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29 May 2023

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (left) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasília. Photo: 29 May 2023

Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader

Nicolás Maduro was banned from visiting Brazil by the country's former far-right leader.

The headline in the Guardian reads, "Labour to let councils buy land cheaply to tackle housing crisis", while the headline in Express reads, "Stop banks 'ripping off' loyal savers"

Labour housing plan and banks 'ripping off' savers

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Woman shopping at supermarket

Coffee and chocolate drive supermarket prices up

Price rises hit a new high in the year to May due to coffee, chocolate and non-food goods.

The headline in the Guardian reads, "Labour to let councils buy land cheaply to tackle housing crisis", while the headline in Express reads, "Stop banks 'ripping off' loyal savers"

Labour housing plan and banks 'ripping off' savers

Labour plans to let councils buy land cheaply and a call for action on interest rates lead the papers.

MAN Energy Solutions Esbjerg installation

The 'exploding' demand for giant heat pumps

Whole towns in Europe are being heated by huge, energy efficient heat pumps.

Fred Scappaticci

Army's IRA spy admitted killing suspected informer

The detail is uncovered in a BBC Spotlight investigation into Freddie Scappaticci, who died in April.

A specialist inspects the damaged facade of a multi-storey apartment building after a reported drone attack in Moscow on May 30, 2023

Moscow drone attacks targeted civilians - Putin

Ukraine says it has "nothing directly" to do with the attack, which came after a Russian strike on Kyiv.

Lionel Messi cups his ears to the Netherlands bench

From shy genius to 'bad boy' leader – Messi’s Qatar transformation

The 'completion' of football at the 2022 World Cup required Lionel Messi to configure his character and rediscover his childhood.

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Searching for survivors in Pakistan's deadly avalanche

Eleven people have been confirmed dead and 25 injured following an avalanche in north Pakistan.

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