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9 May 2024

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Aya Nakamura wears an ivory dress encrusted in pearlescent flowers. Her wig and eyebrows are dyed a vivid shade of blonde.

Blooms, balls and blunts: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

British cheese on display.

The post-Brexit hard sell for British food in Asia

The UK still lags far behind its main European counterparts, both in terms of sales and reputation.

Lily Rawson sitting in a garden

PSNI 'failings' in dementia patient investigation

A Police Ombudsman’s inquiry has concluded “significant evidential opportunities” were missed by the PSNI.

sign reading Great Victoria Street Platform 1

'Landmark moment' as station shuts after 200 years

Belfast’s city centre railway station closes on Friday to make way for a new public transport hub.

Eden Golan

Israel heads to Eurovision final, despite protests

Twenty-year-old singer Eden Golan makes the final, despite being booed during dress rehearsals.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu vows Hamas Rafah defeat despite US arms threat

Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted.

John McGinn looking sad with his thumbs up

European exit a 'learning curve' for Villa - McGinn

Aston Villa captain John McGinn believes their loss to Olympiakos in the Europa Conference League is a "learning curve".

Stormy Daniels

Where Stormy Daniels' testimony leaves the Trump trial

Experts say the star witness's answers were sometimes useful - and other times completely irrelevant.

Author Dame Shirley Conran after receiving an OBE for services to equal opportunities from the Prince of Wale

Novelist and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran dies aged 91

The British author and journalist has died days after receiving a damehood.

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