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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to stand in seat after outgoing MP David Duguid blocked by Tories

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has announced he is standing in the upcoming general election – in a seat where the expected Tory candidate...

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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to stand in seat after outgoing MP David Duguid blocked by Tories

World

D-Day depictions in film and TV: The best and worst ranked by historians

D-Day has been re-created in literature, TV, film – and even video games – across the last eight decades. The largest amphibious invasion in...

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D-Day depictions in film and TV: The best and worst ranked by historians

World

D-Day: Western leaders will have their own objectives as they meet for events in France

As silence falls over the beaches of Normandy, the leaders gathered to mark this important anniversary will recognise the grim irony that hangs in...

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D-Day: Western leaders will have their own objectives as they meet for events in France

Business

Nvidia overtakes Apple as world’s second most valuable company

The world has a new second most valuable public company – the AI microchip maker Nvidia. Riding the artificial intelligence (AI) boom – Nvidia’s...

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World

Royals and world leaders join veterans in Normandy to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Royalty and world leaders will gather with veterans in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The King and Queen will...

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World

Israel says jets targeting ‘Hamas compound’ have hit a school in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza has killed dozens of people, including children, local officials say. Israel said it was targeting a...

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Israel says jets targeting 'Hamas compound' have hit a school in Gaza

Sports

Glove tossing, viral tweets and a whole lot of losing: A look at Mets’ month of misery as London Series looms

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

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Glove tossing, viral tweets and a whole lot of losing: A look at Mets' month of misery as London Series looms

Sports

Urquidy, Javier to have surgery, out for season

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston starters Recovery from internal brace, which uses artificial material to...

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Urquidy, Javier to have surgery, out for season

Sports

Cole likely to make at least 2 more rehab starts

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A 33-year-old right-hander, Cole had not pitched in a game...

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Cole likely to make at least 2 more rehab starts

Out-of-control cargo ship sparks collision fears as South Carolina bridge is shut

A large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina harbour prompting the closure of one...

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Out-of-control cargo ship sparks collision fears as South Carolina bridge is shut

Politics

Labour manifesto: Top secret Clause V meeting will be a pivotal moment in Sir Keir Starmer’s election campaign

It’s a meeting that’s so top secret that those attending – at a secret location – are ordered to surrender their mobile phone and...

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Labour manifesto: Top secret Clause V meeting will be a pivotal moment in Sir Keir Starmer's election campaign

World

Israel accused of using white phosphorus in Lebanon as potential for all-out war ratchets up

The potential for all-out war between Israel and Lebanon seems to have dramatically moved up a notch – or more – over the past...

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Israel accused of using white phosphorus in Lebanon as potential for all-out war ratchets up

Labour manifesto: Top secret Clause V meeting will be a pivotal moment in Sir Keir Starmer’s election campaign

It’s a meeting that’s so top secret that those attending – at a secret location – are ordered to surrender their mobile phone and...

by admin June 5, 2024

Hackney residents urged to stay indoors as smoke billows from flat fire

Residents in Hackney have been urged to remain indoors and shut their windows after a fire sent clouds of black smoke into the sky....

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Hackney residents urged to stay indoors as smoke billows from flat fire

Sports

Who leads for the Conn Smythe ahead of the Stanley Cup Final? Here are the top 10 candidates

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions After three grueling and very...

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Who leads for the Conn Smythe ahead of the Stanley Cup Final? Here are the top 10 candidates

Technology

Nvidia passes Apple in market cap as second-most valuable public U.S. company

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 19, 2024. David Paul Morris...

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