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Cliff Notes A military flypast celebrating 80 years since VE Day is scheduled for 5 May, featuring the RAF’s Red Arrows and various military aircraft, including Typhoons and F-35s. The event will commence with a military procession from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace, involving over 1,300 members of the UK Armed Forces. Spectators outside London can also view the flypast, as it will cover areas including Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Buckinghamshire, with specific time slots for each zone. VE Day flypast route: When and where to watch | UK News . A military flypast to celebrate 80 years since VE Day…

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What’s dominating the USA news headlines? Politics, politics, politics! Protests are sweeping the US – as are measles – with anti-Trump and anti-Musk protests expected in Florida today, there’s coverage of the US economy as fears of a recession start to climb and perhaps the biggest story for the US today is news that the US and Ukraine sign minerals deal in major breakthrough.

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Cliff Notes – Super sexist Leisure Suit Larry franchise is being delisted from Steam The original Leisure Suit Larry games (1-7 and Magna Cum Laude) will soon be removed from Steam, potentially linked to Codemasters’ ongoing troubles with IP rights. Despite their controversial content, the games are still available on platforms like GOG and Fanatical, raising questions about the reasons for their delisting. Codemasters, believed to own the original IP, is facing significant challenges, including job cuts and a halt in rally game production, which may impact the future of the franchise. Super sexist Leisure Suit Larry franchise is being…

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Trump trade war distorts US economy as banks win and consumer mood dims The US economy contracted by an annualised 0.3 per cent over the first quarter, as companies in the world’s largest economy responded to Donald Trump’s trade war by rushing to import goods. The fall in the GDP reading — the first since 2022 — was worse than economists’ most recent forecasts and compared with the 2.4 per cent rise for the fourth quarter. It was largely the result of companies’ rush to buy goods from abroad ahead of the US president’s sweeping tariffs, with imports rising at…

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King’s gratitude for community of care defying cancer In his most personal message since he was diagnosed with cancer last February, the King has said that “the darkest moments of illness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion”. Charles, 76, has said that his own experience with the disease has given him a greater appreciation of the work that organisations and individuals do for those the 390,000 people who are diagnosed with cancer in the UK each year. The front page of the Daily Express this morning – 01-05-2025: King Charles speaks of cancer’s ‘darkest moments’ in new deeply personal…

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