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It's been 80 years since D-Day on the beaches of Normandy, and next month there will be big celebrations.

5 News will have full coverage from Normandy on June 5th and 6th with all our veterans.

Simon Vigar |

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The waiting time target for cancer treatment in England hasn’t been achieved for nearly a decade.

5 News’ Health Correspondent Catherine Jones speaks to one man, who might not be facing a terminal diagnosis if he hadn't faced delays.

Cancer Research UK | The King's Fund

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'Unless you challenge a huge injustice like this, it will happen again'

Sue Threakall and Lauren Palmer speak about heartbreaking experiences of losing loved ones to the infected blood scandal, as campaigners are days away from the pivotal Infected Blood Inquiry report publication.

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The world's number one golfer, Scottie Scheffler, has been charged with assaulting a police officer on his way to play in the PGA Championship in the US.

Katherine Nash |

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Moroccan asylum seeker, Ahmed Alid, has been sentenced to life in prison after murdering a pensioner in Hartlepool as 'revenge' for the Israel-Hamas conflict.

WARNING: Distressing images.

Catherine Jones |

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Tune in on Monday 20th May for a 5 News special on the Infected Blood Scandal to mark the final Infected Blood Inquiry report.

We speak to families and victims, highlighting the devastating impact of the scandal over the past 40 years.

Don’t miss it, 5-6pm on Channel 5.

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The government has said children under nine shouldn't be taught sex education in schools, under new government guidelines.

Daniel Rosney reports.

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A pleasure to spend time with WWII veteran Colin Bell ahead of Channel 5 News He tells me about the importance of the Dakota then … and remembrance now

A pleasure to spend time with WWII veteran Colin Bell ahead of #DDay80 @5_News He tells me about the importance of the Dakota then … and remembrance now
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'It broke him, me and our family'

Janet Stuart on how her brother Paul struggled to tell anyone about contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products used to treat his haemophilia.

He died in 2020 and never got to see the infected blood inquiry come to an end.

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A water firm has apologised after a parasite was found in the water supply in Devon.

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed at least 22 cases of illness in Brixham.

Dani Sinha |

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'I am getting a bit of Deja vu'

5 News' Andy Bell reports on Sir Keir Starmer's announcement of Labour's six pledges for the general election.

Starmer's pledge card is said to be 'very similar' to that of Tony Blair's in the 90s.

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'It was very mentally exhausting and I don't know how I did it for so long'

Model Georgia Meacham tells Tessa Chapman that revealing her disability felt like 'a weight had been lifted off my shoulders'.

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‘I had to completely air them … I lost a few friends that way!’

Singer Gabrielle sat down with 5 News’ Bradley Harris, to tell all about her new album - and how she kept quiet about being on The Masked Singer.

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The government have announced a £4m funding boost that includes investment in new knife detection technology, as police chiefs are concerned that criminals are using social media to sell knives to under-18s.

Julian Druker heard from those at the heart of the issue.

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Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt.

He was bundled into a nearby car by his security - the alleged assailant was quickly detained by police.

Dani Sinha

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'I just know that it's not the end'

The daughter of Randolph Peter Gordon-Smith, who died in 2018 after being infected with hepatitis C, says her family were 'abandoned' to care for him, as there's five days until the final infected blood inquiry report is published.

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'There's a lot of love involved in our music'

The Beach Boys stars, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, speak to Tessa Chapman about the secret to the band's success, as a new documentary celebrates their music careers.

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'We all share the same pain, humiliation, fear'

Kevin Roberts, who was infected with hepatitis when he was 12, after being given contaminated blood products during a tooth extraction, tells 5 News about miraculously clearing the disease.

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“We came into this world together and I wasn’t going to leave without her”

Georgia Laurie tell @MrDanWalker about saving her twin sister Melissa from a crocodile attack in a lagoon in Mexico.

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