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German 'zombie hunters' found with car full of weapons at Swedish border

Border officials in Sweden found a huge stash of weapons when they stopped a "zombie hunter" vehicle trying to enter to country from Germany.




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Faces behind Food For London Now campaign share their stories of tackling food poverty in the city

You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Professor on verge of 'very significant' coronavirus breakthrough shot dead 'in murder-suicide'

Detectives believe an unidentified second man known to the victim, found dead in his car, killed the academic before taking his own life.




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Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth which is big enough to swallow Washington DC

Earth's closest black hole has been discovered by astronomers and it is big enough to swallow the whole of Washington DC.




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Brits increasingly stressed over easing of coronavirus lockdown, new research shows

People worried about becoming seriously ill with Covid-19 are increasingly stressed by talk over easing of the lockdown, according to research.




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Derbyshire Police chief retires weeks after 'disgraceful' shaming of hikers with drones to enforce lockdown




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Give key workers on frontline of coronavirus outbreak a real living wage, says Archbishop of York

Key workers in the frontline battle against coronavirus should be paid a real living wage, the Archbishop of York has told the Lords.




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Chinese people 'scared to venture out alone' amid rising coronavirus-related abuse, case study shows

Rising levels of racist abuse towards people of Chinese heritage is likely to escalate when the coronavirus lockdown lifts, an academic has warned.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, May 7

The top stories you're waking up to Listen to your Morning Bulletin on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa smart speakers from 7am every weekday




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Shipment of 400,000 protective gowns from Turkey 'deemed unusable'

A shipment of 400,000 gowns from Turkey has reportedly been impounded in a warehouse after falling short of UK standards.




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India gas leak: At least nine killed and hundreds rushed to hospital after accident in Andhra Pradesh

At least nine people have been killed and hundreds were rushed to hospital after a chemical gas leak in southern India.




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Labour MP claims she was sacked as temporary carer after speaking publicly about PPE shortages

A Labour MP has claimed she was sacked from her job as a temporary carer amid the coronavirus pandemic after speaking out about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages.




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New appeal to find 'monsters' who killed father-to-be Shah Subhani and dumped body in woods

The sister of a man whose body was found dumped in woodland launched an appeal today on the first anniversary of his disappearance to catch the "monsters" who killed him.




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Most parents don't want to send children back to school immediately after coronavirus lockdown lifts, survey shows

Most parents don't want to send their children back to school as soon as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, a new study has found.




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Virus death rate in London almost double other regions — with poorest hit the hardest, ONS analysis shows




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Fresh 30-day track and trace deadline set as Matt Hancock speeds up war on coronavirus

Full-scale tracking and tracing of new coronavirus infections by the end of this month was today made an official Government target.




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Headteachers warn staff shortages and social distancing challenges will make it hard to reopen schools

Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen.




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Boris Johnson urges staggered work start times to avoid rush hour after coronavirus lockdown

Millions of commuters will be told by Boris Johnson to change their "go to work" times to lengthen the rush hour as the country fires up its economic engines after lockdown.




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McDonald's employees shot after telling customer to leave due to coronavirus restrictions

A number of McDonald's employees in America were shot on Wednesday after telling a customer to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police said.




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Brits should expect 'limited changes' to lockdown next week, says minister

British people should not expect major new freedoms on Monday, with "limited changes" expected to the coronavirus lockdown, a minister has said.




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Food shortages, run-ins with soldiers and liberation: a Channel Islander remembers life in the only part of the British Isles under German occupation




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Brexit trade timeline 'virtually impossible', says Deputy Irish Premier

Deputy Irish Premier Simon Coveney has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made the timeline for a UK-EU trade deal "virtually impossible".




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UK weather forecast: Brits set to bask in glorious sunshine as temperatures soar to scorching 26C

The UK is set to bask in glorious sunshine on Saturday with temperatures forecast to hit 26C (78.8F).




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Streatham crash: Cyclist, 16, fighting for life after 'double hit-and-run' in south London




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Cosham street party accused of breaching social distancing rules live on TV




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UK Border Force 'intercept record number of migrants crossing English Channel'

Some 140 people were found making their way to Britain by the Border Force and brought ashore at Dover, according to Sky News.




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Police 'fighting losing battle' over lockdown as 'hundreds' gather for picnics in east London sunshine

Police say they are "fighting a losing battle" over enforcing the lockdown after "hundreds" turned out in parks across east London to enjoy picnics in the sunshine.











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Washington Post: Hey, maybe President Trump isn't a Florida resident after all?







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SpaceX has fired Starship’s Raptor engine, and the vehicle still stands

The Raptor rocket engine burned for about 4 seconds.





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Incredible video shows Hayabusa2 pogo-bouncing off asteroid

A new paper analyzes what we know about the sample the probe grabbed last year.





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Caddis fly larvae are now building shelters out of microplastics

Caddis fly larvae typically construct protective cases out of sand grains and silk.




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‘Moderate becoming good’: my journey to every place in the shipping forecast

From Fair Isle to German Bight, Charlie Connelly has visited all 31 sea areas, but still finds the poetry of the daily radio odyssey mesmerising

The shipping forecast is probably the closest thing we have in the modern age to a national epic. The institution’s rhythms and rituals have changed little since it was first broadcast on New Year’s Day 1924: there is poetry in the daily litany and mystery in its terminology. “The radio’s prayer,” Carol Ann Duffy called it. For Seamus Heaney it was “a sibilant penumbra”.

The forecast reminds us we’re a maritime nation and its map binds us to our continent, covering not only our own coasts and waters but an area extending from Norway to Portugal to Iceland. There is democracy in its geography, where tiny Fair Isle carries as much heft as mighty Biscay while Lundy, a sliver of rock in the Bristol Channel, is equal in importance to the Irish Sea. And from the salty old seadog in his brine-encrusted fishing boat to the merchant banker on his yacht, the shipping forecast, all seafarers are equally reliant on it.

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Fifty Shades of Sligo: Normal People poses a challenge for Irish tourism

The travel industry has sifted through the BBC show’s many sex scenes to showcase shots of Ireland’s landscape

Promoting Ireland as a tourism destination used to be straightforward – just showcase the bucolic landscape and put a slogan on the end – but that was before Normal People turned a chunk of the Atlantic coast into Fifty Shades of Sligo.

The television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel features beautiful shots of Sligo’s beaches and mountains, plus Trinity College Dublin, but there is also sex. Lots of sex.

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Will anyone ever find Shackleton's lost ship?

Last year's failed attempt to locate one of the world's great wrecks has lessons for future efforts.





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Nasa space lasers track melting of Earth's ice sheets

US space agency satellites follow the melting trends in Antarctica and Greenland over 16 years.





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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo makes its first gliding test flight over New Mexico

For the first time, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane flew free in the skies over New Mexico's Spaceport America, its new base of operations. The SpaceShipTwo plane, known as VSS Unity, has made rocket-powered flights beyond the 50-mile space milestone during tests at California's Mojave Air and Space Port, but today's unpowered test flight was the first to be flown from Spaceport America. "Today's VSS Unity flight is another exciting milestone for Virgin Galactic's progress in New Mexico," Dan Hicks, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, said in a news release. "We are extremely happy and proud of… Read More





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University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges

NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn a simulated lava tube into a habitat suitable for harboring humans on the moon or Mars. The exploration and habitation skills competition will be funded as part of NASA's Artemis Student Challenges program, which plays off the themes of the Artemis moon program to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. The competition will involve navigating a rover through a facsimile lava tube and surface structures, generating maps, identifying valuable resources and deploying an airtight barrier to seal the… Read More





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Some landscapes show resistance to ash dieback

Certain habitats can help dampen the spread of ash dieback, which threatens ash trees.