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Starmer has been urged to "accelerate" deals with other nations in the wake of Trump's tariff wars, as Prince Harry visited wounded soldiers in Ukraine, and hundreds of UK barbershops were targeted in National Crime Agency raids. 

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1 | Starmer urged to accelerate global trade deals after Trump tariff chaos

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2 | Family from Spain, including three children, among six dead in helicopter crash in Hudson River

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3 | Prince Harry pictured with wounded soldiers in surprise visit to Ukraine

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4 | Hundreds of barbershops targeted in raids across the UK

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5 | Tories could go into coalition with Reform on local councils, says Badenoch

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