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New school food standards will require UK schools to reduce sweetened baked desserts and serve them with fruit, as part of initiatives to combat childhood obesity and tooth decay. These guidelines, set to take effect next September, also impose restrictions on sugary foods and mandate the inclusion of vegetables in meals.

Boris Johnson’s train narrowly escaped a Russian drone strike while returning from a security conference in Kyiv. The attack occurred minutes after he departed, prompting an evacuation of an EU delegation. Johnson remains unharmed and has called for increased support for Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing threat to civilian railways.

Nearly 60 French actors and other prominent figures have denounced the “lynching” of disgraced film legend Gerard Depardieu, who is charged with rape and is facing a litany of other sexual assault claims. FRANCE 24 Reporter Clovis Casali said the signatories included, “actresses like Carole Bouquet, Charlotte Rampling; singers Carla Bruni, Jacques Dutronc; many of them long-time friends of Gerard Depardieu”. Casali added: “it’s not the young generations, it’s more the old guard, if I may.” 

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