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Police are using ground penetrating radar to search a block of garages for the body of murdered schoolgirl Danielle Jones. from UK News – The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

Crusading crime reporter Javier Valdez came close to predicting his own death in Mexico’s drug war. from BBC News – World

The white horse jumped over a ditch and into the path of more than 100 riders. from BBC News – World

Manchester United is predicting its annual revenue will hit record levels as the club bids to win the Europa League for the first time. from UK News – The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 400th goal for Real Madrid to help his side beat Sevilla 4-1 and move within four points of the La Liga title. With Barcelona beating Las Palmas 4-1, a controversial Nacho free-kick and Ronaldo’s landmark goal put Real in a commanding position in the first half. Stevan Jovetic pulled a goal back for the visitors early in the second half, but another Ronaldo strike and Toni Kroos’ toe-poked finish wrapped up all three points for Los Blancos. The result means Real Madrid, who have a game in hand over Barcelona, have to collect four points from…

Emmanuel Macron says world needs ‘a strong France’ as he is sworn in as president Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated as France’s youngest ever president in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The centrist leader was greeted on the steps of the presidential residence by outgoing head of state Francois Hollande. In his inauguration speech, he pledged to fight terrorism and also listed “the excesses of capitalism in the world” and climate change among his future challenges. Among those who attended were his wife Brigitte and her daughter, Mr Macron’s stepdaughter, Tiphaine Auziere. Following the ceremony, Mr Macron…

Theresa May will this week promise a “new deal for workers” with a pledge to offer protections for “gig economy” workers and new rights to take time off to care for relatives. Mrs May, who is trying to position herself as the politician on the side of working people, will commit to increasing the National Living Wage – currently £7.50 an hour – in line with average earnings until 2022. The Conservative party did not say how much that would mean in real terms, although George Osborne, the former chancellor, said in 2015 he expected it to hit £9 by…

NHS organisations across the country are braced for a possible recurrence of Friday’s cyberattack when staff return to work today. Cyber security experts have warned that the ransomware virus, which affected one in five NHS Trusts, could be reactivated by computers and devices that have not yet been switched on. On Sunday evening seven acute hospital Trusts continued to experience major disruption and were diverting patients away from A&E for a third consecutive day. In total 47 organisations reported being affected by the cyberattack and the disruption will continue into the new working week. NHS regional director for London, Anne…

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to transform Britain “with an upgraded economy run for the many, not for the few”. Launching Labour’s campaign in Manchester, he told supporters that the stakes are high during this General Election – and said the party must convince “sceptical and undecided” voters to back them on 8 June. Mr Corbyn criticised the Conservatives’ record in government – and said the British people should not forget about the bedroom tax, increases to tuition fees, cuts to education budgets and increasing privatisation in the NHS. He said Labour wanted a “jobs first” Brexit which would safeguard the…

The planned £11bn merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management will result in 800 job cuts, it has been disclosed. Standard Life set out the numbers in a prospectus for the the tie-up between the Scottish-based companies, two of the UK’s biggest fund managers – plans for which were first revealed by Sky News in March. The merger aims to create a global industry powerhouse and bring £200m a year in annual cost savings. Currently the two companies employ more than 9,000 people and details set out to shareholders, who will be asked to approve the deal in the…