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Motorway lanes reopened after three-vehicle crash
Two lanes of a motorway have reopened after a crash involving three vehicles.
2 days ago
The Independent
Serving Metropolitan police officer charged with rape of woman on Brighton beach
Sergeant Laurence Knight has been suspended from duty following rape charge
2 days ago
Sky News
Fuel prices reach new record highs - with petrol at 171.1p a litre and diesel at 181.6p, data shows
Average petrol prices have reached a new record high of 171.1p a litre, new figures show. "It seems very unfair that the Treasury should benefit so significantly at the expense of hard-pressed motorists who are struggling to make ends meet because of sky-high pump prices."
2 days ago
The Guardian
Barassi and Couilloud lead Lyon to Challenge Cup final win over Toulon
Toulon had been hoping to replicate the old glory days of Jonny Wilkinson and co but it was Lyon who emerged with the Challenge Cup spoils after a 30-12 victory clinched their first European trophy
2 days ago
PA Media: Motoring
A new ‘pop-up’ solar electric vehicle charging station has been revealed
The ‘mini solar car park’ is deployable in 24 hours.
2 days ago
RFI
Cornet hits out at "idiots" in crowd after injury forces her out of French Open
France's top female player Alizé Cornet lashed out on Satuday at the idiot fans who booed her after a thigh injury forced her to quit her third round match on centre court against Qinwen Zheng. Cornet, 32, arrived with both thighs heavily strapped for the match against the Chinese teenage who had beaten the 2018 champion Simona Halep in the second round.She swept through the first set 6-0 in 30 minutes and was 3-0 up in the second when Cornet approached her to concede the tie.As the umpire annou
20 hours ago
The Guardian
Russia is guilty of inciting genocide in Ukraine, expert report concludes
Report by 30 internationally recognised scholars finds ‘reasonable grounds to conclude’ Moscow in breach of Geneva Convention
2 days ago
AFP
Cost-of-living crisis forces more Brits to foodbanks
On an overcast morning in Bradford, northern England, a steady stream of locals arrive at a foodbank to collect produce parcels described as "a lifesaver" during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
9 hours ago
The Independent
Japanese man spends £12,480 to look like a dog
Japanese man spends £12,480 to look like a dog
22 hours ago
The Independent
N. Korea moves to soften curbs amid doubts over COVID counts
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials have discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions as they maintain a widely disputed claim that the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak is slowing
8 hours ago
Evening Standard
Drug consumption rooms are ‘fairly normal’, says Labour MSP
Paul Sweeney MSP is consulting on a bill which will see safe consumption rooms legalised in Scotland.
a day ago
Glasgow Times
Former Miss Scotland amongst guests at The Social's new Belvedere cocktail bar
Former Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch amongst guests at The Social's new Belvedere cocktail bar in Glasgow.
2 days ago
The Guardian
Stuart Lancaster’s focus at Leinster exemplifies club’s approach to success
So many good individuals do their specific job very well at Leinster; the ripple effect is synchronicity of how they play
2 days ago
PA Media: Video
Jurgen Klopp dedicates Champions League final to the people of Ukraine
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dedicated their Champions League final to the people of Ukraine after Russia’s invasion of the country in February. The Reds face Real Madrid - in a rematch of their 2018 encounter in Kyiv which they lost 3-1 - at the Stade de France after the showpiece was moved from St Petersburg following Vladimir Putin’s decision to start a war against their neighbours.
2 days ago
The Independent
Recount begins in Pennsylvania's GOP primary for Senate
Recounting began Friday in the too-close-to-call Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
2 days ago
PA Media: UK News
106 cases of monkeypox confirmed in the UK
Health officials have identified 16 more cases.
2 days ago
Storyful
'Intense' Rain Falls on Southern New Jersey
Parts of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey were put under severe thunderstorm warnings on Friday, May 27, as a strong storm system moved over the region.This video was posted by Twitter user @kevs_wx, who said it shows the “intense rain” that fell in Pennsville, New Jersey, just south of Wilmington at the state border with Delaware, on Friday afternoon.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned the storm system could bring tornado potential, 65 mph wind gusts, and the possibility for isolated hail up to half an inch in size. Credit: @kevs_wx via Storyful
2 days ago
The Independent
North Korea’s claim to have tiny Covid death rate is met with disbelief
As of Thursday, 3.3 million people had had ’fever’, while only 69 died, Pyongyang claims
2 days ago
The Independent
Jack Sparrow cosplayers, court campers and dogs dressed as lawyers: Fans at the Depp v Heard trial
JOHNNY DEPP V AMBER HEARD: For the last six weeks, hundreds have descended on the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia for the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. With the trial drawing to a close, <strong>Rachel Sharp</strong> speaks to the fans about why they turned up
2 days ago
ITN
The Jurassic World Dominion Cast Take Over Trafalgar Square!
The Jurassic World Dominion Cast Take Over Trafalgar Square!
2 days ago

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