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WORLD
Two dead after plane crashes into hangar in Australia
Trump’s 15-foot gold statue of himself at his Florida golf course compared to North Korea’s Dear Leader
King Charles US visit schedule: When will he meet 9/11 survivors and what is Camilla doing today?
Oakland’s radical scheme to cut gang violence with life coaches, not prison
White House calls Trump and Charles ‘Two Kings’ as monarch makes checks and balances plea to Congress
UK
Carpenter fractures pensioner’s eye socket with piece of wood as Dorset neighbour dispute erupts
Fox News hosts and tech billionaires among full guest list for King Charles’ state dinner with Trump
International DJ hit by falling bricks outside London cafe handed huge court payout
How extinction of giant ice age beasts could still affect food chains
Titan submarine victims’ bodies were returned as ‘slush in two boxes’, mother reveals
SPORTS
Adidas announces sales and profit boost after Sabastian Sawe’s historic London Marathon ‘supershoe’ run
Russian and Belarusian boxers cleared to compete as neutral athletes amid Ukraine war
New ‘Vinicius Law’ will see players sent off at World Cup if they cover their mouths during confrontations
Aryna Sabalenka’s Madrid Open title defence ends with shock defeat by Hailey Baptiste
Andrea Pavan ‘optimistic’ of making return to DP World Tour after falling down lift shaft
BUSINESS
Thousands of UK firms face collapse as financial crisis deepens amid Iran war and tax increases
Jet2 sees passengers book at the last minute amid Iran war worries
Middle East energy crisis could wipe £35bn off UK economy – even in best-case scenario, think tank warns
Heathrow issues warning over impact of Middle East war
Oil prices decline after UAE says it will exit Opec amid Iran war energy crisis
TECH
SCI
How extinction of giant ice age beasts could still affect food chains
MAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system
What are contrails? The white streaks often seen in the sky – and the impact they have
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to childhood leukemia, research suggests
Fossil reveals 180 million-year-old dolphin-like sea monster that survived despite injuries
POLITICS
Starmer latest: PM ‘could bring Rayner back into Cabinet’ to avoid Labour leadership challenge
Middle East energy crisis could wipe £35bn off UK economy – even in best-case scenario, think tank warns
Iran’s UK ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media post
Fresh breakthrough in plans to curb social media for under-16s in UK as peers end stand-off with MPs
Starmer escapes sleaze inquiry after ex-top aide takes blame for Mandelson vetting scandal
HEALTH
King Charles US visit schedule: When will he meet 9/11 survivors and what is Camilla doing today?
Money-saving tips for the thrifty gardener
Voices: ‘I avoid restaurants that do this’: Readers slam Gordon Ramsay’s 20% service charge
David Attenborough at 100: Discover the five secrets to a long and healthy life
How unfollowing someone on social media became the ultimate hostile act
ENTERTAIN
Casualty’s former longest-serving actor ‘returning’ to BBC series
Serbian protesters demand nation quit Eurovision over Israel’s participation
Aimee Lou Wood turns ‘mean’ SNL teeth joke on its head in promo for UK show
Keira Knightley returns to West End with Bridgerton and Game of Thrones stars
Jeremy Clarkson set to expand farm business as he ‘applies for new trademarks’
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