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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Zelensky ready for 'honest work' with US to end Ukraine war - Kyiv says it is willing to engage with a US-backed draft peace plan aimed at ending the war with Russia.
  • Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings from Covid inquiry - The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
  • The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis - Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?
  • Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns - The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.
  • Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, crowned Miss Universe - She made headlines when she walked out of a pre-pageant event after being told off by an organiser.
  • Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape - Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.
  • Serious Fraud Office was warned about diamond scam but decided not to act - Whistleblower reported diamond retailer “Vashi” to the Serious Fraud Office a year before it collapsed.
  • Energy price cap fall expected as temperatures plunge - Regulator Ofgem will announce its next price cap, affecting the bills of millions of people from January.
  • Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK - The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.
  • School repairs left unfinished as firm behind huge PFI contract goes into liquidation - The news heightens concerns that 88 schools in Stoke-on-Trent could be left with unfinished work.
  • Ice warnings across parts of UK as cold snap sets in - New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales for Friday, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.
  • Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work? - The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.
  • 'Fatal cost' of 'toxic No 10' and 'Migration overhaul' - The papers on Friday are leading on the long-awaited report into how MPs handled the pandemic.
  • How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes - The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
  • Weekly quiz: Why was KPop Demon Hunters banned by a school? - How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
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