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Protesters call for end to sewage discharges plaguing nation’s waterways

Demonstrations were held across lakes, beaches and rivers throughout the UK.

Far-right groups launch unofficial campaign for European elections

Marine Le Pen, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Argentinian leader Javier Milei appeared at an event sponsored by the Vox party.

Uber offers £5,000 electric car grants for London drivers

The ride-hailing company announced the measure to help it meet its pledge that all Uber vehicles in London will be fully electric by the end of 2025.

Infected blood report due decades after victims began campaigning for justice

People were infected with contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.

England’s blood service is one of the safest in the world today – health leaders

Dr Gail Miflin, chief medical officer at NHS Blood and Transplant, said there were a number of checks in place to ensure the safety of blood products.

Ryanair profits jump by more than a third

The group reported a 34% rise in profits after tax to 1.92 billion euros (£1.64 billion) for the year to the end of March.

Embracing AI could save Government £40 billion a year, experts say

A report by the Tony Blair Institute and Faculty said the scope and scale of the changes from AI will be vast.

Royal Mint 50p coin marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

The design has been recreated by sand artists on Gold beach, where troops landed in 1944.

Cross erected in memory of explorer Shackleton to travel 7,000 miles to Scotland

The memorial at Hope Point, South Georgia, is to find a new home at the Discovery Point museum in Dundee.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Mr Raisi’s died along with Iran’s foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Preserving breast tissue outside of body will aid cancer research – study

Experts say they have paved the way for the development of new drugs to treat and prevent breast cancer.

China sanctions Boeing and two US defence contractors for Taiwan arms sales

The move is the latest in a series of sanctions Beijing has announced in recent years against defence companies for weapons sales to Taiwan.