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Six of the worst From a whistler to a U-turner, here are all of Britain’s PMs since 2016, ranked
The UK has had six prime ministers in the last 10 years - with a seventh likely to be in place by as early as mid-July. Here are those who have been booted out of Downing Street between 2016 and 2026, starting with the worst at no 6.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Stokes feels his way back but lacks his usual conviction amid end-of-an-era feeling
This all started at this same ground and against this same team. In June 2022, England were 93 for four, chasing 299 to win, and Ben Stokes told Jonny Bairstow to stop worrying and start hitting the ball for six. He did.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Joyful watch for a generation that grew up with Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard is a homage to the man and an elegy for what you have to presume were the lost youths of most of the viewing audience.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
'I love this car': Hamilton aims to build on Barcelona win
Hamilton aims to build on Barcelona win
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Record deal agreed Manchester City and Forest settle on £116m Anderson fee
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson for £116m, a record for a British player.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Ministers publish bill to ban LGBTQ+ conversion ‘therapy’
Perpetrators of so-called conversion therapy against LGBTQ+ people could face up to five years in prison under proposals hailed as a “historic and long overdue” milestone by campaigners.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Limit pension tax relief to savers willing to invest in UK, says BCC chief
Pension tax relief worth more than £50bn should only be offered to savers prepared to invest in Britain, according to Andy Haldane, the president of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Maseko's strike sparks pyjama joy in South Africa
South Africa celebrated a first World Cup knockout berth with jubilant scenes after Thapelo Maseko’s second-half strike secured victory against South Korea, who still have a chance of advancing as one of the eight best third-placed teams.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Woman, 34, who lost arm in Sydney shark attack regains consciousness
A woman who was put in an induced coma after being attacked by a great white shark off an Australian beach on 13 June is no longer in a critical condition and “remembers the whole event in detail”.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Oil prices at pre-war levels as tankers exit Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices have fallen to pre-Iran war levels as more oil tankers exit the strait of Hormuz.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
'It smashed everything' In moments, Caracas became a disaster zone
As the double whammy of powerful earthquakes rattled Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, residents of the capital, Caracas, scrambled out on to the streets from shuddering, fractured buildings.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
EasyJet opens takeover talks in hope of better Castlelake offer
EasyJet has opened talks with Castlelake, despite rejecting a fourth takeover offer worth £4.9bn from the US investment firm, with the airline saying it would open its books in the hope of receiving a higher bid.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Boy, 16, not guilty of murder over stabbing of nine-year-old girl
A 16-year-old boy has been found not guilty of the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died after being stabbed with a kitchen knife.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Swifts more loyal to their nesting sites than to their partners
Swifts loyally return every year to their nests in buildings, according to a study, underlining the importance of providing the endangered birds with hollow nesting bricks if traditional nesting sites are lost.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Bashir gets his day in the sun while everyone else seeks refuge in the shade
The series that started just three weeks ago amid sweaters, stormclouds and a flood of wickets at Lord’s is reaching boiling point at Trent Bridge.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Rome airports may suspend border system to avoid peak summer chaos
Rome’s airports will have to suspend the EU’s new digital border system for non-EU citizens to avoid a “disaster” during the peak tourism summer months, according to the airports’ chief executive.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Israeli forces condemned over arrest at dawn of Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’
Israeli forces have arrested a prominent 71-year-old Palestinian known as the ‘doctor of the poor’ in a pre-dawn raid on his home in the occupied West Bank, prompting widespread condemnation.
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June 26, 2026
The Guardian
Tuchel troubles James an England injury worry with hamstring complaint
England are sweating on the fitness of Reece James before facing Panama on Saturday after the right-back complained of a tight hamstring.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
The new normal?
UK registers hottest ever June day France breaks heat record again Extremes driven by climate crisis
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Stokes admits to pressure and says sorry to teammates
Ben Stokes has apologised to his England teammates after missing the second Test for disciplinary reasons and admitted this is “highest amount of pressure” he and Brendon McCullum have been under as captain and head coach.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Mamdani magic Trio backed by NYC mayor win primaries
A man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday's elections in New York.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Stage review Sinatra show swoon-worthy but skin deep
Ol’ Blue Eyes is back: first staged in Birmingham three years ago and workshopped since, this Frank Sinatra musical has now hit the West End with big band energy.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
‘Defenders should never know where I am. Like a ghost’
Kai Havertz on the misunderstanding of his role and the momentum the four-times champions have put together after winning their group
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
'Ghost of the desert' How YouTube video in Libya proved existence of threatened sand cat
When the wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18 seconds of video to YouTube, he thought little more about the small, pale cat seen digging a hollow in the sand in the remote dunes of south-west Libya.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Israeli elites threaten legal action unless government eradicates ‘Jewish terrorism’
Dozens of Israelis from the security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank, according to a leaked letter.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Goalkeepers’ fears justified as Trionda hits ‘crisis’ point
World Cup ball has led to errors and research seems to explain its increase in speed and movement
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Bedford crash took place after train failed to stop at red signal, investigators believe
The train whose driver died in the Bedford rail crash had passed a danger signal without stopping - while the train it hit had halted on the line because a fault in its warning system had caused it to brake, investigators believe.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Peace deal at risk as Israel says it will not withdraw
The Israeli defence minister has said the IDF would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating US-Iran peace talks.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
First places to be investigated by grooming gangs inquiry named
London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley will be the first cities and towns investigated by an independent grooming gangs inquiry, it was announced yesterday.
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June 25, 2026
The Guardian
Star players' protests over prize money to push on at Wimbledon
The top men’s and women’s tennis players have decided to continue their protests for a greater percentage of grand slam tournament revenues at Wimbledon.
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