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11h Bournemouth beach: Boat operations suspended after teen drownings
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11h Margaret Ferrier suspended from Commons for 30 days over Covid rules
2h PM says Ukraine dam attack would be ‘new low’ if Russia responsible
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Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023
UK

Tabloids plotted to wreck my love life, says Prince Harry

Duke of Sussex claims private investigator acting for a Mirror journalist ‘had Chelsy Davy under 24-hour surveillance in South Africa’

<p>A flooded street in Nova Kakhovka after the nearby dam was breached</p>
World

PM says Ukraine dam attack would be ‘new low’ if Russia responsible

Military experts have said the flood of water could destroy some Russian defences but also hamper the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive

UK

Bournemouth beach: Boat operations suspended after teen drownings

Boat operations from Bournemouth Pier suspended ‘as a precaution’ pending police investigation

Politics

Margaret Ferrier suspended from House of Commons after Covid rules breach

The Commons voted 185 to 40, majority 145, to approve the motion to suspend the independent MP.
UK

Mortgage mayhem: More lenders up interest rates on fixed deals

Average rate on two-year fix rose from 5.72 per cent to 5.75 per cent on Tuesday

UK
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Turner sunrise watercolour expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction

It is to be sold at Christie’s auction house on July 4 as part of their Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours sale.
UK
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Keep up the spirit of community sparked by the coronation, urges Prue Leith

Data from the Eden Project, which organised the Big Lunch, shows an estimated 13.4 million people in the UK took part in Big Lunch celebrations.
Politics
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Nearly a third of primary schools have no male classroom teachers – study

The proportion of secondary school teachers who are male remains at a record low of 35%, according to a Warwick Business School report.
Health
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Joe Wicks makes specialised workout video for people with Parkinson’s

The fitness coach has teamed up with the NHS to help create a dedicated exercise video.
Crime
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Harry challenged over discrepancy in memoir Spare over meeting with Paul Burrell

The duke admitted as he gave evidence in his hacking trial that he could not remember whether he wanted a meeting or not with the ex-royal butler.
Politics

Sunak to meet Biden for talks on AI, Ukraine and the economy

Rishi Sunak will meet the US President, senior figures in Congress and business chiefs in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday.
Politics

Sunak to attend baseball game during trip to Washington

The Prime Minister will not throw the first pitch at the game but will use his visit to meet business chiefs and service personnel.
Football

Soccer Aid 2023: Date, kick off time, teams, and TV coverage

All you need to know ahead of this year’s charity football match

Politics

£40m pilot to expand availability of weight loss drugs on NHS

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the use of drugs to tackle obesity could be a ‘game-changer’ to ease pressure on the NHS.
Politics

Ukrainians protest outside Russian consulate after major dam damaged

Ukrainians demanding Vladimir Putin’s forces leave their homeland decried Russia as a ‘terrorist state’ as they protested in Edinburgh.
Crime

Judge told Harry’s visa responses on drugs could question government integrity

The duke made reference to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir.
Tech

BBC, BA, Boots cyberattack: Many more firms hacked than we know

There are likely many more victims of the recent MOVEit cyberattack by Russian cybercriminal gang Clop, cybersecurity experts are warning

Politics

Sunak: Destruction of Ukraine dam a ‘new low’ if Russian forces are responsible

The Prime Minister said the immediate priority was the humanitarian response to the catastrophe, which has flooded villages and endangered crops.
UK

Harry to resume testimony as High Court hears phone hacking claims

The Duke of Sussex will take the stand again after revealing host of claims about his life and behaviour of the press

Politics

Government to seek volunteers for social care work amid staff shortages – report

Volunteers could do shopping and other errands as part of the programme being launched on Wednesday, The Guardian reported.
Politics

Solicitors seek clarity on Sturgeon’s Covid-19 WhatsApp messages

Counsel acting on behalf of Scottish ministers said Nicola Sturgeon did not have relevant informal communication regarding the inquiry.
UK

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ after body pulled from sea

Emergency services arrived at the scene in Saltburn, North Yorkshire, at around 2pm on Sunday

UK

King meets people keeping craft skills alive during Romania visit

The private trip marks 25 years since Charles first visited the eastern European country

Politics

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says BBC is ‘biased on occasion’

The BBC ‘doesn’t always get it right’, the MP told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

World

Ryanair cancel 400 flights as French air traffic controllers walk out

Airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary says walkouts unfairly disrupting overflights

Health

The NHS is ‘failing women’, says women’s health ambassador

Professor Dame Lesley Regan said women ‘do not have a fair deal’.
Politics

Who is Margaret Ferrier? MP suspended from Commons

The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP has refused to give up her seat despite covid rule-breaking

UK

New disease warning over migrants held at Manston

Severe overcrowding that erupted at the centre last autumn is in danger of being repeated this summer, ministers have been warned

London

PM urged to call out Tories ‘dismissing the science’ of air pollution

The Prime Minister was told by a group of leading scientists that members of his party are endorsing ‘doubt merchants’ in relation to the medical impacts of poor air quality

Politics

Cabinet Office deadline to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

UK

US airman accused of rape of UK citizen at RAF base

Lee Bogstad has been charged with three counts of rape at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire

Crime

Man who stabbed grandmother and killed man given hospital order

Norris Henry could remain in a secure mental hospital forever over attack

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