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Vennells 'refused to quit' £50,000-a-year NHS role after Horizon scandal broke
The Independent

Vennells 'refused to quit' £50,000-a-year NHS role after Horizon scandal broke

Paula Vennells reportedly refused to give up a job as chair of an NHS trust after news of the Post Office scandal broke.

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May 21, 2024
Assange wins right to fight against extradition to USA
The Independent

Assange wins right to fight against extradition to USA

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won a last-ditch bid to appeal his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.

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May 21, 2024
Could Corbyn triumph as an independent candidate?
The Independent

Could Corbyn triumph as an independent candidate?

Former party leader and cult figure Jeremy Corbyn is facing expulsion from the Labour Party because he has accepted a donation of £5,000 from a body called \"We Deserve Better\" to support his \"political activities\".

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May 21, 2024
Sunak forum on GB News not impartial, finds Ofcom
The Independent

Sunak forum on GB News not impartial, finds Ofcom

More than 540 complaints received about live programme

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May 21, 2024
EU could police Gibraltar border, admits Cameron
The Independent

EU could police Gibraltar border, admits Cameron

David Cameron has admitted that there is a plan is for EU Frontex border guards to police the entry into Gibraltar in a deal to allow “a fluid border” between the Rock and Spain.

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May 21, 2024
'Day of shame': Sunak sorry for infected blood scandal
The Independent

'Day of shame': Sunak sorry for infected blood scandal

Inquiry finds catalogue of failures left 30,000 with HIV and hepatitis and 3,000 dead so far – as major cover-up exposed

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May 21, 2024
DON'T GET SHIRTY
The Independent

DON'T GET SHIRTY

With the first peek of summer comes the inevitable tutting about men walking around without a top on. Oliver Keens has had enough, and gets his feelings off his (bare) chest

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May 20, 2024
Why don't airlines agree on cabin baggage allowances?
The Independent

Why don't airlines agree on cabin baggage allowances?

Q An idea I had yesterday in Alicante airport: why don’t all the airlines do the right thing and standardise cabin baggage? All of them have different rules and different-sized frames to fit a cabin bag in.

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May 20, 2024
Your job is safe - it is your partner who should worry
The Independent

Your job is safe - it is your partner who should worry

Google and OpenAI just unveiled chatbots that can see, hear, speak – and even flirt – like humans. With interest in virtual companions surging, Anthony Cuthbertson looks at the effect this could have on our relationships with each other

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May 20, 2024
Sound and the Fury: Usyk's legend confirmed - he can ignore noise of a rematch.
The Independent

Sound and the Fury: Usyk's legend confirmed - he can ignore noise of a rematch.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fought to a bloody, exhausted and brutal standstill in a battle for far more than the various championship belts they paraded at the end.

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May 20, 2024
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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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?
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

'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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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
The Independent

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