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Four Montagu’s harrier chicks take flight in first UK breeding success since 2019

Young birds were closely monitored and protected from predators after six summers without fledging success

The Guardian - UK

Contaminated blood scandal victim’s wife told to have abortion after he was infected with HIV at school

Richard Warwick revealed the devastating impact of being infected with HIV and hepatitis B at Treloar’s school in Hampshire, as victims of the scandal are offered ‘insulting’ compensation

The Independent UK

More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus

Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base

The Guardian - UK

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From The Three Musketeers to Cher: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Dumas’s trio bring more mustachioed swashbucklery to cinemas, and the pop matriarch goes festive with an album chock-full of Christmas cheer

The Guardian - UK

Which Mirror bosses knew about phone hacking, according to Prince Harry ruling?

Judge names several former editors and executives in judgment that finds unlawful information gathering was widespread

The Guardian - UK

‘Only the strong survive,’ Englewood man’s tattoo serves as a show of pride in his neighborhood

Lorenz Elion, 23, who works in real estate, knows people from his neighborhood who’ve been killed and others in prison for murder. But Englewood, he says, is home.

Chicago Sun-Times

England and Son at Arcola Theatre review: high energy, but low on subtlety

Political comedian Mark Thomas gives a powerful performance in this solo show about a man lost to a cycle of violence and addiction, which is preceded by a sit-down comedy routine about its conception. Writer Ed Edwards wrote the play for Thomas when the two were doing performance workshops with…

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NZ farmers help antibiotic resistance fight – but human case is being lost

Agriculture is making an admirable effort towards fighting antibiotic resistance and academics want doctors to do the same

Newsroom.co.nz

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: the best theatre and comedy coming to London

For Londoners unable to make it to the biggest arts festival in the world, here’s our guide to our favourite shows travelling to the capital

Evening Standard

How Auckland compares to its peers

A new report comparing life across 10 peer cities has found lessons Auckland can learn from diverse counterparts such as Vancouver, Tel Aviv and Fukuoka.

Newsroom.co.nz

England & Son review – Mark Thomas’s funny and ferocious telling of a lost childhood

Playwright Ed Edwards frames the story of a juvenile offender through the lens of colonialism

The Guardian - UK

How to bake a better budget

Our local councils take too long to make what are often average decisions, and the public has fallen out of trust with the system, writes Mark Thomas

Newsroom.co.nz

Somerset housebuilder secures nearly £6m funding for regeneration project

Acorn Homes will use the money for the development of 44 new apartments in Taunton

Birmingham Post

New vegan supermarket opens in Nottingham with hundreds of products

Shoppers think it will 'go down well'

Nottingham Post

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Liverpool Echo

Warning issued after multiple water tragedies in one week

Three children lost their lives after incidents in the water last week

The Independent UK

Journalist wants to help ‘victims of the organised crime’ at MGN, court hears

Investigative reporter Graham Johnson denied being a ‘professional liar’ amid questioning over his credibility.

Liverpool Echo

Cigarette could have caused flat blaze in which man died

Five fire engines attended the scene in the early hours of May 5

Wales Online

Swarm of bees cover back of car in Cardiff

A local bee expert was on hand to coax the bees away

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‘Oi, Camilla! Where are your Rothmans?’ My day as a royal footman

What’s it like to share a carriage with Charles and Camilla? Still waiting for my invitation to the coronation, I grabbed a ride with a pair of lookalikes – and even made it into Buckingham Palace

Metal Hammer

Metallica fan in New Zealand becomes first person in the world to buy 72 Seasons over the counter

With release day arriving in NZ before the rest of the world, Jesse Saywell was at the front of the queue for Metallica's 72 Seasons

Daily Mirror

Protected birds shot, trapped and poisoned in rising crimewave across the UK

Nada Farhoud looks at what is behind the rising crimewave of protected species of birds being shot, trapped and poisioned - as rare goshawks, golden eagles, barn owls, peregrine falcons and white-tailed eagles are among the victims

Evening Standard

Ealing: Dad-of-four hit by car on cycle path suffers life-changing injuries

Mark Thomas, 59 , was cycling along a dedicated route by the A40 near his home in Ealing around 7.40am on January 29, when the horror crash happened

Liverpool Echo

'We felt it in the pit of our stomachs' - The murder that changed a city

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of James Bulger

Liverpool Echo

Four people killed in food related house fires in less than a month

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews had been called to a number of unrelated incidents involving kitchen fires

The Guardian - UK

Mark Thomas: Black and White review – soft targets and hard feelings

The political comedian’s new touring show takes on Liz Truss and the Tories but too often swaps subtlety for stridency

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