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Kim Jong Un blasts pandemic response as North Korean outbreak surges

Failing to slow the virus could have dire consequences for North Korea.

Boris Johnson to hold talks in bid to break Stormont deadlock

Convicted killer turned tech whiz confronts his sordid past

Cap on energy bills could be reviewed four times a year under Ofgem plans

Sturgeon to warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of failure on Cop commitments

Independent probe points to Israeli gunfire in journalist death

Home Secretary permanently lifts restrictions on police stop-and-search powers

Suspected gunman tied up by parishioners after fatal shooting at US church

Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen give controversial performances at music awards

Teenager fatally shot near Chicago’s popular ‘The Bean’ sculpture

Three arrested over stabbing death of 30-year-old man in north London

Kanye, Olivia Rodrigo and Drake early winners at Billboard Music Awards

Dame Helen Mirren offers Queen the nation’s ‘most loving thanks’

£30m deal signed to maintain Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class carriers at Rosyth

Tom Cruise expresses desire to land helicopter in Trafalgar Square

Government urged to ‘act fast’ to remedy bouncer shortage

Queen receives standing ovation at Jubilee equestrian show

Ryanair boss warns of holiday prices hikes and airport delays

Sturgeon says international engagement ‘should be seen as part of the job’

Man arrested on suspicion of murder following death at house in Tuebrook

Post-Brexit financial ‘competitiveness’ could spark race to the bottom – experts

What the papers say – May 16

Jubilee street parties could cause havoc for drivers, says Green Flag

‘Graduates owe nearly twice as much as people who did not attend university’

One in four people with dementia ‘suffer symptoms for two years before diagnosis’

Tribunal showdown over estimated £3.5bn pandemic business rates rebates

Call for action to stop ‘invasive hitchhikers’ threatening UK wildlife

Memorial garden plan backed for Grenfell Tower site

Fifth of 18 to 25-year-olds ‘experienced holiday scams or know someone who has’

New course to help families hosting Ukrainian refugees

Screwfix to open 80 stores with 800 new jobs

Big Plastic Count ‘will show national scale of UK’s waste problem’

Children doing less physical activity following lockdown, study suggests

Special schools edition of The Big Issue launched

Report warns London and other world cities face rising risk of drought

HM inspector warns forces: ‘You are not the thought police’

Sam Ryder feels ‘fantastic’ as he arrives in UK after Eurovision triumph

In Pictures: Horses galore as the Platinum Jubilee festivities commence

Three-year-old boy dies after suspected dog attack

Johnson says UK will act if EU refuses to give way over NI Protocol

Tom Cruise looking forward to appearing in show honouring Queen’s reign

Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra will celebrate ‘after the war’ in Ukraine

Palestinian gunman dies days after clash with Israeli troops

David Tennant and Catherine Tate will return to Doctor Who in 2023

Super blood moon set to delight skygazers

US mass shooting suspect ‘had threatened high school attack’

Putin likely to have lost a third of his invasion force, says MoD

Hundreds march against Sizewell C nuclear power station

Finland and Sweden move closer to Nato membership

Briton accused of artefact smuggling in Iraq insists he had no criminal intent

Action not words needed from Government amid NI Protocol stand-off, DUP warns

Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of being installed in home town

Kwarteng dismisses ‘irresponsible’ threats of trade war with Brussels

World leaders travel to the UAE to pay respects to late ruler