UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat

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Temperature reaches 30.5C in Kent as amber health alerts issued before bank holiday temperatures rise

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 30.5C in Kent as forecasters warned more extreme heat could follow over the bank holiday weekend.

The temperature in Frittenden also marked the first time since 2012 the UK has reached 30C in May, according to the Met Office.

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Serbian protesters clash with police amid massive anti-government rally in Belgrade – CBS News

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  1. Serbian protesters clash with police amid massive anti-government rally in Belgrade  CBS News
  2. Tens of thousands rally in Serbia for antigovernment demonstrations  Al Jazeera
  3. Serbia: Police clash with protesters urging early elections  DW.com
  4. Police and protesters clash in Serbia as crowds demand president's exit  Reuters
  5. New wave of Serbia protests draws nearly 200,000 people  Le Monde.fr
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A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead – The New York Times

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  1. A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead  The New York Times
  2. Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill at least 20 despite supposed ceasefire  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli bombardment reduces buildings to craters in southern Lebanon  The Guardian
  4. After the sirens: Lebanon’s first responders swing between duty and grief : The Picture Show  NPR
  5. Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 10, including paramedics and a child, officials say  AP News
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18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic – Forbes

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  1. 18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic  Forbes
  2. Suspected Ebola patients ‘escape’ health center in DR Congo  CNN
  3. Mob Burns Congo Ebola Center Amid Rare Strain Outbreak  The New York Times
  4. Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak  AP News
  5. Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo  BBC
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Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’ – AP News

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  1. Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’  AP News
  2. Pope Leo decries 'dizzying' profits earned by companies that pollute  Reuters
  3. Pope decries ‘unscrupulous’ polluters at deadly, mafia-linked dumping ground  The Guardian
  4. Pope Leo XIV visits southern Italy's 'Land of Fires'  Euronews
  5. Pope Leo in Acerra: 'Let us take responsiblity and serve life'  Vatican News
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Exclusive: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership ‘unfair’ – Reuters

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  1. Exclusive: Ukraine's Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership 'unfair'  Reuters
  2. Zelenskyy says ‘time is right’ for Ukraine to start process of joining EU  Al Jazeera
  3. Zelenskyy: Ukraine must have "full and equal" place in EU  Українська правда
  4. Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine ‘associate membership’ and boost talks with Russia  AP News
  5. 'Associate membership' risks leaving Ukraine in limbo, Ireland warns after Merz pitches bold plan  Euronews
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France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts – AP News

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  1. France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts  AP News
  2. France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists  The New York Times
  3. Freed Gaza flotilla activists accuse Israeli forces of sexual violence and abuse while in custody  CNN
  4. Israel’s Human Wrecking Ball  The Atlantic
  5. Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces  Politico
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