IDF strikes targets in Khan Yunis and south Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post

  1. IDF strikes targets in Khan Yunis and south Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel strikes Lebanon in one of biggest attacks since November ceasefire  The Washington Post
  3. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill three people  Al Jazeera
  4. IDF says it killed Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon drone strike  The Times of Israel
  5. IDF kills Radwan terrorist involved in rebuilding Hezbollah's arsenal  The Jerusalem Post
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NHS manager ordered to stop selling ‘sleep drug-laced’ children’s gummies

Regulator tells Sally Westcott to pull product that allegedly has undeclared levels of prescription-only melatonin

An NHS manager has been stopped from selling children’s gummies allegedly laced with undeclared levels of a prescription-only sleeping drug, the Guardian can reveal.

Magnesium glycinate gummies for children who have trouble sleeping have been sold since March last year by Nutrition Ignition, an Epsom-based company owned by Sally Westcott, whose other job is a clinical therapy lead at Epsom and St Helier NHS trust.

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Greens call for investigation into NSW police arrest that injured former candidate

Sue Higginson demands critical incident be declared after Hannah Thomas taken for surgery, but acting police minister says matter does not ‘meet the threshold’

A Greens MP has called for an independent investigation into New South Wales police arrests at a protest that resulted in a former Greens candidate being taken to hospital with serious facial injuries.

Sue Higginson says a critical incident should be declared after Hannah Thomas, who ran against Anthony Albanese in the Sydney electorate of Grayndler, sustained facial injuries during arrest at a protest on Friday. The protest was outside a business in Belmore accused of “supplying electroplating and surface coating services for a variety of applications including aerospace and defence technology” to Israel.

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Trump Flirts With Female Reporter: Wish More Were ‘Like You’ – The Daily Beast

  1. Trump Flirts With Female Reporter: Wish More Were ‘Like You’  The Daily Beast
  2. Trump says this awkward exchange with African reporter ‘could be the end of my political career’  AL.com
  3. Who is Hariana Veras, the woman Trump flirted with? President says she is beautiful and wishes more were l  The Economic Times
  4. Donald Trump called ‘creepy AF’ for comments he joked ‘could be the end of my political career’  PennLive.com
  5. Trump 'nauseatingly' gushes over 'beautiful' African reporter and admits his career could end  Irish Star
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‘We need to reclaim these words’: Inside England’s first romance-only bookshop catering to record levels of popularity

Saucy Books in London has become the go-to destination for romance readers – but fans say misogyny is stopping the genre getting the recognition it deserves

Whether you want a brooding billionaire, a queer awakening, a dragon rider (yes, really) or an old-fashioned enemies-to-lovers tale, there’s a romance novel for everybody at Saucy Books.

England’s first romance-only bookshop opened last week in Notting Hill, west London, instantly becoming a go-to destination for readers and turning into a meeting spot for like-minded folk to share their love stories.

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From mochi ice cream to strawberry sandos, Japanese sweet treats are tickling UK tastebuds

These small, joyful indulgences are ‘an antidote to life’s uncertainties’, food trend watchers say

If you said to a friend that you fancied Japanese food this weekend, they might be forgiven for thinking you meant sushi. But lately a new culinary export from Japan is catching up with fish and rice in the hearts and tastebuds of British foodies.

Soft, sweet and full of character, Japanese-style desserts – from mochi ice cream to matcha cookies – have been steadily gaining ground on UK shelves.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1220: Russia masses 111,000 troops on Pokrovsk front – Euromaidan Press

  1. Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1220: Russia masses 111,000 troops on Pokrovsk front  Euromaidan Press
  2. Russia has amassed 110,000 troops near strategic Ukrainian city, Kyiv says  CNN
  3. Ukraine war briefing: key eastern Ukrainian city under assault as Russia hails cooperation with North Korea  The Guardian
  4. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,220  Al Jazeera
  5. Top Ukrainian commander sees new assault on key eastern city  Reuters
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Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK

Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sex

A collection of groups campaigning on transgender issues have urged Europe’s main human rights body to investigate the UK over the implementation of the supreme court’s ruling on gender.

In a joint letter to the Council of Europe, the organisations said the situation in which transgender people were likely to be barred from using toilets of their acquired sex or joining single-sex organisations placed them in an “intermediate zone” of gender, saying this was a violation of the European convention on human rights (ECHR).

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Kneecap to take to Glastonbury stage in what could be festival

Music executives have condemned Irish rappers and Keir Starmer says appearance is not ‘appropriate’, but 100 musicians have signed letter in support

Kneecap will be taking to the Glastonbury stage on Saturday afternoon in front of a packed crowd eagerly anticipating what could be one of the most controversial sets in the festival’s history.

The Irish rap group are performing at 4pm on the West Holts stage, amid criticism from music industry executives and from the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who said it was not “appropriate” for the band to perform.

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Zopa launches current account with cashback and 7.1% on savings

Digital bank hopes to tempt switchers with package including in-credit interest and fee-free travel spending

The battle for bank customers intensified this week, with a new player entering the UK current account market and offering cashback on bills and access to a savings account paying 7.1%.

Digital bank Zopa is hoping the perks – which also include in-credit interest and fee-free spending abroad – will tempt switchers to its first day-to-day account.

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‘Everything is opportunistic’: Can Netanyahu expect more years in power after Israel’s war with Iran?

Loyalists hope for boost after apparent victory, but political divisions and 7 October security failures still loom large

When Benjamin Netanyahu described the opportunities for peace that Israel’s successes in its brief war with Iran might bring, supporters took him at his word.

“This victory presents an opportunity for a dramatic widening of peace agreements. We are working on this with enthusiasm,” Israel’s longest-serving prime minister said on Thursday in a pre-recorded statement.

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Funeral processions held in Tehran for IRGC, nuclear scientists killed in Operation Rising Lion – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Funeral processions held in Tehran for IRGC, nuclear scientists killed in Operation Rising Lion  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Live updates: Iran to hold state funeral for officials killed by Israeli strikes  CNN
  3. Iran Holds State Funeral for Military Commanders and Nuclear Scientists  The New York Times
  4. Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes  AP News
  5. Iran holds state funeral for top commanders, scientists killed by Israel  Al Jazeera
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