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• Woman shot dead at Sheffield bar innocent bystander

  South Yorkshire Police says two men and a woman remain in custody following city centre shooting

• King has instant bond with cancer patients during visit to new hospital centre

  The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease.

• Stepmother killed girl in scalding bath in 1978 jury finds

  A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found.

• Today is the hottest May day since records began

  35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport

• Several hurt in crash between train and minibus carrying children in Belgium

  Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said.

• Metallica urge UK fans to give blood ahead of Britain tour dates

  Metallica have urged their fans in Britain to give blood as they approach the start of the UK leg of their world tour.

• UK endures tropical night after heatwave breaks May record for second day

  The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.

• Bridget Phillipson urges competition watchdog to examine extra childcare charges

  Bridget Phillipson has urged the competition watchdog to look into hidden extra charges parents have encountered when trying to access Government funded childcare.

• Urine test for lung cancer could be ready for NHS use in five years

  A simple urine test for lung cancer could be available for NHS use in as little as five years, experts have said.

• Sturgeon had no suspicion personal items were purchased with SNP funds

  Nicola Sturgeon has said she “had no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever that personal items had been purchased using SNP funds”, after her estranged husband Peter Murrell admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.

• Three arrested after woman dies following shooting outside Sheffield bar

  Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old woman died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield, police have said.

• Hottest May day record broken as London area hits 335C

  The UK has recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 33.5C.

• Nurses enter pay review with good grace but are not afraid to strike

  Nurses have entered into a pay review with “good grace” but are “not afraid to strike” in the future, the boss of the profession’s union has said.

• Brothers to haul 25kg of potatoes on trek to fundraise for Prostate Cancer UK

  Two brothers will be hauling 25 kilograms of potatoes on a 57-mile walk to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK after their father was successfully treated for the disease.

• Spurs survive on Premier Leagues final day

  West Ham are relegated to the Championship despite a 3-0 win over Leeds

• Hottest May day for 79 years

  Monday forecast to be even warmer with 34C expected in London and the South East

• Enjoy your life but pick your friends wisely D Day veteran on 100th birthday

  A veteran who lived through the D-Day landings has urged people not to be shy and enjoy their lives, but pick their friends wisely, ahead of his 100th birthday.

• MPs raise concerns over climate of fear in live music industry

  MPs have raised concerns about a “climate of fear” in the live music industry and called for an investigation into potential market dominance in the sector.

• Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint

  A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died after being shot, according to federal officials.

• Celtic have won the Scottish Cup

  Martin O’Neill guided Celtic to the double as the Scottish champions beat Dunfermline 3-1 in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final.

• Huge problem of 70000 barriers in UK rivers mapped out

  More than 70,000 weirs, dams and other river barriers have been mapped across the UK, as conservationists warn they are a “huge problem” for wildlife and pollution.

• Dozens killed in Chinese coal mine explosion

  A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi has killed at least 90 people, state media reported, after dozens were said to be trapped underground.

• Shakira says she has no time for romance at peak of her career

  Shakira has said she has “no space or time for romance”, adding she feels that she is at the “peak of my career”.

• Scrolling in bedrooms after midnight a driver of youth joblessness

  Anxiety linked to social media is driving economic inactivity among young people, according to the former minister tasked with looking at why almost a million are neither working nor learning.

• Eva Longoria and Gillian Anderson among stars at Cannes Film Festival

  Eva Longoria, Gillian Anderson and Monica Bellucci were among the stars on the red carpet for the premiere of Histoires De La Nuit.