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• Why is the US putting pressure on Cuba and what are Trump's aims? - BBC22 May 2026, 6:33 pm
  Why is the US putting pressure on Cuba and what are Trump's aims?  BBCCubans outraged at US charges against Raúl Castro as fears of military strikes grow  The GuardianIn 1996, Cuba shot down two American planes. Now Trump is taking revenge  The TelegraphPolitics  The EconomistCuba Celebrates Raúl Castro After the U.S. Accuses Him of Murder  The New York Times
  
• Antonelli leads Russell in disrupted Canadian GP practice - Formula 122 May 2026, 6:12 pm
  Antonelli leads Russell in disrupted Canadian GP practice  Formula 1Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Kimi Antonelli quickest in practice  BBCCanadian GP: Kimi Antonelli tops Mercedes team-mate George Russell in chaotic practice featuring three red flags  Sky SportsCanadian Grand Prix: Alex Albon crashes after running over groundhog in sole practice  ESPNF1 Canadian GP: Kimi Antonelli dominates practice session amid three red flags  Motorsport.com
  
• LIVE: Reaction as Antonelli leads chaotic free practice session in Montreal - racingnews365.com22 May 2026, 6:00 pm
  LIVE: Reaction as Antonelli leads chaotic free practice session in Montreal  racingnews365.comF1 Canadian GP LIVE: Sprint Qualifying, Practice updates, results, stream, highlights from Montreal race weekend  Sky SportsCanadian Grand Prix practice, sprint, qualifying and race times, UK times, plus weather forecast  BBCAll you need to know about the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  Formula 1LIVE: F1 Canadian Grand Prix updates - practice | Live text  Autosport
  
• Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention - The Guardian22 May 2026, 5:56 pm
  Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention  The Guardian'I could not stay silent', says activist who shouted at Ben-Gvir  BBCIsrael’s arrogance is becoming the evidence in the case against it  Al JazeeraFreedom Flotilla Coalition Confirms Release and Deportation of International Volunteers  Freedom FlotillaGaza-bound flotilla movement: All you need to know  Sky News
  
• Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence - BBC22 May 2026, 5:30 pm
  Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence  BBCTulsi Gabbard to resign as US director of national intelligence  BBCUS intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure  The GuardianTulsi Gabbard is resigning as Director of National Intelligence  CNNTulsi Gabbard Resigns as U.S. Intelligence Chief  WSJ
  
• Pentagon releases second batch of UFO videos and first-hand testimony - The Guardian22 May 2026, 5:24 pm
  Pentagon releases second batch of UFO videos and first-hand testimony  The GuardianPresidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)  U.S. Department of War (.gov)UFO files latest: US intel officer saw 'glowing orbs' split in two at high speed, new documents show  Sky NewsPentagon releases more UFO files: "Speechless after these observations"  CBS NewsUS releases second batch of government declassified UFO files  Reuters
  
• Britain braces for long, hot traffic queues amid extra border checks - The Guardian22 May 2026, 5:02 pm
  Britain braces for long, hot traffic queues amid extra border checks  The GuardianSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Health alerts for bank holiday weekend as record May heat forecast in UK - The Guardian22 May 2026, 5:02 pm
  Health alerts for bank holiday weekend as record May heat forecast in UK  The GuardianUK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues  BBCUK weather: Parts of UK headed for bank holiday heatwave as warmest day of the year recorded  BBCUKHSA issues amber and yellow heat-health alerts across England  GOV.UKUK weather: Amber health alerts issued for bank holiday heatwave  The Telegraph
  
• England’s final World Cup squad confirmed: Spence and Toney in, Alexander-Arnold out - The Guardian22 May 2026, 4:59 pm
  England’s final World Cup squad confirmed: Spence and Toney in, Alexander-Arnold out  The Guardian'Unselfish' over 'ego' - what do leaks say about Tuchel's England?  BBCTuchel had to ‘clear the air’ with Ivan Toney before World Cup wildcard choice  The GuardianEngland’s omitted XI: The big names who won’t be going to the World Cup  Sky NewsHarry Maguire 'very unlucky' to miss out on England squad - Wayne Rooney  BBC
  
• Inquests to open for three sisters who died in sea off Brighton - BBC22 May 2026, 4:21 pm
  Inquests to open for three sisters who died in sea off Brighton  BBCBrighton beach: family of sisters found dead condemn conspiracies  The TimesWomen who died in the sea off Brighton were sisters  The TelegraphFamily of three sisters found dead at Brighton beach condemn conspiracy theories  The IndependentWomen who died in the sea off Brighton named as sisters from London  Sky News
  
• Pub-goer jailed for killer punch after losing fight in Appleby Magna - BBC22 May 2026, 3:49 pm
  Pub-goer jailed for killer punch after losing fight in Appleby Magna  BBCPub-goer jailed after killing grandfather with a punch at Christmas party | ITV News  ITVXPolice bodycam footage shows arrest at village home  PressReaderMan jailed for 10 years for killing pub-goer  Fosse 107Drinker who fatally punched beloved grandfather who tried to help him outside pub is jailed for ten years  lbc.co.uk
  
• Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC | Global development - The Guardian22 May 2026, 3:48 pm
  Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC | Global development  The GuardianEbola: What are the risks of the virus spreading beyond the DRC?  Le Monde.frEbola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo  BBCEbola outbreak 'spreading rapidly' - as vaccine from UK scientists 'months away'  Sky NewsUS funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say  CNN
  
• Judith Chalmers, host of ITV's Wish You Were Here...? has died aged 90 - ITVX22 May 2026, 3:33 pm
  Judith Chalmers, host of ITV's Wish You Were Here...? has died aged 90  ITVXTV presenter Judith Chalmers dies aged 90  BBCTV presenter Judith Chalmers, who hosted Wish You Were Here, has died  Sky NewsJudith Chalmers made exotic holidays feel possible to us ordinary Britons  The TelegraphJudith Chalmers, presenter of TV series Wish You Were Here, dies aged 90  The Guardian
  
• Burnham says politics ‘needs new script’ and vows to change Labour if elected as Makerfield MP – as it happened - The Guardian22 May 2026, 3:21 pm
  Burnham says politics ‘needs new script’ and vows to change Labour if elected as Makerfield MP – as it happened  The GuardianMakerfield by-election: Everything you need to know  The TelegraphPeople in Britain can't afford a good life, Burnham says  BBCBurnham’s not the messiah. He’s old Labour’s last throw  Financial TimesAndy Burnham begins high-stakes campaign in Reform battleground  Channel 4
  
• 'Safe and welcoming' ADHD and autism hub to open in Sheffield - BBC22 May 2026, 3:04 pm
  'Safe and welcoming' ADHD and autism hub to open in Sheffield  BBC