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Owner of William Hill agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino firm
The owner of William Hill and the 888 online casino brand has agreed a £243m takeover by the Greek casino and lottery operator Bally’s Intralot.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Lebanon Six killed after Israel orders evacuation of villages
Thousands fled their homes after Israel issued forced evacuation orders for nine villages in southern Lebanon before strikes that killed six people yesterday, a day after the Hezbollah militant group rejected a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
‘What will we get out of it?’ Palermo split as Dua Lipa’s wedding parties begin
Concetta Chillemi was chatting to friends outside her shop next to Palermo’s gallery for modern art, housed in a sublime baroque church in the city’s historic centre.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
‘I have to be busy’ Airey is the new queen of arts
When Dawn Airey ran Channel 5, she famously described the channel’s core strengths as the “three Fs” - “films, football, and fucking”.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Starbucks Korea New mugs smashed in massacre protest
It was a PR nightmare: customers smashing Starbucks branded tumblers and mugs as fans deleted loyalty apps and cashed out prepaid balances.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Anthony Head, star of Buffy and Nescafé ads, dies aged 72
Anthony Head, the actor best-known for playing Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 72.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Australian officials seize 100,000 exotic cockroaches in record bust
More than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches have been seized in Australia in a record-breaking bust.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Water companies Manchester mayor calls for nationalisation
Thames Water should be nationalised, Andy Burnham has said, revealing public ownership of water companies would “absolutely be an option” under his potential leadership of the Labour party.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to hold face-to-face meeting
Vladimir Putin has rejected an offer in a letter from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a face-to-face meeting, instead insisting Russia will achieve its war goals in Ukraine, including seizing all of the eastern Donbas region.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Burnham offers boost to small businesses in first major policy proposal for Labour
Andy Burnham has said he would consider cutting some employers’ national insurance contributions, and proposed a cut to business rates for pubs and small, family-run enterprises, in his first significant policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Rocker's art is confused, pretentious and dumb
Nobody can phone it in like a famous conceptual artist. Invited to customise one of rock star Jack White’s amplifiers, Ai Weiwei has inscribed the F-word in various sizes and colours across its front.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
It is the UK's biggest bird of prey. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear in North Yorkshire? The confounding case of the missing white-tailed eagle
The six police officers arrived at the Snilesworth estate in two pick-up trucks last week, according to one account. They asked to go up on the moors, a source said, and “so off they went”.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Kanya King, entrepreneur and founder of Mobo awards, dies aged 57
The entrepreneur Kanya King, a tireless champion of Black British music who founded the Mobo awards, has died from colon cancer. She was 57.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Salary sacrifice Max out this pension tax break while you can
The clock is ticking to take advantage of this valuable scheme, as the benefits are to be restricted from April 2029.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
BBC clears Victoria Derbyshire in inquiry into bullying claims
The BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire was the subject of an investigation over her behaviour, after complaints were received by the broadcaster.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Lineker media production firm becomes fastest-growing business in UK
The media production company co-founded by the former England footballer Gary Lineker and behind The Rest Is... podcasts is now the fastest-growing business in Britain.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
House prices fall for third month in a row amid Iran uncertainty
UK house prices fell unexpectedly in May as rising mortgage rates fuelled by the war in Iran affected affordability and homebuyer demand.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
A raucous hen party at The Rocky Horror Show ruffles a few feathers
Monday The first day of Pride month and friends in New York report a textbook encounter between one of the straightest forces in this world — hen night energy — and one of the gayest, The Rocky Horror Show, currently in revival on Broadway, where for the past three months, Tony-nominated Luke Evans has been knocking it out of the park as Frank-N-Furter.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
No 10 suggests US ‘trying to interfere’ in UK democracy over Nowak claim
Keir Starmer has suggested the US is trying to interfere in British democracy after JD Vance, the vice-president, blamed the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Subletting scandal prompts demand for public inquiry into royal finances
Campaigners have called for a public inquiry into “all royal finances” after it was revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Social media Ministers plan to target spread of misinformation
Liz Kendall said yesterday the government was considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises but insisted she would not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X social media platform.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
British Heart Foundation to shut 150 shops as costs rise
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is to close about 150 shops and cut jobs, as rising costs and the shift to online shopping make about a quarter of the charity’s high street locations commercially unsustainable.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Plenty of dazzle - but not enough drama
Immaculate in its song and dance, this show about the romantic shenanigans of the American east coast gentry is smoothly staged from the minute the (doomed) multitiered cake is wheeled on.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
‘Savage’ rapist may serve less jail time than man wrongly convicted of crime
A “savage” rapist who evaded justice for nearly two decades could spend less time in prison than the innocent man who was wrongly convicted of his crime.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Primary pupils get parents and teachers to join screen-free days
Schools banning pupils from having smartphones are now commonplace.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
State of nations What is driving the US's intervention in Henry Nowak's death?
In the state department of past US administrations, how to respond to an incendiary event such as the murder of the British student Henry Nowak would have required deliberations, memos and meetings.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Cover your eyes Worst album sleeves in the world on display
“It is like the invasion of the bunny body snatchers,” says John Thompson, former lead singer of the 1970s US rock band Peter Rabbitt, as he looks at what is regarded as one of the world’s worst record covers.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall is turning 125; its director John Gilhooly was being granted honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society; and everyone in the audience was shouted a free drink.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Lack of oil, fuel and parts sparks new series of crises across Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza already grappling with limited supplies of food and medicine are now facing shortages of engine oil, spare parts and fuel, impacting everything from bread production to water supplies.
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June 06, 2026
The Guardian
Global hunger for minerals to power hi-tech economy driving spread of Ebola in the DRC
For decades after the discovery of Ebola virus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, infecting a few hundred people at most.
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