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5h Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed writer
8h Ex Tory leader at City Hall wants to be party’s candidate for mayor
9h ‘All bets off’ for safety in joint nurses & doctors strike-health boss
12h Woman dies after being shot during ‘hostage situation’ in Dartford
12h Andrew Bridgen MP expected to join Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party
12h Police cleared over release of Nicola Bulley’s personal information
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World

Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed writer

Jury in civil case finds in favour of former president’s accuser and awards her $5m in damages, but rejects claim he raped her

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London

Richmond council offers £50 Oyster and Zipcar credit due to Ulez

The offer will be given to residents considering replacing any non-compliant cars

London

1m Londoners on ‘relative low incomes’ due to sky-high housing costs

Study also found the capital has the highest rate of persistent low income after housing costs

Crime

Teenager jailed for life for murder of boy, 14, at landmark TV hearing

Shocking CCTV released of the machete attack by drill rapper Marques Walker, 17, as he is sentenced to a 19-year minimum term for the fatal stabbing in south London at a televised hearing

Transport

New strike announced on the Elizabeth line

The TSSA union has announced that its members are due to walk out later this month on the anniversary of the opening of the line

London

Ex Tory leader at City Hall wants to be party’s candidate for mayor

Susan Hall announces that she wants to challenge Labour mayor Sadiq Khan in next year’s election as the Tories’ ‘common sense’ candidate

UK

Police cleared over release of Nicola Bulley’s personal information

Lancashire Police was criticised after it chose to reveal personal information about Ms Bulley’s health during search

Health

‘All bets off’ for safety in joint nurses & doctors strike-health boss

Chief executive of NHS Confederation warns patient services would be ‘incredibly difficult to maintain’ in simultaneous walkout

London

Travellers cause ‘chaos’ and ‘abuse’ staff in London hospital car park

A convoy of around 20 vehicles - including caravans and 4x4s - set up camp at Hammersmith Hospital

Politics

Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.
Politics

UK set to make Wagner mercenary group proscribed terrorist organisation

Proscription would make it a criminal offence to join Wagner, encourage support for it, display its logo in public or attend its meetings.
Environment

Citizen scientist volunteers needed to monitor sweet chestnut trees

An invasive species of wasp and a fungus are spreading across Europe and threatening the species, experts have warned.
UK

Future of UK’s health research at risk, report suggests

Health research saves and improves lives, for example by developing life-saving vaccines, researchers say.
Health

Charity sounds alarm over excess deaths linked to diabetes

The charity said that between January and March this year there were 1,461 excess deaths involving diabetes.
Politics

Labour picks up votes from both SNP and Conservatives, YouGov poll says

A YouGov poll has said Labour gained ground on the SNP since the last general election, but Humza Yousaf’s party was still the biggest.
Politics

Yousaf urges UK to increase green energy subsidies ahead of conference

The First Minister is also expected to make an announcement about renewable hydrogen.
UK

Ireland’s Wild Youth fail to qualify for Eurovision grand final in Liverpool

Finland, Sweden and Norway were among those who made if through during a tense semi-final.
Politics

Government is ‘condoning dangerous online content’, says ex-culture secretary

Nicky Morgan claimed the Government is ‘condoning’ harmful content by rejecting calls to make filtering it out the default setting.
Environment

Parts of England battered by hail, rain and thunder amid yellow warning

The warning is in place until 10pm on Tuesday and covers southern England, East Anglia, and parts of the Midlands.
Politics

Drakeford accuses UK Government of having ‘voter suppression agenda’

Voter ID requirements will not be introduced in Wales for local and Senedd elections, the First Minister confirmed.
Politics

Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.
UK

Russell Watson: English National Opera would be great for the north

Watson, originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, spoke before performing with the English National Opera for a Eurovision event in Liverpool.
Health

Nurses to be balloted over fresh wave of strikes

It comes as one nursing leader said she was still hoping for a resolution to the dispute.
UK

Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death

A post-mortem on Sunday found Mr Kukabu’s cause of death was a single stab wound to the chest.
Showbiz

Visage hails Eurovision: ‘The campest show on TV after Drag Race’

EXCLUSIVE: The popular US personality also shares her secret to dealing with awkward celebrities ahead of hosting the red carpet coverage at this year’s TV Baftas

UK

93-year-old wows Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace garden party

Dame Elizabeth Watts was one of thousands of guests at event co-hosted by Princess of Wales

Politics

Rugby league and Lancashire roses feature in Speaker Hoyle’s coat of arms

The design was included in two new stained glass windows celebrating the British overseas territories and crown dependencies.
Politics

Who is former Tory backbencher and first Reclaim Party MP Andrew Bridgen?

The backbencher’s political views have often been at odds with Conservative Government policy.
UK

When is HMRC striking and which services are affected?

The PCS said the strike is over pay, pensions, job security, and redundancy terms

Crime

Limehouse: Owner of dogs shot dead by Met officers charged

Louie Turnbull, 46, appeared in court on Tuesday facing dangerous dog offences

Politics

Rishi Sunak flies to Southampton and back on taxpayer-funded helicopter

It is the latest short trip the Prime Minister has taken by air rather than rail.
Tech

US challenges hackers to break ChatGPT and other AI models

The White House wants the largest AI companies in the US to submit to a public evaluation of their systems to see how easily they can be hacked

Health

Emerade adrenaline pens recalled ‘after potential faults detected’

The medicines regulator has urged patients to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens to their local pharmacies.
UK

Woman, 36, dies after suffering gunshot injuries while being held hostage

Kent Police launch murder inquiry with suspect in critical condition in hospital.
Health

Junior doctors challenged over strikes care delay for three-year-old with cancer

An MP and doctor said the strikes were ‘absolutely the wrong thing to be doing’.
Crime

Salmon farm company fined £800,000 over accident in which worker was killed

Clive Hendry, 58, died after being crushed by a vessel dropping him off at a floating structure in Loch Alsh.
Politics

Philp: Insulting to compare coronation policing to Vladimir Putin’s Russia

The Commons Home Affairs Committee is expected to examine the policing of the coronation, including the arrest of members of Republic.
Health

Patients to get medication without GP appointment for common illnesses

Pharmacists to be able to prescribe medicine to reduce pressure on surgeries

Politics

Police and crime commissioner and his wife miss out in council election vote

Steve and Andrea Turner had been vying to be elected and re-elected respectively for the Conservatives on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
Crime

Jury out in case of officer who left man paralysed after tasering him

Jordan Walker-Brown was left with ‘catastrophic’ injuries, court heard

Politics

Starmer: Sunak’s wealth means he is out of touch with cost-of-living struggles

Sir Keir Starmer also spoke about his family’s own struggles growing up.
Politics

Universities and colleges face investigations over grade inflation – watchdog

There is a risk that if large numbers of students are handed top degrees it ‘could be seen to devalue the award’, Office for Students chairman said.
World

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Showbiz

Robert De Niro becomes father to seventh child aged 79

The star revealed he recently became a dad again as he opened up about parenthood during an interview

Politics

Starmer not committing to immediately ripping up protest arrest law

The Labour leader said it was ‘early days’ for the Public Order Act, amid criticism of the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters ahead of the coronation.
Crime

Family of knife victim call for jail term for anyone caught with blade

Parents of Jermaine Cools slam inadequate sentencing for juveniles saying if their son’s killer had been jailed for a previous knife offence he ‘would never have killed’

UK

Beached whale had lesions which suggested entanglement, expert says

On Sunday, a badly decomposed whale carcass was found washed up on a North Berwick beach, the third washed up whale in Scotland within the past month.
Politics

King’s charity work praised as Holyrood sends coronation congratulations

Political leaders spoke in favour of a motion congratulating the King and Queen on their coronation.
UK

BBC begins work to repair defaced statue by controversial sculptor Eric Gill

The cost of the work will be covered through insurance and not the licence fee, the broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday.
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