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Dwayne Johnson transforms into UFC champion as he returns to ring for next film

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Johnson’s Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt also appears in The Smashing Machine.

David Lammy’s speech disrupted by pro-Gaza and climate protesters

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A speech by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has been disrupted by lengthy heckling by a group of pro-Palestinian and climate protesters.

Ex-Royal Marine accused of assisting Hong Kong intelligence service found dead

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Matthew Trickett, an immigration enforcement officer and private investigator, was also accused of foreign interference.

Composer Jan A P Kaczmarek, Oscar winner for Finding Neverland, dies aged 71

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The Polish composer authored music for movies made in Europe and Hollywood, including the 1995 film Total Eclipse with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Nile Rodgers ‘honoured’ as he picks up Polar prize alongside Finnish composer

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The music prize celebrates one contemporary and one classical laureate and was presented to the two artists by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea after just one season in charge

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has left his role by mutual consent, the Premier League club have announced.

Fred Roos, Godfather Part II producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies

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Roos and Francis Ford Coppola worked together for more than 50 years, starting with The Godfather, where he advised on the casting of Al Pacino.

Man accused of assisting foreign intelligence service found dead in park

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Matthew Trickett, 37, was also accused of foreign interference and had appeared in court last week.

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‘Good weather for swimming’ as William welcomes guests to Palace garden party

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Around 8,000 people were invited to one of the summer highlights of the royal calendar.

Pick-up truck and motorbike involved in rush hour crash

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All three emergency services were called to a rush hour crash on a rural Shropshire road on Tuesday.

UN halts food distribution in Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity

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If food does not resume entering Gaza ‘in massive quantities, famine-like conditions will spread’, a World Food Programme spokesperson said.

The Apprentice director thinks Donald Trump would not ‘dislike’ film

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The movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, portrays Trump’s dealings with American lawyer Roy Cohn.

Charles to visit Bentley car manufacturer and a community centre in Crewe

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The King will first visit Bentley’s headquarters to learn more about its social and environmental sustainability strategies.

Sunny Edwards says thieves stole ‘prized’ world championship ring

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The Londoner claimed the IBF flyweight world title with a unanimous points victory over South African Moruti Mthalane in April 2021.

Thailand welcomes return of antiquities from New York’s Metropolitan Museum

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The objects – a tall bronze figure called the Standing Shiva and a sculpture called Kneeling Female – are thought to be about 1,000 years old.

Four Irish citizens on board Singapore flight which hit severe turbulence

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It is not yet known whether they were among the many injured people on the flight.

Passenger tells of ‘awful screaming’ on flight hit by severe turbulence

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Another said everyone not wearing a seatbelt on the plane was ‘launched immediately into the ceiling’.

Dead subpostmasters’ convictions an ‘abuse of process’, court told

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Peter Huxham was jailed and Roderick Dundee given a community service order after their respective Horizon IT accounts showed unexplained shortfalls.

Chief Constable ‘shocked’ by the lack of focus on Scottish frontline policing

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Chief Constable Jo Farrell was addressing the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents annual conference in Peebles in the Scottish Borders.

Commons lifts borrowing limit for Scottish Government

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MPs have agreed to lift borrowing limits for the devolved government in Edinburgh.

Boxer Sunny Edwards says thieves stole ‘prized’ world championship ring

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Police were called on Monday to reports of a burglary at Edwards’ home in the Greystones area of Sheffield.

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Arizona election interference case

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Giuliani appeared remotely for the arraignment that was held in a Phoenix courtroom.

Calendar Girls’ Celia Imrie reunites with Helen Mirren for Thursday Murder Club

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Calendar Girls actress Celia Imrie has joined the cast of the crime comedy The Thursday Murder Club.

What is the infected blood compensation scheme and how much will people get?

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The Government has announced a compensation scheme for people who contracted deadly viruses through contaminated blood or blood products.

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What is turbulence and how dangerous can it be?

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Experts have described turbulence as ‘common’ and asserted that it ‘rarely’ leads to fatalities.

Woman, 78, dead and man arrested after weapon incident

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A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death.

People with infected blood ‘could receive more than £2m in compensation’

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Official documents show illustrative figures on how much people ‘may expect to receive’.

Minister: Decision to award cash to ‘genital contact’ art project is concerning

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Angus Robertson is demanding an urgent meeting with Creative Scotland to question why funding was granted.

Welsh First Minister refuses to show evidence for minister’s sacking

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Vaughan Gething has rejected calls to show evidence that led to his decision to sack Hannah Blythyn from the Welsh government.

Gareth Southgate: Tough call to leave out Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson

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The national team boss named a 33-strong training group on Tuesday that will be cut to 26 players on June 7.