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Q Radio National News

• Monkeypox spreading in UK through community transmission, with new cases identified 'daily', says senior doctor

  Monkeypox is spreading in the UK through community transmission and new cases are being detected on a daily basis, a senior doctor has warned.

• Ukraine war: Russians have turned to a devastatingly random tactic in the Donbas - and they're still on the march

  Carpet bombing is indiscriminate - devastatingly destructive and utterly random.

• Raheem Bailey: Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi reveals own bullying ordeal after 'sickening' incident that saw boy lose finger

  The education secretary says an alleged bullying incident in which an 11-year-old boy lost a finger is "sickening" - as he spoke of his own bullying ordeal as a child.

• Partygate: Minister unable to say who requested meeting between PM and Sue Gray over her report

  Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said he does not know who requested a meeting between the prime minister and Sue Gray over her partygate report, but is confident there was "no way" she would allow herself to be influenced by anybody.

• Trooping the Colour: Family left 'shaken up' after seeing part of stand collapse at Trooping the Colour rehearsal

  Witnesses have shared their shock at seeing part of a stand collapse during a rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, which left five people injured.

• Australia elections: New leader Anthony Albanese may have to be sworn in as acting PM amid poll uncertainty

  Australia's newly-elected leader may have to be sworn in as acting prime minister to attend a summit with US President Joe Biden, with votes still being counted in the country's poll.

• Ukraine rules out ceasefire and insists only 'diplomacy' can end war, as fighting intensifies in Donbas

  Ukraine has ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire with Russia - and said it will not accept any deal with Moscow that involves giving up territory.

• Big Ben is back telling the time - and the bongs will soon ring out again

  An £80m makeover of Big Ben is nearly complete, restoring the world's most famous clock face to its original Victorian glory.

• Premier League final: Title race and relegation battle down to the wire on last day - live updates

• Crispin Blunt reiterates defence of ex-Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan as he claims sex offender 'did not get fair trial'

  A former justice minister has reiterated his defence of former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan by arguing the disgraced politician did not get a "fair trial".

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Q Radio World News

• Ukraine war: Russians have turned to a devastatingly random tactic in the Donbas - and they're still on the march

  Carpet bombing is indiscriminate - devastatingly destructive and utterly random.

• Monkeypox is a 'concern for everybody' and US is looking into treatments and vaccines, says President Joe Biden

  Monkeypox is something "everybody should be concerned about" and the US is looking into what kind of treatments and vaccines are available, President Joe Biden has said.

• Australia elections: New leader Anthony Albanese may have to be sworn in as acting PM amid poll uncertainty

  Australia's newly-elected leader may have to be sworn in as acting prime minister to attend a summit with US President Joe Biden, with votes still being counted in the country's poll.

• Anthony Albanese: Who is Australia's new prime minister?

  Anthony Albanese is known as a pragmatic politician willing to work outside ideological lines - and someone whose first taste of politics came as a child.

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Q Radio National Sport

• Spanish GP Qualifying: Charles Leclerc salvages epic pole after spin as Max Verstappen suffers late issues

  Charles Leclerc salvaged his fourth F1 pole position of the season after a stunning final lap in Spanish GP qualifying, with Max Verstappen left to bemoan a late Red Bull issue to end his hopes of battling his title rival.

• Trent Alexander-Arnold: Liverpool defender claims Man City have helped his side become mentality monsters

  Trent Alexander-Arnold says Manchester City have helped Liverpool become the 'mentality monsters' that have forced a potential quadruple, as both sides battle for the Premier League title on the final day.

• Live football on Sky Sports - games, dates, kick-off times

  Follow all the twists and turns at the top and bottom of the Premier League on the final day as Sky Sports show three live games, while Soccer Special on Sky Sports News will broadcast all the goals from all the games as they go in.

• Lyon's Ada Hegerberg: I never imagined I'd reach Champions League final again after injury nightmare

  Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg admits she’s gone from a “very low point” to “feeling like a kid again” after putting 20 months of injury struggles behind her to play in the Champions League final against Barcelona.

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• Jimmy Savile victim groped on TV fears Steve Coogan will 'struggle' playing 'monster'- as BBC drama faces calls to be axed

  A woman who was groped by Jimmy Savile on Top Of The Pops fears Steve Coogan will "struggle" to portray the "monster" in an upcoming BBC drama, amid calls for the series to be axed.

• Morgan Freeman and deceased senator John McCain among Americans banned from Russia

  Actor Morgan Freeman and former US senator John McCain, who is deceased, are among a list of 963 Americans who have been "permanently banned" from entering Russia.

• Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to make guest appearance in EastEnders for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  Regular viewers may have trouble believing their eyes when Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall make a guest appearance in EastEnders early next month.

• Child actor who starred in Jaws becomes police chief where it was filmed

  A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed.

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Q Radio Business News

• Why farming in UK is predominantly white - and what's being done to increase diversity

  The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is launching a new scholarship scheme to encourage more British students from ethnic minorities to enter the farming sector.

• Trump’s commerce secretary Ross plots £700m merger with UK’s Atom Bank

  A senior figure in Donald Trump's Cabinet is plotting a £700m deal that would see one of Britain's biggest digital-only banks being listed on the US stock market.

• Cost of living: Grocery prices up by 'more than 20%' in advance of food inflation caused by Ukraine war

  Hundreds of staple grocery items had shot up in price by more than a fifth over the two years prior to the surge in food inflation caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an investigation.

• Smartwear companies fire starting gun on the race for our faces

  Following the commercial success of Facebook's Oculus virtual reality headset, companies are now in a race to develop the first consumer market-aimed augmented reality (AR) glasses.

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Q Radio Quirky News

• Child actor who starred in Jaws becomes police chief where it was filmed

  A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed.

• Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist

  Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.

• Metallica baby: Woman gives birth at Brazil stadium show 'as band plays Enter Sandman'

  Supermarkets, cars and lifts are just some of the unusual birth places reported for babies who have made speedy entrances into the world.

• Netherlands: Boy, four, called 'a new Max Verstappen' after taking mother's car for joyride

  A four-year-old boy has been likened to F1 star Max Verstappen after taking his mother's car for a drive in the Netherlands.

• Heinz unveils 'HM Sauce' and 'Salad Queen' to mark the Platinum Jubilee

  Two of the UK's best-known condiments are getting a royal makeover to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

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Q Radio Politics

• Partygate: Minister unable to say who requested meeting between PM and Sue Gray over her report

  Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said he does not know who requested a meeting between the prime minister and Sue Gray over her partygate report, but is confident there was "no way" she would allow herself to be influenced by anybody.

• Raheem Bailey: Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi reveals own bullying ordeal after 'sickening' incident that saw boy lose finger

  The education secretary says an alleged bullying incident in which an 11-year-old boy lost a finger is "sickening" - as he spoke of his own bullying ordeal as a child.

• Cost of living: Job cuts of up to 40% examined at Department for Education, confirms minister

  Civil Service job cuts of up to 40% are being examined as part of cost-saving plans at the Department for Education, Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed.

• Crispin Blunt reiterates defence of ex-Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan as he claims sex offender 'did not get fair trial'

  A former justice minister has reiterated his defence of former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan by arguing the disgraced politician did not get a "fair trial".

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Q Radio Tech News

• Smartwear companies fire starting gun on the race for our faces

  Following the commercial success of Facebook's Oculus virtual reality headset, companies are now in a race to develop the first consumer market-aimed augmented reality (AR) glasses.

• Artificial Intelligence sleep app may mean an end to sleeping pills for insomniacs

  A new artificial intelligence sleep app has been developed that might be able to replace sleeping pills for insomnia sufferers.

• Prehistoric faeces discovered in Wiltshire gives a hint about the cooking skills of Stonehenge builders

  Ancient faeces found near Stonehenge show its builders may have dined on badly cooked cow offal during epic winter feasts.

• The 'most valuable car' in the world sells for a record €135m - but it's for a good cause

  The "most valuable car in the world", a 1955 Mercedes-Benz, has sold for a record €135m (£114.4m).

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