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Airlines will be able to cancel flights weeks in advance, without losing valuable take off and landing slots at busy airports, if they face fuel shortages this summer.

New plans drawn up by the government will let carriers plan ahead, helping to avoid disruptive last-minute cancellations for passengers.

The proposals would allow airlines to merge flights on routes with multiple trips to the same destination on the same day, meaning passengers could be moved from their original booking to a similar one to save fuel.

The UK imports about 65% of the jet fuel it uses, a significant portion of which comes from the Middle East under normal circumstances. But, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz means those supplies cannot get through.

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The Settle-Carlisle railway in the north of England is now 150-years-old.

Yet while the line travels through some of Britain's most magnificent countryside, it was once threatened with closure.

In the 1980s, there was a proposal to close the line but thousands of people - and one dog - objected.

The line starts in Leeds and passes through Shipley and Skipton, but it is the section between North Yorkshire and Cumbria that is world-famous for its views.

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Russian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine have killed 10 people and injured at least 76 over the past day, reports say.

Officials in five regions around the country reported fatalities as Moscow continues to target Ukrainian cities with regular aerial attacks.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said an oil terminal in northwest Russia had been significantly damaged, while two Russian oil tankers were struck near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

There are no details on damage to the ships, but Zelensky said the vessels were part of Russia's "shadow fleet" used to evade Western sanctions.

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Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said US troops in his country was in the interest of both Germany and the US.

Speaking to the DPA news agency, Pistorius stressed "the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the US".

The Nato military alliance said it was seeking clarification from Washington.

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said further cuts could take place, without providing details. The US has more than 36,000 active duty troops in Germany.

It comes as two senior US Republican lawmakers criticised the Pentagon's decision to cut 5,000 US troops stationed in Germany, saying it risked undermining deterrence and would send the wrong signal to Russia.

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Today we look at how safe Jewish people feel in the UK, and the political response to a string of violent incidents in which they’ve been targeted.

It’s prompted a national conversation about antisemitism in the country among politicians and the public.

Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday and there have been multiple cases of arson on Jewish properties in recent weeks.

Special correspondent Judith Moritz is on to talk about what the community has been telling her, and Paddy’s been to a synagogue in North London to talk to young people about their experiences.

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The Lebanese health ministry says at least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon.

Elsewhere, President Trump says he's not happy with the latest peace proposals Tehran has reportedly submitted to mediators in Pakistan.

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What happens when the sperm or egg donor you choose isn't the one you get?

Northern Cyprus is a sun-soaked haven for affordable IVF. But behind the glossy clinic websites, parents are discovering their chosen sperm or egg donors might not have been used.

A BBC investigation follows parents searching for answers and children wondering where they have come from.

Details of organisations offering information and support with infertility are available on the Pregnancy related issues page at bbc.co.uk/actionline

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Spirit Airlines is shutting down as a business after failing to secure a $500m (£368m) bailout from the Trump administration.

The budget airline was in talks with the US government about a rescue deal which would have saved it from collapse.

But discussions collapsed and the carrier said in an announcement on its website on Saturday that with "great disappointment" the airline had "started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately".

Spirit was emerging from its second bankruptcy filing in recent years before the US-Israel war in Iran, but the resulting surge in jet fuel costs pushed it over the brink.

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The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, as a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran continues.

The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators.

The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 active duty troops assigned to bases across the country as of last December.

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told the German Press Agency in Berlin that "the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the US".

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