National news

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• Excitement building in Bilbao ahead of Europa League final

  Anticipation is building around Bilbao ahead of Wednesday’s all-or-nothing Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United.

• Inflation soars to highest for more than a year on awful April bill increases

  UK inflation surged to its highest level for more than a year last month after households were hit by a raft of “awful April” bill increases, official figures have revealed.

• Knife amnesty van to tour parts of country ahead of ninja sword ban

  A knife crime activist is set to drive across the country in an “amnesty van” to encourage young people to hand over illegal weapons ahead of a fresh ban on ninja swords.

• World first gonorrhoea vaccine programme set to be rolled out

  A vaccine for gonorrhoea will be rolled out in England as part of a world-first programme, officials have announced.

• Wonder wallets Oasis fans set to spend 1bn on UK reunion tour concerts

  Oasis fans are set to collectively spend more than £1 billion attending the band’s highly-anticipated reunion concerts in the UK, according to estimates from Barclays.

• Charity urges action on hardship as food bank demand up by half in five years

  The number of emergency food parcels given out across the UK has risen by more than half in the past five years, according to a charity.

• Britain laser focused on economic growth Reeves says ahead of G7 Canada trip

  Britain is “laser-focused” on kick-starting economic growth, Rachel Reeves has said, as she travels to Canada to meet finance ministers from the world’s wealthiest countries.

• Schoolgirl who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed coroner rules

  An 11-year-old girl who drowned during a birthday party at a water park was unlawfully killed, a coroner has found.

• Dua Lipa named most played artist across UK TV and radio for second time

  Dua Lipa has been named the most played artist across radio, TV and public places in the UK for a second time by music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).

• First aid fears could stop 200 lives being saved each year charity warns

  More than 200 people could be dying each year because bystanders are reluctant to step in and help during a first aid emergency, analysis by a charity suggests.