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• Texas school shooting: Girl survived by 'smearing blood on herself and playing dead'

  A girl saw her teacher killed in the Texas shooting but reportedly survived by lying on one of her classmates and smearing the girl's blood on herself to "play dead".

• Gang jailed after being found guilty of modern slavery offences

  Members of a prostitution and modern slavery gang have been jailed for a number of years.

• Paul Holmes: Tory MP quits as Home Office aide over partygate scandal

  A Tory MP has resigned from the government saying he was "shocked and angered" by revelations about partying in Downing Street.

• Thousands of Liverpool fans and half-term holidaymakers stuck in long queue at Dover

  Liverpool FC fans travelling to France for the Champions League final and families going on holiday for half-term face long queues in Dover.

• Sixteen further monkeypox cases detected in England, UK Health Security Agency confirms

  A further 16 cases of monkeypox have been detected in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.

• Migrant crossings: Asylum seeker who fled war says he would rather die than be sent to Rwanda

  An asylum seeker who fled the war in Sudan and is now facing being sent to Rwanda has told Sky News he would rather die than get on the plane.

• Autistic man in legal battle with Sainsbury's over assistance cat ban

  A man with autism has launched legal action against Sainsbury's for denying entry to his assistance cat.

• Boris Johnson changes ministerial code so those who breach it don't have to quit or face sack

  Ministers who are found to have breached the ministerial code will no longer have to resign or face the sack.

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Sport

• Lewis Hamilton unlikely to face sanction over wearing piercings at Monaco GP this weekend

  Lewis Hamilton is unlikely to face sanction for continuing to wear piercings at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, Sky Sports News has learned.

• Sky Sports partners with UK broadcasters to make World Cup play-off final available to all

  On Sunday June 5, everyone in the UK will be able to watch Wales take on either Scotland or Ukraine in the FIFA World Cup Play-Off Final.

• Steve Cooper interview: Nottingham Forest's tunnel vision and standing on the shoulders of giants

  When Steve Cooper was appointed as Nottingham Forest last September, he arrived with just one initial objective.

• Kylian Mbappe: Ligue 1 chairman hits out at LaLiga president Javier Tebas for complaining over striker's new PSG contract

  The chairman of the French top-flight has hit out at LaLiga president Javier Tebas for describing Kylian Mbappe's new Paris Saint-Germain contract as "an insult to football" - by branding his complaints as "disrespectful smears".

• Bernie Ecclestone: Former F1 CEO arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun

  Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, local police said on Thursday.

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Entertainment News

• Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi star Hayden Christensen talks teaming back up with Ewan McGregor and pulling the Vader suit on

  Since the launch of Disney+, Star Wars fans have been treated to wildly successful shows such as The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch and The Book Of Boba Fett.

• Ray Liotta: Scorsese and De Niro pay tribute after Goodfellas star dies age 67

  Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner have paid tribute to the "uniquely gifted" Ray Liotta, who has died age 67.

• Amber Heard makes emotional return to the stand as final witness in Johnny Depp libel trial

  Amber Heard made an emotional return to the stand as Johnny Depp's libel trial against her entered its final stretch, reminding jurors she is "a human being" and saying: "I just want Johnny to leave me alone."

• Depeche Mode: Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of 80s pop group, dies aged 60

  Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode, has died aged 60.

• Kevin Spacey: Oscar-winning actor charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men in the UK

  Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service has said.

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