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Queen portrait left on doorstep

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
A portrait of Queen Victoria that went missing from the walls of a civic hall has turned up, after being left on the doorstep of the new mayor.
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Man hurt in smoking shelter crash

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
A man is in intensive care, in a stable condition, after a car hit a smoking shelter outside a pub in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.
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Pair face court over Tang killing

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Two men are remanded in custody after being charged with murdering Carrickfergus businessman Simon Tang in June 1996.
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More grooming arrests in Rochdale

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
A second sexual grooming case is investigated in Rochdale after nine men are jailed for running a child sex ring in the town.
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Two quizzed over terror offences

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Two men held after suspicious items were found in a garage in Cheltenham are to be questioned over terrorism offences.
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Syria frees Turkish journalists

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Two Turkish journalists who were held in Syria for two months are on their way home after being released through Iranian mediation.
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Two men killed in road accidents

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
A 21-year-old man dies in an early morning road accident in Armagh, and the name is released of a motorcyclist killed in Lisburn on Friday evening.
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Arsons prompt security warning

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Owners of disused buildings in north Wales are being warned to make their premises secure after two suspicious fires in the past couple of days.
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Detained journalists in Syria released

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Two Turkish journalists who were imprisoned in a Syrian jail were released and flew to Tehran on Saturday as part of what appears to be a prisoner swap between Turkey and Iran.
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Dueling speeches: Obama, Romney go at it in Ohio

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
CLEVELAND (AP) -- President Barack Obama cast his re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney as the economic choice of a lifetime on Thursday, seeking to stir undecided voters and asking the nation to buy into his vision for four more years or face a return to the recession-era "mistakes of the past."...

Author to be university professor

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
Author Jeanette Winterson is to become a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester.
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Hamilton beats Maldonado to pole

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton secures his third pole of the season in Spain ahead of the Williams of Pastor Maldonado
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Obama calls on lawmakers to end gridlock

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to end partisan gridlock and pass proposals he says would put Americans back to work....

Obama to Congress: Act now on bills to aid economy

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants Congress to act on bills he says will accelerate the economy. He says the country has responsibilities that are "bigger than an election."...

Obama to honor fallen troops on Memorial Day

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen warriors on Memorial Day, attending a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring those who died during the Vietnam War....
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Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....
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Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....
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Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....
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Obama signs bill reauthorizing Export-Import Bank

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation that renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the bank's lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. The bank is the government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales....

Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 23:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....
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