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Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Ex-officer says she ran after being ‘overwhelmed by terror’

Former police officer Nicole Short said she felt ‘fearful’ and ‘scared’ when she arrived at the scene of the confrontation with Sheku Bayoh.

New sight loss drug made available to thousands on the NHS

BBC apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ statement appears on screen

China claims foreign relations ‘sabotage’ as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

Financial firms ‘face profit hit from climate change without effective action’

Buckingham Palace sculpture celebrates ‘superhero’ trees

The Elizabeth line in numbers

Drug dealer jailed for at least 24 years for ‘brutal’ murder of three-year-old

Russian opposition leader’s appeal against nine-year sentence rejected

Queen tours Chelsea Flower Show from comfort of electric buggy

Russian forces ‘stepping up attacks in eastern Donbas’

Three police officers reprimanded after taking part in football pitch invasion

World record-breaking British school teacher raps for almost 40 hours

Covid-19 death registrations fall for second week in a row

Eco-activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’

Windfall tax could ‘undermine’ energy security targets, offshore chief warns

Economic growth plummets as inflation drags on UK firms

Government borrowing drops to £18.6bn in April

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland to be lifted

Johnson does not believe he was partying at drink-filled leaving do, Shapps says

Ford trials geofencing tech to automatically control vehicle speed

Autistic 14-year-old girl ‘attempted suicide following police strip-search’

Grocery prices surge at fastest pace for 13 years

Seven people missing for days in Pacific found by New Zealand air force

UK’s first national black British civil-rights group launched

Biden urges Indo-Pacific leaders to make greater effort to stop Putin’s war

Boris Johnson under pressure over lockdown party ‘lies’

Red Wall ‘preoccupation’ hides reality of left-behind voters, says study

What the papers say – May 24

Amber Heard set for ‘meteoric rise’ before Depp lawyer’s ‘defamatory’ comments

Whole country will reap rewards as Elizabeth line opens, says PM

Anti-racism plan not about being ‘woke or politically correct’, police insist

Premier League footballer Zouma admits kicking pet cat in viral video

Petrol and diesel prices hit record high

No 10 denies Johnson sought to block release of ‘partygate’ report

EE expects Glastonbury data usage to double at this year’s festival

Nurses relying on food banks and unable to pay rent, MPs told

EU Commission chief signals move towards greener economy

Several injured in train and bus collision in southern Germany

Jury considering its verdicts as boy, 14, is accused of murdering Ava White, 12

Jaws extra is named police chief on island where blockbuster was partly filmed

Johnson focuses on inflation battle as Cabinet face PM lockdown photo questions

Hundreds of households freed from ‘unlawful’ LPG contracts

Hundreds gather to be among first passengers on new Elizabeth Tube Line

Truss: hacked documents show China’s ‘human rights violations’ in Xinjiang

In Pictures: First passengers take a ride on London’s new Elizabeth line

Michelle O’Neill ‘not hung up’ on what to call Northern Ireland

Number of monkeypox cases in UK rises to 57

Cardinal faces Hong Kong court charged over relief fund for protesters

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell to showcase the ‘real Derry’ in new Channel 4 documentary

Airbnb pulls out of China as country remains closed to tourists

Google Street View’s ‘time travel’ feature comes to smartphones

Covid-19 linked to impaired heart function, research finds

Boris Johnson backs Foreign Office chief despite ‘disastrous’ Afghan evacuation