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WORLD

Two killed and multiple people injured after car hits crowd in Leipzig
What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers
New ‘Jesus-centric’ Christian phone network will block pornography and LGBT content
Iran-US war latest: US claims it has sunk six Iranian small boats as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz
MAGA senator shredded for repost of OJ and Nicole Brown Simpson meme as Elizabeth Warren and Spirit Airlines

UK

Man and woman arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at Golders Green memorial wall
Pro-Palestine protest organisers slam Met Police chief over ‘defamatory’ synagogue march route claims
Starmer will be forced out of No 10 – it’s just a matter of when and how, top pollster warns
‘It’d be nice to get a clear out and start again’: Labour facing battle on both fronts in the city where it was born
Schools using VR headsets to help pupils with stress, says report

SPORTS

Hearts v Rangers LIVE: Latest score as leaders survive early scare in meeting of Scottish Premiership title rivals
Everton v Man City LIVE: Team news and Rodri injury latest after Arsenal go clear in Premier League title race
Viktor Gyokeres urges resurgent Arsenal to seize ‘amazing’ Champions League opportunity against Atletico Madrid
Late Joao Pedro goal helps Chelsea avoid historic worst-ever Premier League run
Jannik Sinner’s dominance is undeniable - is it also a worry?

BUSINESS

Heineken to boost British pubs with £44 million investment before World Cup
Oil prices hold steady after Trump says US to help ships leave Strait of Hormuz



TECH






SCI

The ‘missing’ insect that is raising alarm bells about one of world’s best biodiversity hotspots
Archaeologists reveal secrets of artificial island older than Stonehenge in Scottish loch



POLITICS

Starmer will be forced out of No 10 – it’s just a matter of when and how, top pollster warns
‘It’d be nice to get a clear out and start again’: Labour facing battle on both fronts in the city where it was born
Reform plan to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas branded ‘grotesque’
A European lawmaker is sentenced in a fraud case involving Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš
Starmer accused of ‘unpicking Brexit’ as UK faces paying EU £1bn a year after ‘reset’

HEALTH

Inside the Chinese motor show where AI, robots and fierce competition are redefining cars
Zendaya and Meryl Streep to skip Met Gala on Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s first year as sponsors
Frozen pizzas sold at Aldi and Walmart under recall for possible salmonella risk
Timothée Chalamet faces Met Gala dilemma as his beloved Knicks open Sixers playoff series in New York
12 simple ways to recession-proof your life as a financial crisis looms

ENTERTAIN

Britney Spears pleads guilty to DUI charge
Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday to be marked by star-studded live BBC event at Royal Albert Hall
Our top picks for this year’s Tony contenders
Star Wars Day misery as Mandalorian and Grogu predicted to open to franchise low
Whitney Leavitt announces Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exit amid Taylor Frankie Paul drama
 
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