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May 04, 2024

Sunak on the rack as losses point to Commons wipeout

Rishi Sunak is nervously awaiting the result of the West Midlands mayoral contest after suffering a series of humiliating setbacks in the local elections.

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Tees Valley lifeline could save PM from going under

Ben Houchen's victory in the Tees Valley mayoral election provides an almost solitary ray of Tory hope after \"seismic\" election losses for the party.

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Khan faces anxious wait for result of London mayor race

Sadiq Khan faces an anxious wait to find out if he will be reelected as London mayor amid fears about low turnout and anger over his flagship motoring policy and Labour's stance on Gaza. Mr Khan is still the favourite to win against his Conservative opponent Susan Hall, when the results are revealed today. But a shadow cabinet member has warned the result could be \"close\".

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Poll bloodbath? Tis but a scratch insist the Tories

\"The people have spoken - the bastards,\" would-be senator Dick Tuck notoriously remarked after being trounced. But at least he was paying attention. By contrast, the UK electorate yelled their heads off in towns and cities, and a parade of senior Conservatives responded by putting their fingers in their ears and singing \"la la la\".

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Right-wing rebels have lost their chance to oust Sunak

We were promised that the knives would be out for the PM if the Tories did badly. But a leadership challenge seems much less probable now than it did last week, writes Andrew Grice

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Female BBC presenters lose equal pay claim challenge

Martine Croxall and three other senior BBC journalists have failed in their bid to include equal pay as part of wider legal action against the broadcaster. However, separate claims for sex and age discrimination will go ahead, an employment tribunal ruled.

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Comic's 'antisemitic death threat' reported to police

Comedian Dane Baptiste has been reported to the police and dropped by his talent agencies after issuing an \"antisemitic death threat\" to an unnamed female comic.

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UK missiles can be used on Russian soil, says Cameron

'It is Ukraine's decision about how to use these weapons'

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Hicks breaks down at Trump hush-money trial

A chief aide who gave voice to Donald Trump's chaotic 2016 campaign for the presidency broke down in tears on the witness stand yesterday in his hush-money trial, moments after she testified about payments to an adult film star whose allegations threatened to derail his campaign.

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Civilians face 'slaughter' if Israel launches Rafah attack

UN official warns of 'incredible blow' to Gaza aid operation

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China probe will bring back pieces of the moon's far side

China has launched a probe that will fly to the far side of the moon and bring pieces of it back to Earth. The Chang'e-6 probe aims to help us better understand the distant side of the lunar surface. The area is hard to explore because it is cut off from radio communications with Earth - but it could be a key resource for work such as radio astronomy, since it is shielded from interference from our own planet.

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It's about time the Murdoch operation is held to account

Let's imagine a bank - an ethically challenged one. Its staff have been accused of widespread criminality. It first tries to lie about it all, but that doesn't matter too much because the police and regulator conveniently turn a blind eye. MPs run for cover; the media shrugs.

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The local elections show the Blairite approach is working

The Conservatives have done about as badly in the local elections as you would expect, given that they are 20 points behind Labour in the national opinion polls. Ben Houchen's win as mayor of Tees Valley is notable not because the Tories are doing better than expected, but because his personal popularity is sufficient to withstand the national anti-Tory tide.

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Shame on Freeman for doing what every veggie dreams of

I was sitting in a restaurant in New York with my partner. The Brooklyn Bridge lit up behind us, we'd been drinking flat, $9 Stella Artois that is inexplicably passed off as chic over there, and needed some food before carrying on into the night.

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Race is on for a Red Bull shake-up after Newey quits

Verstappen still favourite to win as drivers roll into Miami

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Angeball tests faith of Spurs fans as 'bigger issues' raised

Even with a microphone in front of him, Ange Postecoglou was barely audible as the Tottenham manager slumped into the press conference room at Stamford Bridge and took responsibility for his side's third defeat in a row. \"I feel like we've lost a bit of belief and conviction in our football and that is on me to change that,\" Postecoglou mumbled, head bowed. \"We were nowhere near good enough.\"

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Ipswich on the up thanks to McKenna's drive to succeed

All the next great managers tend to be described in the same way: obsessive, a perfectionist, a details guy with a personal touch who always remembers the kit man's birthday.

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Klopp has put the success into Liverpool succession.

The German leaves Anfield at the end of the season but tells Richard Jolly his project won't die once Arne Slot takes over

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The Independent dergisindeki tüm hikayeleri okuyun

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The Independent has been at the frontline of journalism since 1986, with its mission to challenge and debate always ahead of its time. The Independent is free-thinking and free of bias in an increasingly fragmented world where communities locally, regionally and across continents are disenfranchised with traditional establishments. They want real facts and frank opinions delivered first-hand from a news source that is ready to stand for something, not everything.