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LGBTQ+ writers with works in progress, you have until July 2nd to submit a short sample of writing to @TLCUK for the chance to win free professional feedback and 1:1 coaching. All applicants also get an invitation to an exclusive writing masterclass!

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Announcing the Michael Langan LGBTQ+ Free Reads 2025 - The Literary Consultancy
TLC hosts 9th year of LGBTQ+ Free Reads for Pride 2025
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June 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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UK wins biggest post-Brexit trade deal with India – today's front page from The Independent 📰

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May 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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The richest billionaires in the UK right now have been named, as well as their staggering net worth in May 2025
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The 10 wealthiest billionaires in the UK right now - and their staggering net worth
They are worth more than $117billion between them 🤯
www.thestar.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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India has targeted Pakistani-controlled territory, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan called an act of war

How nuclear war between India and Pakistan 'could kill billions around the world'
How nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill billions as tensions rise
India has targeted Pakistani-controlled territory, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan called an act of war.
metro.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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There’s been a lot of funding for new cycle lanes – but not so much for maintaining them. "People aren't going to use cycle infrastructure and cycle unless they feel safe.” www.dublininquirer.c...
There’s been a lot of funding for new cycle lanes – but not so much for maintaining them
"People aren't going to use cycle infrastructure and cycle unless they feel safe.”
www.dublininquirer.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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In a recent joint press conference, newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly quashed U.S.
Canada's defiant 5-word rejection as Carney looks into Trump's eyes
www.irishstar.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Obesity is rising and sugar is part of the problem. But the sugar levy isn’t a tax on people - it’s a push for industry to do better.
‘Milkshake tax’: there’s growing evidence that expanding the UK’s sugar levy could help tackle obesity
Obesity is rising and sugar is part of the problem. But the sugar levy isn’t a tax on people - it’s a push for industry to do better.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press.
The incident happened Tuesday, said the official.
Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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"The ultimate decider on Hezbollah’s arms is Iran"

Read more from Michael Young
It would take a lot more than sheer force to disarm Hezbollah | The National
www.thenationalnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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At least 10 civilians were killed in firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control in #JammuAndKashmir’s #Poonch district. Two among those killed were children.

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May 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Vietnam's shipments from China, to US reach record high amid trade fraud crackdown reut.rs/43f0dWV
Vietnam's shipments from China, to US reach record high amid trade fraud crackdown
Vietnam's imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi's trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the U.S. via its territory.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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What began as a rapid drop in U.S. imports as shippers cut orders from manufacturing partners around the world has now extended into a nationwide export slump, with the agricultural sector taking the hardest hit.
Trump trade tariffs slump widens to 'nearly all U.S. exports,' supply chain data shows
U.S. exports are dropping at nearly all ports, while importers face a June deadline to bring trade into the country to avoid empty store shelves.
cnb.cx
May 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Michelle Obama has revealed she is receiving therapy to help her come to terms with becoming an “empty nester” now that her daughters have left home
Michelle Obama: I’m in therapy
www.thetimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Trump news at a glance: Canada not for sale, says Carney; trans military ban proceeds for now
Trump news at a glance: Canada not for sale, says Carney; trans military ban proceeds for now
Mark Carney takes firm line with Donald Trump during White House visit; supreme court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 6 May at a glance
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The BBC says Newsnight will now be hosted by Victoria Derbyshire on Mondays to Wednesdays, Paddy O'Connell on Thursdays and Matt Chorley on Fridays. Last year's format change towards "live insights and interviews" is seeing "rising ratings", it also said
May 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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14 news organisations have joined together to ask a US judge to unseal documents in the case of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
14 news outlets ask judge to unseal filings in Abrego García case
The request comes as filings in the case of the mistakenly deported Maryland resident have become increasingly closed to the public.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Authorities in Latvia and Lithuania have reportedly barred Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s plane from flying through their airspace as he travels to Russia to attend Victory Day celebrations.
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Serbian president’s plane reportedly denied Latvian and Lithuanian airspace for planned flight to Russia’s Victory Day celebrations — Meduza
Authorities in Latvia and Lithuania have reportedly barred Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s plane from flying through their airspace as he travels to Russia to attend celebrations marking the…
meduza.io
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Joe Biden slams Donald Trump and says 'what the hell's going on?'
Joe Biden slams Donald Trump and says 'what the hell's going on here'
Former US President Joe Biden questioned 'what the hell's going on here?' as he condemned Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy and his disregard for other countries
www.mirror.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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When the BBC has become so terrified of the right wing press that it's banning its presenters from talking about heating systems, then something's gone terribly wrong
BBC bans Evan Davis from informing the public on heat pumps. “As the world has ‘progressed’ in the past few months” the BBC “has become concerned that anything like this - informing people about heat pumps - can be interpreted as treading on areas of pulic controversy” youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...
20. The final episode...
YouTube video by Happy Heat Pump Podcast
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April 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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MAGA: “Outsourcing jobs to other countries is bad.”

Also MAGA: “Outsourcing federal prison guard jobs to El Salvador is good.”
April 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Excellent! Well Done, Pope!
April 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The person who Illiterati who graffitied this probably agrees we should get rid of the Dept. of Education.
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM