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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Search operation underway after helicopter carrying Iran’s president ‘crashes in mountains’
One local government official used the word ‘crash’, but others referred to either a ‘hard landing’ or an ‘incident’.
Ireland will ‘recognise Palestinian statehood’ despite reports of diplomatic row
Simon Harris spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday.
British politics in ‘dangerous’ state warns MP sister of murdered Jo Cox
Kim Leadbeater said the situation now may be worse than it was when Ms Cox was murdered in 2016.
Welby calls for end to ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap in challenge to Labour
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said Labour could not commit to scrapping the policy without knowing how it could be paid for.
Streeting fails to name Starmer’s six first steps for Labour government
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting admitted he ‘fluffed it’ after only getting five of the six.
Brexit-backer Jim Ratcliffe admits leaving the EU ‘has not worked out’
Jim Ratcliffe was previously adamant that the UK would be successful after Brexit - but the billionaire boss has since changed his tune.
Piers Morgan responds furiously as phone-hacking allegations raised again
Laura Kuenssberg challenged Piers Morgan over his alleged involvement in the phone-hacking scandal - and he didn't like it one bit.
Top of the Plops: Faecal bacteria found in water supply in EIGHT more UK regions
Devon isn't the only part of the UK battling against a tainted water supply - with 'faecal bacteria' now present in several other regions.