Stockport's Barry - Barcelona to Wembley via nine loans
Stockport County loanee Louie Barry spent a short spell at Barcelona
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Madonna, Shakira and BTS will headline the half-time show at the final in New Jersey
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Watch: Angela Rayner settles tax affairs - what now?
Seen as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner said she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".
Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine leave one dead, officials say
One person has been killed and dozens wounded after Russia launched a massive wave of strikes against Ukraine overnight, officials have said.
· Ian Aikman
UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling
If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions
· Isabella Kaminski
Starmer leadership crisis: Streeting readies bid to oust UK PM — live updates
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is braced for an imminent challenge to his position with Health Secretary Wes Streeting expected to launch a bid for the leadership of the ruling Labour Party Thursday.
· POLITICO
Chong Won-o stresses housing supply, apologizes for past assault at editors’ forum
The ruling party's Seoul mayoral candidate on Thursday stressed the need to prioritize profitability in redevelopment and reconstruction projects to increase housing supply, while addressing renewed attacks over a decades-old assault case during a forum with senior editors from major Korean media outlets.
· Choi Jeong-yoon
Potential UK leadership contender Angela Rayner cleared in tax probe
LONDON — Angela Rayner has been cleared of wrongdoing in a tax investigation, removing a potential hurdle to any bid to become the next leader of the ruling Labour Party.
· Annabelle Dickson
Angela Rayner says she has been cleared by HMRC over tax affairs
Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC over her tax affairs, she has told the Guardian newspaper.
· Adam Goldsmith
'I was given a choice - keep my legs or keep my life' - the sepsis patient who lived
Farmer Marshall Wylie thought nothing of it when he cut his arm, sorting wood in August 2023.
· Louise Cullen
Disabled man spied upon by bosses wins £300k payout
A disabled man who was wrongly sacked after being spied upon by his bosses said he felt "justice had been done" after his former employer agreed to pay him £329,000 in damages and lost earnings.
· Jonny Humphries
I nearly died after buying skinny jab from friend of friend
A woman who nearly died after injecting herself with a weight loss drug she had bought from a "friend of a friend" is warning others of the potential dangers of unregulated jabs.
· Gill Dummigan
Candidate filing begins for June election
Candidate filing for posts ahead of South Korea's June 3 local election and parliamentary by-election began Thursday, according to election authorities.
· Son Ji-hyoung
Becoming a mum left me incontinent - we need to talk about birth injuries
Seventeen years after the birth of her daughter, Geeta Nayar is still living with bowel incontinence.
· Jenny Rees
HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors
HM Revenue and Customs has announced a 10-year, £175m deal with the British tech firm Quantexa to provide AI-powered technology to help improve its performance.
· Zoe Kleinman
I became my sister's carer at six - she amazes me every day
One of Sarah Lilly's earliest memories is pushing her younger sister Vicky's wheelchair aged four. She became her second carer two years later.
· Shannen Headley
Fifa 'risking player safety' over heat at World Cup - scientists
The letter has been signed by 20 world-leading scientists
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Government expands e-gate access to include younger children
Children aged eight and nine returning to the UK from abroad will be able to use e-gates at airports and other re-entry points from 8 July, the Home Office has announced.
· Harry Sekulich
A pothole has burst my tyre - what now and how do I claim?
So you've hit a pothole and blown a tyre - what now?
· Olimpia Zagnat
Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.
· Harry Sekulich
New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico, greets people outside a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
· Morgan Lee
Massie betting Republican voters will ignore Trump's attacks in Kentucky primary
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, speaks to reporters after a Kentucky Educational Television (KET) debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
· Jesse Bedayn
Europe’s security depends on what Europe can see
In the first hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was commercial satellites that showed the world what was happening inside the battle zone — filling the gap from a lack of sovereign space assets. These privately-owned and operated systems were, and still are, critical to Ukraine’s defense providing …
· Rafal Modrzewski, CEO & co-founder, ICEYE
Breaking: Tasmanian government breaks election promise as TasInsure overhauled
Premier Jeremy Rockliff made a promise during the 2025 state election to establish a state-owned insurance company. (ABC News: Kate Nickels)
· Josh Duggan
Trump-Xi summit begins in Beijing (VIDEOS)
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
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Illegal foreign workers nabbed in BI casino crackdown
MANILA, Philippines — Five foreigners were arrested in a surprise Bureau of Immigration (BI) crackdown inside a casino, as authorities intensified the government's nationwide campaign against illegal foreign workers, visa violators, and undocumented aliens operating in the country.
· William B. Depasupil
NATO chief wants to triple money flows to corruption-plagued Ukraine – Politico
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged member states to devote 0.25% of their GDP to aid for Ukraine, Politico Europe reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.
· RT
EU Commission’s structure leaves Brussels green campaigners dazed and confused
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission structure is proving a headache for green and equality advocates, who say industry has a smoother path to lobbying the institution.
· Mari Eccles
The POLITICO Poll: Starmer has failed to deliver the ‘change’ he promised
LONDON — Keir Starmer has failed so badly in his first two years as prime minister that his Labour Party is now widely seen as unelectable, no matter who ends up leading it.
· Tim Ross
Andy Burnham’s backers press Labour’s ruling body for long leadership election timetable
LONDON — Backers of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are pressing the Labour Party’s ruling body to agree an extended leadership election timetable, three people with knowledge of the conversations have told POLITICO — a move that would give him a chance to return to Parliament and become eligible to run for pr…
· Dan Bloom
Marco Rubio would beat JD Vance by wide margin in 2028 presidential primaries, poll finds
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has surged past Vice President JD Vance as the current favorite for the Republican Party's 2028 presidential nomination, a recent national poll from AtlasIntel found.
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Who is Ronald dela Rosa, the ICC-wanted lawmaker holed up in the Philippine Senate?
The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
· Reuters
Who is Ronald dela Rosa, the ICC-wanted lawmaker holed up in the Philippine Senate?
The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
· Reuters
US commerce secretary details 'off-putting' interaction with Epstein in testimony
A congressional panel investigating late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has released transcriptions of interviews with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ted Waitt, the billionaire co-founder of Gateway computers.
· Sareen Habeshian
Harry warns of 'deeply troubling' rise in antisemitism in UK
The Duke of Sussex has warned of a "deeply troubling" rise in antisemitism in the UK which has led to "lethal violence" against the Jewish community.
· Chris Graham
Penalty pandemonium sets up Hearts & Celtic showdown for the ages
A huge moment in the Scottish Premiership title race
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Denise Powell wins contentious Democratic House primary election for retiring Rep. Don Bacon’s ‘blue dot’ Nebraska district
Political activist Denise Powell won the hotly contested Nebraska Democratic primary Wednesday for retiring Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-Neb.) seat in the House of Representatives. Powell’s close race against state Sen. John Cavanaugh was called by the Associated Press about 24 hours after polls closed in the Cornhusker state.
· Victor Nava
US seeking to convince China to pressure Iran – Rubio
The US plans to persuade China to pressure Iran into making concessions in the Middle East conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ahead of a meeting between the two countries’ leaders in Beijing.
· RT
Candidate registration opens for June 3 local elections
Candidate registration opened Thursday for the upcoming local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
· Yonhap
Candidate registration opens for June 3 local elections
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration opened Thursday for the upcoming local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
· Yi Wonju
Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District
Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska’s second district, right, hugs Jennifer Reyna, chair of Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Nebraska, during an election night watch party Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
· Margery A Beck
Court rules Coles misled shoppers with its ‘Down Down’ discount campaign
Landmark finding against supermarket giant after competition watchdog argued discounts did not represent genuine savings
· Catie Mcleod
Pentagon considering renaming Iran war 'Operation Sledgehammer' if ceasefire fails - report
The US military is considering renaming its Iran war campaign "Operation Sledgehammer" if the ongoing ceasefire collapses and US President Donald Trump decides to resume active combat operations against the Islamic regime, NBC News cited two US officials as saying on Tuesday.
· JAMES GENN
Why 2026 could be a ‘change’ election in California — but might not be
The 2026 election is a “change” election in California.
· Joel Pollak
Judge overturns US sanctions on UN official who called for war crimes prosecutions over Gaza
“Albanese has done nothing more than speak!” Judge Richard Leon wrote.
· Josh Gerstein
Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel
Last Saturday an Israeli air strike, at lunchtime and without warning, destroyed a building where a family displaced by the war were sheltering in a town in southern Lebanon called Saksakiyeh. A ceasefire, announced last month, has failed to stop the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim armed group…
· Hugo Bachega
Behind the scenes on Rivals season two: 'It's bigger, bolder, bonkier!'
On a freezing November evening in the Cotswolds, Danny Dyer is calling on more than 30 years' experience as an actor to prepare himself to cope with the night of filming ahead.
· Colin Paterson
Why big tech is betting on cute mascots
Some of the world's biggest and most powerful brands are attempting to be more cute and cuddly.
· Chris Marshall
Pink Bun Campaign: Baker's Delight raising money for cancer
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