UK will send troops to NATO allies if Russia invades Ukraine

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Neil Basu to demand answers over failed bid to lead National Crime Agency
Met assistant commissioner will ask Home Office why he was overlooked for top job
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Reuters
Blinken stresses importance of concluding Israeli probe into reporter's killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and stressed the importance of concluding Israel's probes into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. "Secretary Blinken underscored the importance of concluding the investigations into the death of Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday its investigation showed that Abu Akleh was shot by an Israeli soldier in a "deliberate murder."
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Euronews
Lithuanians organise donation drive to buy Bayraktar drone for Ukraine
Some €3 million out of the €5m needed have been raised in just three days largely in small amounts, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive stated.
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Popular bowling alley undergoes major £500,000 refurbishment
A POPULAR bowling alley in Bexleyheath is undergoing a major refurbishment.
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The Guardian
‘Bigger fish to fry’: Hamilton welcomes jewellery reprieve before Monaco GP
Lewis Hamilton welcomed an FIA climbdown over wearing jewellery while racing as he prepared for a testing weekend on the streets of Monaco
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Bride and groom face cancelled wedding after Tui axes flight
EasyJet has also announced it will scrap more than 200 flights over the next 10 days.
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The Independent
Johnny Depp v Amber Heard judge and staff applauded in court as jury sent out to deliberate
The courtroom in Fairfax County Court in Virginia witnessed a rare moment of agreement among the legal teams of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
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The Independent
Barack Obama reunites with boy from iconic ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo
Barack Obama reunites with boy from iconic ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo
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The Independent
Ted Cruz says ‘far more children’ would be murdered if US bans guns
Ted Cruz on Friday claimed that “far more children would be murdered” and “many more” women would be assaulted if the US banned guns. The Republican senator made his comments during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, less than 300 miles from where 19 children and two adults were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday. “Let me tell you what would happen if they succeeded in confiscating guns, many more people would lose their lives,” Cruz said.
15 hours ago
Euronews
G7 pledge to decarbonise energy sectors by 2035
After three days of talks, G7 Ministers made a bid to tackle global warming with a number of pledges which will be presented to leaders next month at the G7 summit in Elmau, Germany - moves which have been largely welcomed by climate activists.
2 days ago
The Guardian
Columbine happened 23 years ago. How is America still no further forward?
There is no generous interpretation for the past 23 years of inaction. We all bear some of the blame
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Herald Scotland
Wellbeing: Dianne Buswell on the power of breathing, cold showers, and looking like herself - and no one else
From jumping into ice-cold water to falling a terrifying 500 feet from a bridge in sub-zero conditions in the Italian mountains, Dianne Buswell calls her time on BBC's Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof "really quite life changing".
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Euronews
Thousands attend NRA Convention
Thousands of NRA members attended the annual NRA Convention in Houston despite the mass shooting massacre.
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The Telegraph
Tower of London 'superbloom' struggling to blossom ahead of Queen's Platinum Jubilee
A landmark display of “superbloom” flowers in the moat of the Tower of London is undergoing an unexpected rescue mission after cold and dry weather left it in danger of failing to blossom in time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Evening Standard
Student designer of Jubilee emblem says seeing it everywhere is a ‘pleasure’
Edward Roberts, 19, won The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Emblem Competition with his entry featuring a stylised crown.
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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.
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The Guardian
‘That smile I will never forget’: the victims of the Texas school shooting
More details have emerged about those who were killed on Tuesday when a gunman attacked Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
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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
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Sky News
Liverpool beaten by Real Madrid in Champions League final
Liverpool have been beaten in the Champions League final after a 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in Paris. The Reds dominated much of the first half with Real Madrid's Thibault Courtois making saves, but it was the Spanish champions who came closest to breaking the deadlock with a goal by Karim Benzema disallowed after a lengthy delay for a VAR check. Brazilian winger Jose Vinicius Junior put Real Madrid ahead in the 59th minute, slotting in after a driven cross from Federico Valverde.
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The Independent
A look at big US legal settlements amid Surfside's $1B deal
The proposed settlement of more than $1 billion as compensation for the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium collapse is far from the largest in U.S. history
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