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National Headlines
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'For Alex it's a case of life or death': For some the cost of living crisis is also a health crisis
"Open the curtains," Emma Eastham tells her son Alex, "shall we show them your oxygen and what we do with it?"
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Queen, Sir Elton John and Alicia Keys among stars playing at Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace
Rock band Queen will open the Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on Saturday 4 June.
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Cost of living: Royal Mail to raise prices and cut costs as 'significant' headwinds hit
Royal Mail has said it will need to rise prices and cut costs in the face of soaring inflation.
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Wire cutters and drill bits among the items left inside NHS patients
"Never events" is the name given to things so serious that they should never happen - but in the NHS in England, there were 407 of them in a year.
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Cost of living: Police officers should use discretion over desperate shoplifters, says new chief
Police officers should use "discretion" when deciding whether to prosecute people caught stealing food in order to eat, the new HM chief inspector of constabulary has said.
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Europa League final: Rangers suffer penalty shoot-out heartbreak as they lose to Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers have been denied a historic victory after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak in the Europa League final.
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Sheffield United's Oli McBurnie accused of 'stamping' on Forest fan
A Sheffield United footballer has been accused of "stamping" on a Nottingham Forest fan during the Championship play-off semi-final on Tuesday night.
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EuroMillions: Britain's biggest-ever lottery winners to go public after scooping £184m
Britain's biggest-ever lottery winners are to go public tomorrow.
Local Headlines
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Burglar facing life in jail for murder of Halesowen pensioner
A burglar who tied up a pensioner and left him for dead before going on a £550 spending spree with his stolen cash card has been found guilty of his murder.
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Youngsters invited to Jubilee celebrations at Dudley Zoo
Under-fives are cordially invited to a royal party in the castle courtyard at Dudley Zoo and Castle next month.
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Innovative scheme to tackle accident blackspot wins award
An innovative project which has wiped out collisions at an accident blackspot in the borough has won an award.
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Frontline heroes granted Freedom of the Borough
Frontline heroes who risked their lives to save others during the coronavirus pandemic have been granted the Freedom of Dudley Borough.
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Stourbridge MP judges best in show competition
Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb visited 'Bark In The Park' at the weekend and helped judge the Best in Show dog competition.
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Council launches new agency to reduce temporary staff spend
A new agency will be set up to help recruit talented people and reduce the cost of temporary staff at Dudley Council.
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Mayor of Dudley thanks the public as they turn out to support IDAHOTB
More than 100 people turned out yesterday to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia in Dudley Town Centre.
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Manor Way improvements pave the way for more walking and cycling
Cyclists and pedestrians in Halesowen have welcomed Dudley Council’s installation of a new toucan crossing and road markings on Manor Way.
Entertainment News
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Tom Cruise reveals that taking on Top Gun: Maverick was a 'daunting task'
Top Gun was the film that rocketed Tom Cruise to superstardom back in 1986.
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Depp v Heard: Actress's sister says she saw couple hit each other in 2015 fight
Amber Heard's sister has described a fight in which she said the actress and Johnny Depp hit each other.
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Cannes Film Festival: Celebs gather at film festival for the first time since COVID as tributes paid to Tom Cruise
Stars from across the globe descended on the red carpet ahead of premieres for upcoming films that are set to take place over the next 10 days at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Dame Deborah James 'gutted' she won't be alive to see her second book published
Dame Deborah James has said she is "gutted" she will not live to see her second book published in a poignant Instagram post.
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Charlie King: TOWIE star's appeal to MPs after body dysmorphia 'despair' over nose job
A reality star has called for more mental health support for people who have cosmetic procedures as he described going to the "depths of despair" after his nose surgery went wrong.
National Sport
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James Anderson and Stuart Broad return in Brendon McCullum's first England squad for New Zealand Tests
James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been recalled in Brendon McCullum's first England squad to take on New Zealand in a three-Test series next month, with Harry Brook and Matthew Potts receiving their first call-ups.
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Mohamed Salah could be like Philippe Coutinho or Georginio Wijnaldum if he leaves Liverpool, says Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher has urged Mohamed Salah to heed the lessons of Philippe Coutinho and Georginio Wijnaldum as he weighs up his Liverpool future.
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FA looking into footage after Sheff Utd's Oli McBurnie accused of 'stamping' on fan during pitch invasion at Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United's Oli McBurnie has been accused of "stamping" on a Nottingham Forest fan during the Championship play-off semi-final on Tuesday night.
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Formula 1 won't replace Russian GP this season, as 22-race calendar confirmed
Formula 1 will not replace the Russian GP in 2022 despite significant interest, with the sport opting to stick to a 22-race calendar.
Business News
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Cost of living: Royal Mail to raise prices and cut costs as 'significant' headwinds hit
Royal Mail has said it will need to rise prices and cut costs in the face of soaring inflation.
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Cost of living: Rishi Sunak says government's response to cost of living pressures will 'evolve' - but announces no immediate measures in CBI speech
Rishi Sunak has said the government's response to the cost of living crisis will "evolve" as the situation does - but failed to outline any immediate action.
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US stocks suffer worst day since 2020 as recession fears intensify
American stocks have suffered their worst losses since June 2020 as investors panic that rocketing inflation will prompt a recession in the world's biggest economy.
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Cost of living crisis: Inflation hits 40-year high of 9%
Inflation has hit its highest level in 40 years amid the deteriorating cost of living crisis.
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Dairy prices will continue to soar due to rocketing production costs, warns Lurpak producer
Britain's biggest dairy producer has admitted the price of milk will continue to increase due to sky-high energy costs that have already risen by 200%.
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Politics News
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'A fish rots from its head': Lib Dem leader attacks PM saying Tories 'dragging feet' over accused MP
The Liberal Democrat leader has claimed that Boris Johnson bears responsibility for a rotten political culture and that Tories are "dragging their feet" over rape claims against an MP.
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Cost of living: Rishi Sunak says government's response to cost of living pressures will 'evolve' - but announces no immediate measures in CBI speech
Rishi Sunak has said the government's response to the cost of living crisis will "evolve" as the situation does - but failed to outline any immediate action.
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'Middle-class coke heads' who take class A drugs at football matches could face five-year ban
"Middle-class coke heads" could face five-year football match bans if they are convicted of taking or selling class A drugs at games, the government has announced.
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City regulator to get new powers to protect public's access to cash
The financial services regulator is to be given new powers to protect access to cash, the government has confirmed.
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Martin Reynolds, the 'BYOB' partygate official, likely to become ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sky News understands
The official at the heart of the partygate scandal is being lined up as a candidate to become ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sky News understands.
World News
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Ukraine War: Detectives near Kharkiv investigate alleged Russian war crimes against civilians
Early in the invasion, Russia's 59th tank regiment dug in east of Kharkiv.
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Ukraine war: Russia moving the 'Terminator' around city ahead of expected assault, says military expert
Russia has started moving an armoured fighting vehicle nicknamed the "Terminator" around a Ukrainian city which shows their "determination" to capture the area, a military expert has told Sky News.
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World hunger levels 'at a new high', UN chief says, as 22 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine
The secretary-general of the United Nations has warned that hunger levels around the world "are at a new high".
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Europa League final: Rangers suffer penalty shoot-out heartbreak as they lose to Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers have been denied a historic victory after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak in the Europa League final.
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Sri Lanka violence: Burnt-out super cars and ransacked hotels are remains of fury
An hour's drive from Colombo, a luxury hotel wedding venue was utterly destroyed on the night violence swept across Sri Lanka.
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Ukraine war: Russian soldier on trial for war crimes admits killing unarmed 62-year-old civilian
A Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering a 62-year-old civilian in northeastern Ukraine in the first war crimes trial of the conflict.
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Ukraine war: Finland and Sweden formally submit applications to join NATO
Finland and Sweden have formally submitted their applications to join NATO in a "historic moment" driven by security concerns over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Pollution still killing millions and accounts for one in six deaths worldwide, study finds
Air, chemical and water pollution accounted for one in six deaths in 2019, a study has found.
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Sweden and Finland could join NATO in next 'couple of months', US ambassador to alliance tells Sky News
The US ambassador to NATO has said the military alliance is trying to expedite the process to ensure that Sweden and Finland join in the next "couple of months".
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Australian PM Scott Morrison accidentally rugby tackles boy during football match at election event
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accidentally knocked over a boy while playing football at an election campaign event.
Weird News
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Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist
Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.
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Metallica baby: Woman gives birth at Brazil stadium show 'as band plays Enter Sandman'
Supermarkets, cars and lifts are just some of the unusual birth places reported for babies who have made speedy entrances into the world.
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Netherlands: Boy, four, called 'a new Max Verstappen' after taking mother's car for joyride
A four-year-old boy has been likened to F1 star Max Verstappen after taking his mother's car for a drive in the Netherlands.
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Heinz unveils 'HM Sauce' and 'Salad Queen' to mark the Platinum Jubilee
Two of the UK's best-known condiments are getting a royal makeover to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Woman rescued after falling in toilet while trying to retrieve phone at top of Mount Walker in Washington State
A woman had to be rescued by firefighters after falling into a toilet while trying to find her mobile phone that had accidentally been dropped into it.