Permanent public sculpture honouring Windrush legacy unveiled in Hackney

Evening Standard
New Army head warns British troops to be prepared to fight to prevent war spreading in Europe
General Sir Patrick Sanders will deliver his first public speech on Tuesday since taking up the post of Chief of the General Staff
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Storyful
Fawns Frolic on Montana Athletic Track
Several young deer scampered and skipped around a sports field in Gardiner, Montana, recently shared video shows.This footage was shot by Cindy Shaffer, a Montana native who regularly posts footage from visits to Yellowstone National Park and the nearby Grand Tetons National Park.Shaffer recorded this scene at the Gardiner High School sports track.“Oh my God they are so cute. They are just having a blast. So fun to watch,” she said. Credit: Cindy Shaffer via Storyful
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Evening Standard
Abortion summit ‘constructive and helpful’ says First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon convened the summit in Edinburgh on Tuesday to ensure women in Scotland can access services without fear, harassment or intimidation.
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Lissie Harper: I know slain police officer husband will be proud of law change
The widow of slain police officer Andrew Harper said she believes he is “smiling down at me with pride and love” after her campaign in his memory became law. Lissie Harper, 31, was compelled to lobby the Government after being “outraged” by the prison sentences handed to the three teenagers responsible for killing her husband while he responded to a burglary, hours after he was due to clock off and begin his honeymoon. She told the PA news agency it is important to mark the law change as a positive, but said she feels she will “never be able to move on” from her husband’s death.
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Evening Standard
Will there be another tube strike? London Underground workers vote for more industrial action
How likely are we to see more strike action this summer?
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Herald Scotland
UK Supreme Court to proceed with Sturgeon's Indyref2 case
THE UK Supreme Court is to proceed with the Scottish Government’s request for a ruling on the legality of Holyrood staging its own independence referendum.
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The Telegraph
No known links to slavery ... but Cambridge college decolonises anyway
A Cambridge college has renamed student halls known as “The Colony” over concerns about being associated with slavery.
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Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire school looks forward to hosting summer fete
A Pembrokeshire school is looking forward to holding its summer community fete, hoping to bring people from across Pembrokeshire to attend.
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The Telegraph
Sir Colin Blakemore, head of the Medical Research Council who encountered violent opposition to his support for vivisection – obituary
Sir Colin Blakemore, the former Oxford Professor of Physiology and head of the Medical Research Council, who has died aged 78, endured threats, letter bombs and even parcels of HIV-infected hypodermic needles sent to his children, yet he remained Britain’s most outspoken advocate of vivisection and became one of the country’s best-known scientists, campaigning on issues such as drugs policy and libel reform.
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The Telegraph
Ukraine war: Putin's ‘toxic masculinity’ to blame for war, says Boris Johnson
PM faces Cabinet battle over defence spending Analysis: Macron and Scholz finally change tone on Ukraine Jeremy Warner: Putin is winning the economic war Sir Kim Darroch: Nato has to be ready for a nuclear strike Listen to the latest episode of our daily Ukraine podcast
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The Independent
White House to resume its full tour schedule next month
Public tours of the White House will resume a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Swindon Advertiser
Barristers begin strike action as they protest 'most serious threat to the British legal system in decades'
Barristers in England and Wales have begun the first day of strike action over pay and conditions – affecting cases in Swindon.
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The Guardian
Texas judge temporarily blocks state ban on abortions up to six weeks
Judge sets hearing for 12 July, meaning abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can resume for at least two weeks
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Sky News
Cost of living: Petrol retailers accused of 'rocket and feather' pricing as unleaded hits new record
Petrol retailers have been accused of forcing "rocket and feather" pricing after unleaded hit a new, and unexpected, record average high over the weekend. Motoring organisations had forecast a decline in wholesale costs to have been reflected at the pumps, but data from Experian Catalist revealed on Monday that petrol had reached 191.1p a litre on Sunday.
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Lancashire Telegraph
BBC's Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts reveals she is cancer free
The presenter thanked NHS doctors after suffering from bowel cancer.
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Evening Standard
Volodymyr Zelenskyy publishes video of attack on shopping center in Kremenchug
Volodymyr Zelenskyy publishes video of attack on shopping center in Kremenchug
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News and Star
Astronaut to send fans into orbit with new show
THE first British astronaut to visit the international space station will be keeping his feet on the ground as he heads to Carlisle.
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Euronews
'Mammoth' new air capture plant will suck up 36,000 tonnes of CO2 per year in Iceland
A climate tech firm plans to launch this direct air capture plant in the next two years.
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Echo
Thief who stole hundreds of pounds worth of items from Basildon shops is jailed
A man has been jailed for a string of thefts from Basildon shops including Tesco and B&Q.
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Storyful
Timelapse Captures Waves of Clouds Rolling Over Cheyenne
Timelapse video captured a mesmerizing formation of wavelike clouds rolling over Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Sunday, June 26.The rare event is known as asperitas cloud formation and is defined by “wave-like structures” on the underside of clouds, according to the International Cloud Atlas.Storm chaser Matt Ley shared this video to Twitter and told Storyful the video was recorded over approximately 30 minutes.Ley described the spectacle as “a rough ocean surface rippling across the sky.”The National Weather Service forecasted strong winds in the region with potential storms. Credit: Matt Ley via Storyful
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