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• The BBC identified the members of Kenya's security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters in Kenya last year.
• The protesters were reportedly not armed and were not posing any danger.
• In Kenya, people have the right to protest peacefully according to the country's constitution.
• Although the Independent Policing Oversight Authority was instructed to look into the killings, no report has been given and no one has been held responsible.
• Protests had already led the government to remove tax increases on certain goods.
• The protests happened on the day of the final vote for a bill about finances.
• Many of the protesters were young people who had organized themselves using social media.
• The protests started peacefully but turned violent when police used tear gas, truncheons, water cannons and rubber bullets.
• Over 100,000 people were on the streets at the height of the protest.

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• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a place that honors musicians.
• This year, it chose bands and singers like Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, and Chubby Checker.
• Musicians can be in the Hall of Fame 25 years after they put out their first piece of music.
• More than 1,200 people who know a lot about music help pick who gets in.
• Some famous singers like Oasis and Mariah Carey didn't get chosen this year.
• A band called Salt-N-Pepa will get a special award for music.
• If a musician doesn't get chosen, they can still be picked in the future.
• The event to honor the new Hall of Fame members will be on November 8th in Los Angeles.

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• The Health Foundation, a group that thinks about health issues, says emergency care in England isn't doing as well as before COVID-19.
• This winter, the waiting times at emergency rooms reached the highest ever recorded.
• The think tank doesn't think it's right to say the problems are just because of the flu being more common.
• In January, over 60,000 people waited for more than 12 hours in the emergency room before being admitted to a hospital ward.
• There were more issues with moving patients out of the hospital who were ready to leave, causing things to slow down even more in emergency rooms and for ambulances.
• Hospital patients with the stomach flu (called norovirus) were more than in many previous winters.
• The number of people who went into the major emergency rooms and overall emergency hospital admissions went down a little compared to the previous winter.
• The government is planning to put out some new plans for how to deal with urgent and emergency care.
• The Health Foundation thinks the government needs to be ready for winters like this one, and not blame bugs. They say the real problem is how the health service works.
• A target to increase the number of hospitals allowing patients to view appointments through a health app has been surpassed. This helped reduce missed appointments and saved money.

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• Judd Trump is the world number one in snooker.
• He won a £100,000 bonus for scoring 100 'centuries' this snooker season.
• He achieved this during a match against Shaun Murphy in the World Snooker Championship.
• A 'century' in snooker is when a player scores 100 points or more in a single turn.
• The only other person to reach 100 centuries in one season was Neil Robertson in 2013-2014 season.
• Trump also scored 102 centuries in the 2019-2020 season.
• Trump was the 2019 world champion in snooker.
• The winner of the World Snooker Championship will be awarded £500,000.

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• A huge earthquake hit Myanmar in March.
• This earthquake killed at least 3,700 people.
• After the earthquake, the army said they would stop fighting.
• Despite their promise, the army kept on fighting.
• The army's attacks hurt and killed normal people, not just soldiers.
• A man named Khala was killed by the army in a place that was supposed to be safe.
• The army's attacks make people scared and they don't feel safe.
• Myanmar used to be ruled by the military, and they treated people badly.
• Lots of people are fighting against the army and control two-thirds of the country.
• Many people, including kids, have been killed since the military took charge in 2021.

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• Liverpool football team has won the Premier League title.
• This win brings their total title wins to 20, equal to Manchester United's record.
• Their victory has been 35 years in the making.
• The last time Liverpool felt this kind of happiness was on April 28, 1990.
• In 2020, they had also won the title under coach Jurgen Klopp, but celebrations were low key because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
• The current head coach is Arne Slot, a humble man from the Netherlands.
• Arne Slot stepped into the role after Jurgen Klopp left 343 days ago.
• John W. Henry, the owner of Liverpool team, was present for this celebration.

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• Troy Deeney, a BBC football pundit, chose his favorite players and manager of the week.
• Robert Sanchez from Chelsea was recognized, even though he hasn’t had a great season.
• Kieran Trippier from Newcastle was praised for being calm and helpful during games.
• Brighton’s player, Carlos Baleba, was chosen for being tall, powerful, and having lots of potential.
• Dan Burn, also from Newcastle, was noted for never giving up, playing well, and scoring goals.
• Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri, Wolves' Matheus Cunha, Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister, Brighton's Yasin Ayari, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo, and Newcastle's Alexander Isak were also selected as top players.
• Arne Slot from Liverpool was chosen as the best manager for leading Liverpool in winning 20 league titles.
• Troy Deeney's choices sparked discussions and folks were invited to share their own picks.

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• Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest in a soccer game.
• Manchester City will play in the FA Cup final on May 17th against Crystal Palace.
• This will be Manchester City's third straight FA Cup final. They could win the FA Cup for the eighth time.
• Crystal Palace has never won a major trophy before.
• Manchester City will not win the Premier League title this year because Liverpool has already been named champion.
• Manchester City's manager, Pep Guardiola, said the team must do better next season.
• Rico Lewis made a goal for Manchester City early in the game against Nottingham Forest, helping them to the win.
• Manchester City has won six of their last seven games.

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• Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe are the fathers of two girls, Alice Aguiar and Elsie Dot Stancombe, who were killed in a Southport attack.
• The fathers competed in the London Marathon to remember their daughters and raise money for projects in their daughters' names.
• Alice was nine years old, Elsie was seven, and another girl named Bebe King was six when they died.
• Their fathers received messages of support from Sir Keir Starmer, a big UK politician.
• Sergio Aguiar finished the marathon in four hours and five minutes, and David Stancombe finished in four hours and 28 minutes.
• Bebe's parents, Lauren and Ben King, went to London to watch the marathon and cheer for Mr. Aguiar and Mr. Stancombe.
• Mr. Stancombe raised money for a charity called Elsie's Story, which helps young people and others in the Southport area.
• The headteacher of Churchtown Primary School, where Alice and Bebe were students, ran the marathon with Mr. Aguiar.

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• Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk are professional boxers.
• They will fight on July 19 at a place called Wembley Stadium.
• Dubois is from Britain and Usyk is from Ukraine.
• The winner will get the title of the world's best heavyweight boxer.
• Dubois is the current IBF champion.
• Usyk holds three different titles: WBA (Super), WBO, and WBC.
• The last time they fought, Usyk won.
• Nobody from Britain has won all four titles since 1999.
• Usyk won his last match in December.

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• Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1, securing the Premier League title.
• This win marks Liverpool's 20th top-flight title, tying the record.
• Arne Slot, who is from the Netherlands, is the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League.
• Arne Slot succeeded Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool's manager last summer.
• This is Liverpool's second Premier League title in five years.
• Last time Liverpool won the title, there were no fans at Anfield because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Virgil van Dijk is the first non-British captain to lead Liverpool to this title.
• The team was not expected to win the title in Slot's first year.

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• Liverpool won the Premier League title this season.
• Mohamed Salah, who scores a lot of goals for Liverpool, said this win feels "more special" than the last one.
• Salah also scored the most goals this season.
• Liverpool also won the Premier League title in the year 2020.
• The news about the win is available to people in the UK only.

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• Manchester City and Nottingham Forest played a soccer match.
• Manchester City won the match.
• Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City were the ones who scored the goals.
• Because Manchester City won, they will play in the final game of the FA Cup tournament.
• This is the third time that Manchester City has made it to the FA Cup final.
• The FA Cup is a big and important soccer tournament in the UK.

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• Liverpool's soccer team won the Premier League under the guidance of their new coach Arne Slot.
• Arne Slot is from the Netherlands and was not well-known in England before taking over at Liverpool.
• Liverpool won the title with four games left to play, marking the second time this has happened since 1989-90.
• This was the 20th time that Liverpool has won the Premier League.
• In this season, under Slot's management, Liverpool won 25 of their 34 games and only lost two.
• Previous coach Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool in January 2024.
• Arne Slot is one of the few coaches to deliver the Premier League title in their first season.
• Liverpool's player Mohamed Salah had 28 goals and 18 assists in 34 appearances this season.

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• A new season of the BBC Three reality show, Glow Up, is starting this week.
• Glow Up is a competition where people try to be the best at make-up.
• Marvel's movie, Thunderbolts, is coming to theaters this week.
• Florence Pugh, who was in 2021's Black Widow movie, plays a big role in Thunderbolts.
• A new film called Another Simple Favor is being released on Prime Video.
• Another Simple Favor is about a wedding, but also a mystery story with some scary parts.
• Samantha Crain, a singer, is putting out a new album this week.
• Samantha Crain's album is called Gumshoe and it was written over the past three years.

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• The Green Party wants the EHRC to remove their current advice about single-sex areas.
• The EHRC gave this advice following a Supreme Court rule that says women are defined by their biological sex.
• This rule could stop transgender women, who were born male but identify as women, from using women-only areas.
• The UK government is happy with the Supreme Court's decision because they say it makes things clearer.
• The Supreme Court also said that the law still protects transgender people from being treated unfairly.
• Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said the advice was made too quickly and did not think about the opinions of transgender people.
• The Green Party thinks the advice might make transgender people upset and make employers, businesses and service providers confused about what to do.
• The EHRC says in certain situations, the law allows not to let transgender women use men's facilities, and transgender men not use women's facilities. When needed, mixed-sex toilets or changing facilities should be used instead.

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• Two people threw paint on Tower Bridge during the London Marathon.
• They were arrested for causing a public nuisance.
• The two people are part of a group called Youth Demand.
• Their shirts had a message that said, "Youth Demand: Stop Arming Israel".
• A member of the Marathon team removed the protesters from the race path.
• The race was not stopped or affected because of this.
• The paint they used was like chalk and did not pose risks to the runners.
• The two protesters were taken into police custody.

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• Kneecap is a rap band from West Belfast.
• They were recorded at two different shows saying harmful things about British MPs and expressing support for groups not allowed in the UK.
• The videos are now being looked at by the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit, a group in the police that focuses on threats on the internet.
• This band recently displayed messages about the war in Gaza at a music festival in the US.
• Because of what has happened, their sponsor and booking agent, Independent Artist Group, is not going to work with them anymore.
• The band says they are being unfairly targeted ("faced a co-ordinated smear campaign").
• Their rights to work in the US may not be valid anymore.
• The band might take legal action against the people who are trying to hurt their reputation.

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• The soccer team Wrexham beat another team called Charlton Athletic 3-0.
• This victory means Wrexham is moving up to something called the Championship, which is a higher level of competition in soccer.
• The team is co-owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
• Reynolds' wife Blake Lively was also present to support the team.
• After the win, fans jumped onto the field to celebrate.
• The club's captain, James McClean, said the success came from everyone working together.
• This is Wrexham's third time moving up in levels, which is called promotion, in a row.
• Wrexham's owners have hopes for the team to compete in the Premier League, the top level of English soccer.
• Both Reynolds and McElhenney interacted with fans and players after the match, expressing their happiness about the team's success.