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Verstappen holds off Norris to claim victory in Imola
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Verstappen holds off Norris to claim victory in Imola

Max Verstappen held off a dramatic Lando Norris fightback to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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May 20, 2024
Klopp bids farewell with final day win over Wolves
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Klopp bids farewell with final day win over Wolves

Liverpool sent departing manager Jurgen Klopp on his way with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Wolves as the Anfield faithful finally bade an emotional farewell to their beloved boss after eight and a half years.

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May 20, 2024
Gunners end season with win as title dreams vanish
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Gunners end season with win as title dreams vanish

As the Arsenal fans sang joyously, you wouldn’t necessarily have thought they had just finished second.

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May 20, 2024
City cement place as one of England's greatest teams
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City cement place as one of England's greatest teams

And so, some 136 years after the foundation of the Football League, England finally has a team who have done the quartet.

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May 20, 2024
Diddy apologises for attack on partner caught on video
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Diddy apologises for attack on partner caught on video

Sean “Diddy” Combs has posted an Instagram video apologising for beating his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in the wake of footage of the 2016 incident being released.

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May 20, 2024
Gantz to quit if Netanyahu fails to make plan for Gaza
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Gantz to quit if Netanyahu fails to make plan for Gaza

The Israeli prime minister is under mounting pressure from his war cabinet over his approach to the conflict with Hamas

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May 20, 2024
Iranian president feared dead after helicopter crash
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Iranian president feared dead after helicopter crash

Ebrahim Raisi was on his way back from a meeting in the northwest of Iran when the aircraft went down in heavy fog

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May 20, 2024
Artist reveals why portrait of King Charles is so red
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Artist reveals why portrait of King Charles is so red

The artist who painted the King’s latest portrait has revealed why the artwork is so red.

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May 20, 2024
Streeting defends Welby attack on child benefit cap
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Streeting defends Welby attack on child benefit cap

Wes Streeting has defended the Archbishop of Canterbury after he criticised the two-child benefit cap as “cruel” and urged Sir Keir Starmer to scrap it.

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May 20, 2024
Trust in Post Office drops in wake of Horizon IT scandal
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Trust in Post Office drops in wake of Horizon IT scandal

The Post Office has plummeted from its position as Britain’s sixth-most-trusted financial, banking and insurance brand to 135th in the space of just 12 months amid public outcry over the Horizon IT scandal, new polling suggests.

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May 20, 2024
Lords to vote on reforms to 'inhumane' jail sentences
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Lords to vote on reforms to 'inhumane' jail sentences

Many languishing in prison after indefinite terms scrapped

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May 20, 2024
Does the Tory exodus signal a Labour landslide ahead?
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Does the Tory exodus signal a Labour landslide ahead?

Earlier this month, the prime minister suffered two defections to Labour in as many weeks, while his MPs keep announcing that they won’t stand at the next election.

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May 20, 2024
Blow for Sunak as minister announces intention to quit
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Blow for Sunak as minister announces intention to quit

Rishi Sunak has suffered another blow after a sitting cabinet minister announced he will not be standing at the next general election.

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May 20, 2024
Ratcliffe: Brexit didn't turn out how people anticipated
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Ratcliffe: Brexit didn't turn out how people anticipated

Billionaire says referendum was largely about immigration

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May 20, 2024
Gibraltar row sparks fears of erosion of UK sovereignty
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Gibraltar row sparks fears of erosion of UK sovereignty

Brexiteer Tory MPs threaten revolt over treaty with territory

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May 20, 2024
'Survivor's guilt' is still plaguing us, say victims
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'Survivor's guilt' is still plaguing us, say victims

Contaminated blood victims say they are living with \"survivor's guilt\" as their lives \"continue to be blighted\" by the lasting effects of the scandal.

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May 20, 2024
Blood scandal victims had too long a wait, says Shapps
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Blood scandal victims had too long a wait, says Shapps

Minister admits families’ suffering is due to ‘shameful failure’

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May 20, 2024
Arsenal must stop Man City from doing the inevitable
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Arsenal must stop Man City from doing the inevitable

As Mikel Arteta addressed the Arsenal squad on Wednesday morning, the message was the same. That was to keep focusing on what they must do and forget about Manchester City.

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May 19, 2024
Brighton confirm surprise exit of De Zerbi as manager
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Brighton confirm surprise exit of De Zerbi as manager

Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed that head coach Roberto De Zerbi will leave the Amex Stadium club after their final match of the season.

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May 19, 2024
Singer's husband condemns rap star after assault video
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Singer's husband condemns rap star after assault video

Footage appears to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs hitting his ex

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May 19, 2024
Fierce battles in north Gaza while aid arrives via US pier
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Fierce battles in north Gaza while aid arrives via US pier

Sustained attack on Rafah in south causes thousands to flee

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May 19, 2024
Northern lights could soon be back in skies over Britain
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Northern lights could soon be back in skies over Britain

The pink and green strobes of the northern lights could return to UK skies soon, meteorologists have said. The rare phenomenon could be seen throughout the UK and as far south as France last Friday and Saturday night following a severe solar storm.

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May 19, 2024
Business tycoon and media boss O'Reilly dies aged 88
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Business tycoon and media boss O'Reilly dies aged 88

Tony O'Reilly owned The Independent titles until 2010.

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May 19, 2024
Surfers on board in protest against sewage discharges
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Surfers on board in protest against sewage discharges

Thousands of people across the UK gathered at beaches, rivers and lakes yesterday to demand change in the country's water pollution levels. Protesters gathered at swimming spots from West Pier in Brighton to Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth following reports that millions of litres of raw sewage were pumped into Windermere in the Lake District for 10 hours in February.

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May 19, 2024
Campaign maps 60 current sewage alerts on UK shores
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Campaign maps 60 current sewage alerts on UK shores

After a report found that \"millions\" of litres of untreated sewage was illegally discharged into Lake Windermere, campaigners have raised concerns about the levels of pollution in British waters.

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May 19, 2024
Picturesque holiday hotspot now abandoned ghost town
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Picturesque holiday hotspot now abandoned ghost town

Alex Ross reports from Brixham where locals complain of cancelled hotel bookings, empty streets and dirty tap water

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May 19, 2024
Devon water infections may increase in next two weeks
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Devon water infections may increase in next two weeks

The number of people infected with a waterborne disease following a parasite outbreak in south Devon is likely to increase for up to two weeks, a public health boss has warned.

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May 19, 2024
Teachers set to be protected against claims of blasphemy
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Teachers set to be protected against claims of blasphemy

Teachers could be given protection from claims of blasphemy under proposals reportedly set out in a new government-commissioned report.

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May 19, 2024
Chancellor pledges £10bn for infected blood victims
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Chancellor pledges £10bn for infected blood victims

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said a compensation package of at least £10bn for victims of the infected blood scandal will fulfil a promise he made to a constituent who died after contracting hepatitis C.

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May 19, 2024
Labour vows to add 40,000 NHS appointments a week
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Labour vows to add 40,000 NHS appointments a week

Labour has pledged to introduce shared NHS waiting lists to deliver an extra 40,000 appointments a week and improve healthcare.

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May 19, 2024