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PLUS: Is Farage en route to Number 10? A terror attack, foiled. Scott McTominay is making friends in Italy. And the UK marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
PLUS: Party Lines on the perfect Scottish bolthole, space debris, poo, and the best film, TV and sporting action this weekend
Sweeping gains for hard-right Reform. PLUS: "fat jabs" could soon come from chemists, on the NHS | An all-English Europa League final looms | Will the weather hold for the weekend?
PLUS: ScotRail's pointless drink ban, why net zero is a tough sell, and could Elon Musk be forced out the top job at Tesla?
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PLUS: lights back on in Spain and Portugal, M&S hit by cyber criminals, and Scottish football eyes reconstruction again