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In this issue
July 16, 2024
Trump vows to 'unite the country' after being shot
Former president also chooses JD Vance as his running mate
![Trump vows to 'unite the country' after being shot](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/OhcnhAO_H1721106950420/TRUMP-VOWS-TO-UNITE-THE-COUNTRY-AFTER-BEING-SHOT.jpg)
5 mins
Presidents and gun violence are as American as apple pie
If you think the attempt on Trump's life will lead to new controls on firearms, keep dreaming
![Presidents and gun violence are as American as apple pie](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/kBVk2kFJA1721107157433/PRESIDENTS-AND-GUN-VIOLENCE-ARE-AS-AMERICAN-AS-APPLE-PIE.jpg)
3 mins
Tory grandee urges against lurch to the extreme right
Chris Patten wades in as battle for party leadership begins
![Tory grandee urges against lurch to the extreme right](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/2GyPtg4pe1721107413071/TORY-GRANDEE-URGES-AGAINST-LURCH-TO-THE-EXTREME-RIGHT.jpg)
3 mins
The 'era of division' will end under Labour, vows Nandy
New government will be 'more Southgate, far less Gove'
![The 'era of division' will end under Labour, vows Nandy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/fXsSND6Z81721107523997/THE-ERA-OF-DIVISION-WILL-END-UNDER-LABOUR-VOWS-NANDY.jpg)
2 mins
Back on track? Minister in Brussels for EU 'reset' talks
Sir Keir Starmer has wasted little time in pushing for a reset of post-Brexit relations with the EU, with his new Europe minister catching the train to Brussels yesterday.
![Back on track? Minister in Brussels for EU 'reset' talks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/LJguumdzg1721107607059/BACK-ON-TRACK-MINISTER-IN-BRUSSELS-FOR-EU-RESET-TALKS.jpg)
2 mins
Unions warn Labour against delay on rights for workers
Trade union leaders have demanded Sir Keir Starmer produce “oven ready” legislation to reverse Tory anti-strike laws ahead of tomorrow’s King’s Speech.
![Unions warn Labour against delay on rights for workers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/8mYyqrZML1721107729155/UNIONS-WARN-LABOUR-AGAINST-DELAY-ON-RIGHTS-FOR-WORKERS.jpg)
3 mins
Will Labour's 'new deal for workers' divide the party?
According to the government’s website, various departments are working on more than 35 bills in advance of the King’s Speech tomorrow, which will outline the legislative programme for the year ahead.
![Will Labour's 'new deal for workers' divide the party?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/qodVpsIbI1721107810313/WILL-LABOURS-NEW-DEAL-FOR-WORKERS-DIVIDE-THE-PARTY.jpg)
3 mins
Defence review will tackle danger of 'deadly quartet'
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a review of the UK’s defence to protect the country from a “more dangerous and volatile world”.
![Defence review will tackle danger of 'deadly quartet'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/p4u-iGWdv1721107912408/DEFENCE-REVIEW-WILL-TACKLE-DANGER-OF-DEADLY-QUARTET.jpg)
2 mins
Waiting times rise sharply for NHS cancer treatment
There has been a substantial rise in the number of people waiting for NHS cancer treatment, according to a new report – which cites staff and equipment shortages as reasons for growing delays.
![Waiting times rise sharply for NHS cancer treatment](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/wobR6jAOi1721107975887/WAITING-TIMES-RISE-SHARPLY-FOR-NHS-CANCER-TREATMENT.jpg)
2 mins
Body found in search for missing teen in Tenerife
After four gruelling weeks of mystery, the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater appears to have come to an end in northern Tenerife.
![Body found in search for missing teen in Tenerife](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/Mhx-gUSeQ1721108043183/BODY-FOUND-IN-SEARCH-FOR-MISSING-TEEN-IN-TENERIFE.jpg)
2 mins
Man charged with murder as suitcase victims named
Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, are identified
![Man charged with murder as suitcase victims named](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/4W2M6ruO-1721108314564/MAN-CHARGED-WITH-MURDER-AS-SUITCASE-VICTIMS-NAMED.jpg)
2 mins
Progress in police racism plan is glacial, finds report
A damning report has hit out at “glacial” progress in police chiefs’ flagship plan to stamp out racism in Britain’s forces.
![Progress in police racism plan is glacial, finds report](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/BSm8beMt41721108773198/PROGRESS-IN-POLICE-RACISM-PLAN-IS-GLACIAL-FINDS-REPORT.jpg)
2 mins
At least 15 killed as Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza
Assault comes after 90 people were killed during an attack targeting a senior Hamas commander over the weekend
![At least 15 killed as Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/hiedaHhGG1721108892957/AT-LEAST-15-KILLED-AS-ISRAEL-LAUNCHES-AIRSTRIKES-ON-GAZA.jpg)
3 mins
Zelensky pleads for more jets amid renewed danger
Russian troops said to be regrouping in Kharkiv region
![Zelensky pleads for more jets amid renewed danger](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/H1_N_b8xJ1721109005603/ZELENSKY-PLEADS-FOR-MORE-JETS-AMID-RENEWED-DANGER.jpg)
3 mins
Ukraine's central challenge is manpower, warn analysts
Recruitment numbers remain shrouded in wartime secrecy
![Ukraine's central challenge is manpower, warn analysts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/VkmmSGGrQ1721109082522/UKRAINES-CENTRAL-CHALLENGE-IS-MANPOWER-WARN-ANALYSTS.jpg)
3 mins
Pakistan 'can't progress' until Khan's party banned
Country under 'soft martial law', PTI officials respond
![Pakistan 'can't progress' until Khan's party banned](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/treYQZ8UM1721110730710/PAKISTAN-CANT-PROGRESS-UNTIL-KHANS-PARTY-BANNED.jpg)
2 mins
My six-point plan to make the Tories electable again
Britain’s new Labour government has got off to a flying start.
![My six-point plan to make the Tories electable again](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/EUUCOKPFn1721110878924/MY-SIXPOINT-PLAN-TO-MAKE-THE-TORIES-ELECTABLE-AGAIN.jpg)
5 mins
'More Southgate, less Gove' is a blueprint for leadership
I think I know what our new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, means when she says that the Labour government will be “more Gareth Southgate, less Michael Gove”.
!['More Southgate, less Gove' is a blueprint for leadership](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/_2iKzvPzc1721111038027/MORE-SOUTHGATE-LESS-GOVE-IS-A-BLUEPRINT-FOR-LEADERSHIP.jpg)
3 mins
We love an underdog - does this make us destined to lose?
One more night of collective heartache watching our men’s national football team come up short in a major international tournament.
![We love an underdog - does this make us destined to lose?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/K6R-PPpUZ1721111132473/WE-LOVE-AN-UNDERDOG-DOES-THIS-MAKE-US-DESTINED-TO-LOSE.jpg)
2 mins
Scratching the surface of weight loss 'wonder drugs'
While semaglutides are being used to treat diabetes, trials and studies are indicating to doctors that depression and cancer may be in the drug's line of fire.
![Scratching the surface of weight loss 'wonder drugs'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/CqhM8m70g1721111237840/SCRATCHING-THE-SURFACE-OF-WEIGHT-LOSS-WONDER-DRUGS.jpg)
7 mins
'We were out there in the middle of tornado season'
'Twisters' star Anthony Ramos, who rose to fame in the original 'Hamilton' cast, tells Louis Chilton why making a film about tornados during extreme weather was 'crazy'
!['We were out there in the middle of tornado season'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/O4YzsYMH31721111489453/WE-WERE-OUT-THERE-IN-THE-MIDDLE-OF-TORNADO-SEASON.jpg)
6 mins
IS IT THE LAST WALTZ?
'Strictly Come Dancing' was the nicest show on television, now two dancers face claims about their behaviour as bosses fear a PR nightmare. Is it curtains
![IS IT THE LAST WALTZ?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/46aRiXvjO1721111642267/IS-IT-THE-LAST-WALTZ.jpg)
4 mins
The Top Gear trio ran out of road after much controversy
Offensive 'banter' helped propel the presenters to popularity but viewers' enthusiasm has waned
![The Top Gear trio ran out of road after much controversy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/xfyHiucO_1721111766002/THE-TOP-GEAR-TRIO-RAN-OUT-OF-ROAD-AFTER-MUCH-CONTROVERSY.jpg)
4 mins
A cliched but compelling feminist cold-case drama
It's not perfect but there's far more good stuff in 'The Jetty' than most defective detective shows
![A cliched but compelling feminist cold-case drama](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/tYOydH_px1721111870752/A-CLICHED-BUT-COMPELLING-FEMINIST-COLDCASE-DRAMA.jpg)
3 mins
Hospices facing financial ruin, warn charity bosses
Hospices are in crisis and their financial stability is at a critical point, leaders have warned.
![Hospices facing financial ruin, warn charity bosses](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/DS1EiR3-K1721111967336/HOSPICES-FACING-FINANCIAL-RUIN-WARN-CHARITY-BOSSES.jpg)
3 mins
Howe on FA's shortlist as Southgate ponders future
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is among the leading candidates to take over from Gareth Southgate should he step away from the England job after defeat in the Euro 2024 final.
![Howe on FA's shortlist as Southgate ponders future](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/a1-85gULh1721112059262/HOWE-ON-FAS-SHORTLIST-AS-SOUTHGATE-PONDERS-FUTURE.jpg)
1 min
Three Lions were much less than the sum of their parts
They got to trudge past the trophy, given an immediate illustration of what they could have won.
![Three Lions were much less than the sum of their parts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/fVieDRFhR1721112111605/THREE-LIONS-WERE-MUCH-LESS-THAN-THE-SUM-OF-THEIR-PARTS.jpg)
3 mins
Euro 2024 is just the start for Spain's next generation
An unprecedented era of dominance, the greatest men’s international side of the modern age.
![Euro 2024 is just the start for Spain's next generation](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1767615/-_aQnLEjE1721112218166/EURO-2024-IS-JUST-THE-START-FOR-SPAINS-NEXT-GENERATION.jpg)
4 mins
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