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Hogwarts Legacy release date: here’s when you can play the Harry Potter game on Switch, Xbox, PS5 and PC
Players will be able to explore the school of witchcraft and wizardry at their leisure
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AFP
Video shows people in China's Zhejiang province and not 'Shanghai after Covid lockdown eased'
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Chinese-language social media posts alongside a claim it shows Shanghai residents celebrating the lifting of a weeks-long Covid lockdown that has paralysed China's largest city. In reality, the video featured in the posts was filmed in Yiwu city in China's eastern Zhejiang province. Shanghai authorities have announced a gradual reopening of businesses but as of May 17, it remains unclear when the lockdown will be fully lifted."Rehearsal scene
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Evening Standard
Dan Walker managed less than three hours sleep before final BBC Breakfast
The TV host joked he almost did not make it after being tied up by ‘travel issues’.
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The Conversation
BECCS: the carbon capture technology the UK is relying on to reach net zero
The UK’s largest wood-burning power plant is to trial bioenergy with carbon capture and storage – but will it do enough to cut emissions?
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Half of new nurses trained overseas, latest figures show
Of 48,436 first-time joiners to the nursing register, almost half have come from different countries.
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Daily Echo
Fraudster with forged £20 notes targets Southampton shoppers
A MAN in his 80s had his wallet stolen after realising the £20 note he was being asked to exchange was a forgery.
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The Independent
Hulu: The best original shows to stream, from Dopesick to The Dropout
STREAMING WARS: Here are the must-sees on Hulu, according to Inga Parkel. Including Shrill, The Handmaid’s Tale, Pen15, and lots more
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Swedish legislators debate joining Nato as attitudes change
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has told her country's parliament that she sees "a historic change in our country's security policy line" as Sweden prepares to seek membership of Nato.
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Elevator falls seven floors with family trapped inside
Terrifying CCTV footage from Guangdong, China shows the moment when an elevator suddenly plummeted seven floors, with a family trapped inside. Luckily, nobody was injured in the nightmare incident which happened last Wednesday (May 11).
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The Independent
Home Office doubles time lone child refugees must wait to join family in UK as resources diverted to Ukraine
<strong>Exclusive: </strong>In one case, a 14-year-old Afghan boy alone in a refugee camp in Europe must wait up to four months to join his brother in the UK
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PA Media: Science
Diseased dolphins use muscles as energy source to survive, study suggests
Researchers analysed the metabolism of bottlenose dolphins.
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The Independent
Grubhub customers report issues during New York City free lunch promo
Grubhub customers reported down servers and closed restaurants during free lunch promo on Tuesday
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The Independent
Revealed: The secret behind Queen Elizabeth’s black handbag
Her Majesty’s outfits are never complete without her signature black handbag
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Herald Scotland
Gary Townsend's recipe: Beef Tournedos Rossini with Madeira sauce
A small piece of history around this dish…Tournedos Rossini is one of the most famous steak dishes, and was created and named in honour of the Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini by the 19th-century chef Casimir Moissons, one of his close friends. Rossini was a friend, critic and supporter of many of the greatest chefs of his time, and was recognised as a truly knowledgeable gourmet and an equally accomplished cook. Steak, foie gras, truffles and gravy on toast. It was always going to w
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Reuters
Tennis-Briton Robson calls time on career due to injury issues
A former world number 27, Robson lifted the junior crown at the grasscourt Grand Slam as a 14-year-old in 2008 and followed up her success with an Olympic medal partnering Andy Murray at London 2012. "I went through every possibility of rehab and of surgery," Robson told the BBC.
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Queen makes a surprise visit to see the new Crossrail Elizabeth Line
The Queen has made a surprise appearance at Paddington station to see the completed Elizabeth line, which is named in her honour.
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AFP UK
Indonesia marks Vesak with flying lanterns over Borobudur temple
Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country. More than a thousand Buddhists from across the archipelago gathered at the largest Buddhist temple in the world, situated in Magelang, Central Java, to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha Siddharta Gautama. ++COMPLETES VIDI32A93F7_EN++
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The Independent
Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
The Arizona Senate has voted to open an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket
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AFP
New French PM: technocrat and Macron loyalist
Elisabeth Borne, who is taking the reins of President Emmanuel Macron's government as the first female prime minister in over 30 years, is an experienced technocrat who enjoys the full confidence of the French leader.
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AFP
Jerusalem archbishop condemns police raid at journalist's funeral
The Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem on Monday strongly criticised Israel's "police invasion" last week of a Christian hospital ahead of the funeral of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.
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