83 m. ago Alex Albon’s ‘hardest year of life’ after mum was sentenced to six years in prison

Alex Albon is preparing for the Monaco Grand Prix after a strong start to the Formula 1 season for Williams, and here is a look at his life away from the circuit

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94 m. ago Putin unleashes night of hell on Kyiv with missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital

Vladimir Putin's forces battered Kyiv overnight with a seven-hour bombardment of missiles and drones with images of massive explosions as people ran to underground metro shelters

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3 h. ago Five killed after torrential rain and flash flooding hits Australia

Hundreds of flood-hit residents still in evacuation centres even as conditions improve

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4 h. ago Two brilliant recipes for the bank holiday – come rain or shine

Whether you're dusting off the barbecue or keeping things cosy in the kitchen, these two punchy, flavour-packed dishes are perfect for the long weekend – whatever the weather brings

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5 h. ago Gardeners urged to check underside of leaves immediately in May

As your plants begin to bloom this spring, experts warn to take care when checking your plant's leaves - you could be in a for a nasty shock that risks destroying your garden

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles

Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186See all our Ukraine war coverage Kyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack by Russian forces overnight into Saturday, triggering fires and injuring at least eight people, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said. Explosions and machine-gun fire were heard throughout the city and many Kyiv residents took shelter in underground subway stations. Debris fell in at least four districts, said the Kyiv military administration, with six people requiring medical care. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping from part of another as emergency crews trained water on it.Russia and Ukraine on Friday began a major, complicated exchange of military prisoners of war and civilians, write Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sauer. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians,...

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10 h. ago Bank Holiday weekend weather: Heavy rain forecast for most of UK

A Met Office meteorologist said it will be a ‘wetter end to the final week of spring’

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11 h. ago Brits face Bank Holiday Glumday as they're battered by wind, rain and even floods

Humidity will soar before ‘longer spells of rain’ will arrive on Tuesday with ‘fresher’ winds driving down temperatures, and some places have been warned of flooding

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11 h. ago Chris Sutton warns Celtic they're screwed if they fall into Scottish Cup Final trap as year of the underdog can't be dismissed

Sutton has seen Hoops batter Aberdeen before this season but also how Crystal Palace and Newcastle have upset the odds

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14 h. ago Trump’s Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of school’s sports teams

Trump visa move threatens 21% of Harvard athletesForeign-heavy teams like crew, squash could foldHarvard: Ban ‘unlawful,’ vows to fight for studentsSome of Harvard’s sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation’s largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.Seven of the eight rowers on the men’s heavyweight crew team that just won the Eastern Sprints title – and is headed to the national championships – list international hometowns on the school’s website. Mick Thompson, the leading scorer last season, and Jack Bar, who was a captain, are among a handful of Canadians on the men’s hockey roster; 10 of the 13 members of the men’s squash team and more than half of the women’s soccer and golf rosters also list foreign hometowns. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Ministers delay flagship child poverty plan until the autumn

The child poverty strategy, originally due to be published this spring, was expected to include a recommendation to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

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16 h. ago ‘Welcome rain’ forecast on Bank Holiday weekend after 30 dry days in parts of UK

Spring has so far been sunny and dry with above average sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid to high 20Cs.

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16 h. ago Met Office gives verdict on the weather this half term and many won't be happy

Any half term outdoor fun you have planned could well be disrupted by heavy rain showers

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17 h. ago Man who fled mental ward and battered gran to death with umbrella learns fate

Horrified police officers found Beryl Purdy, 86, lying in a pool of blood after being called to reports of a burglary in progress at her house in the Somerset village of Broomfield.

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17 h. ago Giro d’Italia: unstoppable Pedersen pips Van Aert in uphill sprint on stage 13

Isaac del Toro finishes third and extends overall leadDenmark’s Pedersen proves too strong on gruelling finishMads Pedersen won his fourth stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia when he sprinted to victory on Friday’s stage 13, beating Wout van Aert to the line while Isaac del Toro maintained his overall lead to retain the pink jersey.As the riders neared the finish of the 180km ride from Rovigo to Vicenza, Pedersen was fourth when he launched his bid for victory on the uphill sprint as Van Aert stayed close on his wheel. Del Toro had done well to earn bonus seconds in the intermediate sprint but the 21-year-old did not have the legs to challenge the sprint heavyweights as he settled for third, leaving Pedersen and Van Aert to battle it out for victory. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship

Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of scrapping two-child limit will outweigh political benefitLabour’s flagship child poverty strategy has been delayed until at least the autumn amid concerns at the top of government that the financial cost of key proposals outweighs the political benefit, even though tens of thousands more children will fall into poverty as a result.The strategy, which is being led jointly by Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, and Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, was due to be published in the spring and had been expected to include a recommendation to scrap the controversial two-child limit. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Dad dragged by cops from his dying daughter's bedside loses claim against them

Dr Rashid Abbasi brought a civil claim for false imprisonment, assault and battery against Northumbria Police after he was arrested on a paediatric intensive care unit.

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20 h. ago ‘Global red alert’: forest loss hits record high – and Latin America is the heart of the inferno

With little state support, villagers are left to battle wildfires armed with little more than shovels and bottles of water • Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last yearWildfires engulfed vast swathes of South America last year, devastating ecosystems, closing schools and grounding flights. With its worst fire season on record, Bolivia was especially hard hit. “We felt powerless and angry to be unable to protect what is ours,” says Isabel Surubí Pesoa.Surubí Pesoa was forced to migrate to the nearest town after the spring that fed her village in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands dried up after the fires and the drought that preceded it. “It’s very painful,” she says. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend

An unusual May nor’easter is pulling away from New England after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures

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20 h. ago Where it will rain most in Wales this weekend and when according to the Met Office

Most of Wales will be hit with heavy rain for much of the bank holiday weekend

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