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Malevolent traits may be important for athletic success – study

Malevolent traits may be important for athletic success – study

But these traits could negatively impact relationships with coaches, researchers suggest.

Almost two thirds of unpaid carers took on role due to no other options – report

Almost two thirds of unpaid carers took on role due to no other options – report

It is estimated there are 16.1 million current or former unpaid carers in the UK.

Vote counting under way in Ireland’s European elections

Vote counting under way in Ireland’s European elections

Irish voters have elected almost 1,000 new councillors and 14 members to the European Parliament.

Political parties urged to combat potholes

Political parties urged to combat potholes

A campaign group named the Pothole Partnership called for funding to tackle potholes to be accelerated and increased.

NatWest’s virtual ‘assistant’ handling double the number of customer queries

NatWest’s virtual ‘assistant’ handling double the number of customer queries

The UK banking giant is piloting a new version of its chatbot, dubbed Cora+, from Monday.

Howzat! Cambridge University engineers recreate Venn’s historic bowling machine

Howzat! Cambridge University engineers recreate Venn’s historic bowling machine

Dr John Venn, who died in 1923 aged 88, created the device in the early 1900s, as well as giving his name to Venn diagrams.

Union boss says Tory claims on economy are ‘laughable’

Union boss says Tory claims on economy are ‘laughable’

The union organisation said its analysis showed the UK has suffered the biggest rise in unemployment of any OECD country since the turn of the year.

Veteran’s diary written as teenage seaman recalls life in Arctic Convoys

Veteran’s diary written as teenage seaman recalls life in Arctic Convoys

Sir Thomas Baird, 100, said he disliked having to keep the journal and he had hoped it would be lost to the sea when his ship was scuttled.

New ‘cheap and easy’ method could make upstream swim easier for endangered eels

New ‘cheap and easy’ method could make upstream swim easier for endangered eels

Researchers said the use of tiles could help slow down European eel population declines.

Emilia Clarke: I thought I would be fired because of my brain injury

Emilia Clarke: I thought I would be fired because of my brain injury

The star had a life-threatening brain bleed in 2011.

What the papers say – May 9

What the papers say – May 9

Here are the stories making headlines on Sunday.

Labour talk tough on law and order as Tories seek to move on from D-Day debacle

Labour talk tough on law and order as Tories seek to move on from D-Day debacle

Labour is setting out a crackdown on antisocial behaviour while Rishi Sunak’s party is pledging a benefits overhaul.

Dickens would have been pro-Palestine, Miriam Margolyes tells Queen’s festival

Dickens would have been pro-Palestine, Miriam Margolyes tells Queen’s festival

Margolyes did theatrical Dickens-associated readings alongside other actors including Karl Collins.

Four injured after funfair ride malfunctions

Four injured after funfair ride malfunctions

The injured have been taken to hospital and investigations are under way.

Si King hails ‘remarkable’ motorcycle ride for late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers

Si King hails ‘remarkable’ motorcycle ride for late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers

Thousands of motorcyclists travelled from London to Myers’ hometown in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday as part of the first ‘Dave Day’.

Police would get powers to scrap noisy off-road bikes under Labour plans

Police would get powers to scrap noisy off-road bikes under Labour plans

Sir Keir Starmer’s party is pledging a crackdown on antisocial behaviour on Britain’s streets.

Search for Dr Michael Mosley to resume on Sunday as wife vows to ‘not lose hope’

Search for Dr Michael Mosley to resume on Sunday as wife vows to ‘not lose hope’

Volunteers and emergency workers continued to search a treacherous mountainous part of the island on Saturday.

Sinn Fein will ‘dust themselves down’ and ‘learn lessons’ from Irish elections

Sinn Fein will ‘dust themselves down’ and ‘learn lessons’ from Irish elections

The government parties said they had defied expectations based on early indicators in the local and European elections.

King ‘won’t slow down or do what he’s told’, Queen says

King ‘won’t slow down or do what he’s told’, Queen says

Camilla told author Lee Child that the King is ‘doing fine’.

‘Huge relief’ to see rescue of four hostages by Israel, Rishi Sunak says

‘Huge relief’ to see rescue of four hostages by Israel, Rishi Sunak says

The captives had been kidnapped from the Tribe of Nova music festival during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

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