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This is BBC News. The headlines: families
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines:
families
pay tribute to the five killed on board
pay
tribute
to
the
five
killed
on
board
the Titan sub; U.S officials say it
the
Titan
sub;
US
officials
say
it
suffered a catastrophic implosion;
suffered
a
catastrophic
implosion;
a shock for homeowners as the Bank of
a
shock
for
homeowners
as
the
Bank
of
England raises interest rates to 5% in a
England
raises
interest
rates
to
5
in
a
battle to control inflation;
battle
to
control
inflation;
and the stage is set for the Glastonbury
and
the
stage
is
set
for
the
Glastonbury
Music Festival which officially gets
Music
Festival
which
officially
gets
underway today with its first headline
underway
today
with
its
first
headline
acts this evening.
acts
this
evening
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