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Former US President Donald Trump has said he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate (AP)

Donald Trump says he has been indicted over mishandling documents

Broadcasting veteran Anne Diamond reveals breast cancer diagnosis (PA)

Broadcasting veteran Anne Diamond reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Researchers studied rhynchosaur specimens found in Devon (Mark Witton/University of Bristol/PA)

Triassic herbivores starved to death as diet took toll on teeth, study suggests

The attack on four children in Annecy, France, leads the majority of the British front pages across the UK on Friday.

What the papers say – June 9

Which? has criticised Tesco over pricing information displayed on product promotions (Joe Giddens/PA)

Unclear Tesco pricing could be ‘unlawful’, warns Which

The negative retail figures mark the end of 26 months of positive results dating back to March 2021 (PA)

High street records negative sales for first time in more than two years

London Assembly objects to push by Arts Council of England to move the English National Opera outside London (Equity/PA)

London Assembly objects to push to move English National Opera

In 2021/22, 16,000 of the jobs forecast to be created were in London (Steve Parsons/PA)

Economic bias towards London and South East remains baked into system, say MPs

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Phil O’Donoghue is the first patient to take part in the British Heart Foundation-funded study run by the NIHR Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (NIHR/PA)

Medics launch £1.8m trial to identify heart patients for lifesaving devices

Walmer Castle (Jim Holden/ English Heritage)

Visitors told to experience historic sites with senses as phones ‘overstimulate’

A new guide aims to help parents with disabled children access vital savings (PA)

New guide aims to help families access savings of disabled young people

The inquiry will assess how well the UK Government understands and enforces devolution (PA)

MPs to examine how well UK ministers understand devolution

Researchers said while national surveys of British attitudes towards same-sex relationships suggest that society has become more tolerant of people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, there is clearly a long way to go (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Higher self-harm risk for LGB people shows society has ‘long way to go’

Officials said volunteers are crucial in supporting the health and care sector (Joe Giddens/PA)

Social care recruitment campaign costing millions branded ‘ineffectual’

Public trust in the police is hanging by a thread – watchdog

The Children’s Commissioner for England has said the sale of disposable vapes should be banned (Alamy/PA)

Disposables vapes must be banned to protect children – commissioner

Peatland is vital for storing carbon (West Arkengarthdale Moor/PA)

Co-op reveals deal with RSPB to restore and manage peatland

A record £2.4 billion was paid out in motor claims in the first quarter of this year, according to the Association of British Insurers (Ben Birchall/PA)

Record £2.4bn in motor claims paid in first quarter of 2023, say insurers

Roses lay at the playground after a knife attack in Annecy, French Alps (Laurent Cipriani/AP)

Suspect in playground attack denied French asylum, minister says

Taking the diabetes drug metformin after a positive coronavirus test reduces risk of long Covid, research suggests (Danny Lawson/PA)

‘Taking metformin after positive test reduces risk of long Covid’ – trial

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris (PA)

Government amendments to legacy bill dismissed as ‘tinkering round the edges’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden during a joint press conference at the White House (Kevin Lamarque/PA)

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden stress ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine

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Teenage boy dies after collision involving e-bike and ambulance

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden in the White House (PA)

Sunak announces ‘Atlantic Declaration’ to boost UK-US ties after Biden talks

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Labour was ‘the party of education’, Bridget Phillipson said (Naomi Gabrielle Photography/News UK/PA)

Labour pledges to revamp Ofsted grading system

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Taurine is an amino acid found in meat, fish and eggs (Columbia University Irving Medical Centre)

Taurine may slow ageing process, research suggests

Actress Nikki Sanderson alerted to potential hacking claim by Hollyoaks co-star

A person cycles past the skyline in Philadelphia shrouded in haze (Matt Rourke/AP)

Smoky haze blanketing US and Canada could last into weekend

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A rescue helicopter is pictured after a knife attack in Annecy (Florent Pecchio/L’Essor Savoyard via AP)

British child among four severely injured after French playground knife attack

The Estrela de Fura ruby fetched more than £27 million at auction in New York (Sotheby’s/PA)

Pink diamond and ruby make history as they fetch £28 million each at auction

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden (Niall Carson/PA)

Leaders reflect on Churchill’s early hours visits to Roosevelt

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Ross Edgley, left, and Sir Chris Hoy raced across Loch Harport (Andrew Woodhouse/PA)

Sir Chris Hoy beats endurance swimmer Ross Edgley in Skye race

Conor Leech, BA graphic design student, with his work titled Stardust ’81 at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Family loss in Stardust tragedy inspires student’s art showpiece

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists in central London (Aaron Chown/PA)

Labour donor Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil protest in Westminster

A terrorist who hatched a bomb plot alongside London Bridge attacker Usman Khan could walk free from prison within weeks (West Midlands Police/PA)

Parole Board directs prison release of terrorist friend of London Bridge killer

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Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has lost the latest round of a High Court fight with British government ministers after being made subject to sanctions (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Russian racing driver loses latest round of fight against sanctions

Scientists analysed the behaviour of the California two-spot octopus (Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory)

Octopuses beat the cold by ‘editing genetic material in less than a day’ – study

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Jacob Crouch lived in a ‘culture of cruelty’ before he was murdered, a court heard (Crown Prosecution Service/PA)

Couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is an ally of Vladimir Putin (PA)

UK bans imports of gold from Belarus in new wave of sanctions

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Zarin Adatia, 84, and her 48-year-old daughter Tasneem were discovered in their council flat in East Finchley, north London, an inquest heard (PA)

Coroner ‘at a loss’ to explain deaths of mother and daughter found in flat

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Members of the GMB union on the picket line outside the Amazon centre in Coventry (Phil Barnett/PA)

Union accuses Amazon of ‘dirty tricks’ over number of workers

Clear-air turbulence is already costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars but more investment is needed, scientists say (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Climate change increasing aircraft turbulence, study shows

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Jonathan Blakeley partied with West Ham players Alphonse Areola and Said Benrahma outside a hotel in Prague (Jonathan Blakeley/PA)

West Ham fan parties with players outside hotel to celebrate club’s victory

GameStop shares plunged before the opening bell after the company fired chief executive Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive brought in two years ago to turn the struggling videogame retailer around (Alamy/PA)

GameStop shares slumps after it fires former Amazon executive

BT has revealed its boss Philip Jansen took home a £1.8 million bonus last year (BT Group/PA)

BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made cutting waiting lists one of his priorities for 2023 (Jeff Moore/PA)

What the latest NHS performance figures show

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Eoin O’Brien was tricked by a scam artist (De Warrenne Pictures/PA)

Actor tells how he was scammed by ‘con queen of Hollywood’

Sarah, Duchess of York (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Sarah, Duchess of York moved to tears by Eugenie’s baby name tribute

Divers heading under the water at Mullion Cove Harbour (Hidden Sea/Zero Co/PA)

Divers off Cornwall join global effort to clean seas for World Oceans Day

M&S has settled a legal case over its Percy Pig sweets (Alamy/PA)

M&S agrees settlement with Swizzels in Percy Pig court case

HMRC has said it will pilot a new seasonal model for the self-assessment helpline (PA)

HMRC to pilot ‘seasonal model’ for self-assessment helpline

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A man has appeared in court charged with flying a drone above a football match – causing the game to be halted (Jacob King/PA)

Man, 27, in court accused of flying drone over play-off semi-final

Passenger usage of Britain’s railways during the first three months of the year was 12% below pre-pandemic levels (James Manning/PA)

Train journeys down 12% on pre-pandemic levels

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Peers told the report that metal barricades put up during protests were difficult to navigate for disabled people (Sean Dempsey/PA)

Call to act on ‘dangerous’ conditions around Westminster for disabled people

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