The BBC’s director of comedy has issued a plea to TV producers to “save our sitcom” as he warned that it faces extinction ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-co…

Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on a general election, setting the date for July 4. Now the Tory party and Labour must battle over the talking points ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-gen…

Dead monkeys fall from trees in extreme Mexico heat.
Heatwave has pushed temperatures, prompting water shortages and having a devastating impact on local wildlife, including howler monkeys ⬇️
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A man was due to appear in court on Thursday charged with assisting Russia’s intelligence service ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/man-ch…

Police are appealing for information after the child’s skull was fractured by a metal pellet thought to been fired from airgun in Leyland, Lancashire thetimes.co.uk/article/boy-11…

New York University students suspended for taking part in pro-Palestinian protests have been told they must complete “morality and ethics” assignments or face expulsion ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/nyu-pa…

American on first trip abroad held over plot to remove DRC leader.

Tyler Thompson, 21, was arrested after his friend’s father tried to lead a coup against President Tshisekedi
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On today's #Worldin10 podcast, @JaneFlan on America's attempts to rebuild relations in Africa. Plus, should Ukraine use NATO-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory? ⬇️ podfollow.com/1603820936/epi…

The German news magazine Der Spiegel was left underwhelmed.

“It was a bleak, almost degrading picture” thetimes.co.uk/article/a-fare…