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May 27, 2024

No debate of Brexit makes it 'most dishonest' election

Michael Heseltine has warned that the 2024 general election campaign “will be the most dishonest in modern times” because of the refusal of the main parties to debate the consequences of Brexit.

4 mins

'I will fight for you', vows Starmer in campaign rally

Labour leader to launch presidential-style election drive

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Minister ruled out national service due to morale fears

A Tory defence minister warned on the first day of the general election campaign that Rishi Sunak’s plan to reintroduce national service would damage morale” in the military. Dr Andrew Murrison signed off a written answer to fellow Tory MP Mark Pritchard which was published less than 24 hours after the prime minister had dramatically called a snap election.

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Streeting echoes Blair with his message on aspiration

Labour 'compensatory, not confiscatory', he tells Indy editor

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Farage attacks Muslims for not sharing ‘British values'

Nigel Farage signalled a return to right-wing shock tactics for his Reform UK party, as he used his first election interview to attack Muslims in the UK for not sharing British values”.

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Arguments for and against lowering voting age to 16

While much of the election debate is around the personalities of Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, their economic plans or even their proposals to tackle the migration crisis, other serious underlying issues are at stake. One of these is electoral and political reform which is being pushed by Starmer.

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RAF pilot killed in Spitfire crash was squadron leader

The Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on Saturday has been named as squadron leader Mark Long.

1 min

When do memes, gifs and emojis become hate crimes?

From ducks to coconuts and raccoons, Nadine White looks at whether social media images should ever be a police matter

6 mins

Three's the age to begin sex education, says campaigner

The founder of the Everyday Sexism Project has called for sex education for children to start from the age of three.

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Believe in yourself, college boss tells women graduates

The best advice for women with imposter syndrome? Don’t have it, says the president of a top women’s college at Cambridge University.

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"The Russians won't be able to get what they want here'

As fierce battles continue to rage around the Kharkiv region, Sumy, close to Ukraine's border with Russia, is braced for its own assault by Moscow's troops

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Russian strike on Kharkiv shopping centre kills 14 as Zelensky calls for Western support

Ukrainian officials have said 44 people were injured while seven people remain missing

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IDF airstrikes hit ‘safe area' in Rafah killing at least 35

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more were injured ina city in the southern area of Gaza, Palestinian authorities said yesterday.

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Modi courts young millions as poll momentum falters

In a bid to broaden its appeal, India's ruling party is pumping out online games, TV parodies and cartoons carrying divisive messages.

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Babies among dozens killed in fires across Indian capital

At least 37 people, including several children, were killed ina series of fires in a 24-hour period as India battles a brutal heatwave. Seven newborn babies died after a children’s hospital caught fire in the national capital Delhi, while another blaze in a residential complex in the city killed three people.

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PREMIUM BOND

Fans of 007 are rifling through car boots and sniping on eBay auctions to collect coveted memorabilia. Now, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson poised to take the role, a space on the shelf awaits.

7 mins

Would you take financial advice from a reality star?

As celebs from popular UK shows such as 'Love Island' and 'Geordie Shore' are charged with promoting an unauthorised foreign exchange scheme, Katie Rosseinsky delves into the dubious world of 'finfluencers' and their Instagram followers

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WHEN OASIS DRIED UP

Twenty years ago, the band played a disastrous Glastonbury show which, says Mark Beaumont, marked the beginning of the end for Liam and Noel Gallagher's Britpop dream

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Saints hit jackpot as Leeds fail to escape play-off woe

After the expensive relegation, the lucrative promotion. Southampton contrived to finish bottom of the Premier League in a year when they spent some £160m, had three managers and only mustered six wins.

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Wembley exposed the flaws in City's unbeatable facade

Pep Guardiola identified the culprit, the man who cost Manchester City the double.

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