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July 19, 2024
Starmer has made a good start of cleaning up the mess left by Brexit
Blenheim Palace, a world heritage site, was a wise choice for the fourth meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), led by Sir Keir Starmer.
![Starmer has made a good start of cleaning up the mess left by Brexit](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/toe0zJU4c1721373763045/STARMER-HAS-MADE-A-GOOD-START-OF-CLEANING-UP-THE-MESS-LEFT-BY-BREXIT.jpg)
3 mins
Fatal Flaws In Planning Led To ‘Avoidable' Covid Deaths
Inquiry chair demands radical reform of pandemic plans
![Fatal Flaws In Planning Led To ‘Avoidable' Covid Deaths](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/Y5vmtV-4j1721373816317/crp_FATAL-FLAWS-IN-PLANNING-LED-TO-AVOIDABLE-COVID-DEATHS.jpg)
4 mins
Starmer Uses Summit To Reset Relationship With EU
Sir Keir Starmer declared that Britain is "back on the international stage" as he sought to put the UK at the centre of European cooperation and build closer ties with the continent.
![Starmer Uses Summit To Reset Relationship With EU](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/VaLTxk-o_1721373944404/crp_STARMER-USES-SUMMIT-TO-RESET-RELATIONSHIP-WITH-EU.jpg)
4 mins
Zelensky to address cabinet on Ukraine's war efforts
He becomes first foreign leader to brief cabinet since 1997
![Zelensky to address cabinet on Ukraine's war efforts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/bBkeHSGvj1721374043186/ZELENSKY-TO-ADDRESS-CABINET-ON-UKRAINES-WAR-EFFORTS.jpg)
2 mins
Can Labour ‘take the brakes off' Britain's rail network?
In part, Labour won the general election because of a feeling among the public that \"nothing works any more\".
![Can Labour ‘take the brakes off' Britain's rail network?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/2FyIEG8LA1721374167129/CAN-LABOUR-TAKE-THE-BRAKES-OFF-BRITAINS-RAIL-NETWORK.jpg)
3 mins
British Museum boss opens door for return of marbles
The new director of the British Museum has suggested the institution could pursue a “lending library\" approach under his tenure potentially paving the way for a return of the Parthenon marbles, formerly known as the Elgin marbles.
![British Museum boss opens door for return of marbles](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/AZE14vKCD1721375041966/BRITISH-MUSEUM-BOSS-OPENS-DOOR-FOR-RETURN-OF-MARBLES.jpg)
2 mins
Five Just Stop Oil activists.jailed after M25 blocked
Five Just Stop Oil protesters were jailed yesterday for conspiring to organise protests that blocked the M25 motorway.
![Five Just Stop Oil activists.jailed after M25 blocked](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/504k146Q41721375119398/FIVE-JUST-STOP-OIL-ACTIVISTSJAILED-AFTER-M25-BLOCKED.jpg)
2 mins
Man wrongly jailed for rape could have been freed 10 years earlier, review finds
A man who was wrongly convicted of rape and jailed for 17 years could have been exonerated almost a decade earlier if not for serious failings by officials, a review has found.
![Man wrongly jailed for rape could have been freed 10 years earlier, review finds](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/-32sg_ejC1721375241492/MAN-WRONGLY-JAILED-FOR-RAPE-COULD-HAVE-BEEN-FREED-10-YEARS-EARLIER-REVIEW-FINDS.jpg)
3 mins
Women And Girls 'Treated Like Meat' In Police Custody
Women and girls have been treated like meat and subjected to unjustified strip searches in police custody, according to a damning new report.
![Women And Girls 'Treated Like Meat' In Police Custody](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/GH4yDZhhA1721375308787/crp_WOMEN-AND-GIRLS-TREATED-LIKE-MEAT-IN-POLICE-CUSTODY.jpg)
5 mins
Bates meeting refusal was poorly judged, Davey says
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has apologised for his \"poorly judged\" and \"terse\" refusal to meet campaigner Sir Alan Bates for five months during his time as postal affairs minister.
![Bates meeting refusal was poorly judged, Davey says](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/F814kp9Qu1721375570792/BATES-MEETING-REFUSAL-WAS-POORLY-JUDGED-DAVEY-SAYS.jpg)
4 mins
Police cars vandalised and buses torched in Leeds riot
Vehicles were set on fire and a police car was overturned as residents were warned to stay at home last night following an outbreak of disorder in a Leeds suburb.
![Police cars vandalised and buses torched in Leeds riot](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/rXFf51Xrc1721375725861/POLICE-CARS-VANDALISED-AND-BUSES-TORCHED-IN-LEEDS-RIOT.jpg)
2 mins
Von Der Leyen Wins Second Term As President Of EU
'Next five years will define our place in the world,' she says
![Von Der Leyen Wins Second Term As President Of EU](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/JZlmw4plx1721375792101/crp_VON-DER-LEYEN-WINS-SECONDTERM-AS-PRESIDENT-OF-EU.jpg)
4 mins
Obama Reported To Have Serious Doubts About Biden
Democrats believe president could drop out 'this weekend'
![Obama Reported To Have Serious Doubts About Biden](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/1tM2iqUNE1721375979186/crp_OBAMA-REPORTED-TO-HAVE-SERIOUS-DOUBTS-ABOUT-BIDEN.jpg)
3 mins
The Afghan Women Defying The Taliban To Be Olympians
When she steps out onto the cycling track at the Paris Olympics on 27 July, Yulduz Hashimi won't just be fulfilling a childhood dream.
![The Afghan Women Defying The Taliban To Be Olympians](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/IsQUcZ3WT1721376077714/crp_THE-AFGHAN-WOMEN-DEFYING-THE-TALIBAN-TO-BE-OLYMPIANS.jpg)
3 mins
How Labour could harness the power of an 'odd couple'
As rumours swirl of growing tensions between the prime minister and his deputy, Zoe Beaty takes a look at why their differences could also turn out to be their greatest strength
![How Labour could harness the power of an 'odd couple'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/Su1pa4nqD1721376187024/HOW-LABOUR-COULD-HARNESS-THE-POWER-OF-AN-ODD-COUPLE.jpg)
6 mins
Summer is no longer just a season... it's a cultural trend
Olivia Petter on the influence of Charli XCX's viral album
![Summer is no longer just a season... it's a cultural trend](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/LBvfk842V1721376846304/SUMMER-IS-NO-LONGER-JUST-A-SEASON-ITS-A-CULTURAL-TREND.jpg)
5 mins
What can I do in Malaga?
Q For some reason I have never been to Malaga. That is changing next week. What do you recommend?
![What can I do in Malaga?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/g-qDyzGA-1721376937263/WHAT-CAN-I-DO-IN-MALAGA.jpg)
2 mins
How next England manager can get best of Bellingham
Game-changing talent is heart of team, says Miguel Delaney
![How next England manager can get best of Bellingham](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/XsWbcZ4p_1721377042326/HOW-NEXT-ENGLAND-MANAGER-CAN-GET-BEST-OF-BELLINGHAM.jpg)
4 mins
Lowry and Brown flawless as McIlroy in Troon trouble
Shane Lowry made a flawless start to his bid for a second Open title as Rory McIlroy effectively wrote off his chances of doing the same at Royal Troon yesterday.
![Lowry and Brown flawless as McIlroy in Troon trouble](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/GLARqWFEE1721377152212/LOWRY-AND-BROWN-FLAWLESS-AS-MCILROY-IN-TROON-TROUBLE.jpg)
3 mins
Predicting the 2025 Lions squad to tour Australia
A number of contenders have enhanced their chances of inclusion in next summer's British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia after a busy period of international rugby.
![Predicting the 2025 Lions squad to tour Australia](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22095/1770960/pNMO456rS1721377234507/PREDICTING-THE-2025-LIONS-SQUAD-TO-TOUR-AUSTRALIA.jpg)
4 mins
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