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July 04, 2024
Bombshell poll forecasts the Tories will win only 82 seats
Rishi Sunak will lead the Conservatives to their worst election result in history, with a major poll for The Independent suggesting that the party will hold on to just 82 seats.
![Bombshell poll forecasts the Tories will win only 82 seats](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/lT5YgcCKR1720069115733/BOMBSHELL-POLL-FORECASTS-THE-TORIES-WILL-WIN-ONLY-82-SEATS.jpg)
4 mins
Rishi the Robot has failure down to a fine (body) art
Oh, Rishi. We’ve all been there, waiting for the results of an exam we know we flubbed, or the rejection email for a job where we accidentally called the interviewer “mum”, or the voters to consign us to the dustbin of history after leading our party to electoral ruin.
![Rishi the Robot has failure down to a fine (body) art](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/_zuzyU0P61720069305634/RISHI-THE-ROBOT-HAS-FAILURE-DOWN-TO-A-FINE-BODY-ART.jpg)
3 mins
Could the Tories actually come third in the election?
Even when the situation is hopeless, the leaders of a doomed party in a general election usually try to show a brave face.
![Could the Tories actually come third in the election?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/fTslQ-4jB1720069470328/COULD-THE-TORIES-ACTUALLY-COME-THIRD-IN-THE-ELECTION.jpg)
4 mins
Help my father, son of jailed media mogul tells Labour
The son of a jailed British citizen detained by China has urged a Labour government to help release his father amid fears he could die in prison.
![Help my father, son of jailed media mogul tells Labour](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/iT23C9NUm1720069611423/HELP-MY-FATHER-SON-OF-JAILED-MEDIA-MOGUL-TELLS-LABOUR.jpg)
2 mins
Slapping therapy healer previously prosecuted in death of six-year-old boy
An alternative “healer” accused of the manslaughter of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who died after stopping taking her insulin at his slapping therapy workshop was previously prosecuted for the death of a six-year-old boy, a court has heard.
![Slapping therapy healer previously prosecuted in death of six-year-old boy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/j7TY1IKed1720069767341/SLAPPING-THERAPY-HEALER-PREVIOUSLY-PROSECUTED-IN-DEATH-OF-SIXYEAROLD-BOY.jpg)
3 mins
'Mummy makeover' adverts being removed by watchdog
Hundreds of ads a day pushing surgery and weight-loss jabs
!['Mummy makeover' adverts being removed by watchdog](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/lFvjapcxI1720069902819/MUMMY-MAKEOVER-ADVERTS-BEING-REMOVED-BY-WATCHDOG.jpg)
2 mins
Man receives death threats after tracking stolen iPhone
Victim was sent messages from Shenzhen in southern China
![Man receives death threats after tracking stolen iPhone](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/55QDj4d3R1720069982618/MAN-RECEIVES-DEATH-THREATS-AFTER-TRACKING-STOLEN-IPHONE.jpg)
4 mins
'No one is pushing me out'
Joe Biden tells campaign staff he's in race 'to the end' but ally admits next few days in the spotlight will decide leader's fate
!['No one is pushing me out'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/SAq59hF221720070104321/NO-ONE-IS-PUSHING-ME-OUT.jpg)
3 mins
North Korea balloon attacks on South ‘are soft terrorism'
North Korea’s campaign of sending hundreds of rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea is a “form of soft terrorism” that shouldn’t be taken lightly, an American think tank has said.
![North Korea balloon attacks on South ‘are soft terrorism'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/BxrCMUccW1720070215728/NORTH-KOREA-BALLOON-ATTACKS-ON-SOUTH-ARE-SOFT-TERRORISM.jpg)
1 min
Tories try to rewrite history by bringing back the Morlock
Boris Johnson Saves the World is probably the movie that our disgraced former prime minister sees himself starring in as he ascends the stage at the National Army Museum in London, surrounded by the tattered colours and worn muskets of past battles lost and won – Waterloo, Dunkirk, Goose Green.
![Tories try to rewrite history by bringing back the Morlock](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/GL-P8KYWy1720070306558/TORIES-TRY-TO-REWRITE-HISTORY-BY-BRINGING-BACK-THE-MORLOCK.jpg)
3 mins
Johnson's intervention was, as ever, mainly about himself
Boris Johnson’s surprise last-minute appearance at a Conservative election rally in London was not a sign of the party’s strength or unity, but a reminder of its weakness, divisions and sheer desperation.
![Johnson's intervention was, as ever, mainly about himself](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/yr3AHue1J1720070452860/JOHNSONS-INTERVENTION-WAS-AS-EVER-MAINLY-ABOUT-HIMSELF.jpg)
4 mins
Sunak's Starmer swipe let on what he thinks about mums
He could have kept quiet. As a father-of-two, Rishi Sunak will be very familiar with trying in vain to step away from his desk to spend a few hours with his family.
![Sunak's Starmer swipe let on what he thinks about mums](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/iC7WNBw3H1720070603243/SUNAKS-STARMER-SWIPE-LET-ON-WHAT-HE-THINKS-ABOUT-MUMS.jpg)
2 mins
MAN AND SUPERMAN
Brain fog, mood swings and low libido can often affect men over 40. Could testosterone replacement therapy help, or can it actually be harmful?
![MAN AND SUPERMAN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/VrBlBX7U51720070694146/MAN-AND-SUPERMAN.jpg)
7 mins
Will Heathrow Express pay up if our flights are missed?
You have been reporting on the collapse of the Heathrow Express and Elizabeth Line from central London to Heathrow airport.
![Will Heathrow Express pay up if our flights are missed?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/Rse02cxRC1720070964022/WILL-HEATHROW-EXPRESS-PAY-UP-IF-OUR-FLIGHTS-ARE-MISSED.jpg)
2 mins
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE?
Calls to find a 6ft 5in man working in finance with a trust fund were everywhere at Glastonbury, harking back to a viral video. It's all a bit tongue in cheek, writes Olivia Petter, but it does reveal a truth about dating during a cost of living crisis
![CAN'T BUY ME LOVE?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/jYn9E27SL1720071238011/CANT-BUY-ME-LOVE.jpg)
5 mins
DADDY ISSUES
The compulsive sperm donor at the centre of a controversial new Netflix docuseries, 'The Man with 1000 Kids', tells Kevin EG Perry why he refused to take part in the show
![DADDY ISSUES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/c9-BK-o5Z1720071446641/DADDY-ISSUES.jpg)
7 mins
Google blames AI as growth in emissions continues to jeopardise net zero targets
Google partly blamed AI for the fact that its carbon pollution continued to grow last year, threatening the search giant’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
![Google blames AI as growth in emissions continues to jeopardise net zero targets](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/OVJHO1V_C1720071628735/GOOGLE-BLAMES-AI-AS-GROWTH-IN-EMISSIONS-CONTINUES-TO-JEOPARDISE-NET-ZERO-TARGETS.jpg)
1 min
Raducanu destroys Mertens to raise Wimbledon hopes
Briton needed just 75 minutes to beat Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-2 in a powerful display reminiscent of her 2021 US Open win
![Raducanu destroys Mertens to raise Wimbledon hopes](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/kh44EjFsq1720071681933/RADUCANU-DESTROYS-MERTENS-TO-RAISE-WIMBLEDON-HOPES.jpg)
4 mins
Alcaraz says staying calm is the secret to SW19 success
Carlos Alcaraz turned to his box, clenching his fist in delight with that familiar intensity.
![Alcaraz says staying calm is the secret to SW19 success](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/glN-SapIq1720071814836/ALCARAZ-SAYS-STAYING-CALM-IS-THE-SECRET-TO-SW19-SUCCESS.jpg)
4 mins
'Friendly' transfer deals are put under the microscope
Finance rules see a flurry of June Premier League signings
!['Friendly' transfer deals are put under the microscope](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1754621/XzDQKvT2N1720071930515/FRIENDLY-TRANSFER-DEALS-ARE-PUT-UNDER-THE-MICROSCOPE.jpg)
4 mins
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