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Unions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales

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Government urged to help speed up vital industrial project amid growing alarm over National Grid delays

Trade unions have called for the government to intervene to speed up Tata Steel’s connection to the electricity grid in south Wales, after the company said its new furnace would be delayed by up to a year.

Tata Steel last month told investors that National Grid had said it would face a six- to eight-month delay. That could stretch to 12 months amid unexpected engineering difficulties.

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Arizona lake closes indefinitely to visitors after all of its fish die

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Wildlife department says drought conditions and water released from dam led to ‘major fish kill’ at San Carlos Lake

Arizona officials have indefinitely closed a popular lake to visitors after its entire population of fish died recently.

The recreation and wildlife department that maintains San Carlos Lake said in a Facebook statement on Friday that drought conditions as well as water released from a dam there “resulted in a major fish kill affecting approximately 100% of the fish population”.

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Stormzy and Oritsé Williams join tributes to musician stabbed to death in east London

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Singer-songwriter Talay Riley worked on tracks for stars including Tinie Tempah, Britney Spears and Craig David

Stormzy and Oritsé Williams are among the artists who have paid tribute to the singer-songwriter Talay Riley, who was stabbed to death in Silvertown, east London.

The 35-year-old musician, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was found with stab wounds by paramedics on the morning of 5 June and pronounced dead at the scene.

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Israel and Iran trade strikes in major escalation, Trump abruptly ends NBC interview, changing habits of US consumers – AP News

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  1. Israel and Iran trade strikes in major escalation, Trump abruptly ends NBC interview, changing habits of US consumers  AP News
  2. Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate  NPR
  3. Monday: Hili dialogue  Why Evolution Is True
  4. Early Edition: June 8, 2026  Just Security
  5. Morning Briefing: June 8, 2026  Anadolu Ajansı
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The best cities for food in 2026 according to Time Out – Euronews

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  1. The best cities for food in 2026 according to Time Out  Euronews
  2. Top 20 food cities in the world revealed for 2026 — see where NYC ranks after being ignored last year  Yahoo
  3. South America’s culinary capital is the world’s No. 1 city for food, according to Time Out  CNN
  4. From Lima to Barcelona: The Best Gastronomic Cities in the World Named for 2026  Inbox.eu
  5. Australian city named one of the world's food hot spots  The New Daily
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Apple and Google given three months to ban nude images on children’s devices – BBC

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  1. Apple and Google given three months to ban nude images on children's devices  BBC
  2. Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?  The Guardian
  3. Tech Device Makers Must Prevent Children From Sharing Intimate Images, U.K. PM Says  WSJ
  4. UK PM Starmer set to ban 'harmful' social media for under-16s  Reuters
  5. White House tells UK: Don’t ban social media for under-16s  The Times
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Ukraine recaptures more than 600 square km of territory in 2026, military chief says – Reuters

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  1. Ukraine recaptures more than 600 square km of territory in 2026, military chief says  Reuters
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukraine's commander-in-chief: Ukraine liberated nearly 100 sq km more than it lost in May  Українська правда
  4. Ukraine is turning the tide against Putin. What happens next should terrify Europe  The Telegraph
  5. How Ukraine Has Turned the Tide  Foreign Policy
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In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people – NPR

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  1. In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people  NPR
  2. Pope uses Spain speech to warn of global ‘spiritual and cultural crisis’  The Guardian
  3. Pope Leo calls war a ‘painful defeat’ of negotiations as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in months  CNN
  4. Pope Leo tells 1.2 million crowd in Madrid that God stands with the poor  CNBC
  5. Pope in Madrid: Weaving networks to safeguard the soul of society  Vatican News
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Massive Fire Erupts at Key Russian Oil Export Hub Handling 20% of Shipments – Kyiv Post

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  1. Massive Fire Erupts at Key Russian Oil Export Hub Handling 20% of Shipments  Kyiv Post
  2. Steve Rosenberg: Lasting image of Russia's economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg  BBC
  3. Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia and Crimea  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Ukraine targets St. Petersburg in what Russia calls an ‘unprecedented’ attack  CNN
  5. Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack  The New York Times
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Zelensky Confirms He Met With Russian Billionaire Abramovich in Kyiv – The Moscow Times

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  1. Zelensky Confirms He Met With Russian Billionaire Abramovich in Kyiv  The Moscow Times
  2. What Putin’s rejection of Ukraine’s call for talks means for efforts to end Russia’s war  PBS
  3. Soldiers, not talks will decide Russia's war in Ukraine, Lavrov says  Euronews.com
  4. Zelenskyy used Abramovich to send message to Putin about peace talks  Financial Times
  5. Explained: Roman Abramovich's Behind-the-Scenes Role in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks  The Moscow Times
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‘Extreme fear’ among immigrants as backlash sweeps South Africa

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African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentum

African migrants in South Africa say they are living in fear after a series of marches calling for illegal immigrants to leave reignited long-held xenophobic sentiment in the country.

March & March, a campaign group at the forefront of recent protests, has given people living illegally in the country until 30 June to leave, without specifying what will happen to those who do not.

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Armenia’s pro-Europe party wins election and cements shift away from Russia

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Result strengthens PM Nikol Pashinyan’s drive for deeper integration with Europe despite warnings from Moscow

Armenia’s ruling pro-Europe party has won parliamentary elections, confirming the country’s pivot towards Europe and away from its traditional ally, Russia.

Final results in the small South Caucasus country showed the prime minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party securing a slim majority, while the Strong Armenia alliance, led by the Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, won 25% of the seats in parliament.

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Japanese city shuts down nearly 100 schools after unprecedented bear sighting

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Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo

A city in Japan has closed all its 94 primary and secondary schools after a bear was spotted in the municipality for the first time.

Officials in Utsunomiya, a city of half a million people about 100km (62 miles) north of Tokyo, took action after a medium-sized black bear – estimated to be about one-metre-long – was seen near a park in the city on Saturday. The bear was spotted again on CCTV running just in front of two startled young men in the city centre, in the early hours of Sunday.

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