Crumbs! French bakers beat longest baguette world record
A 140.5m (461ft)-long baguette baked in the Parisian suburbs has beaten a previous record from Italy in 2019. Read More
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Ministers accept three-month deadline for blood scheme
A final compensation scheme could be running by the year’s end after ministers agree to a Labour-led demand. Read More
Eurovision hopefuls put on the style in Malmo
The world’s biggest song contest reaches its finale on Saturday and contestants have arrived in style. Read More
Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79
Bernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television. Read More
‘My children cling to me as dogs raid graves near our shelter’
In a tent yards from a cemetery, Rehab Abu Daqqa tries to shield her seven children from Rafah’s horrors. Read More
Al Jazeera to be shut down in Israel
Israel accuses Al Jazeera of bias, but the Qatar-based network says Israel wants “to cover up its crimes”. Read More
Madonna’s free Brazil show draws 1.6 million fans
The show at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach was the final stop on the pop idol’s Celebration Tour. Read More
Watch: Madonna free beach gig attracts 1.6m people
The concert in Brazil marked the end of the singing icon’s ‘Celebration’ world tour. Read More
Slowdown in US job growth revives rate cut talk
Employers in the US added 175,000 jobs in the US in April, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%. Read More
‘I have a 50:50 chance of developing Alzheimer’s in my 50s’
John Jennings may have inherited a gene from his mother that could trigger early-onset of the condition. Read More