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• Navy’s £3.5bn flagship carrier breaks down again - The Telegraph5 June 2026, 10:37 pm
  Navy’s £3.5bn flagship carrier breaks down again  The TelegraphFlagship aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales breaks down again  The TimesHMS Prince of Wales remains in Norway for repairs  Navy LookoutHMS Prince of Wales breaks down before key US trip in 'devastating' blow  The MirrorThe Royal Navy’s Flagship Aircraft Carrier Needs Repairs … Again  The National Interest
  
• Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements - The Verge5 June 2026, 10:07 pm
  Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements  The VergeSummer Game Fest 2026 Live Report — Every Major Reveal, Trailer, Announcement and Update as It Happens  IGNLive: Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here  Pure XboxEvery Xbox and PC game announced during Summer Game Fest 2026  Windows Central5 huge games that could resurface this week after years of radio silence  Polygon.com
  
• Spain Women 4-0 England Women: Sarina Wiegman's heaviest Lionesses defeat leaves World Cup play-offs looming - Sky Sports5 June 2026, 9:18 pm
  Spain Women 4-0 England Women: Sarina Wiegman's heaviest Lionesses defeat leaves World Cup play-offs looming  Sky SportsSpain 4-0 England: Lionesses thrashed in Women's World Cup qualifier  BBCWomen's World Cup 2027: What do England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland need to qualify?  BBCSpain Women 4-0 England: Sarina Wiegman has urged her players to react as biggest loss in 17 years makes automatic World Cup qualification unlikely  Sky SportsPutellas doubles up to lead Spain rout and leave England staring at playoffs  The Guardian
  
• Cobolli into final as virus-struck Arnaldi pulls out of French Open - Al Jazeera5 June 2026, 8:37 pm
  Cobolli into final as virus-struck Arnaldi pulls out of French Open  Al JazeeraFrench Open 2026 results: Matteo Arnaldi withdraws before semi-final against Flavio Cobolli with virus  BBCZverev sets up French Open final with Cobolli and opportunity he cannot afford to miss  The GuardianCobolli: 'I almost cried'  ATP TourArnaldi withdrawal sends Cobolli through to first Slam final  Roland-Garros 2026
  
• Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after Vance's Nowak post - BBC5 June 2026, 7:39 pm
  Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after Vance's Nowak post  BBCHow Britain was rocked by Henry Nowak’s murder – and why the US intervened  The GuardianUK’s Starmer hits out at people ‘trying to interfere in our democracy,’ after Vance blames Nowak death on mass migration  CNNNo 10 hits out at those 'seeking to stir up division' after JD Vance blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration  Sky NewsUS demands end to two-tier policing after Henry Nowak murder  The Telegraph
  
• Bank dropped Churchill after being told he was ‘elitist’ - The Telegraph5 June 2026, 7:00 pm
  Bank dropped Churchill after being told he was ‘elitist’  The TelegraphGet voting! Vote opens on new wildlife banknotes, which highlight conservation efforts across the UK  The Wildlife TrustsPuffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes  BBCTim Bonner: Winston Churchill and nature depletion  Countryside AlliancePuffins, dolphins and bumblebees in running to feature on new UK banknotes  The Guardian
  
• Lib Dem Roger Harmer new Birmingham City Council leader - BBC5 June 2026, 6:56 pm
  Lib Dem Roger Harmer new Birmingham City Council leader  BBCBirmingham has first Lib Dem council leader after coalition vote | ITV News  ITVXGoverning through uncertainty – what happens next?  The MJThe contest for control  Local Government ChronicleMeeting underway hoping to decide new Birmingham City Council leader  Rayo
  
• Two men convicted of wounding journalist in London ‘on orders of Iran’ - The Guardian5 June 2026, 6:50 pm
  Two men convicted of wounding journalist in London ‘on orders of Iran’  The GuardianTwo found guilty of stabbing Iranian opposition journalist  BBCTwo men recruited by Iran found guilty of stabbing TV presenter on London street  Sky NewsRomanians found guilty of stabbing journalist ‘on Iran’s orders’  The Telegraph2 Romanians convicted of stabbing Iran International journalist in UK; prosecutors say they acted for Tehran  The Times of Israel
  
• Putin to Zelenskyy: No peace talks — and don’t call me old - politico.eu5 June 2026, 6:43 pm
  Putin to Zelenskyy: No peace talks — and don’t call me old  politico.euPutin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war  BBCPutin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms Ukraine war aims  The GuardianPutin rules out Zelenskyy meeting, touts a new world order at ‘Russian Davos’  NBC NewsZelenskyy asks Putin for meeting: What’s he offering, could Russia accept?  Al Jazeera
  
• Leclerc expects tight battle with Hamilton for Monaco pole - Formula 15 June 2026, 6:24 pm
  Leclerc expects tight battle with Hamilton for Monaco pole  Formula 1Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton heads Charles Leclerc as Ferrari dominate Friday practice  BBCHamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 during second practice in Monaco  Formula 1Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc fastest from Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari start quickest in Practice One with Mercedes adrift  Sky SportsLIVE: F1 Monaco Grand Prix updates - Ferrari in front as Sergio Perez fire red flags FP2 | Live text  Motorsport.com
  
• No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says - The Guardian5 June 2026, 6:23 pm
  No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says  The GuardianHow Trump's White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year  BBCTrump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroom  PoliticoTakeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project  CNNAppeals Court Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Ballroom Arguments  The New York Times
  
• Tom Segal tipped the Oaks winner at 25-1 ante-post - these are his fancies for Derby day at Epsom on Saturday - Racing Post5 June 2026, 6:00 pm
  Tom Segal tipped the Oaks winner at 25-1 ante-post - these are his fancies for Derby day at Epsom on Saturday  Racing PostDerby Day: The Data Detective's five best bets  Racing TVEpsom Derby 2026: tips, odds, runners, riders  The TimesThe Derby 2026: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners  The GuardianDerby: Benvenuto Cellini leads four-strong Aidan O'Brien team for Epsom Classic  Sky Sports
  
• Israel strikes southern Lebanon after ordering evacuations of nine villages - The Guardian5 June 2026, 5:53 pm
  Israel strikes southern Lebanon after ordering evacuations of nine villages  The GuardianIran war updates: Israel continues attacks after new Lebanon ceasefire  Al JazeeraIran war: ordinary Israelis and Lebanese remain trapped by the false promises of their leaders  The ConversationJune 4, 2026 — Uncertainty surrounds US-Iran talks, Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel ceasefire plan  CNNBetween Beaufort and Beirut, Israel faces narrowing options against Hezbollah  The Times of Israel
  
• Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57 - The Guardian5 June 2026, 5:42 pm
  Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57  The GuardianKanya King: Mobo Awards founder dies at 57  BBCWith warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture  The GuardianMOBO Awards founder and CEO Kanya King dies aged 57  ITVXMOBO Awards founder Kanya King dies aged 57  Sky News
  
• UK house prices fall for third successive month amid Iran war uncertainty - The Guardian5 June 2026, 5:39 pm
  UK house prices fall for third successive month amid Iran war uncertainty  The GuardianBritain’s housing wealth is in danger of collapsing  The TelegraphLondon house prices fall as Bank of England rate hikes loom over mortgage market  City AMUK house prices fall unexpectedly as market feels Iran war impact  ReutersUK Interest Rates: 3 Factors Shifting Markets LONDON 2026  Brussels Morning Newspaper