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Britain should let migrants drown in Channel, Reform UK deputy leader suggests

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Reform UK's deputy leader Ben Habib appeared to suggest migrants should be left to drown in the English Channel in comments that horrified an interviewer on Tuesday, 23 April.

Air ambulances at Welsh school after reports of stabbing

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Two air ambulances have responded to an incident at a school in Carmarthenshire after unconfirmed reports of a stabbing.

Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page LIVE: Latest scores and updates from World Snooker Championship

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The Rocket gets his 2024 World Snooker Championship underway with a first round match-up against Wales’ Jackson Page.

Britain’s most and least expensive cities to buy a first home or rent revealed

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Aberdeen is the cheapest city, while St Albans in Hertfordshire is most expensive outside of London

College protests live: New York mayor weighs in on Columbia pro-Palestine chaos and blames ‘organizing effort’

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Over 100 students at NYU and Columbia have been arrested this past week over pro-Palestinian protest encampments

Watch live: Grant Shapps questioned on defence after Rayner and Dowden lead PMQs amid council house row

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Watch live as Grant Shapps discusses defence spending in the House of Commons after deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden clashed with Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 24 April.

How to do the great American road trip: Arizona

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In this exclusive series, Simon Veness and Susan Veness share diaries of their travels by RV as they take on the ultimate US adventure. For part seven, they roll through northern Arizona on Route 66, stopping off at the Grand Canyon and…

Amsterdam to restrict new hotels and river cruises to curb number of tourists

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The Dutch capital ‘says ‘no’ to new hotels’, according to Amsterdam City Council

Liverpool enter talks to appoint Arne Slot as next manager but face stiff competition

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Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also looking for new managers as Liverpool work to replace Jurgen Klopp

PMQs - live: Angela Rayner says Tories ‘obsessed’ with her council house row in fiery battle with Dowden

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Labour’s deputy leader uses session to tackle the government on its housing record, accusing ministers of delaying justice on no-fault evictions

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A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch

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The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny

More than £16,000 typically lost to scams, according to helpline figures

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People contacting a dedicated helpline between April 2023 and March 2024 lost £13.6 million in total, the Money and Pensions Service said.

Russian priest who led Alexei Navalny’s memorial service mysteriously suspended by Moscow church

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Dmitry Safronov prohibited from conducting blessings, wearing clerical attire and bearing priestly cross until 2027

Indian yoga guru Ramdev issues ‘bigger’ apology after scolding from top court over misleading ads

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Apex court pulls up popular yogaguru Ramdev for ‘microscopic’ apology

Slovakia's government approves controversial overhaul of public broadcasting

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Slovakia’s government has approved a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media

Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City’s trip to Brighton

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The Norway striker missed City’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday with the muscle issue.

Labour’s Angela Rayner calls Sunak a ‘pint-size loser’ as she claims Boris Johnson was Tory party’s ‘biggest election winner’

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Angela Rayner labelled Rishi Sunak a “pint-sized loser” as she claimed Boris Johnson was the Conservative Party’s “biggest election winner” during a heated Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) exchange.

Israel Gaza - live: ‘Extreme force’ unleashed by Israeli forces as civilians flee homes in wave of attacks

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‘It is as if the war started again’ - Palestinian civilians have fled their homes in northern Gaza following a wave of fresh attacks in the region

PMQs descends into chaos as Tory MP attacks Labour with long-winded ‘garden tax’ question

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Prime Minister’s Questions descended into chaos on Wednesday 24 April, as a Tory MP opened the session by attacking Labour with a long-winded question.

Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation

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Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation

Angela Rayner tells Tories ‘get a grip’ and stop ‘obsessing’ over house

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Angela Rayner told Tory MPs to "stop obsessing" over her council tax and "get a grip" during a fiery Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 24 April.

Voices: Heard the one about the woman kicked out of a comedy club for breastfeeding?

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The story of a nursing woman kicked out of a comedy club is sadly no surprise, writes mum-of-two Hannah Fearn – in today’s world, mothers are made to feel they don’t belong anywhere

Senate passes bill to ban TikTok in US if Chinese owner ByteDance doesn’t sell it

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President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it within the next nine months to a year or face the app being banned from the US

Why are TikTokers suddenly obsessed with a 2001 Bollywood film?

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Social media content creators all over the world are using #AsokaMakeup hashtag to create intricate looks inspired by South Asian brides

Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI

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Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically

‘Seagull Boy’ performs uncanny winning impression live on TV

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A nine-year-old British youngster dubbed “Seagull Boy”, who won a screeching championship in Belgium, performed his winning impression live on television in a segment viewers described as “incredible scenes.”

Liverpool in talks with Feyenoord over move to appoint Arne Slot as new manager

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Feyenoord will demand significant compensation for the man who guided the Dutch club to their first title in six years.