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• ‘Extremely intelligent’ Japanese bear that attacked four people still at large, police say - The Guardian5 June 2026, 9:54 am
  ‘Extremely intelligent’ Japanese bear that attacked four people still at large, police say  The GuardianBear opens window in factory escape, Japanese police say  BBCFour injured as bear rampages through office complex  The TimesJapan’s bear crisis deepens with four more attacks  The Telegraph‘Extremely intelligent’ bear shut inside factory escapes after opening locked window  The Independent
  
• PFA player of the year shortlist: Declan Rice, Gabriel, David Raya, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland & Rayan Cherki - BBC5 June 2026, 8:56 am
  PFA player of the year shortlist: Declan Rice, Gabriel, David Raya, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland & Rayan Cherki  BBCWorld Cup 2026 buildup, transfer latest and Lionesses in Spain: football news – live  The GuardianThree Gunners up for PFA Player of the Year  Arsenal.comMan United's Bruno Fernandes targeting award double after PFA nomination  ESPNBruno on PFA Player of the Year shortlist  Manchester United Website
  
• Breaking news. Naval drone explodes in the Romanian port of Constanta - Euronews.com5 June 2026, 8:47 am
  Breaking news. Naval drone explodes in the Romanian port of Constanta  Euronews.comRomania Evacuates Black Sea Port After Marine Drone Explosion  Bloomberg.comMaritime drone blast in Constanta Port after discovery today  The Romania JournalExplosion at Romanian port caused by sea drone 'of type used in Ukraine' as three more found along Black Sea coast  lbc.co.ukDrone explodes in Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta  The Jerusalem Post
  
• William Hill owner agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino and lottery firm - The Guardian5 June 2026, 8:40 am
  William Hill owner agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino and lottery firm  The GuardianWilliam Hill owner agrees to £243mn offer from gaming group Bally’s Intralot  Financial TimesWilliam Hill owner Evoke agrees to £243 million takeover by Bally's Intralot  Racing PostWilliam Hill owner sold for £243m after Labour tax raid  The TelegraphWilliam Hill UK owner Evoke agrees 6 million takeover by Greek lottery firm  Reuters
  
• US government criticises ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder - The Guardian5 June 2026, 8:19 am
  US government criticises ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder  The GuardianPolitics latest: 'Policing much harder on non-white people,' says ex-solicitor general - after Trump administration wades into Nowak murder row  Sky NewsThree charged over Southampton protests in wake of Henry Nowak murder  BBCFarage says woke kills – and the real, hard questions we could be asking are swamped by the culture war | Gaby Hinsliff  The GuardianAvoid 'reactive' police reforms after Nowak murder, senior black officer warns  BBC
  
• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor earned income from Royal Lodge cottage sublets - ITVX5 June 2026, 8:01 am
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor earned income from Royal Lodge cottage sublets  ITVXAndrew was sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages, watchdog reveals  BBCPeer ‘shocked’ that watchdog had not established Andrew’s property income  The GuardianThe Royal family’s housing revelations are a mess of their own making  The TelegraphAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor earned rent by subletting Royal Lodge properties  Financial Times
  
• Helicopter deaths 'devastating' for Royal Navy - BBC5 June 2026, 7:51 am
  Helicopter deaths 'devastating' for Royal Navy  BBCBritain’s only female naval commando among victims of Devon helicopter crash | Royal Navy  The GuardianThree Royal Navy personnel who died in helicopter crash in Devon named  Sky NewsRoyal Navy helicopter crashes into Devon field  The IndependentRoyal Navy mourns the loss of three service personnel following a helicopter training exercise  Royal Navy
  
• It’s a washout: fighters pull their punches in Question Time’s Makerfield match-off | John Crace - The Guardian5 June 2026, 7:20 am
  It’s a washout: fighters pull their punches in Question Time’s Makerfield match-off | John Crace  The GuardianLow-grade Question Time was a terrifying glimpse of modern Britain  The TelegraphReally, who would vote for any of this lot in Makerfield?  The TimesWhat if Andy Burnham loses?  Financial TimesWho won the Makerfield by-election TV debate, Andy Burnham or Robert Kenyon? Plus, have your say  The Independent
  
• Man shot with crossbow at University of Surrey | ITV News Meridian - ITVX5 June 2026, 7:10 am
  Man shot with crossbow at University of Surrey | ITV News Meridian  ITVXMan charged after University of Surrey crossbow attack  BBCFormer student charged with attempted murder after University of Surrey staff member shot with crossbow  Sky NewsFormer student arrested after man shot with crossbow at University of Surrey  The GuardianMan shot with crossbow at the University of Surrey, say police  BBC
  
• Sparkbrook murder manhunt live after man stabbed to death in street - Birmingham Live5 June 2026, 6:49 am
  Sparkbrook murder manhunt live after man stabbed to death in street  Birmingham LiveMurder investigation launched after man stabbed in Birmingham  BBCMurder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in Birmingham  ITVXMan fatally injured in stabbing  West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham manhunt after man stabbed to death in broad daylight and cops flood street  The Mirror
  
• ‘Scary Movie’ .5M Previews Near ‘Scream 7’ Levels; ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Seizes M – Thursday Night Box Office - Deadline5 June 2026, 5:49 am
  ‘Scary Movie’ .5M Previews Near ‘Scream 7’ Levels; ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Seizes M – Thursday Night Box Office  DeadlineScary Movie review – spoof comedy returns but maybe it should have stayed in the 2000s  The GuardianScary Movie review: The Wayans brothers' horror spoof requel isn't exactly a Scream  empireonline.com‘Scary Movie’ Review: Not Even the Wayans Can Make Horror Satire Great Again at Paramount  IndieWireJordan Peele Turned Down a Role in New ‘Scary Movie,’ Which Features ‘Get Out’ Spoof  The Hollywood Reporter
  
• James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing - The Guardian5 June 2026, 5:48 am
  James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing  The GuardianUS actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles  BBCTop Gun and Jumanji actor James Handy stabbed to death as girlfriend’s son arrested  The IndependentActor James Handy, known for 'Jumanji' and 'Top Gun: Maverick,' allegedly killed by girlfriend's son  Fox NewsTop Gun: Maverick actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles as girlfriend's son arrested  Sky News
  
• Home Office admits failed asylum seekers are going missing - The Telegraph5 June 2026, 5:30 am
  Home Office admits failed asylum seekers are going missing  The TelegraphUK asylum system is on 'the brink', cross-party MPs' report warns  BBCHome Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many  The IndependentAsylum system on the 'brink of collapse', MPs warn with suggestions of complete overhaul  lbc.co.ukMissing asylum seekers and mounting backlogs show a system on the brink – PAC report  UK Parliament
  
• Energy failures are destined to doom Wall Street’s AI euphoria - The Telegraph5 June 2026, 5:30 am
  Energy failures are destined to doom Wall Street’s AI euphoria  The TelegraphIs the crisis happening?  Funding the FutureIran war oil shock risks derailing global AI boom, says OECD  The TimesEnergy Crisis, Rising Geopolitical Risk, And AI Momentum Headwinds  Seeking AlphaMacroscope | Why commodities could be the next big thing in markets  South China Morning Post
  
• Rachel Nickell's murder retold in Netflix drama The Witness - BBC5 June 2026, 5:00 am
  Rachel Nickell's murder retold in Netflix drama The Witness  BBCThe Witness review – a courageous drama about the murder that rocked Britain  The GuardianRachel Nickell’s killing 34 years on — by her partner and son  The TimesNetflix’s Rachel Nickell drama will floor you  The TelegraphThe Devastating True Story Behind 'The Murder of Rachel Nickell' and 'The Witness'  Time Magazine