Top 5 news stories of the day

Is this the end of UK interest rate rises or are there more to come?

[The Guardian] The Bank of England’s move risks squeezing the economy just as inflation is expected to start falling

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Video claiming Putin is using body doubles goes viral on Russian social media as bizarre theory gains momentum in the country

[dailymail] A video is going viral on Russian social media claiming Vladimir Putin is conning his people by using multiple body doubles for trips he doesn’t want to make.

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Italy vs England prediction: How will Euro 2024 qualifier play out tonight?

[independent] Everything you need to know ahead of international fixture in Naples

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Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’

[The Guardian] The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok

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Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK

[The Guardian] Three convicted of conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney in first verdict of its kind under Modern Slavery Act

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