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Memphis high school senior fatally shot hours after prom, police say
Tucker Carlson apologizes for his role in helping Trump get elected: ‘I’ll be tormented for a long time’
Trump latest: Fed nominee grilled on Epstein links and 2020 election conspiracies in hearing to replace Jerome Powell
Hopes of peace deal fade as Trump says he ‘expects to be bombing’ when ceasefire deadline expires
Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
UK
No 10 ‘secretly pushed Olly Robbins to give ambassador job to disgraced Starmer aide’
Takeaways from former top UK official's testimony on the Mandelson appointment scandal
No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post
Commuters’ tube journeys delayed and disrupted as underground drivers’ strike starts
Seven more arrested over conspiracy to commit arson at another Jewish site in London
SPORTS
Ronnie O’Sullivan leads He Guoqiang in near-faultless start to World Championship campaign
Brighton v Chelsea LIVE: Team news for Premier League clash as Liam Rosenior battles to save Champions League bid
Fifa to release more World Cup tickets amid fan fury over new higher prices
Ronnie O’Sullivan v He Guoqiang LIVE: ‘The Rocket’ begins quest for record eighth World Snooker Championship title
The changes Mikel Arteta is making – and why all is not lost for Arsenal
BUSINESS
FTSE 100’s early gains fade as war deadline looms
As the world faces an oil crisis – why are companies resisting work from home?
UK ‘mustn’t cut ourselves off’ from China over risks, says CBI boss
Primark to break free from parent company in bid to boost sales
Royal Mail pledges £500m to tackle post delivery delays
TECH
SCI
A fake disease fooled the internet — here’s how it happened
NASA’s moon landing could face major delay if this critical equipment isn’t ready in time
Scientists have discovered a way to make french fries healthier – without losing their crispiness
Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy
Cocaine entering waterways is having a big effect on behaviour of young salmon
POLITICS
No 10 ‘secretly pushed Olly Robbins to give ambassador job to disgraced Starmer aide’
No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post
Starmer-Mandelson latest: No 10 ‘pushed for PM’s aide to get ambassador job’
Robbins asked if No 10 told Foreign Office to ‘just f***ing approve’ Mandelson vetting
The UK can’t claim to take national security seriously at all after these Mandelson revelations
HEALTH
Noah Lyles faces backlash over his reaction to seeing his bride in her wedding dress
It’s not as simple as being a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper. Here are four factors affecting your rest
The comfortable shoe that the fashion crowd suddenly can’t get enough of
Gregg Wallace selling family home and traveling to Italy after MasterChef sacking
How do I start running as a total beginner? As Couch to 5K app turns 10
ENTERTAIN
David Cross says he will ‘never work with’ any of the Alvin and the Chipmunks crew again: ‘They were just so awful to me’
HGTV stars sued for showing burial remains on TV
Family fallouts to million-dollar reshoots: The Michael Jackson biopic’s (many) controversies
Alex Cooper’s husband accused of ‘frequently yelling’ at their network employees: report
Half Man review – Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer follow-up is a brutal, pointless misfire
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