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- NewsBirmingham Live
New classic car rules for drivers in England could start after July 4
Transport Secretary Mark Harper is calling on classic car owners to have their views heard ahead of the end date.
- BusinessBirmingham Live
Illegally streaming Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk could leave you with 'criminal record'
Tech experts have sent an IPTV warning to fans who are planning to illegally stream Fury’s bout with Usyk in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
- NewsGlasgow Times
Newest plan for The Admiral site revealed as 19-storey student accommodation
A former Glasgow pub could be demolished and a 19-storey student accommodation built in its place.
- NewsBirmingham Live
Foreign Office warns UK tourists in Spain you'll 'need' to spend £88
If your passport is lost or stolen, you must renew your passport or apply for an emergency travel document.
- LifestyleBirmingham Live
Couple take parrots for pub lunches - and one 'loves trouble'
When Spider and Anne took on a pair of parrots from a refuge they were determined to make them part of their daily routine
- NewsBirmingham Live
UK told to prepare for 'three months' of sunshine ahead of June and July scorcher
This summer has a 35-per cent, 1.8 times the norm, chance of being hot, and a mere five per cent chance of being cool, according to the Met Office meteorologists and forecasters.
- NewsSomerset County Gazette
More thunderstorms expected in Somerset and South West
More thunderstorms are expected in the South West today (Saturday, May 18) as the Met Office issued a new yellow
- NewsEdinburgh Live
Edinburgh Airport passengers caught up in long queues after security line fault
Several travellers have taken to social media to complain of long queues that could be seen snaking from outside of Edinburgh Airport at around 6am on Saturday May 18.
- HealthThe Telegraph
When I heard my daughter asking why I was acting so strangely, I knew I had to stop drinking
From her mid-teens onwards, alcohol played an increasingly important role in Anna Donaghey’s life, helping her to fit in and cope with feelings of inadequacy. Despite a successful career in advertising, a happy marriage and motherhood, she drank every day, which ended up affecting her performance, sleep, health and marriage – and even, at times, her safety.
- NewsEastern Daily Press
Big win for Norfolk church as £45,000 grant moves restoration a step closer
A Norfolk church has been awarded a hefty grant for its historical conservation project.
- NewsEastern Daily Press
Plans for homes in village turned down over wildlife fears
Plans for two new homes on a vacant site in Nordelph have been turned down over wildlife fears.
- NewsRFI
Why extinguishing Africa's dirty cooking fuel crisis is a global priority
The scourge of dirty cooking fuels in Africa – an invisible killer for half a million women and children each year – stirred up pledges of €2.2 billion in Paris this week as oil and gas companies joined efforts to bring about access to healthy cooking methods by 2030. Four in five Africans – mostly women and girls – cook their food over open fires and primitive stoves that are powered by polluting fuels such as wood, charcoal, kerosene and animal waste. Three-quarters of people rely on these smo
- NewsEvening Standard
East London men jailed over Albania migrant smuggling operation
Pair get combined five years behind bars for smuggling offences
- CelebrityThe Independent
Jess Phillips shares how Keir Starmer reacted when she was ‘feeling sorry’ for Rishi Sunak
Jess Phillips has revealed Sir Keir Starmer told her to “f*** off” when she expressed sympathy for Rishi Sunak. During an appearance on Have I Got News for You on Friday 17 May, the Labour MP was asked if Sir Keir “is as much of a laugh as he seems” by host Jason Manford. “He is funnier than Rishi Sunak, he told me to f*** off the other day,” Ms Phillips explained.
- NewsAFP
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid delivery via pier
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the first 310 pallets of humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier.The 310 pallets began moving ashore in "the first entry of humanitarian aid through the floating pier", the Israeli army said in a statement.
- NewsBelfast Live
Northern Lights 'red alert' for Northern Ireland as aurora could be seen again across country
The aurora borealis dazzled many across the country last Saturday night - and could be visible again this weekend
- NewsThe Telegraph
Putin claims ‘no plans’ to capture Kharkiv - Ukraine: The Latest
Today, as Putin updates the world about his plans for the Kharkiv offensive, we discuss Ukraine’s huge drone attack on Russian naval bases overnight. Plus, we hear from distinguished Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko and hear an update on demining battlefields. Finally, we hear an interview from David Knowles on the ground in Lviv.
- NewsStoryful
Video 'Free Palestine' Written Across Detroit Water Tower
“Free Palestine” was written across a water tower at a shuttered water treatment plant in Detroit, Michigan, footage posted to X shows.Drone footage by Brendan Gutenschwager shows the water tower. The phrase “free Palestine” and the Palestinian flag can be seen graffitied on the tower.Previous footage captured by Gutenschwager in April showed Palestinian flags attached to the water tower and the phrase “free Palestine” written across it. The flags and graffiti were later removed. Credit: Brendan
- NewsWales Online
Sewage alerts issued for some of Wales' most beautiful beaches on hottest weekend
The beaches are all around the Welsh coast
- NewsManchester Evening News
Guard who had 'sexual activity' with prisoner allowed to go to Tenerife before sentencing
The guard also smuggled 'unauthorised items' into HMP Altcourse during 'inappropriate relationship' with criminal