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Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands among qualifiers for Eurovision final

The first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, also saw Estonia, Poland and Iceland go through to Saturday’s final.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Unions and green groups call for £1.9bn emergency funding for North Sea workers

The organisations are holding a rally outside the UK Parliament on Wednesday to demand more support for workers to transition into green jobs.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Britain's biggest pawnbroker H&T snapped up by US giant

FirstCash operates more than 3,000 locations in America, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and El Salvador.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Artist With Absurd Sense Of Humor Shares His Hilarious Comic Strips (20 Pics)

Many of you are already familiar with Steve Nelson, a skilled artist from Brighton, UK, who excels in creating vibrant and humorous comics that might look simple at first glance but the jokes within them are anything but.

Bored Panda · May 14, 2025

PMQs live: Farage claims Starmer ‘learning a great deal’ from Reform on immigration

Prime minister facing backlash from members of his own party after immigration speech

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette?

In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peace

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Inside the European centres favoured for cross-border tax planning

Euronews takes a closer look at the favoured corporate tax centres across Europe and its overseas territories.

Euronews · May 14, 2025

At least five more MPs decide to vote against England and Wales assisted dying bill

With two other MPs moving to vote in favour, and a previous majority of 55, the bill seems likely to pass next stage

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Are York’s developers aiming high enough with UK’s largest regeneration project?

The £2.5bn York Central scheme is a huge opportunity to rethink the city centre but campaigners worry they will end up with an off-the-shelf development

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Lee Miller ‘buried’ frontline war experiences, archive says ahead of show

Unseen shots by US war photographer to be shown at Photo London, which also features images from Ukraine conflict

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025