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In this issue
May 14, 2024
Sunak gambles on national security in election salvo
PM warns world is going through its most dangerous period since Cold War as Labour attacks Tory record on defence
![Sunak gambles on national security in election salvo](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/ovdsKAj3x1715662588336/SUNAK-GAMBLES-ON-NATIONAL-SECURITY-IN-ELECTION-SALVO.jpg)
3 mins
Three men in court on Hong Kong 'spying' charge
Three men have appeared in court accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.
![Three men in court on Hong Kong 'spying' charge](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/my6BkWQRI1715662681626/THREE-MEN-IN-COURT-ON-HONG-KONG-SPYING-CHARGE.jpg)
1 min
McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service
Esther McVey has announced a ban on rainbow-coloured and other “random” lanyards in the civil service as part of a new series of measures for a Tory “war on woke”.
![McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/GcojECnwA1715662748319/MCVEY-SET-TO-BAN-RAINBOW-LANYARDS-IN-CIVIL-SERVICE.jpg)
2 mins
The rainbow warror: McVey opens new culture war front
Esther McVey, informally known as the minister for common sense, has not been especially visible since her appointment to Rishi Sunak’s government last November.
![The rainbow warror: McVey opens new culture war front](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/83DC2rYqs1715662825481/THE-RAINBOW-WARROR-MCVEY-OPENS-NEW-CULTURE-WAR-FRONT.jpg)
3 mins
Streeting: Rayner's class is behind house sale attacks
Shadow health secretary tells Indy saga makes his ‘blood boil’
![Streeting: Rayner's class is behind house sale attacks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/kfXTUUhrL1715662954629/STREETING-RAYNERS-CLASS-IS-BEHIND-HOUSE-SALE-ATTACKS.jpg)
2 mins
Good maternity care is the 'exception rather than rule'
Birth trauma report finds women treated as ‘inconvenience’
![Good maternity care is the 'exception rather than rule'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/UUrVUiwRa1715663024650/GOOD-MATERNITY-CARE-IS-THE-EXCEPTION-RATHER-THAN-RULE.jpg)
2 mins
More than 400,000 women 'silenced' by work NDAs
Almost half a million women are gagged by confidentiality agreements after experiencing discrimination, bullying or harassment at work, according to new research.
![More than 400,000 women 'silenced' by work NDAs](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/oejx_XwDe1715663099893/MORE-THAN-400000-WOMEN-SILENCED-BY-WORK-NDAS.jpg)
2 mins
King reveals he lost sense of taste during cancer therapy
The King yesterday gave a rare insight into his ongoing private battle with cancer as he attended a joint official engagement with Prince William.
![King reveals he lost sense of taste during cancer therapy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/ci1HstpFY1715663168656/KING-REVEALS-HE-LOST-SENSE-OF-TASTE-DURING-CANCER-THERAPY.jpg)
2 mins
Twin who fought off croc on the King's first gallantry list
A woman who saved her twin sister’s life by punching a crocodile in the face will be honoured for her bravery in the King’s first Civilian Gallantry List.
![Twin who fought off croc on the King's first gallantry list](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/QpxD3S6ii1715663245080/TWIN-WHO-FOUGHT-OFF-CROC-ON-THE-KINGS-FIRST-GALLANTRY-LIST.jpg)
3 mins
Police are not interested in shoplifting, says M&S boss
The chair of Marks and Spencer has said the police are “not interested” in shoplifting, which has risen to record levels in the UK overall.
![Police are not interested in shoplifting, says M&S boss](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/8f1PR1zCW1715663609531/POLICE-ARE-NOT-INTERESTED-IN-SHOPLIFTING-SAYS-MS-BOSS.jpg)
1 min
As Russians target Kharkiv, 'next few days are critical'
Colonel tells Askold Krushelnycky how the situation could develop ‘dangerously’ for Kyiv’s troops as Moscow seeks to press on from the border towards Ukraine’s second city
![As Russians target Kharkiv, 'next few days are critical'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/GWW-24C7S1715663802909/AS-RUSSIANS-TARGET-KHARKIV-NEXT-FEW-DAYS-ARE-CRITICAL.jpg)
5 mins
Putin's reshuffle could be a pledge to long-haul conflict
Russia is going full steam towards becoming a ‘war economy’
![Putin's reshuffle could be a pledge to long-haul conflict](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/7JlIe_oku1715664204456/PUTINS-RESHUFFLE-COULD-BE-A-PLEDGE-TO-LONGHAUL-CONFLICT.jpg)
3 mins
Trump feared 'disaster' for campaign, Cohen alleges
Former ‘fixer’ testifies how he paid off Stormy Daniels
![Trump feared 'disaster' for campaign, Cohen alleges](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/i2dqTAlXY1715664293722/TRUMP-FEARED-DISASTER-FOR-CAMPAIGN-COHEN-ALLEGES.jpg)
6 mins
Thousands flee from Rafah as Israel steps up its assault
Israeli forces have pushed deep into Jabalia in northern Gaza – to recapture an area where they said Hamas had been dismantled weeks ago – while tanks and troops continue to move into the southern border city of Rafah.
![Thousands flee from Rafah as Israel steps up its assault](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/3ptCPTEMr1715664704963/THOUSANDS-FLEE-FROM-RAFAH-AS-ISRAEL-STEPS-UP-ITS-ASSAULT.jpg)
3 mins
Vatican staff take rare legal action over workers' rights
A total of 49 employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave, and overtime benefits in an unusual public challenge to Pope Francis’s governance.
![Vatican staff take rare legal action over workers' rights](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/ZImZIbavM1715667472632/VATICAN-STAFF-TAKE-RARE-LEGAL-ACTION-OVER-WORKERS-RIGHTS.jpg)
2 mins
'It wasn't the US that didn't get us, it was just Nashville'
As Kings of Leon release ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, singer Caleb Followill talks to Laura Barton about the wisdom of their late mother, hunting for approval in his home city and how a producer helped them get the dirt back in their sound
!['It wasn't the US that didn't get us, it was just Nashville'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/JKtumPUR51715667723441/IT-WASNT-THE-US-THAT-DIDNT-GET-US-IT-WAS-JUST-NASHVILLE.jpg)
7 mins
SILENT TREATMENT
Chit-chat during a haircut can be torturous for introverts – but now an innovative business in Helsinki is cutting the conversation. Helen Coffey applauds the pioneering move
![SILENT TREATMENT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/S-tUDxdHu1715667867244/SILENT-TREATMENT.jpg)
4 mins
Why we should worry about rise of 40-year mortgages
More than 42 per cent of new mortgages will be being paid off in pension age, but with sky-high house prices is there any other option for first-time buyers
![Why we should worry about rise of 40-year mortgages](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/GBsCv0Qmt1715666978032/WHY-WE-SHOULD-WORRY-ABOUT-RISE-OF-40YEAR-MORTGAGES.jpg)
4 mins
Villa come back from dead after fan Hanks' pep talk
Aston Villa do not quite have the Hollywood ending to their season but the watching Tom Hanks got an illustration that football can script stranger drama than his line of work.
![Villa come back from dead after fan Hanks' pep talk](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/bfxHwuhG91715667080957/VILLA-COME-BACK-FROM-DEAD-AFTER-FAN-HANKS-PEP-TALK.jpg)
3 mins
'It is the time to do it' Guardiola eves historic haul
Pep Guardiola can spend much of his season deflecting talk of potential achievements.
!['It is the time to do it' Guardiola eves historic haul](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1698796/4hXcl6udw1715667220104/IT-IS-THE-TIME-TO-DO-IT-GUARDIOLA-EVES-HISTORIC-HAUL.jpg)
3 mins
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