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Arguments for and against lowering voting age to 16

While much of the election debate is around the personalities of Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, their economic plans or even their proposals to tackle the migration crisis, other serious underlying issues are at stake. One of these is electoral and political reform which is being pushed by Starmer.

Farage attacks Muslims for not sharing ‘British values'

Nigel Farage signalled a return to right-wing shock tactics for his Reform UK party, as he used his first election interview to attack Muslims in the UK for not sharing British values”.

Streeting echoes Blair with his message on aspiration

Labour 'compensatory, not confiscatory', he tells Indy editor

Minister ruled out national service due to morale fears

A Tory defence minister warned on the first day of the general election campaign that Rishi Sunak’s plan to reintroduce national service would damage morale” in the military. Dr Andrew Murrison signed off a written answer to fellow Tory MP Mark Pritchard which was published less than 24 hours after the prime minister had dramatically called a snap election.

'I will fight for you', vows Starmer in campaign rally

Labour leader to launch presidential-style election drive

No debate of Brexit makes it 'most dishonest' election

Michael Heseltine has warned that the 2024 general election campaign “will be the most dishonest in modern times” because of the refusal of the main parties to debate the consequences of Brexit.

The perfect island for an 'inbetweeners' family trip

With her teenage sons about to fly the nest, Tracey MacLeod faces the challenge of balancing an upscale adult getaway with a raucous lads' holiday... Crete comes to the rescue

Marching in or marching on again to the promised land

After just one season away, they're back in the Premier League, a play-off final victory at Wembley seeing the despair of 12 months ago turn to joy, optimism fuelled once more that this time it can be different, this time they can remain among the elite and become a sustainable, sustained, top-flight side.

Queen of Barcelona crowns the sweetest of triumphs

Alexia Putellas stood on the sidelines, watching, the captain's armband already wrapped around her left arm. For almost three years, since rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament on the eve of the Euros, Putellas has spent too long doing just that: waiting, looking on, as others have shone in the spotlight. The clock in the San Mames had reached 90 minutes. Time was up.

Ten Hag's United seize the day as City lose their edge

In an FA Cup final when Manchester City history was supposed to be made, and Erik ten Hag's future supposed to be set, he and Manchester United lifted the old trophy by seizing the day.

Heat and hateful rhetoric in Indian election's final stages

Millions of voters stood in queues under the scorching sun as India conducted the sixth phase of its mammoth national election yesterday.

Evacuees from assault on Kharkiv face new danger

Russian attacks have forced 10,000 civilians from their homes but aid workers lack funds to house and feed them

RAF pilot dies in Spitfire crash at memorial event

An RAF pilot has died in a \"tragic accident\" after a Spitfire plane crashed into a field in Coningsby, Lincolnshire during an event to commemorate the Battle of Britain.

Boy held 'for murder' after woman is stabbed on beach

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death on a beach in Bournemouth. Police were called to Durley Chine Beach at around 11.40pm on Friday, just as the bank holiday weekend was getting underway.

Pernice accused of a 'brutal' training regime on Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing is facing the biggest scandal in its history after allegations emerged about professional Giovanni Pernice's \"brutal\" training regimes.

Met Office issues a warning of thunderstorms and floods

Weather warnings and dozens of flood alerts have been issued across England and north Wales, with thunderstorms set to put a dampener on the bank holiday weekend.

Child abuse gang leader gets 12 years for raping girl

A gang leader who was previously jailed for sexually exploiting children in Rotherham has been convicted of another rape after a new victim came forward.

In UK shoplifting epidemic even pound shops targeted

Such is the extent of the current wave of shoplifting that even pound shops are having to install new security measures to head off losses in the thousands. \"Shoplifting is pretty horrific at the moment, it's out of control completely,\" says John Bebbington, owner of Everything One Pound in Bristol.

Lucas blocks writer over her rant about celebrity authors

Matt Lucas has responded to criticism after he appeared to block a children's author on social media who complained about the prominence of novels by celebrities, including himself, in bookshops.

UK is not ready for coming pandemics, warns Vallance

Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser during the Covid pandemic, has warned that Britain is not prepared for another pandemic. The scientist called for future pandemics to be treated like potential wars, with as much focus going into planning for them as goes into the armed forces.

I'll vote Labour, says boss of firm backed by Sunak's wife

The boss of a childcare firm backed by Rishi Sunak's wife and hosted at a Downing Street reception has said she is backing Labour after she saw first-hand how Tory infighting and the toppling of prime ministers prevented the introduction of key policies that would benefit parents.

Is Sunak's sinking campaign the worst in British history?

He is soaked in Downing Street on his launch, drowned out by triumphant Blair's anthem, his MPs are fleeing the battlefield and he visits a Titanic museum. When you think things cannot get worse for Rishi Sunak, they do. Is this the worst start to an election campaign in history?

Labour to lower voting age

Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to lower the voting age to 16 - as Labour and the Tories kicked off the first weekend of the general election campaign.

Streeting delivers 'a hard message' to striking doctors

Wes Streeting has vowed he will be \"a shop steward for patients\" as health secretary, with a warning to striking doctors that he will not meet their huge pay demands.

Kings and conquerors of Europe collide in London

Leinster and Toulouse in a first-ever final meeting of the pair

Local boy Leclerc targets a spot in Monaco's royal box

The treacherous twists and turns of the Circuit de Monaco have not been kind to this small principality's prodigal son. It took until 2022 - after two retirements and one devastating failure to make the start line after qualifying on pole, with a Covid cancellation thrown in the middle - for Charles Leclerc to finish his home grand prix. And even that was ruined by a strategy failure, confining him to fourth after also qualifying on pole.

FA Cup glory is unlikely to save Ten Hag from the chop

Rivals Man City await today at Wembley in what may be the Dutchman's last game as United boss, writes Richard Jolly

Labour needs a City thumbs up to reassure the electorate

Rishi Sunak had become increasingly frustrated as the economic outlook improved but he and his ministers received little credit. It was this that made up his mind to go to the country. There seemed little point in waiting for things to get better (to quote the well-worn Labour song). They might, they might not.

It's scapegoating to claim porn and video games are responsible for joblessness

I always find it so funny when people talk about pornography and video game \"addiction\", because if we're being honest with ourselves, it's a miracle we aren't all addicted to pornography and video games.

China testing if it can 'seize power' in Taiwan exercises

China deployed nearly 50 warplanes and 19 naval vessels around Taiwan yesterday, on the second day of major military drills that it described as a test of its ability to \"seize power\" on the island.