Friday 08th May 2026



‘I take responsibility’: Starmer faces backlash after Labour losses

‘I take responsibility’: Starmer faces backlash after Labour losses

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Hungry bears on the prowl: Japan confirms first deadly attack of 2026

Hungry bears on the prowl: Japan confirms first deadly attack of 2026

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China confirms attack on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, no casualties reported

China confirms attack on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, no casualties reported

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Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak, says UK health agency

Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak, says UK health agency

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UK to summon Chinese ambassador after spying convictions

UK to summon Chinese ambassador after spying convictions

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Death toll rises to 37 in Hunan fireworks factory blast, China’s deadliest since 2019

Death toll rises to 37 in Hunan fireworks factory blast, China’s deadliest since 2019

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Farage hails ‘historic change’ as Labour reels from ‘soul-destroying’ early UK election defeats

Farage hails ‘historic change’ as Labour reels from ‘soul-destroying’ early UK election defeats

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Indonesian authorities race to rescue 20 Singaporean, local hikers after Mount Dukono eruption

Indonesian authorities race to rescue 20 Singaporean, local hikers after Mount Dukono eruption

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Countries track passengers from virus‑hit cruise ship as Hondius heads to Spain

Countries track passengers from virus‑hit cruise ship as Hondius heads to Spain

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Authorities: Tourists could not have caught hantavirus in Chile, last local case in 2019

Authorities: Tourists could not have caught hantavirus in Chile, last local case in 2019

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Hackers block access to Canvas platform used by thousands of US schools, affecting Harvard, Stanford and others

Hackers block access to Canvas platform used by thousands of US schools, affecting Harvard, Stanford and others

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Philippines’ Marcos says Asean demonstrating capacity to respond to Middle East war

Philippines’ Marcos says Asean demonstrating capacity to respond to Middle East war

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More than 75 survivors compensated, nearly 200 claims pending in Harrods Al‑Fayed sexual abuse case

More than 75 survivors compensated, nearly 200 claims pending in Harrods Al‑Fayed sexual abuse case

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‘Everything’s an issue’: Polls close with Britons poised to punish Starmer’s embattled Labour

‘Everything’s an issue’: Polls close with Britons poised to punish Starmer’s embattled Labour

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India school meal scare: 165 children ill after free lunch, snake found in pot

India school meal scare: 165 children ill after free lunch, snake found in pot

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Australia charges two women with ‘crimes against humanity’ for keeping slave under Islamic State rule in Syria

Australia charges two women with ‘crimes against humanity’ for keeping slave under Islamic State rule in Syria

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WHO says hantavirus outbreak ‘limited’, warns more cases possible after cruise ship deaths

WHO says hantavirus outbreak ‘limited’, warns more cases possible after cruise ship deaths

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US, Iran trade fire; Trump downplays clash as ‘love tap’, warns of tougher action unless deal signed ‘FAST!’

US, Iran trade fire; Trump downplays clash as ‘love tap’, warns of tougher action unless deal signed ‘FAST!’

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Invasive ‘sucking fish’ floods Jakarta rivers, piling up in toxic pollution zones

Invasive ‘sucking fish’ floods Jakarta rivers, piling up in toxic pollution zones

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