UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal
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Japanese firms will spend more than £9bn on UK infrastructure and financial services and up to £9bn on UK offshore wind, creating tens of thousands of jobs, Downing Street said as the PM met his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in London.
Trump prepares to host UFC cage fights on White House lawn
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The summer humidity in Washington often attracts an unpleasant number of insects, and The Weather Channel is reporting that swarms of mosquitoes and gnats may find their way into the cage. It also said that a single lightning strike within eight miles of the fight could trigger a 30-minute freeze on the event.
UK electric car sales target set to be weakened
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The SMMT told the BBC that "unless there is urgent relief of the mandate, which is still running well ahead of demand and about to ramp up, then the cost will be in jobs, investments and the viability of some businesses".
Protesters clash with police ahead of G7 summit in Geneva
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Protesters clashed with police forces during a demonstration against the upcoming G7 summit in Geneva.
Tear gas and a water cannon were deployed to disperse the large crowd after protesters smashed windows and set a car on fire.
"What needs to be understood is the message, the basic message regarding all these countries that oppress us through money and power", said one protester who was disappointed to see the protest turn violent.
The G7 summit starts on 15 June in Évian-les-Bains and will bring together the leaders of Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the European Union.
11 skydivers and pilot killed in US plane crash
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"Air traffic services were not being provided at the time," the FAA said. A spokesperson explained that the plane was not required to be in communication due to the type of air space it was flying in.
Swiss vote against proposal to cap population at 10 million
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What the Swiss voters have shown though, is that many of them may be weary of the People's Party's continued focus on immigration as the source of Switzerland's problems, while voters themselves are not at all convinced that blaming immigrants, or stricter controls on immigration, are the way to solve them.
Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
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She said "to remove people who are legally settled in this country from their homes is racist and morally wrong. This is another attempt to distract from the real cause of the housing emergency, which is the decades long failure to build enough genuinely affordable social homes".
World Cup 2026: Ugly win has Scotland sitting pretty but what next?
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The Scottish sporting psyche demands that even in victory, the mind starts to drift forward to when and how it might all come crashing down.
Scotland's nervy opening 1-0 World Cup win over Haiti threw up plenty of questions.
Why were the Scots made to sweat by a side ranked 83 in the world?
How would that level of performance hold up against the teams ranked seven and six - Morocco and Brazil, their next two opponents?
Will the slender winning margin come back to bite when goal difference could be the key to reaching the knockout stages?
Maybe, though, it is better to step back and remember the big picture.
John McGinn's strike delivered Scotland's first World Cup win in 36 years, just their fifth overall and their first opening-match victory at the tournament in 44 years.
Steve Clarke's side top Group C - for now at least - so perhaps this is a moment worth savouring.
Roy Hattersley: Labour politician who helped start the party's modernisation
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Following his failure to honour a number of commitments to appear on the BBC's topical quiz show, Have I Got News For You, he was once replaced by a tub of lard - something he took in good part when he finally made an appearance.
Emma Raducanu falls short in Queen's final but feels positive about Wimbledon
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Rehiring Richardson looks to have been a masterstroke.
Under his tuition she has played four tour-level tournaments - including the 2021 US Open and this year's Queen's - and won 14 of her 17 matches.
Richardson is an old-school coach who brings volume to create good habits - basically, hitting plenty of balls and putting in the hard yards.
Known as a 'gentle giant', Raducanu says Richardson also has a fiery side that ignites the competitive spark in her.
His messaging can sometimes be sparse, but the targeted input has an impact with a player who likes to be challenged by her coaches.
During the second set against Vekic, Richardson could be heard telling Raducanu to drive returns up the middle of the court - to drag her opponent into the longer duels that she did not relish.
It was a tactic which changed the complexion of the match.
"It's great to have him back. I think we have been working on this game style. The whole week I have been playing really, really good tennis and the brand of tennis that I really want to play," Raducanu said.
"I wouldn't say it's necessarily the old Emma. I think it's the new Emma.
"You take all the lessons and experience, all the different ups and downs, and you take everything. You understand a lot more what's going on and what works for you."
Raducanu has shown she plays better when surrounded by long-time confidants who she trusts implicitly.
On home turf, with a swell of support from friends and fans, it has been striking how relaxed and happy she has looked at Queen's - enabling her to play with the freedom she craves.
The positive vibes which the British grass events provide Raducanu have also been evident at Wimbledon where, aside from her fairytale in New York, she has produced the best Slam results of her career.
Bassetlaw MP Jo White opens up on 30-year fight for period healthcare
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White said: "We're investing so they know what is a healthy period and what's not, and that's so, so important for young people to know that - because at my age you just got on with it and you didn't talk about it.
Grenfell Tower fire: Victims' family on bereavement nine years on
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He said: "Something about this year kind of tipped a lot of people over to feeling the stress, the strain, the exhaustion of fighting year after year … when there's nothing going on it can drain you, and quite a few people are feeling that way."
'Boyfriend duties call,' Trudeau says after skipping Canada at World Cup to watch Katy Perry
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She had teased deciding against performing one of the hits in her rather lengthy catalogue of chart-toppers – from California Girls and Teenage Dream to Firework and ET - before the performance, telling People Magazine that she chose the relatively unknown ballad because "it's very fitting for the ceremonial song that I get to sing".
Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix result: Lewis Hamilton wins first GP for Ferrari as Kimi Antonelli retires
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For a long time, the race seemed to be heading the way of one of the Mercedes drivers, as Russell converted his pole position into a lead from Hamilton and Antonelli at the start and the two raced in that order for almost the first half of the race.
The divergent strategies of the three cars became apparent as soon as Hamilton pitted on lap 11 to change his soft tyres.
Russell and Antonelli had started on the medium compound, but Mercedes chose to bring them in after Hamilton to protect track position, even though the team's radio communications made it obvious they knew they were on a different strategy.
When Hamilton pitted for a second time on lap 27, Antonelli began to pressure Russell for the lead, closing right up on his team-mate and trying a couple of times to pass into Turn One.
But the two drivers were warned not to waste too much time fighting, in the context of their battle with Hamilton.
Russell stopped for a final time on lap 36, Antonelli a lap later, handing the lead to Hamilton, who still had one stop to make.
Hamilton's job initially looked like it was to lose as little time as possible to the advancing Mercedes on their fresher tyres, before pitting, dropping to third, and trying to catch them again.
But Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin broke down at Turn Nine on lap 40, and that led to a VSC being deployed to recover the car safely.
Under a VSC, cars have to slow down and maintain their gaps, but as they are travelling slower, it means a pit stop costs relatively less time than under racing conditions.
Hamilton had a 14-second lead, and that was enough margin to stop under the VSC and come out still in front.
It put him in a strong position, out front and with tyres that were eight laps fresher. Only a problem now could cost him a victory and the car ran like clockwork to the end for Ferrari's first victory since Mexico 2024.
There were two small ironies. Hamilton's win was Ferrari's first in Spain since 2013, when the man who delivered it was Alonso, whose retirement caused the VSC that delivered this next one to his old arch-rival.
And the post-race interviews were conducted by Nico Rosberg, Hamilton's former Mercedes team-mate, with whom he had also had an acrimonious relationship when they were in the same team - and 10 years since the pair crashed together on the first lap of this race when competing for the title.
Cártama tapas festival: Tourist train incident injures 17 including children
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The event, happening from the 10 to 14 June, provides a map across the city highlighting several restaurants and bars. The train stops along the route to drop people off at the establishments.
Lewis Moody starts 500-mile ride at Newcastle Red Bulls
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Moody paid tribute to George "Doddie" Weir, who played for the Red Bulls and died from MND in 2022. He said the efforts of MND campaigners such as Kevin Sinfield meant there was hope that the discovery of a cure was getting closer.
Sinkholes suspend Gatwick trains from London and Brighton
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In a message on their website, the train operator said there were limited alternative routes, which are expected to be extremely busy. Some journeys cannot be completed or could take up to 90 minutes longer.
Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari win a statement to himself and the rest of F1
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Hamilton's victory, in such convincing style, has inevitably raised questions about what he and Ferrari can go on to achieve.
The team entered this year with high hopes that the new regulations for chassis and engine could give them a chance to return to the front.
So six consecutive Mercedes victories at the start of the year, and the obvious fact that Ferrari's engine was lagging behind the best, were an unwelcome surprise.
The Ferrari car was as good as anything else in the corners - perhaps the best - but that was not enough to compete with Mercedes.
Barcelona changed all that. Ferrari introduced their second major upgrade of the year, to follow the first at the fourth race of the season in Miami.
And on a track where power is not such an important part in lap time, it made a critical difference.
Hamilton was left behind by Antonelli in Monaco a week ago, on a track where power is even less important. But this time he was the fastest driver in the race.
The win - in combination with Antonelli's first retirement of the year - puts Hamilton 41 points adrift of the Italian, and extends his lead over Russell to nine.
And under F1's engine rules, Ferrari have been granted two upgrades this season, Mercedes only one. The first could come, it is said, as early as the next race in Austria.
Hamilton has been seeking that elusive eighth title ever since he lost it in the controversy of Abu Dhabi 2021. To achieve it with Ferrari would be one of the biggest stories F1 has ever seen. Can he do it?
"With the way that the year started out, I have not really been thinking about it like that," Hamilton said. "I've not been thinking about an eighth.
"Mercedes have come out the gates with a blistering car and blistering pace, both drivers doing such a great job. We know we have this power deficit.
"There's going to be tracks where we go to with long, long straights where that makes it even harder.
"But we've got a great car at the core and if we keep adding performance and we can go through the corners quicker, maybe we can narrow that deficit down a little bit until we improve or until we close the gap on power."
Wolff said: "I'd rather not fight with him for a title because I know what he's capable of. If he smells blood, he goes. I've seen it many years where suddenly the Lewis Hamilton train started to go and then it's very difficult to stop it."
Netherlands v Japan Group F highlights: Daichi Kamada's late header leads to a draw
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Lincolnshire parents of baby who died four years ago still don't know why
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"No-one can explain what the feeling is like of having to take a baby seat out of your car or to take the 'baby on board' sign off the back before driving home," said Conor. "The whole experience was extremely traumatic".
Jurors, lawyers and social workers face 'resilience test' in inaccessible courts
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Burke said a coroner once told him that he was "lucky" they allowed him to address the court seated, and he says a judge told him – in front of his client – "not to wreck the place" as he navigated the judge's chambers in a wheelchair.
Starmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms
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But she said it still created a worthwhile cultural change: "At the ages of 8, 9, 10 and 11, children aren't presuming they are going to be in these spaces because all of their friends are."
Period pain: Simple shopping swap for better pain relief, study reveals
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Co-researcher Dr Anya Skatova, from Bristol University, stressed that the data is more of a snapshot rather than fully representative for the nation. But it does provide some hints about what women are buying as period pain relief.
Millions of people can get discounts on their bills - here's how
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The trade body for the sector, Energy UK, has a list of these schemes. But it stresses that companies can often only help if you get in touch with your supplier to tell them you are unable to pay.
Assisted dying returns to parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'
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The Lords can suggest amendments which, if agreed by the Commons, would be added to the bill. But if they do not pass the bill as a whole before the end of the next session - usually in around a year's time - the unamended bill could become law even without their approval.
Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
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Lord Hattersley entered the cabinet as secretary of state for prices and consumer protection in 1976, before Labour was thrust into opposition three years later - after which he vocally opposed the party's shift to the left.