.

aThis is the first edition of the summer Games where we will be able to explore our full potential,a he says. aWe had London, which is still regarded as the benchmark, and then we had Rio, which was a tough games for us to put together. Then it was Tokyo and the pandemic.

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Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ajust transitiona to cleaner energy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:26 GMT
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Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

Peace may have broken out between Labour and its union backers over workersa rights, but shadow ministers face fierce lobbying in another key policy area: how to make the switch from fossil fuels without causing deep economic scarring.

Unions representing tens of thousands of oil and gas workers a in particular GMB and Unite a are demanding urgent answers about what will happen to membersa jobs as the UK switches to cleaner energy sources.

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Fish deaths in Englandas rivers rise tenfold in four years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:08:25 GMT
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More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills

Mass deaths of fish in Englandas rivers have increased almost tenfold since 2020, with fears sewage pollution is exterminating life in the countryas waterways.

Environment Agency (EA) data from the past four years shows an alarming rise in the number of fish deaths linked to sewage pollution, with figures escalating from 26,690 in 2020-2021 to 216,135 in 2023-2024.

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Scotlandas vulnerable marine life not properly protected, campaigners warn
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:01 GMT
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Scottish government accused of missing deadlines to take action on overfishing and effects of climate breakdown

Fragile and damaged marine life around Scotlandas coasts is not being properly protected because ministers in Edinburgh have broken their promises, environment campaigners have warned.

Prominent charities including the Marine Conservation Society and the National Trust for Scotland accuse the Scottish government of repeatedly missing its deadlines to protect vulnerable marine life from overfishing and the effects of climate breakdown.

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The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:15:03 GMT
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Jeff Bezosas $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy a and its interest in carbon offsets

Late last month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren SA!nchez as environmental royalty was complete. At Conservation Internationalas glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley looking on, the couple were given the global visionary award for the financial contribution of the Bezos Earth Fund to the natural world.

aJeff and Lauren are making history, not just with the sum of their investment in nature but also the speed of it,a said the Conservation International CEO, Dr M Sanjayan, whose organisation received a $20m grant from Bezos in 2021 for its work in the tropical Andes.

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Ofcom considers sanction against GB News for breaking impartiality rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:31:48 GMT
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Regulator says channel breached rules by failing to sufficiently challenge Rishi Sunakas views in February broadcast

Ofcom is considering a statutory sanction against GB News over aserious and repeateda breaches of British television laws relating to the channelas lack of impartiality.

The media regulator said the channel breached regulations by allowing the Conservative prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to be interviewed on air without sufficient challenge to his views.

Audience members were not able to challenge the prime ministeras responses and the presenter Stephen Dixon a a former Sky News host a did not push back to any ameaningful extenta.

The prime minister was able to set out future policies he planned to implement if re-elected. Neither the audience nor the presenter challenged or otherwise referred to significant alternative views on these.

Sunak criticised aspects of Labouras policies and performance a but neither Labouras views or positions on those issues were included in the programme.

GB News did not include a reference in the programme to an agreed future programme in which a wide range of significant views on the major matter would be given due weight.

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Garden with terracotta 3D-print bricks wins Chelsea flower show green medal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
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Design created with no concrete and completely sustainable materials is first to win new environmental prize

A garden built with ahumblea terracotta made into 3D-printed bricks has won the first green medal at Chelsea flower show for being the most environmentally sustainable design.

This yearas show, held in the Royal hospital gardens in south-west London, has a strong environmental theme. At the press day on Monday, Dame Judi Dench was presented with a seedling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree unlawfully felled in Northumberland.

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Edinburgh rape crisis worker wins tribunal over gender critical views
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:39:55 GMT
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Hearing finds Roz Adams was unfairly dismissed after questioning rules on trans women working with survivors

A rape crisis worker was unfairly dismissed from her role at a support centre for survivors of abuse after she expressed gender critical views, a tribunal has ruled.

Roz Adams was subjected to a aKafkaesquea internal disciplinary process by managers at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) after she questioned rules about trans female counsellors working with female survivors.

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Kathryn Parton: man appears in court accused of Belfast murder
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:53:34 GMT
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Jamie Love, 23, charged with murder aggravated by domestic abuse of 34-year-old between 9 and 15 May

A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Kathryn Parton, 34, who was found with head injuries at her home in east Belfast on 15 May.

Jamie Love appeared at Belfast magistrates court on Monday charged with murder aggravated by domestic abuse between 9 and 15 May.

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Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:44 GMT
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Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Giffordas alleged involvement in atechnology and arms in Israela

Labour MP Dawn Butler and author Grace Blakeley are among those who have withdrawn from scheduled appearances at Hay festival over its sponsorship by investment management firm Baillie Gifford.

Butler said in a video posted to X that she was withdrawing from the literary festival because Baillie Gifford is ainvolved directly or indirectly in technology and arms in Israela.

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aWe had to break the status quoa: UK campaign seeks to mobilise Muslim vote
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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The Muslim Vote aims to list candidates that align with it on foreign policy, NHS and education

A campaign group hoping to mobilise Muslim communities in the lead-up to the general election has said it wants to ensure their votes are ataken seriouslya and it aims to produce a list of candidates they endorse later this year.

The Muslim Vote, a campaign group, is hoping to encourage as many of the 3.9 million Muslims in the UK to vote in the upcoming general election, focusing on constituencies where they can have the most impact.

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UK cannot afford to give acold shouldera to China, says City minister
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:59 GMT
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Bim Afolamias comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US

The UK cannot afford to give the acold shouldera to China, the City minister said on Monday, in comments that will distance the British government from the Biden administrationas protectionist crackdown.

Addressing financial services bosses at the City Week conference in Londonas Guildhall, Bim Afolami said it was acruciala to engage with strategic competitors such as Beijing, and that the UK risked losing control of its economic future if it failed to find common ground.

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UK interest rate cut is apossiblea this summer, says Bank of England deputy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:20:42 GMT
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Ben Broadbent says direct impact of Covid and Ukraine war on inflation has faded and BoE is waiting for longer-term effects to decline

UK interest rates could be cut this summer, the Bank of Englandas outgoing deputy governor said on Monday, adding to the expectation that a first reduction in borrowing costs could come as soon as next month.

Ben Broadbent, the Bankas deputy governor for monetary policy, said that if the economy evolves as expected, borrowing costs could possibly be lowered asome time over the summera in response to a steep fall in inflation.

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Post-Brexit border checks forecast to cost UK APS4.7bn, says NAO
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:34:11 GMT
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Watchdog says says repeated delays have caused unnecessary costs and strategy lacks a aclear timetablea

The government expects to have spent at least APS4.7bn on introducing post-Brexit border controls, which have been repeatedly hit by delays, the public spending watchdog has warned.

Plans to bring in border checks on goods coming from the EU faced asignificant issuesa including critical shortages of inspectors before their introduction last month, the National Audit Office said in a report.

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Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:03 GMT
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Ex-presidentas jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results

South Africaas highest court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run for parliament in national elections on 29 May, the latest twist in the most competitive polls since the countryas first post-apartheid vote 30 years ago.

The constitutional court found that Zuma was ineligible to stand for election due to a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021, after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry.

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Biden calls ICC prosecutoras request for arrest of Israeli officials aoutrageousa a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:42:30 GMT
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US president says awhatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence a none a between Israel and Hamasa

The Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives are reportedly weighing a legislative response to the decision by the international criminal courtas chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to seek arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Punchbowl News has reported that House Republican leadership, which is very supportive of the Israeli government and its war in Gaza, are considering a response, but what the measure looks like and whether they can pull it off before the upcoming Memorial Day holiday remains unclear.

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:00 GMT
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Foreign minister also dead after aircraft went down in mountains close to Azerbaijan border

The hardline Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash in foggy weather in the mountains near the border with Azerbaijan.

The charred wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi, as well as the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six other passengers and crew, was found early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.

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Michael Cohen admits stealing from Trump Organization; closing arguments expected next Tuesday a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:46:59 GMT
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Trump back in court as Michael Cohenas likely last day of questioning gets under way

Judge Juan Merchan is speaking about whether or not to restrict the testimony of a Federal Election Commission (FEC) expert, who the defense wanted to call.

Judge Juan Merchan says he expects closing arguments to be next Tuesday. aItas become apparent that weare not going to be able to sum up tomorrow,a Merchan says.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:49 GMT
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Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.

The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:19 GMT
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Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted.

Two judges had deferred a decision in March on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to another appeal hearing.

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Portal installations linking Dublin to New York City reopen after shutdown
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:55 GMT
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Two installations host a 24/7 live stream in both cities, but a small number of visitors initially abused the opportunity

The live video portal linking Dublin, Ireland, to New York, New York, has reopened after unruly behavior got the modern art sculpture temporarily shut down.

The two installations making up the Portal a created by the Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys a host a 24/7 live stream in both cities so people can see and interact with each other. One installation is located in the Flatiron district of New York, and the other is on Dublinas popular OaConnell Street.

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ChatGPT suspends AI voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:33:52 GMT
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OpenAI says aSkya is not an imitation of actoras voice after users compare it to AI companion character in film Her

OpenAI removed a heavily promoted voice option from ChatGPT on Monday, following a widespread reaction to the flirtatious, feminine voice that sounded almost identical to Scarlett Johansson.

The company used the voice, which it calls aSkya, during its widely publicized event last week debuting the capabilities of the new ChatGPT-4o artificial intelligence model. Researchers talked with the AI assistant to show off Skyas personable and responsive affectations, which users and members of the media immediately compared to Johanssonas AI companion character in the 2013 Spike Jonze film Her.

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Four people killed in Missouri house explosion that was heard 10 miles away
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:18:00 GMT
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Investigation ongoing as authorities say explosion at home, where propane leak was found, was unusual because it did not cause a fire

Four people in rural Missouri died when an explosion that could be heard 10 miles (6.2km) away occurred at a house.

The explosion occurred Saturday night near the unincorporated town of Goodhope. The Douglas county sheriff, Chris Degase, said the home was undergoing renovations, and a propane leak was found. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the state fire marshalas office and local officials continued investigating on Monday.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr lists foreclosed New York home as voting address
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:58:35 GMT
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Independent presidential candidate does not own the listed property and is not in public searches as one of its residents

Robert F Kennedy Jr has listed a home in foreclosure for non-payment as his voting address, though he does not own the property and is not listed in public searches as one of its residents, according to online records.

In a statement late Sunday to the New York Post, which first reported on the home in question and how neighbors have never seen him there, the independent candidateas presidential campaign insisted that the property was his aofficial addressa.

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Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be aTaliban-likea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Novelist, who teaches at New York University, says he finds it strange that progressive students currently akind of support a fascist terrorist groupa

Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state aright nowa would mean a aTaliban-like statea is created.

Commenting on the US campus protesters calling for a free Palestine, the author said that while he has aargued for a Palestinian state for most of my life a since the 1980s, probably a right now, if there was a Palestinian state, it would be run by Hamas, and that would make it a Taliban-like state, and it would be a client state of Irana.

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Californiaas $395 pineapple highlights spike in luxury fruit market
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:48:20 GMT
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The Rubyglow pineapple was created in Costa Rica after 16 years of research and only a few thousand are produced each year

A limited-edition pineapple priced at $395 a a cost many would find exorbitant a is being sold at a southern California produce store as the bustling specialty fruit market expands.

While the average family may not be able to spring for the costly fruit, the expensive pineapple is a visible reminder of the demand among wealthy customers for luxurious produce.

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Ultra-processed US foods are ultra-bad for you. Hereas what to know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 GMT
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A growing number of grocery-store foods, from fruit-flavored yogurts to packaged bread, are being tied to health concerns

Shopping for yogurt, bread and granola bars might feel like a healthy decision. The dairy seems like a calcium-boosting choice for kids, the whole-grain bread looks better than the white bread, and granola bars appear so much better for you than chips or gummy bears a and in many ways, they are.

But a growing number of grocery-store foods a even ones that appear healthy a are what scientists today call aultra-processeda: fruit-flavored yogurts packed full of sugars, flavorings and thickeners like guar and carob bean gum; or packaged bread, with ingredients like soy lecithin and monoglycerides slipped in alongside the flour and water.

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aPeople are in no mood to mourna: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:45 GMT
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Iranas supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the countryas president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Iranas supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced a five-day public mourning period after the deaths of Raisi, the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other passengers on the helicopter. However, Iranians who spoke to the Guardian have refused to lament the death of a man who they say was responsible for hundreds of deaths in his four-decade political career.

It was during Raisias tenure that protests swept the country after the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested by police under Iranas harsh hijab laws. More than 19,000 protesters were jailed, and at least 500 were killed a including 60 children a during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The police continue to violently arrest women for refusing hijab rules.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition: how did we get here and what happens next?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:45:23 GMT
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The family of the WikiLeaks founder had feared he could be on his way to the US this week, but Mondayas ruling will prolong the case for months at least

Julian Assange has won a potentially crucial victory in his long-running legal battle against US attempts to extradite him from the UK to face trial on espionage charges.

Supporters of the founder of the WikiLeaks website erupted in cheers outside the high court in London after judges ruled that he should be allowed to bring a fresh appeal against his extradition.

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Use nicotine, win an iPad! Zynas viral rewards program fuels addiction fears
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:09 GMT
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The trendy nicotine pouch company is following in the marketing footsteps of Marlboro and Camel

Cigarette-branded swag has long been the cool kid apparel of choice a walk a block of any artsy neighborhood in the US, and youall probably peep a red Marlboro baseball cap or green-and-white striped Newport fanny pack. For the latest form of nicotine promotion that concerns parents and public health advocates, check out Zynas reward program.

The flavored nicotine pouch has become a gen Z status symbol, with Fortune reporting that users are hoarding Zyn containers, which come emblazoned with QR codes that can be used to collect points a 15 points per can, up to 60 points per month. Redeeming these points on Zynas website unlocks items like iPads, Dyson Airwraps, KitchenAid mixers, and Tory Burch tote bags.

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I invented a pedal-powered home office. Now I exercise a and save energy a at my desk
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
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  • Read more from the DIY Climate Changers, a new series on everyday peopleas creative solutions to the climate crisis

Jim Gregory, 59, loves to cycle. More than a decade before the work-from-home revolution, the Iowa business owner was grappling with a conundrum now faced by many: how to stay active while spending so much of his day at the computer.

Jim wondered if he could combine the joy of cycling with a desire to reduce his energy consumption. Thus was born the PedalPC, a machine built from a repurposed bicycle trailer that generates enough electricity to run his computer, printer, phone chargers and home wifi.

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The radical practice of eating what you want
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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aIntuitive eatinga is an anti-diet that helps reconnect us to internal cues. But how does it work?

Figuring out what to eat is complicated. What are you in the mood for? What do other people in your household want? What can you afford? What do you have time to prepare?

Add the ambient pressure of a culture that loudly celebrates certain foods, bodies and lifestyles as desirable while vilifying others, and the simple question of what to have for dinner becomes fraught.

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John Oliver tackles the US corn industry: aYou might be thinking, so what?a
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:26 GMT
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The Last Week Tonight host looks into federal subsidies effects and ethanol standards upholding aAmericaas No 1 cropa

John Oliver dug into the US corn industry on Last Week Tonight, from how the government subsidizes it, to its many uses and the effects of its dominance. The US is the worldas largest producer of corn, and produces more of it than any other crop. Farming it is a nearly $90bn industry; corn fields occupy nearly 90m acres a year, or about 5% of the land surface in the contiguous US.

aYou might already be thinking, so what?a said Oliver. aThat means that America is well-stocked for the movies, barbecues and house parties where someone wants that black bean salsa thing. Why do you have to ruin a good thing? To which I say: one, itas a calling and a clarity of purpose. And two, of those millions of acres of corn, only 1% is made for direct human consumption.a The rest is called field or dent corn, which can be used for other products such as cornmeal, high-fructose corn syrup, paint and plastics.

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aI identified with those worriesa: George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:04 GMT
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After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now heas gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast

George MacKay reaches into his backpack and pulls out a squeezy bottle of honey, squirting it into his americano. aItas a bit eccentric,a he says sheepishly. He picked up the habit years ago on a shoot in Australia; recognising that requesting a pot of honey might be perceived as aa slightly wanky aska, he carries his own supply instead. This is typical MacKay a charming, discreet, and more than a little concerned about giving others the wrong idea.

On screen, MacKay frequently plays characters who are suffocated by the codes of traditional masculinity, and turned cruel by them, too. The actoras breakout role was in Sam Mendesas Oscar-winning war blockbuster 1917, which plays out as one dizzying, unbroken shot. MacKayas face a vulnerable, determined, devastated a carried the filmas home stretch. Since then, he has veered towards grittier projects, portraying an angry, closeted thug (the subversive Femme, for which he won a British independent film award), a man who believes heas a wild animal (Wolf) and a macho outlaw dressed in drag (True History of the Kelly Gang). Today, upstairs at the BFI Southbank and overlooking the Thames, weare discussing MacKayas new film, The Beast. A brilliant, demented techno-thriller co-starring LA(c)a Seydoux, it is directed by French provocateur Bertrand Bonello, and loosely based on the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle.

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aThereas no fraud herea: how a Republican official is addressing election denialism in his rural county
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:05 GMT
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Abe Dane once had doubts about voting security. His work as an elections administrator changed his view: aThese are people just like mea

Abe Dane would be the first to admit he had concerns about election fraud during the 2020 election. He believed the elections in his own county, where he had worked the polls, were clean a but he wasnat sure about other counties in the state, where unfounded claims of fraud swirled in 2020.

That was before he took a position in local election administration. Now, with first-hand experience, Dane, the director of elections in Hillsdale county, Michigan, is confident in the process.

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You Canat Run Forever review a ice cold killer JK Simmons main draw in horror-thriller
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 GMT
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The Whiplash star commits himself to the role of rampage killer on a motorbike rampage that ultimately lacks forward momentum

Veteran actor JK Simmons (Whiplash) is the main reason to watch this basic horror-thriller, which isnat as horrific or thrilling as one might hope. Simmons plays Wade, a cold-as-ice killer on a rampage, who kicks off the action by shooting some random people at a gas station. One of whom asks: aWhy are you doing this?a; Wadeas response is: aDoes it matter?a This could have stood up as an interesting moment of frank nihilistic confession on behalf of a movie genre that loves to invent motivations for maniacs when it probably doesnat need to bother; most of these kinds of films are about the thrill of the chase, and nobody really cares why the killer is a killer. Itas only a shame that this particular example just isnat quite as thrilling as it should be.

The setting is promising; apart from Wade, our main characters are a troubled teen with tragedy in her past, a pregnant mum juggling her daughteras trauma and impending new arrival, and a well-meaning stepdad hoping to do his bit to knit his new family together. And Wade does everything right, in terms of giving good cinema murder: he kills at random without remorse, he rides a Terminator-style motorbike while wearing Terminator-style sunglasses, heas persistent and goal-oriented, and he has a creepy vibe.

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The US supreme court is neither honorable nor functional anymore | Moira Donegan
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:10 GMT
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The upside-down flag at Samuel Alitoas house after the Capitol attack reveals how disgraceful our supreme court has become

These people canat help themselves. Last week, the New York Times revealed that during the days after the violent attack on the Capitol on 6 January 2021, when the US supreme court was still considering whether to take up cases challenging Joe Bidenas election victory, the home of the supreme court justice Samuel Alito, in suburban Virginia, flew a pro-coup flag. The Times printed photos of the American flag flying upside-down on a pole in Alitoas front yard; by January 2021, the upside-down flag had become a well-known symbol of the so-called aStop the Steala movement, champions of Donald Trump who supported his legal and violent attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.

At the time, pro-Trump social media groups were encouraging supporters to fly their flags this way; upside-down flags had been carried by some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol, just a few days before the symbol appeared outside Alitoas house. In the election case that was then before the court, Alito voted to hear Republican challenges to the election results. But he didnat get enough of his colleagues to vote his way. Not that time.

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Biden wants progressives to believe heas reining in Israel. He isnat | Mohamad Bazzi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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Biden will be remembered as a president who could have restrained Israel but instead made the US complicit in this war

With great fanfare, Joe Biden confirmed on 8 May that his administration had suspended one weapons shipment to Israel, delaying the delivery of 3,500 bombs that can cause devastating casualties when dropped on population centers. Biden said he warned Israeli leaders that he would also block artillery shells and other munitions if Israel went ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah, Gazaas southernmost city, where 1.4 million Palestinians have taken shelter.

It seemed Biden had finally decided to use the most effective leverage he has over Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and his extremist government to force an end to Israelas devastating war in Gaza. But less than a week later, it became clear that Biden had backtracked and he will continue sending Israel far more weapons than the one shipment he held back. Last Tuesday, the Biden administration notified Congress that it would move ahead with more than $1bn in new arms deals for Israel.

Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor at New York University

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The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right to appeal is a small step towards justice | Duncan Campbell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:56 GMT
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Successive home secretaries and the courts have been spineless in pandering to the US government

Almost obscured on its perch outside the Royal Courts of Justice, amid the crush of camera crews and vociferous supporters of Julian Assange, was the statue of Samuel Johnson, a man who also knew the importance of getting information out to as wide an audience as possible. aTo keep your secret is wisdom,a is one of his better known observations, abut to expect others to keep it is folly.a

The high court decision to grant leave to appeal to Assange was a further reminder to the US authorities and their apologists in Britain of the folly inherent in their attempt to extradite and jail a man whose main offence is publishing the shameful secrets of the US government and its armed forces. In a just world, the court would have brought this whole absurd legal process to an end there and then, but the fact that an appeal has been granted is both a defeat for the US and renewed cause for hope for Assange.

Duncan Campbell is a freelance writer who worked for the Guardian as crime correspondent and Los Angeles correspondent

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Why are class reunions so terrifying? | Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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The prospect of a high school or college reunion elicits shame, dread and regret. What if going could actually be good for your mental health?

Both of us have 25th college reunions fast approaching. And as we write this, neither of us has registered. The emotions that these events tend to inspire a most notably shame, dread and regret a loom so large in our psyches that we spent the pandemic co-writing a novel that hinges on reunion-phobia.

Apparently weare not the only ones. A friend of ours, Rebecca, hasnat mustered the courage to RSVP to her 20-year-college reunion in June. aI am terrified,a she said. aI both really want to go and I really donat want to go.a

Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling co-wrote The Memo: A Novel, out from Harper Perennial on 18 June and Renegade Books on 20 June

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Itas human v tortoise in the Beddington household. And the tortoises are winning | Emma Beddington
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT
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You wouldnat believe how fast these things can move until you try to lock them up. How long until the next jailbreak?

We have entered the season marked in our household by the battle of wits between human and tortoise. All spring, my husband (dexterous, resourceful, engineer) pours his ingenuity into trying to keep the four tortoises (prehistoric, pea-brained, no opposable thumbs) in the garden, while the tortoises, out of the greenhouse and warmed to a point where they are unnervingly speedy, FYI, do their utmost to escape. It makes no sense a here they have a spacious all-you-can-eat buffet; out there itas cars, cats and chaos. But the reptile heart wants what it wants.

Weare already had one jailbreak by our worst recidivist. Despite double wooden sleepers corralling her and in defiance of all physical laws, sheas been apprehended previously trundling down the street, destination unknown; wedged, thwarted, under a gate, still fighting to free herself; and repeatedly in our neighboursa garden, demolishing her summer-flowering annuals (sorry, J). Weave tried a GPS tracker; she rubbed it off in minutes.

Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist

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No matter how I tried, I couldnat get my stepchildren to accept me. So I stopped | Lucretia Grindle Lutyens
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:02 GMT
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Being left out of family events, sending gifts that went unacknowledged a I took it all so personally, until I realised it wasnat my problem

I was older when I married a 38. Well, it seemed like aoldera then. I had never particularly wanted kids. I didnat not want them, either. I was just agnostic about it. Which was a good thing because my husband had been married and divorced twice, and already had three adult children. For the record, I had nothing to do with either divorce so the tension between me and his children that was evident even before our wedding had nothing to do with that.

Iall be honest. I found them intimidating. For a start, there were three of them and one of me. So I did what I usually do when I feel overwhelmed: I tried too hard. Looking back on it now, Iam sure it was annoying a my assumption, insistence even, that we should be friends and, more than that, family. Perhaps I should have got the message that all was not rosy when one of my husbandas children, dressed in black from head to toe, arrived at our wedding so late that the ceremony had already started, while another didnat come at all. Or my first Christmas with my husband, when athe family partya included all three of my husbandas children, their children, and both of my husbandas previous wives. But not us.

Lucretia Grindle Lutyens is a historian and writer. Her most recent book is The Devilas Glove

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Why are Jamaicaas politicians dragging their heels on declaring Bob Marley a national hero? | Kenneth Mohammed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:03 GMT
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The trailblazing musician was a powerful force for change and unity, and his legacy continues to inspire millions. He deserves his homelandas highest honour

He is a 20th-century global icon but not officially designated a national hero in his own land. In a recent interview at the Bob Marley: One Love movie premiere, Jamaicaas prime minister, Andrew Holness, disclosed that his government was considering again the longstanding petitions to award its highest honour to the legend. Marleyas profound impact on music and Jamaican culture is undeniable. From Kingston to Harare, he stood for social justice and freedom and against colonialism. To have decades of deliberation by politicians on whether to declare him a national hero is baffling.

From baby boomers to generation X, growing up in the Caribbean was enriched by a vibrant and resonant tapestry of diverse music. The formative backdrop was artists such as Sam Cooke, Sparrow, Jim Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire and Bob Marley. All could be heard back to back on the airwaves. Reggae was growing internationally, with Marley paving the way for the multitude of Caribbean artists to come.

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The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversityas sake | Nesrine Malik
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement thatas achieving real change

If 2020 was the year that Black Lives Matter went mainstream, 2024 was the year it died. Quietly, without even the customary whimper, the trappings of diversity so frantically sought and flamboyantly brandished after those protests four years ago are being discarded.

Like so many of the promises and pledges of the pandemic era, those of its accompanying racial equality movement have been swallowed whole by reality. But itas worth remembering how large, how global, how fashionable it all was at the time. There were big, iconic moments, such as the removal of statues in Europe and the US, that triggered soul-searching about our history, and which opened up productive avenues of reappraisal. And there were others that four years later you cringe to remember: the black squares on social media, Nancy Pelosi taking the knee wearing kente cloth, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner also taking the knee while looking soberly into the camera.

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Thereas another word for Manchester Cityas dominance: unhealthy | Jonathan Wilson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:28:24 GMT
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The clubas phenomenal wealth, and its supreme competence, has led to an excellence that is both predictable and a perhaps a little dull

There were, perhaps, being generous, around 20 minutes on Sunday, between Mohammed Kudusas goal to pull West Ham within one and Rodri putting Manchester City 3-1 up, when there was something that, if you peered hard enough, looked a little like jeopardy. But, in truth, the final day was as good as done after 76 seconds when Phil Foden put City ahead. The great title race ended with a distinct sense of anticlimax.

When Arsenal drew at City at the end of March, Arsenal led the table by four points having played a game more. There was some thought then that the goalless draw suited Arsenal more because it maintained their lead. Win their seven remaining games and theyad be champions. But given how the March game went, its drabness, the relative comfort with which Arsenal contained City, there was also a sense that it represented an opportunity missed for Arsenal. Given City won just two of their 10 games against the top six this season; could Arsenal have been a little more proactive? Could they have put clear water between themselves and City? Because it turned out they needed it.

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In a world of fantasy leagues, Anthony Edwards is an actual fantasy player
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:54:30 GMT
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The Minnesota staras shapeshifting brilliance helped the Timberwolves oust the defending NBA champions in a pulsating seven-game series

This isnat the way things were supposed to end. When the Denver Nuggets bolted to a 20-point lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves halfway through the deciding game of the Western Conference semi-finals, it seemed as if the final chapter of this engrossing, hectic, epic series was written: the defending champions, stunned and humiliated in Games 1, 2 and 6, had risen off the canvas to deliver the decisive blow at the decisive moment. Then something happened. Anthony Edwards happened.

Edwards, the No 1 pick in the 2020 draft, has long been described as the future face of the NBA. At 22, heas already the undisputed leader of the Timberwolves a an impressive achievement in itself, given he plays with another former No 1 draft pick (Karl-Anthony Towns), an all-time defensive great (Rudy Gobert), and a wily veteran guard (Mike Conley Jr). Boxed out of Game 7as opening exchanges by a Nuggets defense happy to give the oft-misfiring Gobert open looks, Edwards scored just four points in the first half, and his third quarter began in inauspicious fashion: a shot from beyond the arc clunked off the lip of the rim, then he airballed another attempt. He shook the failures off, reasserted himself in defense, then ran the length of the court for an easy layup.

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Liverpool confirm Arne Slot replacing Klopp as head coach on three-year deal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:33 GMT
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  • Slot joins from Feyenoord, where he won two trophies
  • He is understood to be keen to work with Darwin NAoA+-ez

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their head coach 24 hours after JA1/4rgen Klopp bade farewell to Anfield.

Liverpool have had an agreement in place with the former Feyenoord coach for more than three weeks but wanted to delay the announcement until after Kloppas departure. Slot has been announced as the head coach, not manager, and has signed a three-year contract.

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Ninety games in 11 months: is the Caitlin Clark Experience sustainable?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT
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Indianaas rookie star has been thrown into the WNBA cauldron 38 days after her final college game. How much is too much?

The Caitlin Clark Experience did not disappoint when it came through Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. After a rocky start to her professional career, the Indiana Fever rookie showed glimpses of why she turned womenas basketball into appointment television during her record-breaking run at the University of Iowa.

She was all over the court against the New York Liberty, scoring 10 of her teamas 19 first points with a flurry of pull-up threes and slashing lay-ups, whipping one-handed passes to create opportunities for her teammates and prompting deafening roars from a packed crowd, drowning out the scattered boobirds. She was cooled off after leading all scorers with 15 points at half-time by a platoon of defenders led by Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, a wily veteran eight years Clarkas senior, but not before depositing one of her signature 30-footers.

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DeChambeau brings the thunder to Valhalla even if Schauffele takes glory
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:21 GMT
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LIV golferas final-round charge captured viewersa imagination and provided so many of the majoras memorable moments

Xander Schauffele won the 106th US PGA Championship but Bryson DeChambeau brought the thunder. Four days at Valhalla served as a reminder of DeChambeauas star quality in a sport which has been fractured, possibly beyond repair, by the arrival of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV tour. Some shrugged when DeChambeau departed the PGA Tour for LIV; in Kentucky, he proved he has lost none of his ability to command attention. DeChambeau fell one stroke short of a playoff after Schauffele nervelessly holed out from 6ft on the 72nd green.

aI felt like I had my aBa game pretty much,a DeChambeau said. aMy putting was A+, my wedging was A+, short game was A+, driving was like B. I shot 20 under par in a major championship. Proud of myself for the way I handled adversity. Definitely disappointing, but one that gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the majors. I said this was closing time, but it will be closing time hopefully over the next couple of majors.a

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Horner and Wolff agree McLarenas Lando Norris is an F1 title contender
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:47:35 GMT
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  • British driver pushed Verstappen for victory at Imola
  • aWe expect them to be competitive at all circuits,a says Horner

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff found themselves in rare agreement as the rival team principals hailed the extraordinary progress of Lando Norris and McLaren over the past 12 months and declared the Briton a contender for the title.

Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola for Red Bull on Sunday but was chased down in the final laps by Norris, who finished 0.7sec behind and believed he could have taken the win with one or two more laps.

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The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:15:03 GMT
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Jeff Bezosas $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy a and its interest in carbon offsets

Late last month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren SA!nchez as environmental royalty was complete. At Conservation Internationalas glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley looking on, the couple were given the global visionary award for the financial contribution of the Bezos Earth Fund to the natural world.

aJeff and Lauren are making history, not just with the sum of their investment in nature but also the speed of it,a said the Conservation International CEO, Dr M Sanjayan, whose organisation received a $20m grant from Bezos in 2021 for its work in the tropical Andes.

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Green activists push Biden to freeze adisastrousa deepwater oil export rigs
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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Sensing election-year traction, coalition of 20 environmental groups also demand entrenchment of pause in gas-export licences

Joe Bidenas administration is coming under renewed pressure to escalate its curbs on the USas booming trade in fossil fuels by halting new deepwater oil-export facilities, as well as entrenching its pause in gas-export licences.

A coalition of 20 environmental groups, sensing election-year traction with Biden as he seeks a second term as US president, has written to officials demanding a freeze on deepwater oil-export facilities, similar to the move announced by the Biden administration earlier this year when it paused new licenses for liquified natural gas (or LNG) exports.

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Weather tracker: Tornado and hail risk as US storm season ramps up again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:06:45 GMT
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Low pressure also expected to raise temperatures in eastern Canada and north-east US, while temperatures plummet in west

After a lull in recent weeks, storm season in the US has begun to ramp up again, with 100mph winds and tennis ball-sized hail hitting Kansas on Sunday. It has been a busy season so far in terms of severe storms, with late spring into early summer typically bringing the greatest risk for tornadoes across the plains and midwest. An area of low pressure moving in across the central US, combined with rich moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico, will probably continue the threat of tornadoes and large hail across numerous states. On Tuesday in particular, this severe weather risk may extend from Oklahoma all the way up to the Great Lakes.

This setup of low pressure could lead not just to a large outbreak of severe weather across the US later this week, but also to a sharp temperature gradient across the US and Canada as the warm air is fed into higher latitudes. In eastern Canada and the north-eastern US, temperatures are likely to reach 10C above the average for the time of year. Cities such as Ottawa and Detroit could have daytime maximum temperatures of 30C by Wednesday.

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Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though itas already illegal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT
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Hyping conspiracy theory that Democrats are bringing people into US to vote for Biden, extremists try to tie immigration to elections

Dozens of Donald Trumpas allies and election denialists, including extremists like lawyer Cleta Mitchell and ex-adviser Stephen Miller, are promoting a bill to bar non-citizens from voting in federal elections, even though itas already illegal and evidence that non-citizens have voted in federal races is almost nil.

The push for the bill is seen as further evidence of extremist tactics used by ex-president Trump and his Maga movement to rev up his base of supporters for the 2024 election with outlandish claims designed to scaremonger over election fraud and far-right rhetoric detached from reality.

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Environmental advocates heartbroken over sale of Florida seabird preserve
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:27:07 GMT
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Bird Key, a nesting sanctuary bought for a song in mid-1980s, is for sale for $31.5m as aa golden opportunity for a developera

Environmental advocates in Florida say they are heartbroken that a wealthy investor who once intended to save a historic private island as a seabird preserve now wants to sell it for development into aMiamias most exclusive addressa.

Bird Key, one of only two natural islands in upper Biscayne Bay, was named by British surveyors in 1770 during the reign of George III for its abundant wildlife, and has served as an unspoiled nesting sanctuary since then to scores of species of native birds, including egrets, cormorants, herons and pelicans.

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US supreme court rejects appeal of Canadian who was held at GuantA!namo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:58 GMT
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Omar Khadr sought to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing US special forces medic in Afghanistan

The US supreme court has rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former GuantA!namo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a US soldier in Afghanistan.

Omar Khadr was 15 when he was captured by US troops following a firefight at a suspected al-Qaida compound in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of an American special forces medic, the US army Sgt Christopher Speer. Khadr, who was suspected of throwing the grenade that killed Speer, was taken to GuantA!namo and ultimately charged with war crimes by a military commission.

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US school apologizes for cutting feather from Lakota studentas graduation cap
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:15:21 GMT
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Genesis White Bull had decorated her cap with traditional Lakota decorations including a feather plume, which school staff cut off

A high school in New Mexico has apologized after a video went viral of staff confiscating the feathered graduation cap of a student before its commencement ceremony.

Farmington high school senior Genesis White Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, had decorated her graduation cap with traditional Lakota decorations including beadwork and an aA3pazan, a white feather plume.

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Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse slowly moved from crash site
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:41:31 GMT
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Dali remained at collapse site since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridgeas supporting columns in March, killing six people

The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimoreas Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated on Monday and has begun slowly moving back to port.

The Dali has remained at the collapse site since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridgeas supporting columns on 26 March, killing six construction workers and snarling traffic into Baltimore Harbor.

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BMW and others bought parts from China supplier flagged for forced labor
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:33:56 GMT
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US investigation found automakers continued sourcing parts made by supplier even after they were told about banned products

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen purchased auto parts originating from a supplier in China that has been flagged by the US for forced labor ties in Xinjiang, a US congressional investigation has found.

According to the Senate finance committee investigation, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover continued sourcing parts made by the Chinese supplier into the US even after they were informed about the banned products in their supply chain.

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Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing dozens of restaurants
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:26:21 GMT
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US seafood restaurant chain has been struggling with lease and labor costs, and promotions such as its all-you-can-eat shrimp deal

Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering dozens of restaurants.

The US seafood restaurant chain has been struggling for some time with lease and labor costs piling up in recent years and also promotions such as its signature all-you-can-eat shrimp deal.

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Biden: what would Trump have done if the Capitol riots had been led by Black Americans?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:44:40 GMT
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The US president Joe Biden asks at civil rights event: awhat do you think he would have done a| if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?a

Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trumpas record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if it was led by Black people.

The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of Novemberas presidential election.

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Slovakian PM Robert Fico stable and communicating, say doctors
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:46:05 GMT
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Health update comes as country reels from assassination attempt and contends with political fallout

The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition and communicating after last weekas assassination attempt, doctors have said, as the country continues to grapple with the political fallout from the shooting.

On Monday, the FD Roosevelt hospital in BanskA! Bystrica said Ficoas conditiond was astablea. aHe is clinically improving, communicating and his inflammatory markers are gradually decreasing,a it said, adding: aThe prime minister remains in our care.a

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Diplomatic row deepens after Javier Milei calls wife of Spanish PM acorrupta
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:42 GMT
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Spain recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires and demands apology from Argentinaas populist president

The Spanish government has recalled its ambassador from Buenos Aires and repeated its calls for Argentinaas populist president, Javier Milei, to apologise after he reopened a festering diplomatic row by suggesting that the wife of Spainas prime minister was acorrupta.

Milei, a self-described aanarcho-capitalista and sworn enemy of socialism, infuriated Spainas centre-left government when he used a speech at a summit of international far-right leaders in Madrid on Sunday to revive allegations that Pedro SA!nchezas wife, BegoA+-a GA3mez, has engaged in corruption and influence-peddling.

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Mediterranean migrant boat disaster: men on trial are ascapegoatsa, say lawyers
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:47:01 GMT
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Survivors of shipwreck that killed 600 people not areal smugglersa, say defenders, with inquiry into coastguardas role also incomplete

Nine men accused of causing one of the deadliest shipwrecks to have taken place in the Mediterranean are ascapegoatsa who should never have been prosecuted, defence lawyers have said, before their long-awaited trial in Greece.

The Egyptian suspects, who have been held in pre-trial detention since the 14 June disaster last year, will appear in court in the southern city of Kalamata on Tuesday.

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aWe got the energya: Irish childrenas rap video goes viral
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:22:44 GMT
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The Spark, a song created by a group of nine-to-12-year-olds including refugees, has amassed 8.6m views

It is called The Spark and has been declared the song of the summer a a viral sensation from a group of children in Ireland who filmed the video in a day.

Since launching on 15 May, the song has amassed 8.6m views and been hailed as a drumanabass-beat masterpiece with infectious energy.

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Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:13 GMT
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Vulnerable birds deviating from migratory routes by up to 155 miles, which could affect breeding

Eagles that have migratory routes through Ukraine have shifted their flight paths to avoid areas affected by the conflict, researchers have found.

GPS data has revealed that greater spotted eagles not only made large detours after the invasion began, but also curtailed pitstops to rest and refuel, or avoided making them altogether.

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Device aids recovery of people with spinal injuries, trial finds
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:12 GMT
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Improved strength, control and sensation from use of Arc-Ex device described as small but life-changing

A device that stimulates the spinal nerves with electrical pulses appears to boost how well people recover from major spinal cord injuries, doctors say.

An international trial found that patients who had lost some or all use of their hands and arms after a spinal cord injury regained strength, control and sensation when the stimulation was applied during standard rehabilitation exercises.

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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT
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Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups

The Facebook and Instagram owner Meta approved a series of AI-manipulated political adverts during Indiaas election that spread disinformation and incited religious violence, according to a report shared exclusively with the Guardian.

Facebook approved adverts containing known slurs towards Muslims in India, such as aletas burn this vermina and aHindu blood is spilling, these invaders must be burneda, as well as Hindu supremacist language and disinformation about political leaders.

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Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:03 GMT
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Ex-presidentas jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results

South Africaas highest court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run for parliament in national elections on 29 May, the latest twist in the most competitive polls since the countryas first post-apartheid vote 30 years ago.

The constitutional court found that Zuma was ineligible to stand for election due to a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021, after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry.

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aFree Bellaa: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:04 GMT
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Five years after her last companion died and the aquariumas owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shops

In the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the worldas sixth-tallest skyscraper, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.

Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Koreaas capital before it is too late.

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Monday evening news briefing: Netanyahuas arrest would not help end Gaza war, says Downing Street
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:30 GMT
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Gibraltar deal with EU will not adiminisha UK sovereignty, Cameron insists
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:03:59 GMT
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Lord Cameron has insisted any post-Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union regarding Gibraltar would not adiminish in any waya the UKas sovereignty over the Rock. 

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Has Russiaas diversion failed? - Ukraine: The Latest
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:00 GMT
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Israel says ait wasnat usa after Iranian president killed in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:13 GMT
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Israel has said it had nothing to do with the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday evening.

A government official in Jerusalem told Reuters that ait wasnat usa in a statement.

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FA Cup final 2024, Manchester City vs Manchester United: What time is it and what TV channel is it on?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:22:14 GMT
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What to wear on a first date
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:25:00 GMT
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Marlborough racing tips and best bets for todayas races
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:21:01 GMT
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Saudi Arabia orders 105 planes in challenge to Qatar and Emirates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:25 GMT
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Saudi Arabia has signed one of the biggest aircraft deals in the kingdomas history as it sets out to challenge Qatar and Emiratesa dominance in the Gulf.

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London theatre: the best family shows to book now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:47:33 GMT
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London theatre: the best musicals and plays to book now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:36:59 GMT
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French Open 2024: When is the draw, when does it start and how to watch on TV in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:49:38 GMT
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The best pillows for side sleepers in 2024, tested for support and comfort
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:19:23 GMT
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TB has reclaimed its place as the worldas biggest infectious killer a but are its days numbered?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:24:38 GMT
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Whatas on TV tonight: Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead, Kingpins and more
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:12:59 GMT
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Schauffele sees off DeChambeau and sets major record to win US PGA Championship
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:35:42 GMT
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Full final round leaderboard from Valhalla

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Search for Iranian presidentas helicopter complicated by rain
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 01:24:43 GMT
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The search for the Iranian presidentas helicopter is being complicated by heavy rain.

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World Leaders React to Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:29:47 +0000
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Here"s a look at how leaders from other nations are reacting to the news of Raisi"s mysterious death.

Taiwanas Digital Minister Has an Ambitious Plan to Align Tech With Democracy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000
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Tang championed digital democracy in Taiwan. Now she"s taking her ideas global.

Why Some Iranians Refuse to Mourn President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:14:58 +0000
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Nicknamed athe butcher of Tehran,a the late Iranian President helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988.

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas Leader Yehya Sinwar
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:46:24 +0000
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The chief prosecutor of court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders over their actions during the seven-month war.

What We Know So Far About the Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:52:00 +0000
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Here"s everything we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed the President and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

Taiwanas New President Extends an Olive Branch to Beijing. It Matters Little
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000
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For William Laias inauguration speech, the priority seemed to sound the right notes and avoid any language that could be construed as an affront.

Who Will Lead Iran After Ebrahim Raisias Death? Long-Term Impacts of the Presidentas Passing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:05:00 +0000
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The death of Ebrahim Raisi, who was expected to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has consequences for the future of one of the most powerful positions in the Middle East.

The List of Potential Suspects in the Mysterious Death of Iranas President Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000
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President Ebrahim Raisi"s helicopter crashed in the northwest of Iran on Sunday, May 19.

Saudi Crown Prince MBS Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns About Saudi Kingas Health
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 04:55:00 +0000
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Saudi Arabiaas Mohammed bin Salman, who handles most day-to-day affairs in the kingdom, is next in line to the throne.

Taiwan Swears In New President, William Lai, Amid Tensions With China
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 02:15:00 +0000
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Lai urged China to stop its intimidation of the democratic island. How he manages cross-Strait relations will be closely watched in Beijing and Washington.

Infected blood scandal - latest: Inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff calls for compensation as victims "betrayed"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:45:23 GMT
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Inquiry investigates how thousands were infected with HIV and Hepatitis in worst treatment disaster in history of the NHS



Watch live: Rishi Sunak makes statement on infected blood scandal after damning report released
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:18:06 GMT
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Watch live as prime minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement in Parliament after the findings of a report on the infected blood scandal were revealed on Monday, 20 March.



Brexit row as Cameron admits EU could soon be policing Gibraltar border
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:51 GMT
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Lord Cameron endured a tense hearing with a Commons committee about a deal over the Gibraltar border with Spain



More than 30,000 infected and 3,000 dead: The shocking numbers behind the infected blood scandal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:52 GMT
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Damning public inquiry has laid bare failings of worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS



Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells arefused to quit APS50,000-a-year NHS rolea after Horizon scandal broke
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:13 GMT
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Chairman role at Imperial Hospitals NHS reportedly paid former Post Office boss APS50,000 a year



Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:58:12 GMT
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Cross-party peers take up cause of ainhumanea sentences highlighted by The Independent a but proposals fall short of resentencing



aChildren come in hungry every single daya: Schools dipping into their own budgets to feed pupils
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:56:10 GMT
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At least one million children living in poverty in England miss out on free school meals due to strict eligibility criteria



Nursery nurse guilty of killing baby girl she found atoo demandinga
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:28:07 GMT
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Kate Roughley was found guilty by a jury of the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme in Stockport



Illegal abortion trial collapses as jury discharged for legal reasons
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:24:47 GMT
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The judge apologised to the jury in the illegal abortion trial as he discharged members awith a heavy hearta due to legal reasons



UK politics live: David Cameron reveals Schengen Gibraltar border checks as deal to cost UK APS4.7bn
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:59:28 GMT
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Foreign Secretaries have been negotiating a possible Gibraltar deal with the EU since the referendum in 2016



Labour MP Stella Creasy targeted with graphic and amisleadinga anti-abortion leaflets
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:17 GMT
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Exclusive: aChildren and women who experienced miscarriage picked them up. There have to be ways in which we protect peopleas personal spaces,a Labour MP Stella Creasy says



Self-driving cars on roads aas soon as 2026a as Bill becomes law
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:15 GMT
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the deployment of the vehicles will be aa real boost to both safety and our economya.


Julian Assange wins High Court bid to appeal against extradition to US over spying charges
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:23:40 GMT
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Crowds of supporters celebrated after judges granted the WikiLeaks founder persmission to challenge his extradition



aInfected blood scandal left me orphaned at 9 - it tore my family aparta
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:08:49 GMT
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A victim of the infected blood scandal, who was left orphaned aged nine, has recalled the devastating effects it had on her family.



Watch: Outside High Court as Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:44:07 GMT
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Watch outside the High Court in London on Monday, 20 May, after Julian Assange won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May.



Royal news a live: Harry to skip Hugh Grosvenor wedding to avoid William as he celebrates with Meghan in LA
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:37:44 GMT
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The King and Princess of Wales are not expected to join the celebrations



Infected blood inquiry chair urges government to compensate victims
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:25:12 GMT
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The Infected Blood Inquiry chairman has urged the government to give compensation to victims after a probe concluded that politicians, doctors, and civil servants were involved in a chilling cover-up of the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.



Watch: Infected blood campaigners react to final report into scandal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:08:42 GMT
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Watch as infected blood scandal campaigners reacted to an inquiryas findings that politicians, doctors, and civil servants were involved in a chilling cover-up of the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.



Julian Assange supporters rejoice as WikiLeaks founder wins bid to appeal US extradition
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:35:54 GMT
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Julian Assange"s supporters celebrated outside London"s High Court as he won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May.



Infected Blood Scandal victims: Survivoras guilt, anger and the decades-long fight for justice
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:02:03 GMT
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Some 3,000 people have died and others left with lifelong health complications after being infected with viruses including hepatitis C and HIV



Average house price hits record high as mortgage rates cut
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:53:45 GMT
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HSBC UK, Barclays and TSB cut their mortgage rates last Friday



Former Post Office boss Vennells aheading into corner where there is no way outa, as inquiry showdown looms
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:29:09 GMT
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is said to believe there was no miscarriage of justice between 1999 and 2015



APS5bn Brexit border checks system still has no timetable for launch, spending watchdog says
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:54:11 GMT
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The government has no clear timetable to fully implement its post-Brexit border controls with the EU, the National Audit Office warns



Asian hornets: What is insect expected to surge in numbers in UK this summer?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:49:41 GMT
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Early trapping fundamental to eradication efforts, defra says



What is the infected blood scandal? Everything you need to know ahead of milestone report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:38:36 GMT
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The long-awaited final report will be published by the Infected Blood Inquiry today



Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:23:05 GMT
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Meteorologists say the lights could be seen again in the UK sky



Beekeeper issues Asian hornet warning after surge in sightings
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:25 GMT
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A beekeeper has issued a warning over Asian hornets as nature groups have warned the public of a potential surge in the damaging invasive non-native species.



Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:48:57 GMT
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Shareholder investment in top 10 water and sewage firms has decreased by APS5.5bn since privatisation. while dividend payments have increased to APS72.8bn



Labour plans to asimplifya process to change gender
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:24:35 GMT
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The process would stop the afutile and dehumanisinga parts of changing gender, Labour said



Drake Bell says his son inspired him to speak out about abuse in Quiet on Set
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:39:19 GMT
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Former aDrake & Josha star opened up about the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of an older actorA in Investigation Discoveryas docu-series



Rylan Clarke lays bare the pressure he feels to have a amarble bodya
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:36:59 GMT
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TV personality opened up about body pressures as he was overwhelmed by Michelangeloas David



Marian Keyes: aI really donat like the myth that women donat want sexa
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:56 GMT
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Sheas sold 35 million books, tamed literary snobs, and has a major Netflix adaptation in the works. As her 16th novel aMy Favourite Mistakea is released, Irish author Marian Keyes tells Jessie Thompson about putting everything from menopause to alcoholism on the page



Bridgerton season 3 cast: Who are the showas new characters and what else have they starred in?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:12:51 GMT
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Lots of new faces have joined the Ton



Demi Moore discusses full-frontal nudity with Margaret Qualley in new movie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:54:31 GMT
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aThe Substancea received the longest standing ovation of any movie at the Cannes Film Festival so far



Demi Mooreas gory new horror movie could win her an Oscar
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:43:58 GMT
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aThe Substancea has divided audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, but Moore is drawing the best reviews of her career. And itas another role that allows the star of aGhosta and aIndecent Proposala to distort, subvert and exploit her physical form on film, writes Adam White



GB News faces fine after Ofcom finds Rishi Sunak forum broke impartiality rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:38:14 GMT
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Ofcom said it received 547 complaints about the live current affairs programme with the prime minister



Ruby Wax reveals why she was once kicked off Donald Trumpas private jet
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:58:25 GMT
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aIt was an interesting situation,a the TV personality said



Stacey Dooley speaks candidly on aelement of snobberya in theatre ahead of West End debut
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:53:20 GMT
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TV star will soon appear in a2:22 A Ghost Storya alongside aThe Inbetweenersa actor James Buckley



The Garfield Movie review: This cartoon catas bizarrely tragic origin story has to be seen to be believed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT
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The feline curmudgeon, voiced by an unsurprisingly miscast Chris Pratt, is here revealed to hate Mondays and love lasagne for sincere and sappy reasons, in a film that resembles little more than a charmless box-ticking exercise



Strictly Come Dancingas Giovanni Pernice denies claims of aabusivea teaching methods
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:48 GMT
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aI look forward to clearing my name,a the professional dancer said



Katy Perry cries as she leaves American Idol after seven seasons
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:05 GMT
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Pop star had been a judge on long-running singing competition since 2018



No inquest into death of Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, says coroner
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:18 GMT
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The DJ passed away suddenly in February



Courteney Cox says she still atalksa with Matthew Perry months after his death
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:46:07 GMT
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aHe visits me a lot,a said the actor of her late co-star



Netflix darling Harlan Coben explains why his leading character hasnat made it to screen
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:33:56 GMT
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Bestselling author is behind several Netflix mystery hits, including aFool Me Oncea and aStay Closea



When does Bridgerton series 3, part 2 come out? Release date, trailer and streaming details
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:57:28 GMT
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Fans were left wanting more as the first half of the season ended on a cliffhanger



Olivier Awards: Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker among nominees
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:47:08 GMT
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Annual British theatre awards will take place in April



Olivier Awards: Full winners list as Nicole Scherzingeras Sunset Boulevard dominates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:46:18 GMT
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Musical picked up seven wins



Cheryl sobs during Girls Aloud tribute to Sarah Harding in Dublin
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:19:37 GMT
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Cheryl was in tears as Girls Aloud paid tribute to Sarah Harding at their second Dublin show on Saturday, 18 May.



Kevin Costner tears up during 10-minute standing ovation for new film Horizon at Cannes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:02:51 GMT
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aIall never forget this,a the actor said



The longest standing ovation at Cannes? A whopping 22 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:56:56 GMT
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Thatas the length of a sitcom episode...



Fresh Prince star Alfonso Ribeiro says the show ended his acting career
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:27:54 GMT
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Actor played nerdy Carlton Banks on the hit Nineties series



Line of Duty actor Brian McCardieas cause of death revealed by family
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:08:42 GMT
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Scottish actor died suddenly in April at age 59



50 Cent slams Sean aDiddya Combsa apology video after shocking Cassie hotel footage
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:14:18 GMT
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aThis is not going to work,a the rapper said



50 Cent reacts to shocking Sean aDiddya Combs video: aGod help us alla
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:37:55 GMT
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a21 Questionsa rapper predicted that Combsas lawyers will continue to deny allegations despite unearthed video footage



Netflix viewers eviscerate Man in Full over aconfusinga series ending
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:28:00 GMT
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Viewers were also critical of Jeff Danielsas deep Southern accent



IF fans hit back at critics as John Krasinskias Ryan Reynolds film gets damning Rotten Tomatoes score
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:07:47 GMT
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Movie was rated aRottena on the popular review aggregator website



Olivia Laing on the politics of gardens: aA garden is a rebel statea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT
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When OliviaA Laing began restoring a walled garden in Suffolk, the writer found that green spaces can also be sites of beauty, refuge and radical politics. They speak to Lucy Jones about their new book, aThe Garden Against Timea



Infected blood scandal LIVE: Reaction as long-awaited report blames "worst treatment disaster" in NHS history on MPs, doctors and civil service - latest updates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:42:41 +0100
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Live updates as the Infected Blood Inquiry finds the "worst ever treatment" scandal in NHS history should have been avoided.


Hundreds of travellers descend on Hampshire village: Horses race through streets, shops and pubs shut their doors and roads grind to a halt as huge crowds flock to annual Wickham Horse Fair that dates back 750 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:41:28 +0100
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Crowds of have gathered in Wickham, Hampshire, for the annual horse fair. Wickham Horse FairA is an opportunity for visitors to sell and trade horses and it is one of the oldest of its kind in the UK.


"This is a day of shame": Rishi Sunak gives "whole-hearted" apology on behalf of the British state to more than 30,000 people "failed in the most harrowing way" with infected blood - amid fears thousands more victims are out there
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:39:58 +0100
From https:
The Prime Minister said it was a "day of shame to the British state" and promised to pay compensation to the victims after the publication of the findings of theA Infected Blood Inquiry today.


NADINE DORRIES: The mean whispers I overheard at a barbecue that showed me the Cotswolds was a viper"s nest of privilege and snobbery
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:39:25 +0100
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I have lived in the area for 30 years and have to admit it"s not a term I"ve ever heard. Yet Plum Sykes" new book"s release has already set drinks parties alight with intense speculation.


Britain"s 30 most desirable villages: From the millionaires" haven deep in Leicestershire to the most expensive street in Wales. Property experts take their pick. So does yours make the list?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:39 +0100
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Some villages in Britain are unmistakably upper class, with their thatched cottages, quaint schools and chi chi high streets. Here we round up some of the nation"s poshest villagesa|


JK Rowling says it is time for workplaces to protect gender critical beliefs after tribunal finds trans rape centre boss carried out "Kafkaesque" witch hunt against female worker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:35 +0100
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It came after Roz Adams Iimage), 52 who was a member of staff at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, resigned after a "heresy hunt" led by the centre"s trans CEO, a tribunal judge concluded.


Fluoride in the water linked to anxiety, temper problems and headaches in children as young as three, with experts claiming exposure high levels in pregnancy could be a "risk to the developing brain"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:38:05 +0100
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Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation"s dental health.


How your passport could stop YOU from travelling: Pernickety rules, tiny tears and "ink stains" have stopped Brits from enjoying their holidays
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:28 +0100
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Small paper tears and ink stains are among the petty hindrances which have seen families denied permission to fly - the latest victims being a Rochdale family of three.


Shocking moment thief on a bike snatches victim"s phone from her hands in broad daylight at central London bus stop in latest example of terrifying trend sweeping the capital
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:22 +0100
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In the video, a cyclist dressed all in black rides up to group of people standing near the Curzon cinema on Shaftesbury Avenue in London"s West End and snatches a phone off a woman.


Don"t get distracted by Fury"s repellent behaviour, it obscures the hard truth: He is NOT one of the boxing greats, writes OLIVER HOLT
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:16 +0100
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OLIVER HOLT: Fury does not have the same skills, the same ability or the same intelligence that Lennox Lewis had and he could not get the job done on Saturday night.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:37:13 +0100
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The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Strictly star Giovanni Pernice"s former partner Rose Ayling-Ellis "admits she believesA what others are saying" amid BBC probe into "abusive behaviour" following contestant"s complaints
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:35:28 +0100
From https:
In recent weeks, the professional dancer, 33, has come under fire for his "militant" training style, with the BBC forced toA investigate "workplace misconduct claims".


How "Butcher of Tehran" Ebrahim Raisi oversaw the massacre of thousands in Iran, imposed brutal hijab crackdown and fervently moved country towards building nukes as Ayatollah"s protA(c)gA(c) dies in fiery chopper crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:29:26 +0100
From https:
Raisi gained notoriety after he was appointed Deputy prosecutor of Tehran in 1985 before going on to serve on the prosecution committee which sentenced thousands of political prisoners to death.


The "Satanic" animal killings terrifying a picture postcard New Forest village: How severed deer"s head on a headstone is latest in long list of animal "sacrifices"... but have devil-worshippers REALLY returned?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:25:24 +0100
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WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The deer head was found resting on a parish council headstone commemorating the year 2000 in Burley, Hampshire.


"No sense of victory": Heartbreaking victims of the infected blood scandal say their whole lives have been overshadowed by agony as inquiry report finally vindicates them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:23:55 +0100
From https:
Tens of thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood, including Andy Evans, 47, who was infected when he was just five years old.


Ex-smokers who use e-cigs are twice as likely to die from lung cancer, study suggests
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:23:25 +0100
From https:
Researchers from South Korea found people who turn to e-cigarettes after smoking traditional ones are more than twice as likely to die from lung cancer than ex-smokers who don"t go on to vape.


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:22:06 +0100
From https:
A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


Revealed: Tim Westwood"s bizarre rebrand as a food influencer during stint living in Nigeria following sexual misconduct allegations in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:36 +0100
From https:
The former BBC and Capital Xtra DJ has posted clips on TikTok of himself sharing recipes with his followers in the style of a food influencer while he was living in Lagos.


The school that gave students HIV: How Treloar College was supposed to care for haemophilic children but treated them like "guinea pigs" by carrying out experiments with contaminated blood - as only 30 of 122 infected boys still alive today
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:09 +0100
From https:
Of the pupils that attended the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire during the 1970s and 80s, "very few escaped being infected".


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:08 +0100
From https:
Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The footballing genius, grounded by the love of his family: How Man City"s Phil Foden, 23, stays "down to earth" thanks to his childhood sweetheart, a very "feisty" mother and the kids he dotes on - four years after a night in Iceland almost ruined it all
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:20:50 +0100
From https:
Despite his soaring value - a string of fashion endorsements have earnt him APS1.4million in a year - discovered Foden remains a familiar sight on the Stockport streets where he grew up.


My dream holiday to Bali ended with me fearing my organs were shutting down and death was near. I had assumed I was safe with just mosquito spraya|
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:20:40 +0100
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The morning after a dream holiday in Bali, Debra Morgan felt "horrendous". At the GP surgery, a nurse took one look at her- by now visibly sweating - and said: "I think it"s dengue fever."


Annie Kilner says her family "will cherish" watching Kyle Walker make history by winning FOUR Premier League titles with Manchester City - after bringing newborn son Rezon to the Etihad for the first time
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:17:31 +0100
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Annie Kilner says she will "cherish" being given the opportunity to see husband Kyle Walker make history by winning his fourth consecutive Premier League trophy with Manchester City.


Outrage as giant 7ft 1ins wrestler The Great Khali is seen lifting the world"s shortest woman up with one hand and swinging 2ft tall Indian around before putting her on his knee in bizarre video
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:17:02 +0100
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The bizarre footage shows the retired WWE wrestler with his large hands wrapped fully around the woman"s waist while she stood on his knee beaming into the camera.


UK "goes continental" for its cheese: How Brits are turning to gourmet and specialty cheeses from Europe - with sales of Triple CrA"me Brie nearly double in a year while demand for Morbier and ComtA(c) also soars
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:14:52 +0100
From https:
Tesco, the UK"s biggest supermarket, has reported a huge spike in the demand for gourmet cheeses such asA ComtA(c), Ossau-Iraty, Morbier and Chaource.


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:12:22 +0100
From https:
Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:06:30 +0100
From https:
The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Boy, 12, accused of murdering teenager, 19, with a machete in park attack tells court he and his friend played video game Fortnite at home after stabbing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:06:27 +0100
From https:
Prosecutors say the boy, and a second 12-year-old, acted together to kill Shawn Seesahai after he "shoulder-brushed" them by a park bench at Stowlawn playing fields in Bilston, Wolverhampton.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:04:24 +0100
From https:
In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Charles Spencer reveals the "most astonishingly beautiful gift" he"s been given for his 60th that honours his sister Princess Diana - and admits he "cried on seeing it"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:56:33 +0100
From https:
Charles, who lives on the Althorp Estate, in Northampton, took to his social media accounts to share photographs of the thoughtful homemade present.


Daisy Edgar-Jones looks chic in a white dress as she leads the star attendees alongside Joan Collins, her husband Percy Gibson and Amanda Holden at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:41 +0100
From https:
Daisy Edgar-Jones brought the A-list glamour to the Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital on Monday afternoon during theA VIP and press preview day.


Prince Edward dons traditional tartan as he"s joined by wife Sophie on visit to the Scottish village Golspie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:11 +0100
From https:
Sophie, 59, appeared in high spirits as she accompanied her husband, Prince Edward , 60, to the Scottish seaside village, Golspie.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:52:47 +0100
From https:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:50:39 +0100
From https:
The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:47:48 +0100
From https:
Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Are YOU living in a fat hotspot? Our interactive map reveals areas where four in ten adults are obese... and a staggering eight in ten are overweight
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:46:33 +0100
From https:
Figures show four in ten residents in Wigan and Swale are now obese. For comparison, just a tenth of people in Kensington and Chelsea fall into the same category.


Thousands of homes are banned from drinking tap water for a sixth day amid parasite scandal which left families vomiting and suffering diarrhea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:45:20 +0100
From https:
South West Water has recently increased its compensation to just APS215 for homeowners and businesses affected by the outbreak.


Greggs is launching its first ever fish finger sandwich - find out if your local store has them in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:42:03 +0100
From https:
The launch sees Greggs take on a quintessentially British classic - fish finger sandwiches, also available as wraps.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:41:58 +0100
From https:
Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:41:57 +0100
From https:
Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


MyA fiancA(c) died on the morning of our wedding day - then I discovered he"d been hiding a huge secret
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:40:39 +0100
From https:
Kaitlin Palmieri, 38, from Long Island, told the New York Post how she found an online tribute to her fiancA(c) Eric, who died aged 33, which revealed he"d been seeing another woman.


Moment Ian Wright is overcome with emotion as he bids farewell to Match of the Day after more than 20 years - as outgoing pundit reveals the BBC show "means the whole world to me"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:39:12 +0100
From https:
Wright had announced in December that he would be stepping back from his punditry role with the iconic BBC show at the end of the season.


Will SNP meltdown hand Keir Starmer the keys to No10? Support for nationalists slumps to its lowest level since the 2014 independence referendum amid leadership turmoilA that could hand Labour 40 Scottish seats at the general election
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:38:51 +0100
From https:
Labour now has a 10-point over the SNP when it comes to Westminster voting intention, according to YouGov, a leads that would see it win 40 Scottish seats at the next general election.


Asian hornet hotspots revealed: Interactive map shows the full list of areas at risk - as experts warn the UK will be hit with record numbers this summer
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:34:09 +0100
From https:
This interactive map reveals whether your town is at risk of becoming an Asian hornet hotspot as experts warn record numbers could reach the UK this summer.


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:33:22 +0100
From https:
The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Ginger job centre boss who compared bullying over his hair colour to the prejudice faced by black people was not being racist, tribunal rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:31:48 +0100
From https:
Alex Ujah had accused manager Robert Rance of an "orchestrated succession of racist micro-aggressions" against him.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:30:35 +0100
From https:
Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Tamara Ecclestone is criticised as her daughter Fifi, 10, heads out wearing heavy make-up while carrying a "f**k it, it"s fine" bag, sporting APS900 Prada loafers and posing outside a pink limo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:29:26 +0100
From https:
The millionaire heiress, 39, divided her fans after she shared snaps of Fifi dolled up and sporting a pair of APS900 Prada loafers outside a pink stretch limousine.


What special relationship? America"s London Embassy owes TfL APS14.6million in congestion charges over the past 20 years - with India and China among worst offenders while Togo owes just APS40
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:28:44 +0100
From https:
Transport for London (TfL) said diplomats across all embassies owe APS145.5million in congestion charge payments since the scheme was introduced just over two decades ago in 2003.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:27:12 +0100
From https:
There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


You"ll never dance alone! Jurgen Klopp shows off his moves as he is mobbed by his players on night out to mark his Liverpool farewell - after also throwing shapes on stage alongside a rapping John Barnes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:16 +0100
From https:
Video footage has since emerged of the German, now with his trademark cap flipped backwards, showcasing his dance movesat the end-of-season party at the Titanic Hotel.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:06 +0100
From https:
The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:19:18 +0100
From https:
Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


"A lot of the villains in this story have died": How doctors who gave patients contaminated blood will never face justice due to delays - as Ken Clarke, Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Bloom are blasted in report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:49 +0100
From https:
More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.


Children are evacuated from school "during an exam" after threat made via email - as police urge parents to stay away from the scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:01 +0100
From https:
Children have been evacuated from Myton School in Warwick with Year 11 students told to leave mid-exam after a threat was made via email.


Annie Kilner says her family "will cherish" watching Kyle Walker make history by winning FOUR Premier League titles with Manchester City - after bringing newborn son Rezon to the Etihad for the first time
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:31 GMT
From https:
Annie Kilner says she will "cherish" being given the opportunity to see husband Kyle Walker make history by winning his fourth consecutive Premier League trophy with Manchester City.


Outrage as giant 7ft 1ins wrestler The Great Khali is seen lifting the world"s shortest woman up with one hand and swinging 2ft tall Indian around before putting her on his knee in bizarre video
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:02 GMT
From https:
The bizarre footage shows the retired WWE wrestler with his large hands wrapped fully around the woman"s waist while she stood on his knee beaming into the camera.


UK "goes continental" for its cheese: How Brits are turning to gourmet and specialty cheeses from Europe - with sales of Triple CrA"me Brie nearly double in a year while demand for Morbier and ComtA(c) also soars
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:14:52 GMT
From https:
Tesco, the UK"s biggest supermarket, has reported a huge spike in the demand for gourmet cheeses such asA ComtA(c), Ossau-Iraty, Morbier and Chaource.


The school that gave students HIV: How Treloar College was supposed to care for haemophilic children but treated them like "guinea pigs" by carrying out experiments with contaminated blood - as only 30 of 122 infected boys still alive today
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:24 GMT
From https:
Of the pupils that attended the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire during the 1970s and 80s, "very few escaped being infected".


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
From https:
Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


Infected blood scandal LIVE: Reaction as long-awaited report blames "worst treatment disaster" in NHS history on MPs, doctors and civil service - latest updates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:11:26 GMT
From https:
Live updates as the Infected Blood Inquiry finds the "worst ever treatment" scandal in NHS history should have been avoided.


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:55 GMT
From https:
Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The footballing genius, grounded by the love of his family: How Man City"s Phil Foden, 23, stays "down to earth" thanks to his childhood sweetheart, a very "feisty" mother and the kids he dotes on - four years after a night in Iceland almost ruined it all
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:03 GMT
From https:
Despite his soaring value - a string of fashion endorsements have earnt him APS1.4million in a year - discovered Foden remains a familiar sight on the Stockport streets where he grew up.


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
From https:
The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Boy, 12, accused of murdering teenager, 19, with a machete in park attack tells court he and his friend played video game Fortnite at home after stabbing
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:27 GMT
From https:
Prosecutors say the boy, and a second 12-year-old, acted together to kill Shawn Seesahai after he "shoulder-brushed" them by a park bench at Stowlawn playing fields in Bilston, Wolverhampton.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
From https:
In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Strictly star Giovanni Pernice"s former partner Rose Ayling-Ellis "admits she believesA what others are saying" amid BBC probe into "abusive behaviour" following contestant"s complaints
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:04 GMT
From https:
In recent weeks, the professional dancer, 33, has come under fire for his "militant" training style, with the BBC forced toA investigate "workplace misconduct claims".


Experts warn true number of infected blood patients could be much higher amid calls for Mr Bates vs The Post Office-style drama and surge in Hepatitis C tests - after report finds "worst ever" cover-up in NHS history
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:01:54 GMT
From https:
More than 3,000 UK patients died and many continue to suffer after tens of thousands of vulnerable patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis.


Charles Spencer reveals the "most astonishingly beautiful gift" he"s been given for his 60th that honours his sister Princess Diana - and admits he "cried on seeing it"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:56:33 GMT
From https:
Charles, who lives on the Althorp Estate, in Northampton, took to his social media accounts to share photographs of the thoughtful homemade present.


Daisy Edgar-Jones looks chic in a white dress as she leads the star attendees alongside Joan Collins, her husband Percy Gibson and Amanda Holden at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:41 GMT
From https:
Daisy Edgar-Jones brought the A-list glamour to the Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital on Monday afternoon during theA VIP and press preview day.


Prince Edward dons traditional tartan as he"s joined by wife Sophie on visit to the Scottish village Golspie
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:11 GMT
From https:
Sophie, 59, appeared in high spirits as she accompanied her husband, Prince Edward , 60, to the Scottish seaside village, Golspie.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:47 GMT
From https:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


Revealed: Tim Westwood"s bizarre rebrand as a food influencer during stint living in Nigeria following sexual misconduct allegations in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:42 GMT
From https:
The former BBC and Capital Xtra DJ has posted clips on TikTok of himself sharing recipes with his followers in the style of a food influencer while he was living in Lagos.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:39 GMT
From https:
The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:06 GMT
From https:
A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:47:48 GMT
From https:
Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Are YOU living in a fat hotspot? Our interactive map reveals areas where four in ten adults are obese... and a staggering eight in ten are overweight
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:46:33 GMT
From https:
Figures show four in ten residents in Wigan and Swale are now obese. For comparison, just a tenth of people in Kensington and Chelsea fall into the same category.


Thousands of homes are banned from drinking tap water for a sixth day amid parasite scandal which left families vomiting and suffering diarrhea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:45:20 GMT
From https:
South West Water has recently increased its compensation to just APS215 for homeowners and businesses affected by the outbreak.


Greggs is launching its first ever fish finger sandwich - find out if your local store has them in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:42:03 GMT
From https:
The launch sees Greggs take on a quintessentially British classic - fish finger sandwiches, also available as wraps.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:58 GMT
From https:
Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
From https:
Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Moment Ian Wright is overcome with emotion as he bids farewell to Match of the Day after more than 20 years - as outgoing pundit reveals the BBC show "means the whole world to me"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:39:12 GMT
From https:
Wright had announced in December that he would be stepping back from his punditry role with the iconic BBC show at the end of the season.


How your passport could stop YOU from travelling: Pernickety rules, tiny tears and "ink stains" have stopped Brits from enjoying their holidays
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:50 GMT
From https:
Small paper tears and ink stains are among the petty hindrances which have seen families denied permission to fly - the latest victims being a Rochdale family of three.


Britain"s 30 most desirable villages: From the millionaires" haven deep in Leicestershire to the most expensive street in Wales. Property experts take their pick. So does yours make the list?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:35:49 GMT
From https:
Some villages in Britain are unmistakably upper class, with their thatched cottages, quaint schools and chi chi high streets. Here we round up some of the nation"s poshest villagesa|


Asian hornet hotspots revealed: Interactive map shows the full list of areas at risk - as experts warn the UK will be hit with record numbers this summer
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:34:09 GMT
From https:
This interactive map reveals whether your town is at risk of becoming an Asian hornet hotspot as experts warn record numbers could reach the UK this summer.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:43 GMT
From https:
The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:22 GMT
From https:
The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Ginger job centre boss who compared bullying over his hair colour to the prejudice faced by black people was not being racist, tribunal rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:31:48 GMT
From https:
Alex Ujah had accused manager Robert Rance of an "orchestrated succession of racist micro-aggressions" against him.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:35 GMT
From https:
Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Tamara Ecclestone is criticised as her daughter Fifi, 10, heads out wearing heavy make-up while carrying a "f**k it, it"s fine" bag, sporting APS900 Prada loafers and posing outside a pink limo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:26 GMT
From https:
The millionaire heiress, 39, divided her fans after she shared snaps of Fifi dolled up and sporting a pair of APS900 Prada loafers outside a pink stretch limousine.


What special relationship? America"s London Embassy owes TfL APS14.6million in congestion charges over the past 20 years - with India and China among worst offenders while Togo owes just APS40
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:28:44 GMT
From https:
Transport for London (TfL) said diplomats across all embassies owe APS145.5million in congestion charge payments since the scheme was introduced just over two decades ago in 2003.


Shocking moment thief on a bike snatches victim"s phone from her hands in broad daylight at central London bus stop in latest example of terrifying trend sweeping the capital
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:40 GMT
From https:
In the video, a cyclist dressed all in black rides up to group of people standing near the Curzon cinema on Shaftesbury Avenue in London"s West End and snatches a phone off a woman.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
From https:
There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


The "Satanic" animal killings terrifying a picture postcard New Forest village: How severed deer"s head on a headstone is latest in long list of animal "sacrifices"... but have devil-worshippers REALLY returned?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:09 GMT
From https:
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The deer head was found resting on a parish council headstone commemorating the year 2000 in Burley, Hampshire.


You"ll never dance alone! Jurgen Klopp shows off his moves as he is mobbed by his players on night out to mark his Liverpool farewell - after also throwing shapes on stage alongside a rapping John Barnes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:16 GMT
From https:
Video footage has since emerged of the German, now with his trademark cap flipped backwards, showcasing his dance movesat the end-of-season party at the Titanic Hotel.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:06 GMT
From https:
The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:19:18 GMT
From https:
Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


"A lot of the villains in this story have died": How doctors who gave patients contaminated blood will never face justice due to delays - as Ken Clarke, Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Bloom are blasted in report
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:49 GMT
From https:
More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.


Children are evacuated from school "during an exam" after threat made via email - as police urge parents to stay away from the scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:01 GMT
From https:
Children have been evacuated from Myton School in Warwick with Year 11 students told to leave mid-exam after a threat was made via email.


Frightening moment babysitter is caught shaking and pushing eight-month-old boy before being arrested
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:16:42 GMT
From https:
A surveillance camera confirmed a couple"s worst fears when their hired nanny shook their eight-month-old baby.


Uber driver is accused of taking advantage of a drunk passenger by taking a 40-mile long detour around the M25 and charging her APS156 for a journey that normally costs APS25
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:16 GMT
From https:
An Uber driver has been accused of taking advantage of a drunk passenger by taking a 40-mile long detour around the M25 and charging her APS156 for a journey that normally costs APS25.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
From https:
King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


Oleksandr Usyk"s promoter offers injury update after Ukrainian was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw following undisputed world heavyweight title fight win over Tyson Fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:36 GMT
From https:
The Ukrainian defeated the Gypsy King in a blockbuster clash on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, winning via split decision after the judges scored the bout 115-112, 113-114, 114-113.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
From https:
Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


The calm before the storm: Met Office issues yellow warning for thunder with floods and lightning set to batter Britain - but sunseekers take advantage of clear skies in the meantime by hitting beaches and parks
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:32 GMT
From https:
Parts of Northern Ireland , Exeter and Plymouth have been warned that areas of low pressure could bring flooding, disruption and even the possibility of power cuts.


It"s no wonder parents are taking their children on holiday during term time! Sky-high cost of May half-term holidays abroad is revealed - with cost of family trips rising 1,900 PER CENT in a week
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:01:20 GMT
From https:
The sky-high cost of jetting abroad during the school holidays is putting huge pressure on parents to go on a trip during term time and accept the fines for taking their children out of class.


Now for the hangover! Manchester City stars face sore heads after their Premier League title celebrations ran until 5am - as new video shows them partying with their wives and girlfriends
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:57 GMT
From https:
A new video has emerged of Erling Haaland leading the early morning celebrations as he dances with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen at the party at a Greek restaurant.


Hundreds of travellers descend on Hampshire village: Horses race through streets, shops and pubs shut their doors and roads grind to a halt as huge crowds flock to annual Wickham Horse Fair that dates back 750 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:27 GMT
From https:
Crowds of have gathered in Wickham, Hampshire, for the annual horse fair. Wickham Horse FairA is an opportunity for visitors to sell and trade horses and it is one of the oldest of its kind in the UK.


Jurgen Klopp to begin break at luxury five-star hotel in Majorca within two weeks... as the former Liverpool boss checks in on progress on the APS3.4m "ecological family paradise" villa he will live with his wife
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:57:36 GMT
From https:
Klopp, who bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool fans on Sunday, is due to jet out to the Balearic Islands in the next fortnight to check on the progress of the mansion in Santa Ponsa.


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
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Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:11 GMT
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The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Grandparents and six-year-old boy killed in Amtrak horror crash after their SUV got stuck in between crossing barriers in path of high speed passenger train bound for Niagara Falls
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:10 GMT
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A six-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed in an Amtrak train crash in upstate New York after getting stuck on the tracks at a railroad crossing.A


How Diddy made himself the "victim" in apology video where he does not mention ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura after shocking images of him attacking her emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:06 GMT
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A body language expert now says that Diddy made himself appear to be a victim in the apology video he posted on social media after CNN aired footage of him physically abusing his then-girlfriend, Cassie.


Kevin Costner, 69, makes the rare move of posing with FIVE of his children from TWO different wives as their ages range from 40 to 13
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:21:08 GMT
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Kevin CostnerA has made his trip to the Cannes Film Festival a family vacation. The actor was joined by daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva. And 3 with Christine.


The real reason for self-checkout bans under new state law
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:20:20 GMT
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As major US stores limit or ban self-checkout entirely to cut down on losses from sky-high retail theft, pro-labor politicians are seeing a window of opportunity.


Kevin Costner admits it wasn"t an "easy decision" mortgaging his Santa Barbara estate in order to finance $100M passion project film Horizon - as it"s slammed by critics
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:19:23 GMT
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Kevin CostnerA has admitted it wasn"t an "easy decision" mortgaging his Santa Barbara estate in order to finance $100M passion project film Horizon: An American Saga.


Kevin Costner gambled $38M of his own money and mortgaged property to make Horizon films: "I"m as far out on a limb right now as I"ve ever been"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:58 GMT
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The 69-year-old Oscar winner was rumored to have spent $20M of his own money in order to help fund his $100M-budget two-part western, but it was much higher


Mississippi town"s "highway for the homeless" explodes in numbers as furious locals say they"ve lost neighborhood to the unhoused
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:17:05 GMT
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The controversy is occurring in a quiet neighborhood in suburban Biloxi, where the old campus of a now-defunct school has become a tent city, residents told local news stations this week.


SEE IT: Beth Van Duyne checks out fit Rep. Rich McCormick"s backside in boldly flirtatious moment 11 MONTHS before relationship exposed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:15:44 GMT
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It"s not clear how long before Rep. Rich McCormick filed for divorce that he began his relationship with Rep. Beth Van Duyne.


"Her life was full of promise... and it was taken": Devastated parents vow to "never forgive" nursery worker who killed their nine-month-old daughter by strapping her face down to a bean bag before ignoring her cries for 90 minutes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket by Kate Roughley, 37, who put her to sleep when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme.


Fury and fear in small North Carolina town after only hospital for miles closes - forcing residents to drive 25 minutes to nearest emergency room if they need care
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:10:29 GMT
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Martin General Hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, closed its doors in August after filing for bankruptcy. Now, patients have been left to travel about 25 minutes for emergency care.


Simone Biles finally cracks and tells critics to "f*** off" in furious Instagram post - after her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens was slammed again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:19 GMT
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Biles has defended Owens and on Sunday she said "I couldn"t ask for a better husband" after he was in the stands for her victory at theA Core Hydration Classic.


Rising Trump VP contender refuses to say if he"ll accept 2024 election results and calls for mass deportation of "25 to 30 million" illegal immigrants
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:27 GMT
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Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio refused to say whether he would accept the results of the 2024 election while also taking a hard right stance on immigration.


How Kevin Costner keeps those cowboyish good looks! Star, 69, says he"s "never felt the need" for plastic surgery and credits his physique to running around after his kids - after welcoming 3 of his 7 children in his 50s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:02 GMT
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Kevin Costner appeared youthful and dapper as he took to the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival yesterday - but how does he look so youthful at 69-years-old?


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
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The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
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In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Is this the best halftime challenge EVER? Brilliant clip shows two fans battling it out at Mexican soccer game - with hilarious consequences
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:52 GMT
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A halftime challenge during a Mexican soccer game has gone viral after both contestants went to hilarious lengths to win.


How DR Congo coup leader Christian Malanga moved to Salt Lake City as a political refugee, had eight children and worked as a small businessman before returning to Africa for military service and plotting to overthrowA government with his son, 21, Marcel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:47:48 GMT
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Christian Malanga, 41, was "neutralized" during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation.


Shock study shows how 42M recipients spend their food stamps - and they"re not buying broccoli
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:46:46 GMT
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Coca-Cola, Sprite and other soft drinks are the most commonly-bought items in the $135 billion-a-year Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, new research shows.


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
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Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Married high school teacher, 33, who found fame on GMA, is jailed for 13 years after having sex with male student, 17, in her home, car, classroom and on field trip to Washington DC
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:40:47 GMT
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Heather Hare, 33, was a family consumer science teacher at Bryant High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her relationship with the student occurred between August 2021 and April 2022.


Argentina names squad ahead of Copa America with two friendlies in store - but does Lionel Messi make it?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:38:00 GMT
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Argentina will face Ecuador and Guatemala next month, ahead of the tournament curtain-raiser against Canada on June 20. Scaloni must trim his squad to 26 players for Copa America.


Dali cargo ship is finally floated back to Baltimore port two months after Francis Scott Key bridge collapse - with crew STILL on board
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:35:11 GMT
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The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore"s Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday.


Will Iranian president"s death trigger civil war? Helicopter crash is huge blow to regime and will "spur rebellious youths into action", says resistance group
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:35 GMT
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Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the crash in Iran"s northwest that killed Raisi as an "irreparable blow" to the country"s mullahs


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
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There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


Alex Rodriguez soaks up Timberwolves" epic Game 7 win over defending-champion Nuggets with Anthony Edwards as he tries to wrestle the team from Glen Taylor in mediation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:18:38 GMT
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Alex Rodriguez isn"t technically the Minnesota Timberwolves owner, and that day may never come, but that"s not stopping the baseball legend from taking part in the team"s success this postseason.


Gilgo Beach cops return to suspect Rex Heuermann"s house on new search warrant
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:58 GMT
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Police arrived early Monday morning to the home where Heuermann"s estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children, Victoria and Christopher, live.


Who is Xander Schauffele? Golf"s newest major winner has four nationalities, is an Olympic gold medalist - and has been with his college sweetheart wife for 10 years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:54 GMT
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On Sunday, Xander Schauffele broke through with the biggest win of his golf career to date as he captured the PGA Championship.


Donald Trump"s stunning aide Margo Martin puts on a VERY leggy display in a white mini skirt as she heads to former President"s hush-money trial
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:27 GMT
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The 28-year-old deputy communications chief has put on a leggy display as she wowed in a white mini skirt and chic blue button-down while heading to court in New York on Monday.


What would Donald Trump"s jail conditions be like for the billionaire used to mansions and yachts if he"s convicted in the hush money trial?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:23 GMT
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Experts say Trump is unlikely to get jail time even if convicted in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. But Judge Juan Merchan has wide latitude in the event of a conviction.


"It sheds light that this happens more often than you think": Christina Milian voices her support for friend Cassie after a video of the singer being assaulted by ex P Diddy emerged
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:15:15 GMT
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Christina Milian has voiced her support for her friend Cassie Ventura after a horrific video of the singer being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend P Diddy in a hotel hallway was widely shared online.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
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King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


Bethenny Frankel, 53, proves she is single and ready to mingle in a swimsuit as she talks "therapy"... after shock split from fiance Paul Bernon, 45
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:10:42 GMT
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Bethenny Frankel, 53, wanted the world to know she still looks great. The reality TV star showed off her incredible figure in a black swimsuit on social media this weekend.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
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Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


The ANTI-Gumball 3000: Inside the ramshackle rally dubbed the "Burning Man for car geeks" where motorheads race busted $500 cars around the desert
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:02:04 GMT
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The event, which is the antithesis of the exclusive Gumball 3000 rally, only permits cars which cost entrants $500 to purchase and renovate. It started out as a single race in California.


Terrifying videos show tornadoes ripping through heartland as hail the size of baseballs rains down on Oklahoma
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:58:46 GMT
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Terrifying videos reveal tornadoes ripping through Oklahoma as hail the size of baseballs rains down.A


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
From https:
Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Kevin Costner"s Horizon epic slammed by critics on Rotten Tomatoes and receives scathing reviews despite 10 minute standing ovation at Cannes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:00 GMT
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Kevin Costner"s Horizon: An American Saga has been slammed by critics, despite earning a 10-minute standing ovation from the audience at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.


Congo coup: "War baby" son had been "preparing for war" before following his father into botched operation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:50:19 GMT
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Marcel Malanga, 21, and his father traveled to the central African country to lead the coup and has since been taken by the regime"s forces.


Bombshell twist as luxury cruise ships now face blockbuster legal action over "immoral and offensive" casino conduct after gambler"s tragic suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:28 GMT
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Shane Dixon, 50, was travelling on his first-ever cruise aboard P&O"s Pacific AdventureA (inset) last weekA when he lost $9000 in the ship"s casino.A


Unbelievable moment frustrated cops spring inmate from county jail to help hotwire RV he is accused of stealing after owner couldn"t get it to start: "I know a guy who definitely knows how to do this"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:44:15 GMT
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With the ignition long since punched out, officers had to draw on some deeply unofficial expertise to get the battered vehicle back on the road, returning with the tattooed suspect in an orange jumpsuit.


California town outraged as traffic lights are replaced with stop signs to deter homeless people from stealing copper
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:40:08 GMT
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An Oakland intersection"s traffic lights were recently replaced by old fashioned stop signs due to the criminal behavior of local residents.


Elise Stefanik explodes at Fox News anchor and brands her a "disgrace" as VP candidate is grilled about previously "calling Trump a whack job"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:38:54 GMT
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The highest ranking Republican woman in the House got in a heated exchange on Fox News Sunday after moderator Shannon Bream raised questions about Rep. Stefanik"s loyalty to Trump.


Private lunches, campaign stops and $10 million dangled as a carrot...how Trump ally Jim Jordan could be secretively plotting to take Speaker Mike Johnson"s top job
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:37:28 GMT
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Other conservative heavyweights already seem to be quietly moving to position themselves for a leadership shakeup, particularly Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.


NBA legend Paul Pierce stomps on Jalen Brunson jersey in bizarre video after Knicks playoff exit
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:31:57 GMT
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The Knicks were dumped out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday night following a Game 7 defeat against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.


Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:47 GMT
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Target will be lowering prices on at least 5,000 frequently shopped products across its assortment ranging from milk to diapers, the big-box retailer said on Monday.


Inside the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson"s wedding in Chester Cathedral which will see Prince William and Prince George take on starring roles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:04 GMT
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Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and his future wife Olivia, 31, will say their vows in Chester, where he grew up at Eaton Hall, on June 7.


Red Lobster officially files for bankruptcy after being rinsed of cash by all you can eat shrimp deals
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:54 GMT
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Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering dozens of restaurants.


Scottie Scheffler slated to playA in Texas this week despite newborn baby and arrest chaos... as world No. 1 admits he doesn"t know what will happen next in his legal case
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:20 GMT
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Scottie Scheffler is down to play at the Charles Schwab Challenge despite a turbulent couple of weeks that saw the birth of his first child and his dramatic arrest the PGA Championship.


Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman"s mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:20:28 GMT
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The 40-year-old patient, whose name was not revealed, went to hospital in Callao, Peru, with unbearable mouth pain - only to learn it was being caused by maggots that had settled there.


Fluoride in the water linked to anxiety, temper problems and headaches in children as young as three, with experts claiming exposure high levels in pregnancy could be a "risk to the developing brain"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:52:43 GMT
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Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation"s dental health.


New angle shows shocking moment NASCAR star Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sucker-punched Kyle Busch - before his DAD grappled with the rival driver
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:14 GMT
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An alternate angle shows NASCAR"s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sucker punching rival Kyle Busch after a collision in Sunday"s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.


Demi Moore, 61, stuns at The Substance photocall during return to Cannes Film Festival after 25 years - as the horror receives rave reviews and a 13-minute standing ovation
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:47 GMT
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Demi Moore"s incredible "third act" continued as she made a stunning appearance at the The Substance photocall during Cannes Film Festival on Monday morning.


Diddy"s teenage daughters, 17, attend prom as he apologizes after shocking video of him violently beating ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:28 GMT
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Seventeen-year-old twins D"Lila and Jessie Combs did not address the drama involving their father and even limited the comments section as they shared their prom photos on Instagram.


Forensic psychiatrist reveals the different types of stalkers - and why ignoring them is not the key to putting them off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:04 GMT
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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das, from London, has explained the different types of stalkers and why ignoring stalkers doesn"t always make them leave you alone.


Yellen says US opposed to global tax on billionaires: ‘That’s something we can’t sign on to’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:30:24 -0400
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Those who back the idea say it would close the wealth inequality gap while allowing governments to spend more on social programs with tax revenues.


Rewind and repeat: Hereas all the tea on that steamy aBridgertona carriage scene
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:30 -0400
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There are already countless TikToks about the "Bridgerton" carriage scene, making it Season 3as version of the Season 1 spoon licking viral moment.A


Bethenny Frankel says you ‘need’ this ‘game-changer’ shower scarf a and it’s finally back in stock
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:27:19 -0400
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"Wanna go from lizard to luxurious? You need this," Frankel raved in one of her famous TikTok beauty reviews.


Jenna Bush Hager Boldly Puts Jake Gyllenhaalas ‘SNL’ Performance Down On ‘Today’: “I Donat Know Heas That Good”
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:27:19 -0400
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Sorry, Jake!


Iranian women celebrate death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who led brutal crackdown on rights
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:24:12 -0400
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"We freely dance and celebrate on your dirty grave," said one woman, who was blinded by Iranian security forces during the 2022 protests.


‘And Just Like Thata fans baffled by Sarah Jessica Parkeras aunhinged’ hat: aIs that a pillowcase?a
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:19 -0400
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The "Sex and the City" star wore a floppy gingham "cloud hat" by designer Maryam Keyhani, whose artsy designs retail for hundreds of dollars.


Migrants rushing to cross border now in case Biden loses in November: ‘We don’t want Trump’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:02 -0400
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"We think with the elections, it will be harder."


It’s time to stop the unfair, unequal madness of trans athletes destroying women’s sports
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:12:23 -0400
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Itas time to stop the unfair, unequal madness of trans athletes destroying womenas sport.


Bryson DeChambeau yells at man to return ball golfer gave to kid at PGA Championship
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:11:04 -0400
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Amid a chaotic finish at the PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau paused it all to make sure his souvenir golf ball ended up in the right hands.


Half of Americans think climate change will destroy planet in their lifetime: poll
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:10:07 -0400
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The survey of 5,000 Americans, split evenly by state, revealed that 48% of all respondents believe theyall live to see climate change destroy the planet.


Katy Perry wears dress paying tribute to ‘American Idol’ contestants during finale
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:07:52 -0400
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Katy Perry wore a larger-than-life gown adorned with 168 aAmerican Idola contestantsa faces for her emotional exit during the season 22 finale. The singer took the stage with third-place contestant Jack Blocker and stood on a platform that soared high above the stage to show off the skirt in its entirety. The towering dress wasnat...


Katy Perry Reflects On The Backlash She Received On ‘American Idol’ Ahead Of Her Emotional Exit: “Whatever, You Canat Win ‘Em All”
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:06:38 -0400
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The singer said she hopes "someone fearless" replaces her as a judge on the show.


Joe Biden was racist and patronizing in his speech to Morehouse grads
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:06:12 -0400
From https:
The Democratic playbook is to reassure our victimhood status, not overcome it.


Schumer resurrects bipartisan border security plan as Senate GOP rallies against it
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:05:20 -0400
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to dust off the border security deal that collapsed back in February for a standalone vote this week.


Amal Clooney helped convince ICC prosecutors to issue arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:04 -0400
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Amal Clooney played an instrumental role in making the case for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for suspected war crimes being carried out in Israel and Gaza. Amal Clooney of the Clooney Foundation allegedly helped convince ICC prosecutors to issue arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu,...


Queen Camillaas ex Andrew Parker Bowles is dating aThe Weakest Linka host Anne Robinson: aMind your own businessa
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:02:05 -0400
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Queen Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles got divorced in the 1990s after her affair with then-Prince Charles.


Adrienne Bailon-Houghton shares surprises on this season of ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:36 -0400
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The second half of "I Can See Your Voice" Season 3 is back on FOX. Adrienne Bailon-Houghton spoke with Astra about what to expect this season. Ten secret voices are competing to win $100,000. Can Adrienne and the rest of her panelists weed out the bad from the good based on a series of clues,...


Ben Affleck has ‘come to his senses’ about ‘fever dream’ Jennifer Lopez marriage: ‘There is just no way this is going to work’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:31 -0400
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"If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would," an insider tells Page Six of the duo"s romance.


Rangers vs. Panthers series prediction: Eastern Conference finals odds, picks
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:58 -0400
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The two kingpins of their respective divisions gear up for the Eastern Conference finals, facing each other in the postseason for the first time since 1997.


I’m a super-commuter a I travel across 4 states to work in NYC and my salary is worth it
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:55:24 -0400
From https:
When taking the job, Rice rationalized that his commute would actually be shorter than someone who actually lives in New York. "I calculated my commute versus someone living in Long Island," he said. "It came out to be roughly the same amount of time."


Donald Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen ADMITS stealing $60,000 from Trump while dealing with Tiffany Trump photograph blackmail scheme as ex-president shakes his head in fury
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:22:11 GMT
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The prosecution"s "star witness" Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.A


Simone Biles finally cracks and tells critics to "f*** off" in furious Instagram post - after her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens was slammed again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:09:19 GMT
From https:
Biles has defended Owens and on Sunday she said "I couldn"t ask for a better husband" after he was in the stands for her victory at theA Core Hydration Classic.


How Kevin Costner keeps those cowboyish good looks! Star, 69, says he"s "never felt the need" for plastic surgery and credits his physique to running around after his kids - after welcoming 3 of his 7 children in his 50s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:02 GMT
From https:
Kevin Costner appeared youthful and dapper as he took to the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival yesterday - but how does he look so youthful at 69-years-old?


The Demi Moore-naissance! Star known for being "Mrs Bruce Willis" after her career floundered in the "90s enjoys her second coming as new film gets 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes - and she looks better than ever at 61
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:06:30 GMT
From https:
The American actress, 61, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, is making her unexpected return in slasher-horror "The Substance", competing for the festival"s top prize, the Palme d"Or.


Israel lashes out at "outrageous blood libel" after International Criminal Court requests arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:24 GMT
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In an interview on Monday, Karim Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the terror group"s deadly October 7 attack and Israel"s war in the Gaza Strip.


Mohammed Ali Ahmad-Rezaei: Iranian refugee repeatedly raped a woman in front of her children learns his fate
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:16 GMT
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Mohammed Ali Ahmad-Rezaei, 46 was sentenced in Adelaide"s District Court on Monday after a jury found him guilty of five counts of rape last year.


Who is President Ebrahim Raisi"s wife Jamileh Alamolhoda? The controversial spouse of Iran"s President who once said women working and studying is an act of violence and sent a letter to Macron"s wife about the war in Gaza
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:55:20 GMT
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Who exactly is President Raisi"s wife? Here is everything you need to know about the woman who once claimed that it is an act of violence for women to work and study.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle double date with Tracey Robbins and Paramount exec husband at Lucky"s Steakhouse in Montecito to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:47 GMT
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted at one of their favourite restaurants in their hometown of Montecito,A Lucky"s, an upmarket steakhouse.


MCoBeauty founder Shelley Sullivan split: Emotional beauty boss is consoled by her mum after sudden break-up from husband Anthony
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:52:44 GMT
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A trailblazer of the Australian beauty industry, ModelCo founder Shelley Sullivan is consoled by her mum one day after her marital split to husband Anthony was made public.


Cruise worker "murders newborn son on board ship": Shocked co-workers raise alarm as ship sails off Tuscany
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:39 GMT
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The Filipino, 28, was a member of the cabin crew on board an Italian cruise ship and according to her colleagues, she had kept her pregnancy hidden.


Gold Coast attack: Miss World Australia Jasmine Stringer and Top Model Australia contestants forced to fend off an alleged attacker
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:58 GMT
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Jasmine Stringer had just hosted a catwalk training class withA Top Model Australia contestants at Southport Park Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast last Friday night. when all hell broke lose


Cruise ship gang-rape horror as teenager on school trip in Italy "is sexually assaulted by three French men who lured victim into their cabin"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:41:57 GMT
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Hours after they boarded the cruise ship last week, the three perpetrators are said to have lured the young passenger into their cabin before forcing themselves upon her


Married high school teacher, 33, who found fame on GMA, is jailed for 13 years after having sex with male student, 17, in her home, car, classroom and on field trip to Washington DC
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:40:47 GMT
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Heather Hare, 33, was a family consumer science teacher at Bryant High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her relationship with the student occurred between August 2021 and April 2022.


Bride sparks fierce debate after claiming her "attention-seeking" mother-in-law tried to RUIN her wedding day
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:33:22 GMT
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The unnamed woman took to Reddit"s popular JustNoMILs thread to unravel the details of the family feud. She told readers to "buckle in" as she dished on the strained dynamic.


Iranians CELEBRATE the death of President Raisi with fireworks while victims of his torturous regime and their loved ones dance and drink a toast to his fatal helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:27:12 GMT
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There are plenty of Iranians who are celebrating the unexpected death of the president, who has earned a reputation as a brutal, hardline executor of Khamenei"s will


Treasurer Jim Chalmers faces a VERY awkward question on Q+A
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:53 GMT
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The awkward question was thrown at Dr Chalmers during his appearance on the ABC"s Q+A program on Monday night.


Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 18,A looks sporty as he jogs with members of the public for the annual "Royal Run"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:06 GMT
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The King of Denmark, 55, looked sporty in a purple shirt, shorts and trainers while blowing an air horn to signal the beginning of the race.


I am one of 100 people in world with condition that allows me to remember the day I was born
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:19:18 GMT
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Emily Nash, 18, from Canada, is the youngest known person with a condition that gives her an incredible, photographic-like memory. Becky Sharrock is the only known Australian with HSAM.


Donald Trump"s stunning aide Margo Martin puts on a VERY leggy display in a white mini skirt as she heads to former President"s hush-money trial
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:27 GMT
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The 28-year-old deputy communications chief has put on a leggy display as she wowed in a white mini skirt and chic blue button-down while heading to court in New York on Monday.


Revealed: Parramatta chiefs flew to Queensland in last-ditch attempt to snatch Wayne Bennett from South Sydney Rabbitohs
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:17:14 GMT
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The Eels parted ways with coach Brad Arthur on Monday night after 12 years at the club, with the 49-year-old overseeing a wretched start to the 2024 season.


What"s really going on in Queen Letizia"s marriage? 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Felipe is marred by ex brother-in-law who continues to claim they had an affair - and is planning a TV series to share the "truth"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:14:53 GMT
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King Felipe, 56, and Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, will mark theirA significant milestone on 22 May, and have already shared sweet family photographs alongside their daughters.


How the war in Ukraine has impacted migrating eagles: Birds have been forced to deviate from their usual flight plan to avoid active conflict zones, study reveals
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:04:05 GMT
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Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that shortly after Ukraine was invaded by Russia, the birds" usual migratory course was altered.


A 30-minute run or 10,000 steps: Study reveals which is better for weight loss
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:39 GMT
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Researchers at Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston found that measuring activity in time and steps were both equally affective measures of exercise in women over age 60.


Psychologist reveals 3 signs your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:57 GMT
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Birmingham-basedA chartered psychologistA and author Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed three signsA your partner is manipulating you to stop you from leaving.


Bombshell twist as luxury cruise ships now face blockbuster legal action over "immoral and offensive" casino conduct after gambler"s tragic suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:49:28 GMT
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Shane Dixon, 50, was travelling on his first-ever cruise aboard P&O"s Pacific AdventureA (inset) last weekA when he lost $9000 in the ship"s casino.A


Castlemaine, Victoria: Mum of two young kids breaks her silence as she faces being kicked off her own land by council chiefs - after the housing crisis left them homeless and camping out to survive
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:36:43 GMT
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Two friends who faced being evicted by an "uncompassionate" council from a campsite on their own land have been granted a brief stay of execution.


The unstoppable return of Sienna Miller: How star is "ready to be Britain"s biggest Hollywood star" at 42A - 20 years after first breakthrough roles in Layer Cake and Alfie and just five months after giving birth
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:29 GMT
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The 42-year-old stole the show on the red carpet in Cannes last night as she promoted her new movie: Kevin Costner "s new western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.


East Lismore deaths: Horrendous details emerge about the way little boy, 2, and his dad died in grim suspected murder-suicide
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:51 GMT
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The man, 38, and two-year-old boy were found dead inside a unit at an address in East Lismore on the NSW Far North Coast, on Sunday night.


Inside the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson"s wedding in Chester Cathedral which will see Prince William and Prince George take on starring roles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:04 GMT
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Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and his future wife Olivia, 31, will say their vows in Chester, where he grew up at Eaton Hall, on June 7.


Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman"s mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:20:28 GMT
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The 40-year-old patient, whose name was not revealed, went to hospital in Callao, Peru, with unbearable mouth pain - only to learn it was being caused by maggots that had settled there.


Channel Seven poach A Current Affair star with plans to go head-to-head with 60 Minutes amid ratings war
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:05:38 GMT
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Channel Seven has thrown its hat in the ring as it attempts to win the ongoing Sunday night ratings war.A


Tragic twist after Bunnings shoppers made a sad discovery at hardware store
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:42:21 GMT
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There is a sad update about a barn owl that was rescued from Bunnings" Tarneit warehouse in Melbourne"s west last Thursday.


Miranda Kerr and herA Snapchat billionaire husband Evan Spiegel put three Los Angeles mansions on the market - as they move into luxurious $180million compound
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:37:17 GMT
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Miranda Kerr and her tech billionaire husband Evan Spiegel are selling three of their luxury Los Angeles homes after moving into a $180million compound.


Forensic psychiatrist reveals the different types of stalkers - and why ignoring them is not the key to putting them off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:04 GMT
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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das, from London, has explained the different types of stalkers and why ignoring stalkers doesn"t always make them leave you alone.


Tyrants and terrorists mourn the death of Iran"s President Ebrahim Raisi: Russia, Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria"s Assad praise "true friend" and anti-Israel groups" "protector"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:33:03 GMT
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Tyrants and terrorists have been mourning the death of Iran "s PresidentA Ebrahim Raisi after his surprise death in a helicopter crash in Iran on Sunday.


How "Butcher of Tehran" Ebrahim Raisi oversaw the massacre of thousands in Iran, imposed brutal hijab crackdown and fervently moved country towards building nukes as Ayatollah"s protA(c)gA(c) dies in fiery chopper crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:30:27 GMT
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Raisi gained notoriety after he was appointed Deputy prosecutor of Tehran in 1985 before going on to serve on the prosecution committee which sentenced thousands of political prisoners to death.


Inside the disastrous Bluey-themed event that left parents outraged and children in tears at Las Vegas restaurant
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:05:39 GMT
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A Las Vegas restaurant messed up a Bluey children"s event to the dismay of thousands of parents and kids.


Brett Maston: Notorious bank bandit once regarded as Australia"s most wanted man arrested in Perth after 12 hour police manhunt
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:04:26 GMT
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Brett Maston spent almost 12 hours on the run before he was arrested by Rapid Apprehension Squad detectives without incident in Kenwick in Perth"s south-east.


Antarctic sea ice reached a record low last year with 770,000 square miles less than usual - and scientists say climate change is to blame
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:46 GMT
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Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been caused by climate change , experts have said.


Man accused of sickening bestiality charges offered his "special ingredient" to would-be mums
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:07 GMT
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Colin Baker, 38, was arrested at a property in Moorland, on the mid-north of NSW, and charged with 17 offences relating to the production and dissemination of bestiality material.


What happens next for Iran and who is the man set to replace Ebrahim Raisi? Mohammed Mokhber was sanctioned by the West for "nuclear activities" and agreed to supply Russia with deadly arsenal to attack Ukraine
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:33 GMT
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Under Iran"s constitution, Mohammad Mokhber, 68, will form a three person council - along with the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary - that will organise a new presidential election.


Pope Francis slams "anti-Semitism as a bad ideology" during rare interview as he calls for an end to wars, including in Ukraine, arguing that "indifference is a very ugly disease"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:29:23 GMT
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The pontiff, 87, described anti-Semitism as "bad ideology" while also calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and slammed the worldwide indifference to suffering.


Israel insists "it wasn"t us" after "Butcher of Tehran" Iranian president is killed in mysterious helicopter crash a month after ordering missile attack on the Jewish state while Islamic regime supports Hamas in Gaza war
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:23:34 GMT
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Ebrahim Raisi, 63, was confirmed dead by Iranian media today along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and seven others.


Hilarious moment mother asks her Cocker Spaniel to help choose herA lottery numbers
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:21:35 GMT
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A British woman has enlisted the help of her Cocker Spaniel to help choose her lottery numbers by reading out numbers and picking the ones that received a woof or a howl.


Tragedy as grandfather kills grandchildren aged 10 and 13 before shooting himself dead two months after his wife and daughter died in car crash while he was driving
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:10:35 GMT
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Police surrounded the 72-year-old man"s house after he barricaded himself in the property last night with the youngsters in Huetor Tajar near the southern Spanish city of Granada.


These are the six mistakes that are making you look older than you are... Our skincare expert reveals why you"re wasting money and why the best anti-ager is FREE
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:00 GMT
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DONNA TAIT: I"ve spent all my working life in the professional beauty industry. I"ve seen endless self-inflicted skin damage and it"s turned me into a very frank facialist.


Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck flash massive smiles as they put on united front leaving LA event together after arriving separately
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:03:35 GMT
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez made a statement by leaving an event together after arriving separately amidA ongoing rumors of marital strife. The couple smiled as they drove away.


MasterChef Australia fan favourite Callum Hann announces shock restaurant closure
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:23 GMT
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MasterChef finalist Callum Hann is temporarily closing down his Adelaide CBD restaurant eleven on August 3.


Pilates instructor reveals she"s been quietly dating AFL star for TWO YEARS
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:58:24 GMT
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Chloe Doven shared snaps of herself and the forward spending quality time together on Instagram, with the pair having been in a relationship for two years.


Lady Tatiana MountbattenA - daughter of King"s cousin Marquess of Milford Haven - admits she"s so "dedicated" to her fitness tracking watch she wore it under her dress while attending a wedding
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:53:39 GMT
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The daughter of King Charles "s cousin George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, showed how much she loved her gadget via Instagram Stories this weekend.


Emma Lovell stabbing death: Lee Lovell opens up about wife"s death at their North Lakes home and the two words that changed family"s lives forever
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:34:00 GMT
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The grieving husband of a mum-of-two stabbed to death during a home invasion north of Brisbane has recalled the haunting moment his life changed forever a


Britney Spears" loved ones "claim "violent" star should be placed under another conservatorship" as singer is accused of "refusing medication, letting felon boyfriend run her life and taking drugs"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:29:26 GMT
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The singer, 42, has been accused of not taking her mental health medication, while simultaneously drinking and taking other drugs - sparking fears of a relapse.


Two dead and ten injured as woman armed with a fruit knife launches stabbing rampage at Chinese primary school
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:27:39 GMT
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The deadly attack took place at around midday at the Wufang Mingde Elementary School in Guixi city, in China"s southern Jiangxi province.


DR MARTIN SCURR: How losing your hearing may cause dementia - and the 12 steps you can take to ward it off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:31 GMT
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Dementia is a disorder of the brain that affects memory and other key functions, such as how people use language and communicate, and the processes that enable us to pay Aattention.


See the moment footy legend Gorden Tallis loses it and tells his co-hosts he"ll "cave their heads in" as TV stunt goes too far
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:54:54 GMT
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Footy great Gorden Tallis was well and truly stitched up by Fletch and Hindy as the Fox Footy pair made the Queensland legend conquer his fear of heights.


Barrister known as White Witch of Rye ‘harassed wizard and controlled what he ate’
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:36 +0000
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She convinced the wizard to let her move in.

What could happen if Israeli and Hamas leaders are issued international arrest warrants?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:41:41 +0000
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It is the first time the ICC has targeted an ally of the United States - Israel.

Granddad kills two grandchildren aged 10 and 13 before shooting himself dead
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:10 +0000
From https:
Police surrounded the 72-year-old man"s house after he barricaded himself in the property last night with the children, aged 10 and 13.

Map shows worst areas for Japanese knotweed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:38 +0000
From https:
An infestation may need specialist removal.

Nursery worker guilty of killing baby girl who was strapped face down to bean bag
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:24:43 +0000
From https:
A jury of six men and six women at Manchester Crown Court unanimously found Roughley guilty of manslaughter.

Northern Lights returning to the UK tonight – here’s where you can see them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:41:39 +0000
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The Met Office has issued a "90% chance" alert on seeing the lights in the UK.

Packet of Quavers from 1975 found perfectly intact in man’s back garden
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:15:03 +0000
From https:
"It"s like a little time capsule."

How the ‘Butcher of Tehran’ inflicted misery on Iranians before helicopter death
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:57:10 +0000
From https:
Ebrahim Raisi got far in life with die-hard loyalty to the Supreme Leader.

The iPod inventor is now turning cow burps into diamonds a literally
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:51:07 +0000
From https:
Bit of a change...

‘Long Boi’ sculpture unveiled in honour of unusually tall duck
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:47:02 +0000
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"It"s been a journey of duck-termination to reach this stage," said University of York"s student union.

706 Kyles travel to Kyle but fail to break world record for most Kyles
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:40:30 +0000
From https:
From left to right: Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle and Kyle.

Londoners could be given APS5,000 grants for electric cars – here’s how
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:15:35 +0000
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Around a quarter of all Uber journeys in London are in electric cars.

British kayaker, 29, feared dead after vanishing in a river in Switzerland
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:58:31 +0000
From https:
Bren broke a world record in 2018 when he descended the 128ft Big Banana Falls in Mexico in a kayak.

Neighbours say brewery smells so bad they can’t sit in their own gardens
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:30:36 +0000
From https:
Several said it smells aabhorrenta, while one compared it to ahot Weetabixa.A

Satanists feared to have returned to Hampshire village 70 years after ‘witch’ moved out
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:12:03 +0000
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The killings have sparked concern among locals.

Couple love their pet parrots so much they take them to B&Q and the pub
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:11:06 +0000
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Microplastics found in every testicle tested a and could be affecting fertility
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:55:01 +0000
From https:
Plastic is everywhere.

New coin to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day – how to get one
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:52:09 +0000
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The design, depicting Allied soldiers running from a landing craft on to the beaches of Normandy, has been revealed ahead of the anniversary on June 6.

Aerial images show extent of car park damaged by drivers doing doughnuts
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:50:50 +0000
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Government covered up infected blood scandal that left 3,000 dead
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:55:09 +0000
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Tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood between the 1970s and early 1990s.

How a ageeky bakera carried out a killing spree in the Alaskan wildernessA
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000
From https:
His wife, children and friends knew nothing of the "terrifying" secret he was hiding.

Hereas A Breakdown Of The Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez Divorce Rumors Amid Reports Theyare Taking Time Apart
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:48:06 -0400
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48 Products So Clever Youall Wonder If A Witch Designed Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:01:02 -0400
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Magic is truly the only explanation for these headache-preventing "wine wands" and these space-saving travel bags.


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30 Problem-Solving Products That Are So Good, Youall Be A Mastermind Simply For Owning Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:01:04 -0400
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"What if I told you I"m a mastermind and now you"re mine" aTaylor Swift, but also you to these products.


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43 Teeny Products That Have A Massive Joy Factor
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:02:30 -0400
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Everything on earth is officially fair game for shaking on this Thin Mint seasoning and edible glitter.


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"He Showed Up On His Brother"s Doorstep And Said He Had Been Living As A Shaman" a 18 People Are Sharing Their Missing Person Stories
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:02 -0400
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"My cousin is seen on CCTV entering his real estate office and never again after that."


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You May Never Sleep Again After Seeing These 16 Photos, Just So Ya Know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:16:02 -0400
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My stomach is doing somersaults.


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"The Maids In That House Cheered When They Left": Here Are 27 Of The Funniest And Best Reactions To "Bridgerton" Season 3 (So Far)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:27:55 -0400
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I came for Colin and Penelope and also ended up smiling and weeping over Francesca and John.


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All The Best Memorial Day Deals At Amazon
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:33:38 -0400
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Kick off summer with up to 58% off Columbia hiking boots, an Apple iPad Air, an Instant Pot, and more.


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18 Perfect Black Tweets That Make Me Cackle Uncontrollably No Matter How Many Times I"ve Seen Them
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:59 -0400
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"when my bonnet leans to the side so now i"m french."


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We Spoke To The "Bridgerton" Showrunner, So Here Are All The Season 3 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Need To Know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:32:55 -0400
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Yes, furniture was broken making some of the love scenes in Season 3.


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I"m Obsessed With Why Claudia Jessie Wore The Same Suit Twice While Promoting "Bridgerton" Season 3
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:57:46 -0400
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You go, Claudia!


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"Mean Girls" Star Avantika Explained How Indian And US Media Fail When Portraying Darker Indian Women On Screen, And Ways They"re Getting It Right
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:40:18 -0400
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Colorism is still alive and well.


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WOOF, I Feel Sorry For These 19 Poor, Miserable People Who Just Had A Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much Worse Week Than You
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:17:10 -0400
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Not. What. You. Want.


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This S1E1 Gilmore Girls Quiz Is So Hard, I Doubt You"ll Even Get 50% Right
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:02 -0400
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It"s actually more difficult than you think.


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These 21 Great Mystery Movies Will Keep You Guessing Until The End
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:16:02 -0400
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These films are like puzzles in the form of talking pictures.


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A Leading Stalking Charity Has Revealed The Real Impact Of "Baby Reindeer|
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:04:02 -0400
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Richard Gadd"s miniseries has been one of Netflix"s biggest hits of the past year.


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Now that we"ve all had time to watch, what are your *honest* thoughts on S3 of "Bridgerton?" d
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:33:54 -0400
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Putting #Polin in the hot seat.


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Demi Moore Addressed The Extreme Violence And Full-Frontal Nudity In aThe Substancea And Explained Why Explicit Scenes Were aNecessarya
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:05:21 -0400
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On Sunday, The Substance earned a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes a the longest of this year"s film festival so far.


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14 Luxury Hotels That Were Actually Pretty Deceiving To The Public Eye
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:16:03 -0400
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A lot happens, folks.


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15 Practical Things Worth Buying From Memorial Day Sales
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:08:51 -0400
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Future You will be thankful you thought about bug-zapping solutions for your deck.


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I"ll Let You See Your Future Wedding Dress, But First You Have To Create Your Ideal Wedding Menu
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:16:02 -0400
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I know you"ll look AMAZING!


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People Are Pointing Out Things That Were Great Back In The Day But Suck Now, And This Is So True
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:16:02 -0400
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"Theme parks. Rising crowds, rising ticket prices, rising costs for everything."


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Only A True Cinephile Can Guess These Movies Based On Their LEGO Version
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:16:02 -0400
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To be honest, I would watch the heck out of LEGO John Wick.


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23 Things To Organize All The Miscellaneous Stuff Lying Around Your Home
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:31:02 -0400
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Finally tackle clutter in your closet, cabinets, junk drawers, and more.


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28 Products For Your Hairas Summer Arch Nemesis a Humidity
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:31:02 -0400
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This Color Wow anti-frizz treatment will be like the Robin to your Batman: ha! Humidity stands no chance.


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27 Pieces Of Clothing And Accessories Amazon Customers Are Loving Right Now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:01:02 -0400
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Attention: these pieces are highly rated and recommended by reviewers.


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This One-Question Mother"s Day Quiz Will Reveal Whether You"re The Worst Kind Of Husband
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:19:28 -0400
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This isn"t a trick question.


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Sunak says infected blood inquiry report marks a aday of shame for British statea and offers aunequivocal apologya a UK politics live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:26 GMT
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PM gives statement following report that found asubtle, pervasive and chillinga cover-up by NHS and government

GB News has described the Ofcom ruling against it today (see 10.51am and 11.01am) as an aalarming developmenta that should aterrifya anyone who believes in a free media. Here is its response to the judgment in full.

Ofcomas finding against GB News today is an alarming development in its attempt to silence us by standing in the way of a forum that allows the public to question politicians directly.

The regulatoras threat to punish a news organisation with sanctions for enabling people to challenge their own prime minister strikes at the heart of democracy at a time when it could not be more vital.

In considering whether the programme was duly impartial, we took into account a range of factors, such as: the audienceas questions to the prime minister; the prime ministeras responses; the presenteras contribution; and whether due impartiality was preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. Our investigation found, in summary, that:

-while some of the audienceas questions provided some challenge to, and criticism of, the governmentas policies and performance, audience members were not able to challenge the prime ministeras responses and the presenter did not do this to any meaningful extent;

Given the very high compliance risks this programme presented, we found GB Newsas approach to compliance to be wholly insufficient, and consider it could have, and should have, taken additional steps to mitigate these risks.

We found that an appropriately wide range of significant viewpoints were not presented and given due weight in the Peopleas Forum: The Prime Minister, nor was due impartiality preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. As a result, we consider that the prime minister had a mostly uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his government in a period preceding a UK general election.

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UK infected blood scandal made worse by cover-up, inquiry concludes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:48:23 GMT
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Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes

The scandal that caused thousands of people in the UK to become infected or die from contaminated blood was avoidable and inflamed by a asubtle, pervasive and chillinga cover-up by the NHS and government, a scathing report has concluded.

In the long-awaited conclusion to a five-year public inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, who chaired the investigation, said the calamity could alargely, though not entirely, have been avoideda a but successive governments and others in authority adid not put patient safety firsta.

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aWe were kidsa: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:34:05 GMT
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Pupils were viewed as acheaper than chimpsa at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C

A survivor of a school at the centre of the contaminated blood scandal where pupils were viewed as acheaper than chimpsa says he feels vindication by Mondayas report after decades of campaigning.

As a child Richard Warwick, 58, was infected with HIV and hepatitis C during experimental trials when he was pupil at Treloaras college a a specialist school in Hampshire for haemophiliacs.

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Politicians should ahang heads in shamea over UK infected blood scandal, victims say
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:53:27 GMT
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Groups representing victims say trust in government can no longer be taken for granted after report finds evidence of cover-up

Politicians ashould hang their heads in shamea over the contaminated blood scandal, victimsa groups have said, and warned of future disasters because lessons have not been learned.

Groups representing those infected with HIV and hepatitis C while being treated between 1970 and 1991 said the public inquiryas final report vindicated victims who were agaslita and treated like aconspiracy theoristsa for calling out the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:26:53 GMT
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Karim Khan applies for warrants relating to alleged crimes committed during 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza

The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, a move that puts the post-second world war rules-based order to the test and presents new challenges for Israelas western allies.

Karim Khan said on Monday his office had applied to the world courtas pre-trial chamber for arrest warrants for the military and political leaders on both sides for crimes committed during Hamasas 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:19 GMT
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Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted.

Two judges had deferred a decision in March on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to another appeal hearing.

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:00 GMT
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Foreign minister also dead after aircraft went down in mountains close to Azerbaijan border

The hardline Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash in foggy weather in the mountains near the border with Azerbaijan.

The charred wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi, as well as the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six other passengers and crew, was found early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.

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Woman found guilty of killing nine-month-old girl at Stockport nursery
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:39 GMT
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Nursery worker Kate Roughley left Genevieve Meehan strapped face down to a beanbag for 97 minutes, court heard

A acallousa nursery worker is facing years in jail after being convicted of killing a nine-month-old girl who died after being strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes.

Genevieve Meehan suffocated after being placed in amortal dangera as a apunishmenta by Kate Roughley, the deputy manager of Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, the trial heard.

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UK pharmacists demand powers to change whooping cough prescriptions
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:51:30 GMT
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Exclusive: Some pharmacies have turned away families because they have run out of the drug clarithromycin

Pharmacists are calling for fresh powers to provide patients with alternative prescriptions as they warned that drugs shortages are hampering their ability to tackle whooping cough.

More than 2,700 cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 a more than three times the number recorded in the whole of last year.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:49 GMT
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Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.

The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

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Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be aTaliban-likea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Novelist, who teaches at New York University, says he finds it strange that progressive students currently akind of support a fascist terrorist groupa

Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state aright nowa would mean a aTaliban-like statea is created.

Commenting on the US campus protesters calling for a free Palestine, the author said that while he has aargued for a Palestinian state for most of my life a since the 1980s, probably a right now, if there was a Palestinian state, it would be run by Hamas, and that would make it a Taliban-like state, and it would be a client state of Irana.

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US embassy owes APS15m in congestion charge fees, says Transport for London
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:56 GMT
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Figures show US is worst offender for unpaid fees and fines, followed by Japanas embassy, which owes APS10.1m

The US embassy in Britain owes about APS15m in unpaid congestion charge fees, according to Transport for London, which is considering legal recourse through international courts.

The unpaid fees and fines have amassed over more than a decade, making the US the worst offender among foreign diplomats, with embassies in London collectively owing APS143.5m by the end of 2023.

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Michael Cohen admits stealing from Trump Organization; closing arguments expected next Tuesday a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:22 GMT
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Trump back in court as Michael Cohenas likely last day of questioning gets under way

Judge Juan Merchan is speaking about whether or not to restrict the testimony of a Federal Election Commission (FEC) expert, who the defense wanted to call.

Judge Juan Merchan says he expects closing arguments to be next Tuesday. aItas become apparent that weare not going to be able to sum up tomorrow,a Merchan says.

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Liverpool confirm Arne Slot replacing Klopp as head coach on three-year deal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:33 GMT
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  • Slot joins from Feyenoord, where he won two trophies
  • He is understood to be keen to work with Darwin NAoA+-ez

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their head coach 24 hours after JA1/4rgen Klopp bade farewell to Anfield.

Liverpool have had an agreement in place with the former Feyenoord coach for more than three weeks but wanted to delay the announcement until after Kloppas departure. Slot has been announced as the head coach, not manager, and has signed a three-year contract.

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Nursery death of baby Genevieve Meehan raises troubling questions
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:17:47 GMT
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While deputy manager of Tiny Toes in Stockport found guilty of manslaughter, case suggests it may be about more than just one bad apple

Baby Genevieve Meehan, known to her family as Gigi, was her usual happy self when she arrived at Tiny Toes nursery on an overcast Monday morning in May 2022.

The nine-month-old girl with the striking emerald eyes had just taken her first steps and was uttering her first words. She had spent the weekend at home with her parents, enjoying cuddles and playing with her favourite toy tambourine.

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aPeople are in no mood to mourna: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:45 GMT
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Iranas supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the countryas president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Iranas supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced a five-day public mourning period after the deaths of Raisi, the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other passengers on the helicopter. However, Iranians who spoke to the Guardian have refused to lament the death of a man who they say was responsible for hundreds of deaths in his four-decade political career.

It was during Raisias tenure that protests swept the country after the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested by police under Iranas harsh hijab laws. More than 19,000 protesters were jailed, and at least 500 were killed a including 60 children a during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The police continue to violently arrest women for refusing hijab rules.

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Will the ICC approve arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:50:46 GMT
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The international criminal courtas chief prosecutor has applied for warrants; what will happen now?

The international criminal courtas chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has announced he will apply to the court for arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelas prime minister, as well the countryas defence minister, Yoav Gallant. At the same time, Khan is seeking warrants for the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, the head of its military wing, Mohammed al-Masri (better known as Mohammed Deif), and the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh.

The charges he is pursuing against Netanyahu and Gallant concern the conduct of the war in Gaza, include the use of astarvation of civilians as a method of warfarea, aintentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crimea, extermination as a crime against humanity, and murder as a war crime.

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Breathless goodbye: the race to finish Jean-Luc Godardas last film, one day before he died
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:35 GMT
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The cinematic legend died the way he lived a in a blaze of inscrutable, impossible film-making. We meet the team who helped shoot the final scene of his swansong just before his death by assisted suicide

On Friday 9 September 2022, Jean-Luc Godard had one last wish. He needed a quote from Jean-Paul Sartre to complete his film, ScA(c)narios, but the book was missing from the shelf in his Swiss home. Time was pressing: he was up against a hard deadline. The filmas final scene was to be shot on Monday. On Tuesday, the director would die by assisted suicide.

Fabrice Aragno takes up the story. As Godardas longtime collaborator, Aragno was his eyes and his ears, his trusted technical advisor. Surely he would be able to find the book from somewhere. aSo on Friday 5.30pm, I drive very fast to Lausanne, 20 miles away,a he recalls. aI park the car and Iam sweating. I run to the library but the library is closed. I run to a secondhand bookshop but they donat have the text. Itas out of print anyway. And Iam running for my life. Or not my life, for Jean-Lucas life.a

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aBloody APS9 for two!a How much does an ice-cream cost around the world?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:21:57 GMT
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After outrage in the UK about the skyrocketing cost of a scoop, how does the rest of the world compare?

The cost of two ice-cream cones topped with bubble gum has famously risen to APS9 in some parts of the UK. With inflation rampant in several countries around the world, is the price of cooling down on a hot day creeping up globally?

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aI really deserved that Baftaa: Paul Abbott on the liberation of making Clocking Off
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:44:28 GMT
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aIn practical terms, we were asking very big actors to suddenly slide into the background. All the biggest names a Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Lancashire, Ricky Tomlinson a absolutely got ita

My mantra for Clocking Off was aextraordinary moments in ordinary peopleas livesa, and seeing how realistic I could make that. It was partly inspired by Dekalog, the Krzysztof KieAlowski TV miniseries, pretentiously. I used to work in a factory and youad find out secrets about people that were just incredible, so it was also inspired by those memories.

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The radical practice of eating what you want
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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aIntuitive eatinga is an anti-diet that helps reconnect us to internal cues. But how does it work?

Figuring out what to eat is complicated. What are you in the mood for? What do other people in your household want? What can you afford? What do you have time to prepare?

Add the ambient pressure of a culture that loudly celebrates certain foods, bodies and lifestyles as desirable while vilifying others, and the simple question of what to have for dinner becomes fraught.

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The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:30:03 GMT
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Influencers and politicians use snappy cliches to get you on side a but you can fight fire with fire

Since the moment I learned about the concept of the athought-terminating clichea Iave been seeing them everywhere I look: in televised political debates, in flouncily stencilled motivational posters, in the hashtag wisdom that clogs my social media feeds. Coined in 1961 by psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, the phrase describes a catchy platitude aimed at shutting down or bypassing independent thinking andquestioning. I first heard about the tactic while researching a book about the language of cult leaders, but these sayings also pervade our everyday conversations: expressions such as aIt is what it isa, aBoys will be boysa, aEverything happens for a reasona and aDonat overthink ita are familiar examples.

From populist politicians to holistic wellness influencers, anyone interested in power is able to weaponise thought-terminating cliches to dismiss followersa dissent or rationalise flawed arguments. In his book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, Lifton wrote that these semantic stop signs compress athe most far-reaching and complex of human problems a| into brief, highly selective, definitive-sounding phrases, easily memorized and easily expressed. They become the start and finish of any ideological analysis.a

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Gareth Parry obituary
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:22:11 GMT
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Veteran Fleet Street journalist who joined the Guardian in the 1970s and reported on the Falklands war for the paper in 1982

Being marooned on a heavily laden ammunition ship in San Carlos Water at the height of the 1982 Falklands war during Argentinian air attacks was the punishment meted out to the Guardi journalist Gareth Parry by the Ministry of Defence for not writing what the military wanted.

Gareth, who has died of prostate cancer aged 86, had a tough war. He and the crew of the RFA Resource survived only because the bombs bounced off the supply ship and failed to explode a the Argentinian armourers had set the fuses wrongly.

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Return to Senua: Hellbladeas Melina Juergens on reprising a role she never thought shead play
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:40:12 GMT
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Juergens had never acted before she played the fearsome but troubled Senua in Ninja Theoryas game a and won a Bafta for it. Now sheas back to battle the characteras demons in a sequel

aI hope people can relate to Senua,a says actor Melina Juergens, who plays the lead character in Senuaas Saga: Hellblade II, the newest game from British developer Ninja Theory. aI hope people play it and feel what somebody goes through on a daily basis who suffers from mental health issues a particularly psychosis. [They] come away with an understanding of it, able to empathise with people more.a

Juergens did not expect to be playing this role for the second time. In fact, she never expected to play it the first time. She was a video editor at the independent games studio when the first Hellblade game, Senuaas Sacrifice, was gestating in 2012. aThey were looking for an actress, but in the meantime they asked me to step in to help out with [performance capture] tech experiments,a she tells me. aAt some point, they asked me to perform a scene. The director really liked it and offered me the role.a

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aI identified with those worriesa: George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:04 GMT
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After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now heas gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast

George MacKay reaches into his backpack and pulls out a squeezy bottle of honey, squirting it into his americano. aItas a bit eccentric,a he says sheepishly. He picked up the habit years ago on a shoot in Australia; recognising that requesting a pot of honey might be perceived as aa slightly wanky aska, he carries his own supply instead. This is typical MacKay a charming, discreet, and more than a little concerned about giving others the wrong idea.

On screen, MacKay frequently plays characters who are suffocated by the codes of traditional masculinity, and turned cruel by them, too. The actoras breakout role was in Sam Mendesas Oscar-winning war blockbuster 1917, which plays out as one dizzying, unbroken shot. MacKayas face a vulnerable, determined, devastated a carried the filmas home stretch. Since then, he has veered towards grittier projects, portraying an angry, closeted thug (the subversive Femme, for which he won a British independent film award), a man who believes heas a wild animal (Wolf) and a macho outlaw dressed in drag (True History of the Kelly Gang). Today, upstairs at the BFI Southbank and overlooking the Thames, weare discussing MacKayas new film, The Beast. A brilliant, demented techno-thriller co-starring LA(c)a Seydoux, it is directed by French provocateur Bertrand Bonello, and loosely based on the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle.

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They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice | Sarah Boseley
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:50:03 GMT
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Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined and so many cut short. After todayas devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue

It was one of the worst medical disasters of our time. Some 30,000 people who needed the help of the NHS to stay alive and well were given treatment that wrecked their health, took the lives of nearly 3,000 and will be responsible for more deaths to come. Finally, today, half a century on, the six-year Langstaff inquiry has produced a judgment on the infected blood scandal a and it is devastating.

The list of errors and misjudgments is extraordinary and it is clear that arrogance from the medical profession played a big part, as well as greed from the pharmaceutical companies and back-covering from the politicians. So many heads should roll, but many of the most culpable individuals are dead.

Sarah Boseley is the former health editor of the Guardian

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The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right to appeal is a small step towards justice | Duncan Campbell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:56 GMT
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Successive home secretaries and the courts have been spineless in pandering to the US government

Almost obscured on its perch outside the Royal Courts of Justice, amid the crush of camera crews and vociferous supporters of Julian Assange, was the statue of Samuel Johnson, a man who also knew the importance of getting information out to as wide an audience as possible. aTo keep your secret is wisdom,a is one of his better known observations, abut to expect others to keep it is folly.a

The high court decision to grant leave to appeal to Assange was a further reminder to the US authorities and their apologists in Britain of the folly inherent in their attempt to extradite and jail a man whose main offence is publishing the shameful secrets of the US government and its armed forces. In a just world, the court would have brought this whole absurd legal process to an end there and then, but the fact that an appeal has been granted is both a defeat for the US and renewed cause for hope for Assange.

Duncan Campbell is a freelance writer who worked for the Guardian as crime correspondent and Los Angeles correspondent

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A generation of students is being ripped off a and our blood should be boiling | Zoe Williams
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:14:45 GMT
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Politicians talk about tuition fees as if the students were somehow getting a good deal. In reality, theyare being shockingly exploited

Whether or not universities are at risk of going bust is often talked about like a second-order problem. Sure, itas sad and all, but is it as serious as a local authority going bankrupt? Is anyone actually going to die if non-Russell Group universities can no longer afford to run humanities degrees? Is it the end of the world for students to leave with 150 grandas worth of debt, instead of 80?

But then one morning, you wake up and think: enough. Successive governments have been staring an entirely predictable calamity in the face for years, doing nothing about it while ripping off an entire generation with ever greater impunity, then masking that incompetence with casual anti-intellectualism and defeatism. OK, maybe saying that out loud doesnat do an enormous amount to help students, but not saying it makes your blood boil.

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Biden wants progressives to believe heas reining in Israel. He isnat | Mohamad Bazzi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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Biden will be remembered as a president who could have restrained Israel but instead made the US complicit in this war

With great fanfare, Joe Biden confirmed on 8 May that his administration had suspended one weapons shipment to Israel, delaying the delivery of 3,500 bombs that can cause devastating casualties when dropped on population centers. Biden said he warned Israeli leaders that he would also block artillery shells and other munitions if Israel went ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah, Gazaas southernmost city, where 1.4 million Palestinians have taken shelter.

It seemed Biden had finally decided to use the most effective leverage he has over Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and his extremist government to force an end to Israelas devastating war in Gaza. But less than a week later, it became clear that Biden had backtracked and he will continue sending Israel far more weapons than the one shipment he held back. Last Tuesday, the Biden administration notified Congress that it would move ahead with more than $1bn in new arms deals for Israel.

Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor at New York University

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Britainas public parks are a green lifeline a stop fencing them off for the summer | Rebecca TamA!s
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:03 GMT
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These spaces are crucial for our wellbeing, but cash-strapped councils are being forced to treat them as revenue earners

My local green space, Brockwell Park in Brixton and Herne Hill, south London, is an oasis of calm in the busy city. Friends catch up in the walled garden, where wisteria trails over pillars and roses and bluebells explode from the earth. In the community garden, local people work together to grow vegetables and run sessions to connect nature-deprived children to the land.

In the centre of the sometimes crushing metropolis, this park means everything to me a it keeps me sane, and it gives me hope. But this green lifeline is, every summer, taken away, as I await the arrival of the parkas music festival season with dread. As huge metal walls go up, dividing us from the green, and HGVs begin flattening the grass and soil, I feel a genuine sense of horror. A large part of the park is cut off for weeks, and our communityas heart is pulled out as people stream into events whose expensive tickets most people living round here could never afford. And the same is happening in shared green spaces all over the UK.

Rebecca TamA!s is a writer of environmental nonfiction and a poet. Her most recent book is Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman

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I spoke to MPs about their mental health. What I found should shock us all | Jennifer Nadel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:13:46 GMT
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What is plaguing our politicians? Disappointment, a culture of silence a and the fallout from Brexit

  • Jennifer Nadel is co-director of Compassion in Politics

When Conservative MP Elliot Colburn told parliament head attempted to take his own life earlier this year, he was amazed at the response he got. Politicians from across the house commended his courage, the Commons applauded him, Keir Starmer shook his hand and Rishi Sunak gave him a hug. However, more surprising was what happened afterwards. Eight members of parliament approached him to say that they, too, had reached that same place of despair. None of them, as far as Colburn knows, have spoken publicly about their experience.

It takes courage for any of us to speak publicly about our mental health, but for politicians there are added considerations. Our political culture comes with unrealistic expectations a that they should be unswervingly strong, independent, omniscient, and never faltering. Any cracks in the armour could be unfairly interpreted as weakness. And, of course, it can give ammunition to opponents a some of whom might even be inside your own party. Many will be keenly aware of the privilege their job brings, given the levels of deprivation suffered by so many in the country, and feel reluctant to detract from those more pressing issues.

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Prisoners serving sentences with no clear end is a stain on British justice a it also amounts to torture | Alice Edwards
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:54 GMT
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As a UN expert on psychological torture, Iave asked peers to reconsider the IPP sentences still affecting thousands in jail

aC/ Alice Edwards is the UN special rapporteur on torture

Martin Myers attempted to steal a cigarette. Tommy Nicol stole a car. John Wright, then 17, head-butted a younger child and stole his bike. For these relatively minor crimes, they received grossly disproportionate sentences of the length you might expect for murderers.

Martin Myers is still in jail for attempted robbery of that cigarette back in 2006. John Wright is now 34 and has spent 17 years in jail. Tommy Nicol took his own life while in prison on an indeterminate sentence.

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Keir Starmeras afirst stepsa might get him into Downing Street. But there is danger ahead | John McDonnell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:03 GMT
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This cautious programme is too limited to bring about the changes Britain needs a and which would keep Labour in power

  • John McDonnell was shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

Weare months away from a general election whose outcome has already been determined. Rishi Sunak has repeatedly demonstrated that he is no political Lazarus, and the question is not whether the Conservatives will lose the election but by how much a and how long they will take to recover, or whether their party will survive at all.

So the focus is on Labouras strategy for entry into government and beyond.

John McDonnell has been the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997. He was shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

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Premier League 2023-24 review: broadcasters of the season
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:03 GMT
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We select some contenders for the best voices and analysis on the English top flight a and invite you to have your say

aCannae beat a bit of AC/DC man!a And with that single, spot-on comment, McCoist cemented his status as an absolute baller of the broadcasting game. A bucketload of joy is guaranteed with every one of his stints as a co-commentator for Sky, TNT Sport and Amazon Prime but one thing often overlooked is how good his analysis is in that role, with the former Scotland striker again providing fast, fluent and fascinating reactions to the action in front of him. Hells bells, he is good.

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Player ratings for Manchester Cityas 2023-24 Premier League title winners | Jamie Jackson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:13 GMT
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Three players are awarded perfect 10s for their contributions to the clubas record-breaking fourth successive top-flight triumph

The 6ft 2in goalkeeper was Rodri-like in his laser-directed passing and if he coughed up a single goal-costing error it vanished from this observeras mind. His season ended with the eye-socket injury sustained in last Tuesdayas vital 2-0 win at Tottenham so missed Sundayas 3-1 championship-clinching victory over West Ham. 9

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Jofra Archeras return gets England buzzing in buildup to T20 World Cup
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:55 GMT
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  • Fast bowler poised to return against Pakistan on Wednesday
  • Archer has not played for England for 14 months

Jofra Archer was the last one out at training on Monday, strolling on to the Headingley outfield with a plate of food in his hand. But after a year of starvation on the sidelines, the fast bowler is poised to make his England comeback this week as the buildup to the T20 World Cup gets under way.

Archer was last seen in England kit in Bangladesh 14 months ago and the 29-year-old bowler has not played a home international a in any format a for nearly four years. Provided the stress fractures to his right elbow and lower back that forced the hiatus are firmly in the rearview mirror, expect Jos Buttleras pace attack to be significantly augmented over the coming weeks.

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Aston Villa closing on deal to sign Ross Barkley from Luton
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:26:20 GMT
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  • Barkley spent time on loan at Villa from Chelsea
  • Midfielder expected to be available for modest fee

Aston Villa are closing on a deal to re-sign Ross Barkley on a permanent basis, four years after the midfielder joined on loan from Chelsea. Villa want to strengthen their squad for their first season in the Champions League or European Cup since 1982-83.

The 30-year-old, capped by England 33 times, excelled for Luton when joining on a free last summer, after a spell in Ligue 1 with Nice. Luton, who have been relegated, never disclosed the length of Barkleyas contract but it is thought to run into next season. Last month, Barkley said: aI want to play in the Premier League. I want to play in Europe again a| I feel like for the next three years maybe Iall still be in my prime years.a

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Football Daily | Ian Wrightas last Match of the Day and his legacy as a pundit
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:38:42 GMT
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Match of the Day means different things to different people. For Ian Wright it means a little more than most. The former striker has previously spoken of his childhood and of how his stepdad was aa weed-smoking, gambling, coming-home-late, gambling-his-wages, womanising kind of guy. He was rough with my mum and rough with all of us kids. And I donat know why, but he didnat like me in particular. One of the few things my brother and I looked forward to in the house was Match of the Day, and my stepdad used to take that away from us a just because he could. Depending on what mood he was in, head come into the bedroom just before it started and head say: aTurn around to the wall.a We had to face the wall the whole time Match of the Day was on. And the really cruel thing was that we could still hear everything. It was awful. Whenever I heard the theme music come on, I would feel that pain in my chest. The first time I went on the show as a presenter, Des Lynam walked up and said: aIan Wright, welcome to Match of the Day.a I nearly broke down crying.a

While it is inevitable that at the busy end of the season Football Daily will be preoccupied with the Premier League and Big Cups along with pre Euros knee-knacks, there are happenings elsewhere in the pyramid where crises for clubs can be existential. Since you reported on 23 February that Torquay United owner Clarke Osborne had pulled the plug and was going to put the club into administration (full email edition): on 13 March a| TUFC were docked 10 points for an aadministrative eventa and plunged into a National League South relegation battle; 23 March a| Neil Warnock appears at the first of three home matches with fan Michael Westcott; 28 March a| a Torquay United Supportersa Trust (TUST) consortium (led by Westcott) reveal they are bidding to buy the club; 4 April a| TUFC goes into administration; 9 April a|. TUST/ Westcott consortium discover they are not the preferred bidder; 12 April a| TUFC are docked another point for fielding an illegible player (at which point fans throw up their hands in despair); 15 April a| TUFC avoid relegation to the Southern League Premier Division South with a win at Taunton in front of 800-plus travelling fans; 26 April a| TUST/Westcott consortium discover the preferred bidder might no longer be preferred; 1 May a| Westcottas consortium (now called aBryna after the police dog that bit Jim McNichol and saved Torquay from relegation at the end of 1986-87 become the preferred bidder; 10 May a| announcement by club that the Bryn Consortium will be the new owners of TUFC; 11 May a| Westcott confirms Neil Warnock is on the board as football advisor; 14 May a| much circulated video appears with Warnock revealing that Paul Wotton is the new Torquay manager. And so the story goes on (with a Community Share Issue by TUST soon). Just sayinga a Bob Cole.

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CA!diz pay for failure to make football fun with miserable relegation | Sid Lowe
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:51:00 GMT
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The sun went silently down on the team from the carnival city to leave everything settled in La Liga with one week still to play

La Liga packed up for the summer a week early, nothing left to do. With seven days still remaining, itas all decided: the title, second, third and fourth; who goes to the Super Cup and who goes to the Club World Cup; Champions League, Europa League and Conference League; that other league too, the three teams disappearing silently into segunda. Even the Pichichi is probably done after a Sunday evening in which Alexander SA,rloth got four of the 31 goals scored, leading Villarrealas comeback from 4-1 to 4-4 against Real Madrid, and CA!diz got none of them. It was the story of their season, four years in primera coming to a premature and predictable end, curtain closed on 2023-24.

Up on the east coast, Madridas top scorer Jude Bellingham sat on the bench rested, little to do but laugh as SA,rloth began his escape, moving on to 20, then 21, 22 and 23, four ahead of the Englishman in the scoring charts and two above Gironaas Artem Dovbyk. At the same time, 849km away down on the south-west, CA!dizas top scorer, Chris Ramos, a fan who grew up next door to the ground and became the first gaditano to score in the first division for 30 years, sat on the bench exhausted, staring into space, broken. CA!diz had two strikers out there, sent in search of a miracle: between them, Sergi Guardiola and Maxi GA3mez have scored one this season. SA,rloth had just got four times that in 17 minutes, one less than Ramos in 2,694 across 37 games.

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What Corach Rambleras retirement says about racingas direction of travel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:09:32 GMT
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Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again

Lucinda Russell described the decision to retire Corach Rambler, her 2023 Grand National winner, as one alaced with sadnessa yet ajoyousa last week and the geldingas many fans and backers knew exactly what she meant. Cheaply bought and owned by a syndicate who paid APS3,000 a share, Corach Rambleras rise through the chasing ranks to win twice at the Cheltenham festival and then land jumpingas most famous and valuable race was an unalloyed feelgood story that also seems to have concluded a chapter or two too soon.

Corach Rambler was, after all, the first British-trained horse across the line when he finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. At 10 years of age, he is, officially at least, qualified for aveteransa events, but reaching double figures has not prevented stars including Sprinter Sacre, Cue Card, Silviniaco Conti, Faugheen and Un De Sceaux from adding Grade One wins to their record in the past decade. Corach Rambleras final race, when he was pulled up in the Punchestown Gold Cup last month, was his 15th start over fences.

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Paralympics countdown: aWe want to positively influence lives of 1.2bn peoplea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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With 100 days to go until the Paris Games, the IPCas Andrew Parsons says it is vital for disability rights they are the best ever

With 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games begin in Paris, Andrew Parsons has a job to do. The 47-year-old Brazilian is the president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). But these Games matter, as a moment for disability sport and the movement that lies behind it, and the pressure is on.

aThis is the first edition of the summer Games where we will be able to explore our full potential,a he says. aWe had London, which is still regarded as the benchmark, and then we had Rio, which was a tough games for us to put together. Then it was Tokyo and the pandemic.

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Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ajust transitiona to cleaner energy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:26 GMT
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Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

Peace may have broken out between Labour and its union backers over workersa rights, but shadow ministers face fierce lobbying in another key policy area: how to make the switch from fossil fuels without causing deep economic scarring.

Unions representing tens of thousands of oil and gas workers a in particular GMB and Unite a are demanding urgent answers about what will happen to membersa jobs as the UK switches to cleaner energy sources.

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Fish deaths in Englandas rivers rise tenfold in four years
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:08:25 GMT
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More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills

Mass deaths of fish in Englandas rivers have increased almost tenfold since 2020, with fears sewage pollution is exterminating life in the countryas waterways.

Environment Agency (EA) data from the past four years shows an alarming rise in the number of fish deaths linked to sewage pollution, with figures escalating from 26,690 in 2020-2021 to 216,135 in 2023-2024.

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Scotlandas vulnerable marine life not properly protected, campaigners warn
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:01 GMT
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Scottish government accused of missing deadlines to take action on overfishing and effects of climate breakdown

Fragile and damaged marine life around Scotlandas coasts is not being properly protected because ministers in Edinburgh have broken their promises, environment campaigners have warned.

Prominent charities including the Marine Conservation Society and the National Trust for Scotland accuse the Scottish government of repeatedly missing its deadlines to protect vulnerable marine life from overfishing and the effects of climate breakdown.

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The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:15:03 GMT
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Jeff Bezosas $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy a and its interest in carbon offsets

Late last month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren SA!nchez as environmental royalty was complete. At Conservation Internationalas glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley looking on, the couple were given the global visionary award for the financial contribution of the Bezos Earth Fund to the natural world.

aJeff and Lauren are making history, not just with the sum of their investment in nature but also the speed of it,a said the Conservation International CEO, Dr M Sanjayan, whose organisation received a $20m grant from Bezos in 2021 for its work in the tropical Andes.

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Ofcom considers sanction against GB News for breaking impartiality rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:31:48 GMT
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Regulator says channel breached rules by failing to sufficiently challenge Rishi Sunakas views in February broadcast

Ofcom is considering a statutory sanction against GB News over aserious and repeateda breaches of British television laws relating to the channelas lack of impartiality.

The media regulator said the channel breached regulations by allowing the Conservative prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to be interviewed on air without sufficient challenge to his views.

Audience members were not able to challenge the prime ministeras responses and the presenter Stephen Dixon a a former Sky News host a did not push back to any ameaningful extenta.

The prime minister was able to set out future policies he planned to implement if re-elected. Neither the audience nor the presenter challenged or otherwise referred to significant alternative views on these.

Sunak criticised aspects of Labouras policies and performance a but neither Labouras views or positions on those issues were included in the programme.

GB News did not include a reference in the programme to an agreed future programme in which a wide range of significant views on the major matter would be given due weight.

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Garden with terracotta 3D-print bricks wins Chelsea flower show green medal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
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Design created with no concrete and completely sustainable materials is first to win new environmental prize

A garden built with ahumblea terracotta made into 3D-printed bricks has won the first green medal at Chelsea flower show for being the most environmentally sustainable design.

This yearas show, held in the Royal hospital gardens in south-west London, has a strong environmental theme. At the press day on Monday, Dame Judi Dench was presented with a seedling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree unlawfully felled in Northumberland.

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Edinburgh rape crisis worker wins tribunal over gender critical views
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:39:55 GMT
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Hearing finds Roz Adams was unfairly dismissed after questioning rules on trans women working with survivors

A rape crisis worker was unfairly dismissed from her role at a support centre for survivors of abuse after she expressed gender critical views, a tribunal has ruled.

Roz Adams was subjected to a aKafkaesquea internal disciplinary process by managers at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) after she questioned rules about trans female counsellors working with female survivors.

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Kathryn Parton: man appears in court accused of Belfast murder
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:53:34 GMT
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Jamie Love, 23, charged with murder aggravated by domestic abuse of 34-year-old between 9 and 15 May

A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Kathryn Parton, 34, who was found with head injuries at her home in east Belfast on 15 May.

Jamie Love appeared at Belfast magistrates court on Monday charged with murder aggravated by domestic abuse between 9 and 15 May.

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Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:44 GMT
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Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Giffordas alleged involvement in atechnology and arms in Israela

Labour MP Dawn Butler and author Grace Blakeley are among those who have withdrawn from scheduled appearances at Hay festival over its sponsorship by investment management firm Baillie Gifford.

Butler said in a video posted to X that she was withdrawing from the literary festival because Baillie Gifford is ainvolved directly or indirectly in technology and arms in Israela.

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aWe had to break the status quoa: UK campaign seeks to mobilise Muslim vote
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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The Muslim Vote aims to list candidates that align with it on foreign policy, NHS and education

A campaign group hoping to mobilise Muslim communities in the lead-up to the general election has said it wants to ensure their votes are ataken seriouslya and it aims to produce a list of candidates they endorse later this year.

The Muslim Vote, a campaign group, is hoping to encourage as many of the 3.9 million Muslims in the UK to vote in the upcoming general election, focusing on constituencies where they can have the most impact.

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UK cannot afford to give acold shouldera to China, says City minister
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:59 GMT
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Bim Afolamias comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US

The UK cannot afford to give the acold shouldera to China, the City minister said on Monday, in comments that will distance the British government from the Biden administrationas protectionist crackdown.

Addressing financial services bosses at the City Week conference in Londonas Guildhall, Bim Afolami said it was acruciala to engage with strategic competitors such as Beijing, and that the UK risked losing control of its economic future if it failed to find common ground.

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UK interest rate cut is apossiblea this summer, says Bank of England deputy
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:20:42 GMT
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Ben Broadbent says direct impact of Covid and Ukraine war on inflation has faded and BoE is waiting for longer-term effects to decline

UK interest rates could be cut this summer, the Bank of Englandas outgoing deputy governor said on Monday, adding to the expectation that a first reduction in borrowing costs could come as soon as next month.

Ben Broadbent, the Bankas deputy governor for monetary policy, said that if the economy evolves as expected, borrowing costs could possibly be lowered asome time over the summera in response to a steep fall in inflation.

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Post-Brexit border checks forecast to cost UK APS4.7bn, says NAO
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:34:11 GMT
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Watchdog says says repeated delays have caused unnecessary costs and strategy lacks a aclear timetablea

The government expects to have spent at least APS4.7bn on introducing post-Brexit border controls, which have been repeatedly hit by delays, the public spending watchdog has warned.

Plans to bring in border checks on goods coming from the EU faced asignificant issuesa including critical shortages of inspectors before their introduction last month, the National Audit Office said in a report.

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Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:03 GMT
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Ex-presidentas jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results

South Africaas highest court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run for parliament in national elections on 29 May, the latest twist in the most competitive polls since the countryas first post-apartheid vote 30 years ago.

The constitutional court found that Zuma was ineligible to stand for election due to a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021, after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry.

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Biden calls ICC prosecutoras request for arrest of Israeli officials aoutrageousa a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:42:30 GMT
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US president says awhatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence a none a between Israel and Hamasa

The Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives are reportedly weighing a legislative response to the decision by the international criminal courtas chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to seek arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Punchbowl News has reported that House Republican leadership, which is very supportive of the Israeli government and its war in Gaza, are considering a response, but what the measure looks like and whether they can pull it off before the upcoming Memorial Day holiday remains unclear.

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:56:00 GMT
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Foreign minister also dead after aircraft went down in mountains close to Azerbaijan border

The hardline Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash in foggy weather in the mountains near the border with Azerbaijan.

The charred wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi, as well as the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six other passengers and crew, was found early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.

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Michael Cohen admits stealing from Trump Organization; closing arguments expected next Tuesday a live
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:46:59 GMT
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Trump back in court as Michael Cohenas likely last day of questioning gets under way

Judge Juan Merchan is speaking about whether or not to restrict the testimony of a Federal Election Commission (FEC) expert, who the defense wanted to call.

Judge Juan Merchan says he expects closing arguments to be next Tuesday. aItas become apparent that weare not going to be able to sum up tomorrow,a Merchan says.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:49 GMT
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Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.

The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:34:19 GMT
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Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted.

Two judges had deferred a decision in March on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to another appeal hearing.

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Portal installations linking Dublin to New York City reopen after shutdown
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:55 GMT
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Two installations host a 24/7 live stream in both cities, but a small number of visitors initially abused the opportunity

The live video portal linking Dublin, Ireland, to New York, New York, has reopened after unruly behavior got the modern art sculpture temporarily shut down.

The two installations making up the Portal a created by the Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys a host a 24/7 live stream in both cities so people can see and interact with each other. One installation is located in the Flatiron district of New York, and the other is on Dublinas popular OaConnell Street.

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ChatGPT suspends AI voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:33:52 GMT
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OpenAI says aSkya is not an imitation of actoras voice after users compare it to AI companion character in film Her

OpenAI removed a heavily promoted voice option from ChatGPT on Monday, following a widespread reaction to the flirtatious, feminine voice that sounded almost identical to Scarlett Johansson.

The company used the voice, which it calls aSkya, during its widely publicized event last week debuting the capabilities of the new ChatGPT-4o artificial intelligence model. Researchers talked with the AI assistant to show off Skyas personable and responsive affectations, which users and members of the media immediately compared to Johanssonas AI companion character in the 2013 Spike Jonze film Her.

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Four people killed in Missouri house explosion that was heard 10 miles away
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:18:00 GMT
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Investigation ongoing as authorities say explosion at home, where propane leak was found, was unusual because it did not cause a fire

Four people in rural Missouri died when an explosion that could be heard 10 miles (6.2km) away occurred at a house.

The explosion occurred Saturday night near the unincorporated town of Goodhope. The Douglas county sheriff, Chris Degase, said the home was undergoing renovations, and a propane leak was found. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the state fire marshalas office and local officials continued investigating on Monday.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr lists foreclosed New York home as voting address
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:58:35 GMT
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Independent presidential candidate does not own the listed property and is not in public searches as one of its residents

Robert F Kennedy Jr has listed a home in foreclosure for non-payment as his voting address, though he does not own the property and is not listed in public searches as one of its residents, according to online records.

In a statement late Sunday to the New York Post, which first reported on the home in question and how neighbors have never seen him there, the independent candidateas presidential campaign insisted that the property was his aofficial addressa.

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Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be aTaliban-likea
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:22 GMT
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Novelist, who teaches at New York University, says he finds it strange that progressive students currently akind of support a fascist terrorist groupa

Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state aright nowa would mean a aTaliban-like statea is created.

Commenting on the US campus protesters calling for a free Palestine, the author said that while he has aargued for a Palestinian state for most of my life a since the 1980s, probably a right now, if there was a Palestinian state, it would be run by Hamas, and that would make it a Taliban-like state, and it would be a client state of Irana.

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Californiaas $395 pineapple highlights spike in luxury fruit market
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:48:20 GMT
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The Rubyglow pineapple was created in Costa Rica after 16 years of research and only a few thousand are produced each year

A limited-edition pineapple priced at $395 a a cost many would find exorbitant a is being sold at a southern California produce store as the bustling specialty fruit market expands.

While the average family may not be able to spring for the costly fruit, the expensive pineapple is a visible reminder of the demand among wealthy customers for luxurious produce.

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Ultra-processed US foods are ultra-bad for you. Hereas what to know
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 GMT
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A growing number of grocery-store foods, from fruit-flavored yogurts to packaged bread, are being tied to health concerns

Shopping for yogurt, bread and granola bars might feel like a healthy decision. The dairy seems like a calcium-boosting choice for kids, the whole-grain bread looks better than the white bread, and granola bars appear so much better for you than chips or gummy bears a and in many ways, they are.

But a growing number of grocery-store foods a even ones that appear healthy a are what scientists today call aultra-processeda: fruit-flavored yogurts packed full of sugars, flavorings and thickeners like guar and carob bean gum; or packaged bread, with ingredients like soy lecithin and monoglycerides slipped in alongside the flour and water.

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aPeople are in no mood to mourna: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:31:45 GMT
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Iranas supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the countryas president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Iranas supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced a five-day public mourning period after the deaths of Raisi, the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other passengers on the helicopter. However, Iranians who spoke to the Guardian have refused to lament the death of a man who they say was responsible for hundreds of deaths in his four-decade political career.

It was during Raisias tenure that protests swept the country after the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested by police under Iranas harsh hijab laws. More than 19,000 protesters were jailed, and at least 500 were killed a including 60 children a during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The police continue to violently arrest women for refusing hijab rules.

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Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition: how did we get here and what happens next?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:45:23 GMT
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The family of the WikiLeaks founder had feared he could be on his way to the US this week, but Mondayas ruling will prolong the case for months at least

Julian Assange has won a potentially crucial victory in his long-running legal battle against US attempts to extradite him from the UK to face trial on espionage charges.

Supporters of the founder of the WikiLeaks website erupted in cheers outside the high court in London after judges ruled that he should be allowed to bring a fresh appeal against his extradition.

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Use nicotine, win an iPad! Zynas viral rewards program fuels addiction fears
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:09 GMT
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The trendy nicotine pouch company is following in the marketing footsteps of Marlboro and Camel

Cigarette-branded swag has long been the cool kid apparel of choice a walk a block of any artsy neighborhood in the US, and youall probably peep a red Marlboro baseball cap or green-and-white striped Newport fanny pack. For the latest form of nicotine promotion that concerns parents and public health advocates, check out Zynas reward program.

The flavored nicotine pouch has become a gen Z status symbol, with Fortune reporting that users are hoarding Zyn containers, which come emblazoned with QR codes that can be used to collect points a 15 points per can, up to 60 points per month. Redeeming these points on Zynas website unlocks items like iPads, Dyson Airwraps, KitchenAid mixers, and Tory Burch tote bags.

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I invented a pedal-powered home office. Now I exercise a and save energy a at my desk
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
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Jim Gregory, 59, loves to cycle. More than a decade before the work-from-home revolution, the Iowa business owner was grappling with a conundrum now faced by many: how to stay active while spending so much of his day at the computer.

Jim wondered if he could combine the joy of cycling with a desire to reduce his energy consumption. Thus was born the PedalPC, a machine built from a repurposed bicycle trailer that generates enough electricity to run his computer, printer, phone chargers and home wifi.

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The radical practice of eating what you want
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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aIntuitive eatinga is an anti-diet that helps reconnect us to internal cues. But how does it work?

Figuring out what to eat is complicated. What are you in the mood for? What do other people in your household want? What can you afford? What do you have time to prepare?

Add the ambient pressure of a culture that loudly celebrates certain foods, bodies and lifestyles as desirable while vilifying others, and the simple question of what to have for dinner becomes fraught.

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John Oliver tackles the US corn industry: aYou might be thinking, so what?a
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:26 GMT
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The Last Week Tonight host looks into federal subsidies effects and ethanol standards upholding aAmericaas No 1 cropa

John Oliver dug into the US corn industry on Last Week Tonight, from how the government subsidizes it, to its many uses and the effects of its dominance. The US is the worldas largest producer of corn, and produces more of it than any other crop. Farming it is a nearly $90bn industry; corn fields occupy nearly 90m acres a year, or about 5% of the land surface in the contiguous US.

aYou might already be thinking, so what?a said Oliver. aThat means that America is well-stocked for the movies, barbecues and house parties where someone wants that black bean salsa thing. Why do you have to ruin a good thing? To which I say: one, itas a calling and a clarity of purpose. And two, of those millions of acres of corn, only 1% is made for direct human consumption.a The rest is called field or dent corn, which can be used for other products such as cornmeal, high-fructose corn syrup, paint and plastics.

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aI identified with those worriesa: George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:04 GMT
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After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now heas gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast

George MacKay reaches into his backpack and pulls out a squeezy bottle of honey, squirting it into his americano. aItas a bit eccentric,a he says sheepishly. He picked up the habit years ago on a shoot in Australia; recognising that requesting a pot of honey might be perceived as aa slightly wanky aska, he carries his own supply instead. This is typical MacKay a charming, discreet, and more than a little concerned about giving others the wrong idea.

On screen, MacKay frequently plays characters who are suffocated by the codes of traditional masculinity, and turned cruel by them, too. The actoras breakout role was in Sam Mendesas Oscar-winning war blockbuster 1917, which plays out as one dizzying, unbroken shot. MacKayas face a vulnerable, determined, devastated a carried the filmas home stretch. Since then, he has veered towards grittier projects, portraying an angry, closeted thug (the subversive Femme, for which he won a British independent film award), a man who believes heas a wild animal (Wolf) and a macho outlaw dressed in drag (True History of the Kelly Gang). Today, upstairs at the BFI Southbank and overlooking the Thames, weare discussing MacKayas new film, The Beast. A brilliant, demented techno-thriller co-starring LA(c)a Seydoux, it is directed by French provocateur Bertrand Bonello, and loosely based on the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle.

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aThereas no fraud herea: how a Republican official is addressing election denialism in his rural county
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:05 GMT
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Abe Dane once had doubts about voting security. His work as an elections administrator changed his view: aThese are people just like mea

Abe Dane would be the first to admit he had concerns about election fraud during the 2020 election. He believed the elections in his own county, where he had worked the polls, were clean a but he wasnat sure about other counties in the state, where unfounded claims of fraud swirled in 2020.

That was before he took a position in local election administration. Now, with first-hand experience, Dane, the director of elections in Hillsdale county, Michigan, is confident in the process.

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You Canat Run Forever review a ice cold killer JK Simmons main draw in horror-thriller
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:04 GMT
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The Whiplash star commits himself to the role of rampage killer on a motorbike rampage that ultimately lacks forward momentum

Veteran actor JK Simmons (Whiplash) is the main reason to watch this basic horror-thriller, which isnat as horrific or thrilling as one might hope. Simmons plays Wade, a cold-as-ice killer on a rampage, who kicks off the action by shooting some random people at a gas station. One of whom asks: aWhy are you doing this?a; Wadeas response is: aDoes it matter?a This could have stood up as an interesting moment of frank nihilistic confession on behalf of a movie genre that loves to invent motivations for maniacs when it probably doesnat need to bother; most of these kinds of films are about the thrill of the chase, and nobody really cares why the killer is a killer. Itas only a shame that this particular example just isnat quite as thrilling as it should be.

The setting is promising; apart from Wade, our main characters are a troubled teen with tragedy in her past, a pregnant mum juggling her daughteras trauma and impending new arrival, and a well-meaning stepdad hoping to do his bit to knit his new family together. And Wade does everything right, in terms of giving good cinema murder: he kills at random without remorse, he rides a Terminator-style motorbike while wearing Terminator-style sunglasses, heas persistent and goal-oriented, and he has a creepy vibe.

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The US supreme court is neither honorable nor functional anymore | Moira Donegan
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:45:10 GMT
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The upside-down flag at Samuel Alitoas house after the Capitol attack reveals how disgraceful our supreme court has become

These people canat help themselves. Last week, the New York Times revealed that during the days after the violent attack on the Capitol on 6 January 2021, when the US supreme court was still considering whether to take up cases challenging Joe Bidenas election victory, the home of the supreme court justice Samuel Alito, in suburban Virginia, flew a pro-coup flag. The Times printed photos of the American flag flying upside-down on a pole in Alitoas front yard; by January 2021, the upside-down flag had become a well-known symbol of the so-called aStop the Steala movement, champions of Donald Trump who supported his legal and violent attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.

At the time, pro-Trump social media groups were encouraging supporters to fly their flags this way; upside-down flags had been carried by some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol, just a few days before the symbol appeared outside Alitoas house. In the election case that was then before the court, Alito voted to hear Republican challenges to the election results. But he didnat get enough of his colleagues to vote his way. Not that time.

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Biden wants progressives to believe heas reining in Israel. He isnat | Mohamad Bazzi
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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Biden will be remembered as a president who could have restrained Israel but instead made the US complicit in this war

With great fanfare, Joe Biden confirmed on 8 May that his administration had suspended one weapons shipment to Israel, delaying the delivery of 3,500 bombs that can cause devastating casualties when dropped on population centers. Biden said he warned Israeli leaders that he would also block artillery shells and other munitions if Israel went ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah, Gazaas southernmost city, where 1.4 million Palestinians have taken shelter.

It seemed Biden had finally decided to use the most effective leverage he has over Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and his extremist government to force an end to Israelas devastating war in Gaza. But less than a week later, it became clear that Biden had backtracked and he will continue sending Israel far more weapons than the one shipment he held back. Last Tuesday, the Biden administration notified Congress that it would move ahead with more than $1bn in new arms deals for Israel.

Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor at New York University

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The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right to appeal is a small step towards justice | Duncan Campbell
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:56 GMT
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Successive home secretaries and the courts have been spineless in pandering to the US government

Almost obscured on its perch outside the Royal Courts of Justice, amid the crush of camera crews and vociferous supporters of Julian Assange, was the statue of Samuel Johnson, a man who also knew the importance of getting information out to as wide an audience as possible. aTo keep your secret is wisdom,a is one of his better known observations, abut to expect others to keep it is folly.a

The high court decision to grant leave to appeal to Assange was a further reminder to the US authorities and their apologists in Britain of the folly inherent in their attempt to extradite and jail a man whose main offence is publishing the shameful secrets of the US government and its armed forces. In a just world, the court would have brought this whole absurd legal process to an end there and then, but the fact that an appeal has been granted is both a defeat for the US and renewed cause for hope for Assange.

Duncan Campbell is a freelance writer who worked for the Guardian as crime correspondent and Los Angeles correspondent

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Why are class reunions so terrifying? | Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT
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The prospect of a high school or college reunion elicits shame, dread and regret. What if going could actually be good for your mental health?

Both of us have 25th college reunions fast approaching. And as we write this, neither of us has registered. The emotions that these events tend to inspire a most notably shame, dread and regret a loom so large in our psyches that we spent the pandemic co-writing a novel that hinges on reunion-phobia.

Apparently weare not the only ones. A friend of ours, Rebecca, hasnat mustered the courage to RSVP to her 20-year-college reunion in June. aI am terrified,a she said. aI both really want to go and I really donat want to go.a

Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling co-wrote The Memo: A Novel, out from Harper Perennial on 18 June and Renegade Books on 20 June

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Itas human v tortoise in the Beddington household. And the tortoises are winning | Emma Beddington
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT
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You wouldnat believe how fast these things can move until you try to lock them up. How long until the next jailbreak?

We have entered the season marked in our household by the battle of wits between human and tortoise. All spring, my husband (dexterous, resourceful, engineer) pours his ingenuity into trying to keep the four tortoises (prehistoric, pea-brained, no opposable thumbs) in the garden, while the tortoises, out of the greenhouse and warmed to a point where they are unnervingly speedy, FYI, do their utmost to escape. It makes no sense a here they have a spacious all-you-can-eat buffet; out there itas cars, cats and chaos. But the reptile heart wants what it wants.

Weare already had one jailbreak by our worst recidivist. Despite double wooden sleepers corralling her and in defiance of all physical laws, sheas been apprehended previously trundling down the street, destination unknown; wedged, thwarted, under a gate, still fighting to free herself; and repeatedly in our neighboursa garden, demolishing her summer-flowering annuals (sorry, J). Weave tried a GPS tracker; she rubbed it off in minutes.

Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist

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No matter how I tried, I couldnat get my stepchildren to accept me. So I stopped | Lucretia Grindle Lutyens
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:02 GMT
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Being left out of family events, sending gifts that went unacknowledged a I took it all so personally, until I realised it wasnat my problem

I was older when I married a 38. Well, it seemed like aoldera then. I had never particularly wanted kids. I didnat not want them, either. I was just agnostic about it. Which was a good thing because my husband had been married and divorced twice, and already had three adult children. For the record, I had nothing to do with either divorce so the tension between me and his children that was evident even before our wedding had nothing to do with that.

Iall be honest. I found them intimidating. For a start, there were three of them and one of me. So I did what I usually do when I feel overwhelmed: I tried too hard. Looking back on it now, Iam sure it was annoying a my assumption, insistence even, that we should be friends and, more than that, family. Perhaps I should have got the message that all was not rosy when one of my husbandas children, dressed in black from head to toe, arrived at our wedding so late that the ceremony had already started, while another didnat come at all. Or my first Christmas with my husband, when athe family partya included all three of my husbandas children, their children, and both of my husbandas previous wives. But not us.

Lucretia Grindle Lutyens is a historian and writer. Her most recent book is The Devilas Glove

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Why are Jamaicaas politicians dragging their heels on declaring Bob Marley a national hero? | Kenneth Mohammed
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:03 GMT
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The trailblazing musician was a powerful force for change and unity, and his legacy continues to inspire millions. He deserves his homelandas highest honour

He is a 20th-century global icon but not officially designated a national hero in his own land. In a recent interview at the Bob Marley: One Love movie premiere, Jamaicaas prime minister, Andrew Holness, disclosed that his government was considering again the longstanding petitions to award its highest honour to the legend. Marleyas profound impact on music and Jamaican culture is undeniable. From Kingston to Harare, he stood for social justice and freedom and against colonialism. To have decades of deliberation by politicians on whether to declare him a national hero is baffling.

From baby boomers to generation X, growing up in the Caribbean was enriched by a vibrant and resonant tapestry of diverse music. The formative backdrop was artists such as Sam Cooke, Sparrow, Jim Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire and Bob Marley. All could be heard back to back on the airwaves. Reggae was growing internationally, with Marley paving the way for the multitude of Caribbean artists to come.

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The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversityas sake | Nesrine Malik
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement thatas achieving real change

If 2020 was the year that Black Lives Matter went mainstream, 2024 was the year it died. Quietly, without even the customary whimper, the trappings of diversity so frantically sought and flamboyantly brandished after those protests four years ago are being discarded.

Like so many of the promises and pledges of the pandemic era, those of its accompanying racial equality movement have been swallowed whole by reality. But itas worth remembering how large, how global, how fashionable it all was at the time. There were big, iconic moments, such as the removal of statues in Europe and the US, that triggered soul-searching about our history, and which opened up productive avenues of reappraisal. And there were others that four years later you cringe to remember: the black squares on social media, Nancy Pelosi taking the knee wearing kente cloth, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner also taking the knee while looking soberly into the camera.

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Thereas another word for Manchester Cityas dominance: unhealthy | Jonathan Wilson
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:28:24 GMT
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The clubas phenomenal wealth, and its supreme competence, has led to an excellence that is both predictable and a perhaps a little dull

There were, perhaps, being generous, around 20 minutes on Sunday, between Mohammed Kudusas goal to pull West Ham within one and Rodri putting Manchester City 3-1 up, when there was something that, if you peered hard enough, looked a little like jeopardy. But, in truth, the final day was as good as done after 76 seconds when Phil Foden put City ahead. The great title race ended with a distinct sense of anticlimax.

When Arsenal drew at City at the end of March, Arsenal led the table by four points having played a game more. There was some thought then that the goalless draw suited Arsenal more because it maintained their lead. Win their seven remaining games and theyad be champions. But given how the March game went, its drabness, the relative comfort with which Arsenal contained City, there was also a sense that it represented an opportunity missed for Arsenal. Given City won just two of their 10 games against the top six this season; could Arsenal have been a little more proactive? Could they have put clear water between themselves and City? Because it turned out they needed it.

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In a world of fantasy leagues, Anthony Edwards is an actual fantasy player
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:54:30 GMT
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The Minnesota staras shapeshifting brilliance helped the Timberwolves oust the defending NBA champions in a pulsating seven-game series

This isnat the way things were supposed to end. When the Denver Nuggets bolted to a 20-point lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves halfway through the deciding game of the Western Conference semi-finals, it seemed as if the final chapter of this engrossing, hectic, epic series was written: the defending champions, stunned and humiliated in Games 1, 2 and 6, had risen off the canvas to deliver the decisive blow at the decisive moment. Then something happened. Anthony Edwards happened.

Edwards, the No 1 pick in the 2020 draft, has long been described as the future face of the NBA. At 22, heas already the undisputed leader of the Timberwolves a an impressive achievement in itself, given he plays with another former No 1 draft pick (Karl-Anthony Towns), an all-time defensive great (Rudy Gobert), and a wily veteran guard (Mike Conley Jr). Boxed out of Game 7as opening exchanges by a Nuggets defense happy to give the oft-misfiring Gobert open looks, Edwards scored just four points in the first half, and his third quarter began in inauspicious fashion: a shot from beyond the arc clunked off the lip of the rim, then he airballed another attempt. He shook the failures off, reasserted himself in defense, then ran the length of the court for an easy layup.

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Liverpool confirm Arne Slot replacing Klopp as head coach on three-year deal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:33 GMT
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  • Slot joins from Feyenoord, where he won two trophies
  • He is understood to be keen to work with Darwin NAoA+-ez

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their head coach 24 hours after JA1/4rgen Klopp bade farewell to Anfield.

Liverpool have had an agreement in place with the former Feyenoord coach for more than three weeks but wanted to delay the announcement until after Kloppas departure. Slot has been announced as the head coach, not manager, and has signed a three-year contract.

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Ninety games in 11 months: is the Caitlin Clark Experience sustainable?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT
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Indianaas rookie star has been thrown into the WNBA cauldron 38 days after her final college game. How much is too much?

The Caitlin Clark Experience did not disappoint when it came through Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. After a rocky start to her professional career, the Indiana Fever rookie showed glimpses of why she turned womenas basketball into appointment television during her record-breaking run at the University of Iowa.

She was all over the court against the New York Liberty, scoring 10 of her teamas 19 first points with a flurry of pull-up threes and slashing lay-ups, whipping one-handed passes to create opportunities for her teammates and prompting deafening roars from a packed crowd, drowning out the scattered boobirds. She was cooled off after leading all scorers with 15 points at half-time by a platoon of defenders led by Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, a wily veteran eight years Clarkas senior, but not before depositing one of her signature 30-footers.

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DeChambeau brings the thunder to Valhalla even if Schauffele takes glory
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:21 GMT
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LIV golferas final-round charge captured viewersa imagination and provided so many of the majoras memorable moments

Xander Schauffele won the 106th US PGA Championship but Bryson DeChambeau brought the thunder. Four days at Valhalla served as a reminder of DeChambeauas star quality in a sport which has been fractured, possibly beyond repair, by the arrival of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV tour. Some shrugged when DeChambeau departed the PGA Tour for LIV; in Kentucky, he proved he has lost none of his ability to command attention. DeChambeau fell one stroke short of a playoff after Schauffele nervelessly holed out from 6ft on the 72nd green.

aI felt like I had my aBa game pretty much,a DeChambeau said. aMy putting was A+, my wedging was A+, short game was A+, driving was like B. I shot 20 under par in a major championship. Proud of myself for the way I handled adversity. Definitely disappointing, but one that gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the majors. I said this was closing time, but it will be closing time hopefully over the next couple of majors.a

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Horner and Wolff agree McLarenas Lando Norris is an F1 title contender
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:47:35 GMT
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  • British driver pushed Verstappen for victory at Imola
  • aWe expect them to be competitive at all circuits,a says Horner

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff found themselves in rare agreement as the rival team principals hailed the extraordinary progress of Lando Norris and McLaren over the past 12 months and declared the Briton a contender for the title.

Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola for Red Bull on Sunday but was chased down in the final laps by Norris, who finished 0.7sec behind and believed he could have taken the win with one or two more laps.

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The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:15:03 GMT
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Jeff Bezosas $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy a and its interest in carbon offsets

Late last month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren SA!nchez as environmental royalty was complete. At Conservation Internationalas glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley looking on, the couple were given the global visionary award for the financial contribution of the Bezos Earth Fund to the natural world.

aJeff and Lauren are making history, not just with the sum of their investment in nature but also the speed of it,a said the Conservation International CEO, Dr M Sanjayan, whose organisation received a $20m grant from Bezos in 2021 for its work in the tropical Andes.

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Green activists push Biden to freeze adisastrousa deepwater oil export rigs
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:06 GMT
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Sensing election-year traction, coalition of 20 environmental groups also demand entrenchment of pause in gas-export licences

Joe Bidenas administration is coming under renewed pressure to escalate its curbs on the USas booming trade in fossil fuels by halting new deepwater oil-export facilities, as well as entrenching its pause in gas-export licences.

A coalition of 20 environmental groups, sensing election-year traction with Biden as he seeks a second term as US president, has written to officials demanding a freeze on deepwater oil-export facilities, similar to the move announced by the Biden administration earlier this year when it paused new licenses for liquified natural gas (or LNG) exports.

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Weather tracker: Tornado and hail risk as US storm season ramps up again
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:06:45 GMT
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Low pressure also expected to raise temperatures in eastern Canada and north-east US, while temperatures plummet in west

After a lull in recent weeks, storm season in the US has begun to ramp up again, with 100mph winds and tennis ball-sized hail hitting Kansas on Sunday. It has been a busy season so far in terms of severe storms, with late spring into early summer typically bringing the greatest risk for tornadoes across the plains and midwest. An area of low pressure moving in across the central US, combined with rich moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico, will probably continue the threat of tornadoes and large hail across numerous states. On Tuesday in particular, this severe weather risk may extend from Oklahoma all the way up to the Great Lakes.

This setup of low pressure could lead not just to a large outbreak of severe weather across the US later this week, but also to a sharp temperature gradient across the US and Canada as the warm air is fed into higher latitudes. In eastern Canada and the north-eastern US, temperatures are likely to reach 10C above the average for the time of year. Cities such as Ottawa and Detroit could have daytime maximum temperatures of 30C by Wednesday.

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Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though itas already illegal
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT
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Hyping conspiracy theory that Democrats are bringing people into US to vote for Biden, extremists try to tie immigration to elections

Dozens of Donald Trumpas allies and election denialists, including extremists like lawyer Cleta Mitchell and ex-adviser Stephen Miller, are promoting a bill to bar non-citizens from voting in federal elections, even though itas already illegal and evidence that non-citizens have voted in federal races is almost nil.

The push for the bill is seen as further evidence of extremist tactics used by ex-president Trump and his Maga movement to rev up his base of supporters for the 2024 election with outlandish claims designed to scaremonger over election fraud and far-right rhetoric detached from reality.

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Environmental advocates heartbroken over sale of Florida seabird preserve
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:27:07 GMT
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Bird Key, a nesting sanctuary bought for a song in mid-1980s, is for sale for $31.5m as aa golden opportunity for a developera

Environmental advocates in Florida say they are heartbroken that a wealthy investor who once intended to save a historic private island as a seabird preserve now wants to sell it for development into aMiamias most exclusive addressa.

Bird Key, one of only two natural islands in upper Biscayne Bay, was named by British surveyors in 1770 during the reign of George III for its abundant wildlife, and has served as an unspoiled nesting sanctuary since then to scores of species of native birds, including egrets, cormorants, herons and pelicans.

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US supreme court rejects appeal of Canadian who was held at GuantA!namo
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:58 GMT
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Omar Khadr sought to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing US special forces medic in Afghanistan

The US supreme court has rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former GuantA!namo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a US soldier in Afghanistan.

Omar Khadr was 15 when he was captured by US troops following a firefight at a suspected al-Qaida compound in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of an American special forces medic, the US army Sgt Christopher Speer. Khadr, who was suspected of throwing the grenade that killed Speer, was taken to GuantA!namo and ultimately charged with war crimes by a military commission.

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US school apologizes for cutting feather from Lakota studentas graduation cap
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:15:21 GMT
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Genesis White Bull had decorated her cap with traditional Lakota decorations including a feather plume, which school staff cut off

A high school in New Mexico has apologized after a video went viral of staff confiscating the feathered graduation cap of a student before its commencement ceremony.

Farmington high school senior Genesis White Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, had decorated her graduation cap with traditional Lakota decorations including beadwork and an aA3pazan, a white feather plume.

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Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse slowly moved from crash site
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:41:31 GMT
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Dali remained at collapse site since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridgeas supporting columns in March, killing six people

The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimoreas Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated on Monday and has begun slowly moving back to port.

The Dali has remained at the collapse site since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridgeas supporting columns on 26 March, killing six construction workers and snarling traffic into Baltimore Harbor.

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BMW and others bought parts from China supplier flagged for forced labor
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:33:56 GMT
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US investigation found automakers continued sourcing parts made by supplier even after they were told about banned products

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen purchased auto parts originating from a supplier in China that has been flagged by the US for forced labor ties in Xinjiang, a US congressional investigation has found.

According to the Senate finance committee investigation, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover continued sourcing parts made by the Chinese supplier into the US even after they were informed about the banned products in their supply chain.

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Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing dozens of restaurants
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:26:21 GMT
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US seafood restaurant chain has been struggling with lease and labor costs, and promotions such as its all-you-can-eat shrimp deal

Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering dozens of restaurants.

The US seafood restaurant chain has been struggling for some time with lease and labor costs piling up in recent years and also promotions such as its signature all-you-can-eat shrimp deal.

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Biden: what would Trump have done if the Capitol riots had been led by Black Americans?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 05:44:40 GMT
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The US president Joe Biden asks at civil rights event: awhat do you think he would have done a| if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?a

Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trumpas record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if it was led by Black people.

The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of Novemberas presidential election.

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Slovakian PM Robert Fico stable and communicating, say doctors
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:46:05 GMT
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Health update comes as country reels from assassination attempt and contends with political fallout

The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition and communicating after last weekas assassination attempt, doctors have said, as the country continues to grapple with the political fallout from the shooting.

On Monday, the FD Roosevelt hospital in BanskA! Bystrica said Ficoas conditiond was astablea. aHe is clinically improving, communicating and his inflammatory markers are gradually decreasing,a it said, adding: aThe prime minister remains in our care.a

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Diplomatic row deepens after Javier Milei calls wife of Spanish PM acorrupta
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:32:42 GMT
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Spain recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires and demands apology from Argentinaas populist president

The Spanish government has recalled its ambassador from Buenos Aires and repeated its calls for Argentinaas populist president, Javier Milei, to apologise after he reopened a festering diplomatic row by suggesting that the wife of Spainas prime minister was acorrupta.

Milei, a self-described aanarcho-capitalista and sworn enemy of socialism, infuriated Spainas centre-left government when he used a speech at a summit of international far-right leaders in Madrid on Sunday to revive allegations that Pedro SA!nchezas wife, BegoA+-a GA3mez, has engaged in corruption and influence-peddling.

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Mediterranean migrant boat disaster: men on trial are ascapegoatsa, say lawyers
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:47:01 GMT
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Survivors of shipwreck that killed 600 people not areal smugglersa, say defenders, with inquiry into coastguardas role also incomplete

Nine men accused of causing one of the deadliest shipwrecks to have taken place in the Mediterranean are ascapegoatsa who should never have been prosecuted, defence lawyers have said, before their long-awaited trial in Greece.

The Egyptian suspects, who have been held in pre-trial detention since the 14 June disaster last year, will appear in court in the southern city of Kalamata on Tuesday.

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aWe got the energya: Irish childrenas rap video goes viral
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:22:44 GMT
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The Spark, a song created by a group of nine-to-12-year-olds including refugees, has amassed 8.6m views

It is called The Spark and has been declared the song of the summer a a viral sensation from a group of children in Ireland who filmed the video in a day.

Since launching on 15 May, the song has amassed 8.6m views and been hailed as a drumanabass-beat masterpiece with infectious energy.

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Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:48:13 GMT
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Vulnerable birds deviating from migratory routes by up to 155 miles, which could affect breeding

Eagles that have migratory routes through Ukraine have shifted their flight paths to avoid areas affected by the conflict, researchers have found.

GPS data has revealed that greater spotted eagles not only made large detours after the invasion began, but also curtailed pitstops to rest and refuel, or avoided making them altogether.

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Device aids recovery of people with spinal injuries, trial finds
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:12 GMT
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Improved strength, control and sensation from use of Arc-Ex device described as small but life-changing

A device that stimulates the spinal nerves with electrical pulses appears to boost how well people recover from major spinal cord injuries, doctors say.

An international trial found that patients who had lost some or all use of their hands and arms after a spinal cord injury regained strength, control and sensation when the stimulation was applied during standard rehabilitation exercises.

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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT
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Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups

The Facebook and Instagram owner Meta approved a series of AI-manipulated political adverts during Indiaas election that spread disinformation and incited religious violence, according to a report shared exclusively with the Guardian.

Facebook approved adverts containing known slurs towards Muslims in India, such as aletas burn this vermina and aHindu blood is spilling, these invaders must be burneda, as well as Hindu supremacist language and disinformation about political leaders.

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Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:03 GMT
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Ex-presidentas jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results

South Africaas highest court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run for parliament in national elections on 29 May, the latest twist in the most competitive polls since the countryas first post-apartheid vote 30 years ago.

The constitutional court found that Zuma was ineligible to stand for election due to a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021, after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry.

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aFree Bellaa: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:04 GMT
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Five years after her last companion died and the aquariumas owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shops

In the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the worldas sixth-tallest skyscraper, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.

Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Koreaas capital before it is too late.

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Monday evening news briefing: Netanyahuas arrest would not help end Gaza war, says Downing Street
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:36:30 GMT
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Gibraltar deal with EU will not adiminisha UK sovereignty, Cameron insists
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:03:59 GMT
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Lord Cameron has insisted any post-Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union regarding Gibraltar would not adiminish in any waya the UKas sovereignty over the Rock. 

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Has Russiaas diversion failed? - Ukraine: The Latest
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:59:00 GMT
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Israel says ait wasnat usa after Iranian president killed in helicopter crash
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:13 GMT
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Israel has said it had nothing to do with the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday evening.

A government official in Jerusalem told Reuters that ait wasnat usa in a statement.

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FA Cup final 2024, Manchester City vs Manchester United: What time is it and what TV channel is it on?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:22:14 GMT
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Marlborough racing tips and best bets for todayas races
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:21:01 GMT
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Saudi Arabia orders 105 planes in challenge to Qatar and Emirates
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:25 GMT
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Saudi Arabia has signed one of the biggest aircraft deals in the kingdomas history as it sets out to challenge Qatar and Emiratesa dominance in the Gulf.

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London theatre: the best family shows to book now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:47:33 GMT
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London theatre: the best musicals and plays to book now
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:36:59 GMT
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French Open 2024: When is the draw, when does it start and how to watch on TV in the UK
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:49:38 GMT
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The best pillows for side sleepers in 2024, tested for support and comfort
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:19:23 GMT
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TB has reclaimed its place as the worldas biggest infectious killer a but are its days numbered?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 08:24:38 GMT
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Whatas on TV tonight: Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead, Kingpins and more
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 07:12:59 GMT
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Schauffele sees off DeChambeau and sets major record to win US PGA Championship
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 06:35:42 GMT
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Full final round leaderboard from Valhalla

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Search for Iranian presidentas helicopter complicated by rain
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 01:24:43 GMT
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The search for the Iranian presidentas helicopter is being complicated by heavy rain.

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