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Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl

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Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A Russian Shahed drone has substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel close to the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant, in what Ukraine’s president described as a deliberate and “extremely vile” attack.

While the structure – the reception building of the spent fuel storage facility – was empty of containers at the time, the targeting of the sensitive site appeared to be direct messaging from Moscow amid an intensifying battle of long-range aerial strikes in which high-profile locations on both sides have been hit.

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Peru votes in a presidential runoff seen as test of Latin America’s rightward shift – Reuters

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  1. Peru votes in a presidential runoff seen as test of Latin America's rightward shift  Reuters
  2. She was a first lady at 19. Now she’s making her fourth attempt to win Peru’s presidency  CNN
  3. Peru’s Presidential Runoff Could Swing the Country to the Right: What to Know  The New York Times
  4. Insecurity and instability drive voters in Peru's tight presidential race  BBC
  5. Peru’s discontented voters face straight left-right choice in election runoff  The Guardian
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Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

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One in five of the 1.92m patients on list wait longer than six weeks for tests such as CT and MRI scans, analysis shows

A record number of people are waiting for a diagnostic test on the NHS, triggering fears that delays in accessing CT and MRI scans could endanger patients’ health.

A total of 1.92 million patients in England are waiting to have a test to diagnose their illness such as by an ultrasound scan, assessment of their hearing, bone scan or various tests for cancer.

The diagnostic waiting list has grown by 500,000 since 2022.

It is 83% higher than before the Covid pandemic.

On current trends the waiting list will hit 2 million in March 2027.

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Delivery pain for UK dad as baby magazine arrives 19 years late

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Paul Edwards ordered the publication before the birth of his son in 2007, but experienced pregnant pause before receiving it this week

When Paul Edwards ordered a parenting magazine in 2007, he was hoping that it would provide helpful advice and offers to help him navigate the stresses and challenges of bringing up children.

However the magazine never arrived – until now. The copy of Mother & Baby was delivered on Friday – 19 years after he ordered it – with his children now studying at university.

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Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran response – Axios

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  1. Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran response  Axios
  2. Israel hits Beirut's suburbs in retaliatory attack against Hezbollah  NPR
  3. Israel Bombs Beirut Outskirts as Fighting With Hezbollah Escalates  The New York Times
  4. Israel hits civilian area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, kills at least two  Al Jazeera
  5. IDF strikes in Beirut after Hezbollah fires towards Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu says  The Jerusalem Post
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One killed, five hurt in central Israel terror shooting spree by Arab Israeli – The Times of Israel

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  1. One killed, five hurt in central Israel terror shooting spree by Arab Israeli  The Times of Israel
  2. One killed, several wounded in suspected terror attack in central Israel  CNN
  3. One dead, five injured after shooting in Israel  BBC
  4. Gunman kills one, wounds five in drive-by attacks in Israel  Reuters
  5. One person killed in attack in central Israel  NBC News
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Author of Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him

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Exclusive: Dr David Wilson says former British police officer approached him as part of efforts to influence his work

The author of a Home Office-sponsored report on the Chinese state and organised crime in the UK was the target of failed honey traps and a suspected attempt to compromise him by a former British police officer, it is claimed.

Dr David Wilson, whose groundbreaking analysis was declassified in February, has told of multiple attempts to influence him or discredit his work as he sought to examine the policing challenges posed by the Chinese Communist party (CCP) and criminal gangs.

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‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s mullet championship celebrates divisive hairstyle

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Danish follicle rebels go head to head in competition for best short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back cut

Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd has celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back.

Denmark’s raucous 2026 Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, attracted 12 well-coiffed competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.

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Republican Turns on Pentagon Pete Over Vile D-Day Speech – The Daily Beast

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  1. Republican Turns on Pentagon Pete Over Vile D-Day Speech  The Daily Beast
  2. House Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’  Bloomberg
  3. Residents of French village say US defense chief Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit  France 24
  4. Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’  The Guardian
  5. Hegseth Criticizes Europe Over Migration ‘Invasion’ in D-Day Speech  The New York Times
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Trump refuses to rule out using ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for Capitol rioters who attacked police

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US president says ‘I’d pay the kind of money they deserve’ amid questions over his administration establishing fund

Donald Trump declined on Sunday to definitively rule out compensating individuals who were charged with assaulting police officers when his supporters attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 toward the end of his first presidency.

Trump did that in an interview on NBC News’s Meet the Press, where he spoke in support of what his administration calls an “anti-weaponization” fund, arguing that people who entered the Capitol while Congress was preparing to certify Joe Biden’s victory over him in the 2020 presidential election had been treated unfairly by prosecutors and should receive compensation.

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