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June 1, 2019
‘Welcome to the club Jurgen’ – Rafael Benitez tweets Klopp after triumph

Rafael Benitez officially welcomed Jurgen Klopp into “the club” after the Liverpool manager guided his team to Champions League glory against Tottenham.

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June 1, 2019
Virginia Beach gun massacre victims remembered

The 12 people who were shot dead in a Virginia Beach government building have been remembered at a sombre news conference and prayer vigil in the city as officials sought...

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June 1, 2019
Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies aged 71

Roky Erickson, who fronted the Austin-based 1960s psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators, has died at the age of 71.

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June 1, 2019
US justice department ‘preparing competition probe over Google’

The US justice department is readying an investigation of Google's business practices and whether they violate competition law, according to reports.

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June 1, 2019
Sam Quek tweets customised excuses to get Liverpool fans out of work for final

Hockey player and presenter Sam Quek has been offering custom-written excuses to get Liverpool fans out of prior commitments ahead of the Champions League final against Tottenham.

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June 1, 2019
‘Love is Love’ – Harry and Meghan show their support for Pride

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have declared their support for the LGBTQ+ community at the start of Pride month in June.

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June 1, 2019
Couples divided by Spurs-Liverpool loyalties braced for Champions League final

Couples divided by Liverpool-Tottenham loyalties will be putting domestic harmony to the test when the teams meet up in Madrid for the 2019 Champions League final.

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June 1, 2019
Donald Trump backs Boris Johnson as next British Prime Minister

Donald Trump has defied diplomatic norms by backing Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister.

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June 1, 2019
Lawyer defends Hungary boat crash captain

Lawyers for the captain of the river cruise ship that collided on the Danube River with a tour boat, killing seven South Korean tourists, say they dispute that their client...

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June 1, 2019
Judge orders formal arrest of Danube boat tragedy captain

Hungarian prosecutors said a judge has ordered the formal arrest of a captain whose cruise ship collided with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River in an incident that killed...

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June 1, 2019
Thierry Henry pays tribute to ‘exceptional human being’ Reyes on social media

Arsenal hero Thierry Henry described former teammate and fellow ‘invincible' Jose Antonio Reyes as a “wonderful player, superb team mate and exceptional human being” after the 35-year-old died in a...

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June 1, 2019
Officials identify gunman in Virginia Beach shooting

Officials have identified the gunman who killed 12 people and was then shot by officers at a Virginia Beach municipal building as Dewayne Craddock.

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June 1, 2019
Donald Trump brands Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ as her previous critical comments emerge

Donald Trump has branded comments made by the Duchess of Sussex about him as "nasty".

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June 1, 2019
Kim Kardashian West meets Death Row inmate accused of four murders

Kim Kardashian West met a death row inmate accused of murdering four people and said she is "hopeful" he will be cleared.

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June 1, 2019
US shooting: ‘Disgruntled’ employee kills 12 people in Virginia beach resort

A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least four before...

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June 1, 2019
Inflatable ‘tank man’ in Taiwan marks Tiananmen protests

An artist has erected an inflatable display in Taiwan's capital to mark a memorable moment in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

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June 1, 2019
Drug lord Frank Lucas, who inspired American Gangster film, dies aged 88

Former Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, whose life became the basis for 2007 movie American Gangster, has died at the age of 88.

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June 1, 2019
Mosquito-killer fungus to help war on malaria

A fungus genetically engineered to produce spider venom can quickly kill mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests.

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June 1, 2019
Russia calls on Erdogan to rein in Idlib rebels

The Kremlin yesterday told Turkey it must stop rebels in Syria's Idlib province from firing on civilian and Russian targets.

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June 1, 2019
Search goes on for 21 lost in Danube sinking

Finding the bodies of 21 people missing from a tourist boat that sank on the Danube in Budapest could take a "protracted" search, Hungarian authorities say.

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June 1, 2019
Taxing: Clamp down on migrants or face tariffs – Trump tells Mexico

Donald Trump yesterday demanded Mexico act to fix problems with immigration, or face escalating tariffs on its goods.

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June 1, 2019
Trump makes angry attack on Mueller over Russia probe claims

US President Donald Trump has angrily attacked special counsel Robert Mueller's motives, after Mr Mueller bluntly rebuffed Mr Trump's repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of obstructing...

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June 1, 2019
Car crash gawpers could face bans after road shame

Road crash ghouls who film accidents on mobile phones should be banned, politicians in Germany say.

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June 1, 2019
Four Afghans killed in suicide car bomb attack on US troop convoy

Four Afghan civilians were killed by a car bomb targeting a US convoy in the east of Kabul yesterday.

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June 1, 2019
Kim Jong-un ‘ordered the execution of US nuclear envoy’ in purge of officials after failure of Hanoi summit

North Korea's nuclear envoy to the US has been executed as part of a purge of officials who organised the failed summit with Donald Trump, it was claimed yesterday.

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June 1, 2019
Labour in new racism storm

Britain's Labour Party has suspended a senior official after a tape emerged of him saying anti-Semitism has been "whipped up" by the Israeli embassy working within the party.

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May 31, 2019
12 dead including suspect after mass shooting in US civic building

A dozen people have been killed in the USA after a disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal centre.

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May 31, 2019
Twelve killed in Virginia Beach shooting

A long-time employee opened fire at a local government building in the US state of Virginia, killing 12 people before police fatally shot him, authorities have said.

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May 31, 2019
Eleven killed in shooting in Virginia Beach

Eleven people have been killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a local government building in Virginia Beach.

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May 31, 2019
Eleven killed in Virginia Beach shooting

A longtime employee opened fire at a local government building in the US state of Virginia, killing 11 people before police fatally shot him, authorities have said.

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May 31, 2019
Judge grants reprieve to Missouri’s last abortion clinic

A US judge has issued an order to keep Missouri's only abortion clinic operating despite the objections of state health officials.

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May 31, 2019
Alligator measuring 11 feet breaks into Florida resident’s home through window

An alligator measuring 11 feet broke into the home of a resident of Clearwater, Florida on Thursday night through a low window in their kitchen.

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May 31, 2019
Rapper Cardi B faces court over New York strip club fight

Cardi B has made a court appearance in a case stemming from a fight at a New York strip club.

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May 31, 2019
Disney World fire department understaffed, warns union

Firefighters at Walt Disney World say understaffing poses a safety risk as the Florida theme park resort grows even bigger with this year's openings of a new Star Wars land...

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May 31, 2019
Trump’s Mexico tariffs send markets into the red

President Donald Trump put the markets in a gloomy mood on Friday as he slapped tariffs on all Mexican imports, in a bid to put pressure on the country over...

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May 31, 2019
Liverpool fan’s wedding to show Champions League final from WW2 NAAFI van

A Liverpool fan who booked his wedding venue 20 months ago had to improvise to find a way to show the Champions League final during the reception.

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