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Good morning! ☕ Let’s grab a coffee and dive into the headlines for Thursday, 5 June 2025. After weeks of glorious sunshine, a touch of morning rain has struck the capital – so don’t forget your brolly if you’re heading out.

It’s all politics this morning. There’s coverage of the government’s U-turn on the winter fuel payments after the prime minister announced more pensioners will be eligible for the payment by this winter.

The government has also announced that they will be expanding free school meals as part of a broader effort to tackle child poverty in the UK.

Donald Trump and the US are, of course, in the headlines as the president of the US has announced a travel ban on 12 countries and the US was the only country to veto a full ceasefire in Gaza.

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Cliff Notes Lucy Langmead, a former South Wales Police employee, has been sentenced for leaking confidential police information to her boyfriend, drug dealer Daniel Cozens. Langmead unlawfully accessed the police computer system from May 2020 to March 2022, gathering personal data on multiple individuals and consequently resigned in May 2022. Both individuals pleaded guilty to multiple offences, with Langmead receiving a sentence of two years and 11 months and Cozens one year and eight months…

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Kyiv faces economic blow as EU tariffs set to return EU

Kyiv faces economic blow as EU tariffs set to return As the EU’s tariff-free trade scheme with Ukraine (ATMs) expires, Kyiv faces a major economic blow. Introduced in 2022 after Russia’s invasion, the Autonomous Trade Measures removed all tariffs and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural goods—vital for sustaining Ukraine’s wartime economy. But with the ATMs lapsing on Thursday and no permanent deal secured, tariffs are set to return. This could cost Ukraine over €3 billion annually…

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Cliff Notes Two men, Patrick Maughan and Owen Maughan, have been charged with murder following the death of a four-year-old boy in a truck collision in Dartford. The crash, involving two pickup trucks, occurred on Sunday night, and resulted in hospital treatment for three individuals, including a one-year-old girl. Both men face additional charges of grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted wounding with intent, as police continue to seek information on the incident. Two…

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Police cuts mean some crimes must be ignored The Times says the PM has been warned by police chiefs that they will face “stark choices” over what to investigate should Treasury trimming be implemented.  The UK-US trade deal delay leaves British steel “at the mercy of Trump tariffs.” The new search for Maddie McCann has begun – 18 years after the British toddler disappeared.

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Reeves in £15bn spending pledge to placate fractious Labour MPs The Guardian reports the chancellor is to announce a £15 billion investment into transport. The paper says the move is an effort to convince Labour MPs that we are not returning to austerity.  27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire whilst they were waiting for food the paper reports. Bernie Sanders tops the paper as he speaks on the class war in the USA.

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