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‘Desperate’ UK councils hiring out more parks to festivals, warns expert

Surge in festivals after Covid lull risks making green spaces elitist as councils try to offset tightened budgets

The Guardian - UK

Thug, 31, launched unprovoked attack on man in his home then attacked couple he sought refuge with

Connor Bentham, 31, was handed a suspended sentence

Manchester Evening News

Woman loses everything in Cardiff flats fire

Beverly Ryce-Davies had a terrifying ordeal trying to escape from her top-floor flat

Wales Online

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Dad with 'heart of gold' found dead in bed with partner after taking cocktail of drugs

James Acton, 41, and his girlfriend Zoe Hamilton, 28, were discovered together in the bedroom of her home in Failsworth, Greater Manchester - with an inquest heard their relationship had been "tumultuous" and that a report of assault had been made against Mr Acton following a domestic incident

Daily Mirror

Dad with 'heart of gold' found dead in bed with girlfriend after taking cocktail of drugs

"He was a much loved dad, son, brother and friend and he is eternally missed by us all."

Manchester Evening News

Is Macron’s ‘European Political Community’ a realistic prospect?

France’s presidency of the EU ends on June 30 with Emmanuel Macron’s new big idea, a “European Political Community”, hanging in the balance. This community would encompass EU membership candidates like Ukraine and possibly ex-member Britain. For some observers, the French president’s idea offers a way to bring countries into…

France 24

‘A seismic event’: Le Pen’s party makes historic breakthrough in French parliament

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round, on track to win 90 seats according to projections by Ipsos – a score way beyond the record gains polls predicted. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc, meanwhile, underperformed polling expectations and…

France 24

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Shame of former cricket starlet who helped plan huge drugs plot under the nickname 'Terry Venables'

Nicholas Doyle, Michalis Papangelis and Daniel Moscrop have been locked up

Manchester Evening News

Will ‘drifting’ Macron need conservatives to save his majority?

The French parliamentary elections' first round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to…

France 24

Watch rare film footage of Newcastle United v Pele and his team Santos from 50 years ago

Amateur film footage captures a 'forgotten' match between Newcastle United and Santos - featuring the world's greatest player, Pele - in June 1972

Chronicle Live

Thousands miss out on treatment as physiotherapists are taken off UK register

Regulator removed 5,311 physiotherapists after failing to renew licences, raising concerns about patients and loss of income

The Guardian - UK

Nottingham City Council: How and why did the auditors fail to identify £40m misspend?

'It looks likely these transactions may never have been selected for testing'

Nottingham Post

Teenagers arrested as objects chucked at cars and visitors 'intimidated' in town centre

Police believe underage drinking is fuelling incidents

Manchester Evening News

Austin's heartwarming firelighters make CEO on autism spectrum 'visible'

Tasmanian parents make their son, who has autism and is non-verbal, the CEO and public face of their business.

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France’s conservatives torn over Macron’s ‘siren call’ before parliamentary polls

France’s traditional conservative party Les Républicains (LR) was humiliated in last month’s presidential elections, squeezed between the biggest voting blocs on the centre right and far right. Now LR’s leading figures are rowing over the prospect of joining forces with Emmanuel Macron as the president is expected to maintain his…

Daily Mirror

Arsonist who killed great-grandma by torching house says he got the wrong door

Mark O'Brien, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, claimed he had started the fire at the Birmingham home because he had been branded a paedophile

Evening Standard

Talking Point: What do you think of Extinction Rebellion relaunching daily protests?

The news that Extinction Rebellion is planning to recommence daily protests in the capital is unlikely to be welcome by anyone who has to commute through central London, although it’s unclear as of yet what sort of shape the demonstrations will take. In an online briefing, spokesman Andrew Smith said:…

France 24

McKinsey affair ‘galvanises’ Macron’s opponents – but gives them a ‘weak weapon’

As Emmanuel Macron enjoys a substantial poll lead ahead of April’s French presidential vote, his opponents are trying to capitalise on revelations that spending on consultancy firms soared to nearly €1 billion during his presidency. But the controversy looks unlikely to torpedo his re-election campaign.

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Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion to launch daily protests in London later this month

Extinction Rebellion will launch daily protests in London later this month involving “mass participation on the streets”.

France 24

French presidential election: Two weeks before first round, Zemmour tries to rally opinion

Two weeks from now, France will know who is into the second round of the presidential election. The candidates will then enter a crucial final two-week period when the gloves are expected to come off in the battle to win votes. This weekend saw a last-ditch attempt by far-right pundit…

Daily Record

7 places to visit to get the best views of famous Scottish landmarks

Scotland has some truly spectacular scenery - here are some of our favourite views.

France 24

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts 'a very long shadow' over French presidential election

The war in Ukraine may be keeping Emmanuel Macron off the campaign trail, but the benefit to the French president has been clear: for the first time, a poll over the weekend saw him getting more than 30 percent of votes in the first round. The conflict has given Macron…

Daily Record

Dad found dead with pregnant woman and her partner after taking cocktail of drugs

Andrew Smith was discovered alongside Zoe Hamilton and James Acton on December 28 last year.

Manchester Evening News

Dad found dead alongside pregnant woman and her partner had taken a 'cocktail of drugs'

Andrew Smith's mental health deteriorated after witnessing a traumatic event

Tribune News Service

Social media posts, messages between Crumbleys focus at Oxford hearing

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Oakland County prosecutors on Tuesday portrayed horses and marital problems as the focal points of an Oxford couple amid growing concern over their son's lack of relationships and his fascination with firearms and violence ahead of a shooting rampage.

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