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• ‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better? - The Guardian3 May 2026, 12:30 am
  ‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?  The GuardianIrish GPs told about the secret of ‘super-agers’ and how to detect patients with the ‘wrong’ mindset  The Irish Independent'Seventy can be the new fifty' if attitudes change towards growing old  Irish Examiner70 is the new 50 - if we think more positively about ageing, says neuroscience professor  Irish Examiner
  
• King's speech was a 'high stakes' moment of US visit, Palace says - BBC3 May 2026, 12:03 am
  King's speech was a 'high stakes' moment of US visit, Palace says  BBCKing has Midas touch with Trump, but benefits for Britain remain to be seen  Sky NewsThe king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself | Simon Tisdall  The GuardianKing Charles’s truths to power  Financial TimesHMS Trump and the art of a diplomatic gift  The Spectator
  
• Pentagon to pull 5,000 soldiers out of Germany in dispute over Iran war - Financial Times2 May 2026, 11:36 pm
  Pentagon to pull 5,000 soldiers out of Germany in dispute over Iran war  Financial TimesGermany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification  BBC‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops  The GuardianGermany and Europe Have Bigger Trump Problems Than U.S. Troop Withdrawal  WSJHow Germany May Have Misjudged Trump’s Anger on Iran  The New York Times
  
• Gyökeres double fires Arsenal past Fulham to turn title pressure on Manchester City - The Guardian2 May 2026, 11:19 pm
  Gyökeres double fires Arsenal past Fulham to turn title pressure on Manchester City  The GuardianPremier League title race: Advantage Arsenal over Man City after Fulham win  BBCBukayo Saka brilliance helps Arsenal extend lead at the top as West Ham suffer blow at the bottom - Premier League hits and misses  Sky SportsArteta: “The team clicked immediately” | Interview | News  Arsenal.comMikel Arteta: In-form Bukayo Saka gives Arsenal trophy momentum  ESPN
  
• Horror WW3 warning as Russia 'preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons on Ukraine' - Daily Express2 May 2026, 10:16 pm
  Horror WW3 warning as Russia 'preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons on Ukraine'  Daily ExpressUkraine war latest: Kyiv 'clearly has the Kremlin rattled'  Sky NewsUkrainian commander claims Russia 'preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons'  The MirrorUkrainian Air Force urges partners to prepare for tactical nuclear risk  mezha.net
  
• Spirit Airlines shutdown: How to get home and get refunds - The Guardian2 May 2026, 9:58 pm
  Spirit Airlines shutdown: How to get home and get refunds  The GuardianSpirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse  BBCSpirit Airlines canceled all flights and is going out of business | CNN Business  CNNAmerican Airlines takes action to support Spirit Airlines customers and team members  American Airlines NewsroomUnited Offers Support for Spirit Airlines Customers and Employees  PR Newswire
  
• Airlines can cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans - BBC2 May 2026, 9:35 pm
  Airlines can cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans  BBCBritons face flight cancellations as ministers try to limit disruption  The TimesSummer holidays up in the air as Europe braces for jet fuel shortage  France 24Norwich Airport boss confident fuel prices are not an issue  BBCAll the airlines cancelling flights and adding extra charges amid jet fuel crisis  The Independent
  
• Peter Kay back on stage day after bomb hoax as teenager charged - ITVX2 May 2026, 9:24 pm
  Peter Kay back on stage day after bomb hoax as teenager charged  ITVXMan charged after bomb hoax at Peter Kay show  BBCTeenager charged after bomb hoax at Peter Kay show  Sky NewsPeter Kay show stopped and 19-year-old in custody after ‘suspicious bag’ found  The GuardianPeter Kay show to go ahead in Birmingham after bomb hoax arrest  BBC
  
• 2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix - Qualifying results - racingnews365.com2 May 2026, 9:06 pm
  2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix - Qualifying results  racingnews365.comMiami Grand Prix: Lando Norris wins sprint race from Oscar Piastri  BBCWhat the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in Miami  Formula 1Miami Grand Prix: Antonelli pips Verstappen to pole after Norris wins sprint race – live  The GuardianMiami GP: George Russell says 'smooth' driving style the reason for deficit to Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli  Sky Sports
  
• Boy dies after being 'injured by fallen tree' in Staffordshire tragedy - Stoke-on-Trent Live2 May 2026, 8:59 pm
  Boy dies after being 'injured by fallen tree' in Staffordshire tragedy  Stoke-on-Trent LiveTeen killed by falling tree in Stafford  BBCTeenage boy dies after being injured by a fallen tree in Stafford  Express and StarTeenage boy killed by fallen tree in Stafford street as police tape off scene  The MirrorBoy dies after tree falls on him in Midlands tragedy  Birmingham Live
  
• Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea - Al Jazeera2 May 2026, 8:54 pm
  Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea  Al JazeeraRescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast  The GuardianWhale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast  BBCTimmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue  The New York TimesRescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea  France 24
  
• DVLA confirms £210 Direct Debit charge for petrol drivers - Daily Express2 May 2026, 8:44 pm
  DVLA confirms £210 Direct Debit charge for petrol drivers  Daily ExpressRachel Reeves just kicked older drivers in the teeth - state pensioners will be raging mad  Daily ExpressDriving law changes you missed in April - Major car tax hikes, car finance updates and more  GB NewsDVLA '£50,000' alert for Brits  MSNThe £410 road tax charge for 2001-2017 cars under Labour's changes  Leicestershire Live
  
• Brixton shooting: Four people in hospital after shots fired from vehicle - ITVX2 May 2026, 7:46 pm
  Brixton shooting: Four people in hospital after shots fired from vehicle  ITVXFour injured in Brixton drive-by shooting  BBCBrixton drive-by shooting ‘act of indiscriminate violence’, say Met police  The GuardianMan in life-threatening condition among four injured in Brixton after gunshots fired from vehicle  Sky NewsBreaking: Shots fired on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, early Saturday morning, 2nd May 2026  Brixton Buzz
  
• Ipswich Town stakeholder Ed Sheeran celebrates Premier League promotion with team singalong - ESPN2 May 2026, 6:49 pm
  Ipswich Town stakeholder Ed Sheeran celebrates Premier League promotion with team singalong  ESPNAre Ipswich better equipped for Premier League this time?  BBCIpswich promoted to Premier League in style after rolling over QPR  The GuardianIpswich Town: How Kieran McKenna guided Tractor Boys to immediate Premier League return  Sky SportsTEAM NEWS | QPR (H)  Ipswich Town FC
  
• King launches Space Agency project on final day in Bermuda - BBC2 May 2026, 6:08 pm
  King launches Space Agency project on final day in Bermuda  BBCThe tour when the King finally stepped out of the late Queen’s shadow  The TelegraphBermuda welcomes King Charles with boats, dancing and cake-cutting  BBCThe King visits Bermuda  The Royal FamilyIn pictures: King welcomed by hundreds on Bermuda visit  Sky News