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May 15, 2024
Forces needs help on knife crime, admits police chief
Commander calls for ‘joint effort’ with government and social media companies to tackle an epidemic of offences
![Forces needs help on knife crime, admits police chief](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/bpUe0svG01715748617818/FORCES-NEEDS-HELP-ON-KNIFE-CRIME-ADMITS-POLICE-CHIEF.jpg)
4 mins
Unions make Starmer stick to deal on workers' rights
Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to back down on proposals to water down a workers rights’ package that a new Labour government would bring in, The Independent understands.
![Unions make Starmer stick to deal on workers' rights](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/-ZCVCFUeF1715748789725/UNIONS-MAKE-STARMER-STICK-TO-DEAL-ON-WORKERS-RIGHTS.jpg)
3 mins
Can Labour satisfy business as well as the trade unions?
For a movement literally founded to promote the interests of working people, the Labour Party has found itself troubled by the question of workers’ rights and the power of trade unions to a remarkable degree.
![Can Labour satisfy business as well as the trade unions?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/lPi9MUrQv1715748864034/CAN-LABOUR-SATISFY-BUSINESS-AS-WELL-AS-THE-TRADE-UNIONS.jpg)
5 mins
Plans to ban sex education for pupils aged under nine
Age limits are set to be imposed for the first time on when children can be taught about sex education.
![Plans to ban sex education for pupils aged under nine](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/lAu7WQXyI1715748998438/PLANS-TO-BAN-SEX-EDUCATION-FOR-PUPILS-AGED-UNDER-NINE.jpg)
1 min
Nottingham attack families rail against justice system
Court dashes their hopes of stiffer sentence for triple killer
![Nottingham attack families rail against justice system](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/w056XvinR1715749052332/NOTTINGHAM-ATTACK-FAMILIES-RAIL-AGAINST-JUSTICE-SYSTEM.jpg)
4 mins
Chinese envoy summoned over Hong Kong spy row
The Foreign Office has summoned the Chinese ambassador after three people were charged with spying for Hong Kong.
![Chinese envoy summoned over Hong Kong spy row](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/HgpKeO0mH1715749150192/CHINESE-ENVOY-SUMMONED-OVER-HONG-KONG-SPY-ROW.jpg)
1 min
Teacher accused of sex with teens ruined her 'dream job'
A teacher told a jury yesterday she had ruined her “dream job” with stupid “mistakes” but denied having sex with two teenage pupils.
![Teacher accused of sex with teens ruined her 'dream job'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/GxHvciUDv1715749202039/TEACHER-ACCUSED-OF-SEX-WITH-TEENS-RUINED-HER-DREAM-JOB.jpg)
3 mins
Dench condemns the rise of trigger warnings in theatre
Dame Judi Dench has voiced her disapproval of trigger warnings used in theatre, stating that audiences who can’t handle sensitive content should stay at home.
![Dench condemns the rise of trigger warnings in theatre](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/aQQoNzrus1715749290891/DENCH-CONDEMNS-THE-RISE-OF-TRIGGER-WARNINGS-IN-THEATRE.jpg)
2 mins
New Charles portrait has poignant personal detail
The first official portrait of King Charles since his Coronation was unveiled at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
![New Charles portrait has poignant personal detail](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/CTl_NB_Jb1715749369553/NEW-CHARLES-PORTRAIT-HAS-POIGNANT-PERSONAL-DETAIL.jpg)
1 min
Putin 'throwing everything' at Kharkiv, claims Ukraine
Russians attempt to exhaust city’s outgunned defenders as US secretary of state visits Kyiv and says aid is on its way
![Putin 'throwing everything' at Kharkiv, claims Ukraine](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/ioWmQEwjO1715749555604/PUTIN-THROWING-EVERYTHING-AT-KHARKIV-CLAIMS-UKRAINE.jpg)
4 mins
Former fixer admits he was 'knee-deep' in Trump cult
Michael Cohen used to be one of Donald Trump’s closest legal advisers and a senior counsel within his Trump Organization empire.
![Former fixer admits he was 'knee-deep' in Trump cult](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/TaEUCuneX1715749718974/FORMER-FIXER-ADMITS-HE-WAS-KNEEDEEP-IN-TRUMP-CULT.jpg)
3 mins
Speaker backs Trump at 'sham' hush-money trial
House of Representatives speaker Mike Johnson lambasted the United States judicial system yesterday as he became the highest-ranking Republican to attend court with Donald Trump, echoing unsubstantiated or disproven arguments made by the former president and his allies.
![Speaker backs Trump at 'sham' hush-money trial](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/rGuSf4g1U1715749804307/SPEAKER-BACKS-TRUMP-AT-SHAM-HUSHMONEY-TRIAL.jpg)
2 mins
Strikes on aid locations in Gaza 'killed or hurt dozens'
Research by The Independent on impact of Israeli airstrikes is backed by a Human Rights Watch report
![Strikes on aid locations in Gaza 'killed or hurt dozens'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/sk846lmoA1715749864393/STRIKES-ON-AID-LOCATIONS-IN-GAZA-KILLED-OR-HURT-DOZENS.jpg)
8 mins
'The situation is worse than dire, it's a very grim picture'
Hit by devastating floods and left with no support from the Taliban, Afghans are being forced to survive on potato peel while battling unimaginable conditions.
!['The situation is worse than dire, it's a very grim picture'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/-KNDW54HX1715750082419/THE-SITUATION-IS-WORSE-THAN-DIRE-ITS-A-VERY-GRIM-PICTURE.jpg)
6 mins
Water, water everywhere...
The addition of 27 new wild swimming areas should be great news – but if there’s no promise they won’t be as gross as our sewage-filled seas, Helen Coffey sees little cause to celebrate
![Water, water everywhere...](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/OWxQ2s7by1715751083125/WATER-WATER-EVERYWHERE.jpg)
4 mins
LIFE LESSONS
In ‘Better Off Dead?’, Liz Carr reveals how legalising assisted suicide could endanger disabled people
![LIFE LESSONS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/FalcdVTow1715751219511/LIFE-LESSONS.jpg)
3 mins
Shots of immense power in Elton's expansive collection
Fragile Beauty is home to stunning prints gathered by the singer and his husband, exploring subjects including fashion, desire and reportage from war zones
![Shots of immense power in Elton's expansive collection](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/JGqSN4GKj1715751302804/SHOTS-OF-IMMENSE-POWER-IN-ELTONS-EXPANSIVE-COLLECTION.jpg)
5 mins
Unemployment figures take shine off exit from recession
After all the excited chatter about Britain’s recovery from shallow recession, we’re back to earth with a bump.
![Unemployment figures take shine off exit from recession](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/2sLC-kTA51715750311180/UNEMPLOYMENT-FIGURES-TAKE-SHINE-OFF-EXIT-FROM-RECESSION.jpg)
3 mins
City favourites for title as Haaland brace secures win
A formality in the strangest of settings. In the seconds after Erling Haaland scored the goal that won this match and probably the Premier League title, you could feel the tension just evaporate.
![City favourites for title as Haaland brace secures win](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/1f4GRNOMu1715750445535/CITY-FAVOURITES-FOR-TITLE-AS-HAALAND-BRACE-SECURES-WIN.jpg)
4 mins
Fernandes linked to Bayern and Varane to leave United
Bayern Munich are looking at a move for Bruno Fernandes this summer and believe they can get him due to increasing frustration at Manchester United.
![Fernandes linked to Bayern and Varane to leave United](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1699894/RvFn66-LX1715750556037/FERNANDES-LINKED-TO-BAYERN-AND-VARANE-TO-LEAVE-UNITED.jpg)
2 mins
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