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Dutch progressive alliance just ahead of far right in EU elections, exit polls suggest
Leftwing and Green parties in the Netherlands have said the far right can be beaten, after exit polls showed a progressive alliance narrowly ahead of their nationalist rivals on the first day of European elections.
Billionaire brother sells stake in Asda to private equity
The billionaire brothers who partown Asda have gone their separate ways, with Zuber Issa selling his shares in the supermarket to the private equity firm TDR Capital.
'When will it be enough?' Children killed in airstrike on UN school, say survivors
Survivors of an Israeli airstrike on a UN school in central Gaza have described finding children's bodies that had been torn apart by the blast, as Israeli attacks on the area continued for a second night.
Water firm seizes stake in protester's home over withheld bill payments
South West Water has taken a legal stake in a customer's home after the owner withheld her bill payments in a protest over sewage dumping in rivers and the sea.
Look who is back Eminem storms to top of UK charts
Just over a week ago, Eminem released his 62nd single, Houdini.
From tracksuit to black suit The Piano makes a star of a fostered child prodigy
Not many acclaimed pianists get stopped by the police minutes before a televised performance.
Clause V Labour signs off manifesto - but Unite holds back
Labour has signed off its election manifesto ahead of its launch next week, despite a decision by Unite not to endorse it.
Disillusionment down on the farm Tories face defeat in their traditional rural heartlands
Since I first voted for Thatcher in 1979, I've always gone Conservative,\" says the Hertfordshire farmer Andrew Watts - a longer period than the three decades he has managed his cereal farm near the village of Puckeridge.
"The final straw' Tory campaign descends into infighting
Conservative candidates and aides have looked on aghast at the missteps of Rishi Sunak's Tory campaign over the past fortnight.
Taylor versions What to expect as Swift's Eras tour arrives in Britain
It's the biggest pop music tour of all time by revenue, and arguably also by the more nebulous measure of pop-cultural heft.
Officers disciplined after failures left serial rapist free for five more years
Two police officers have been disciplined for misconduct after the bungling of an investigation that left the serial sex attacker David Carrick free for a five further years before he was finally arrested.
CCTV images 'deepen mystery' of missing TV doctor
CCTV images of the TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi, taken after the last reported sightings of him two days ago, were released yesterday as the search for him continued.
Trump lead narrows among crucial voters, poll analysis shows
After a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last week, Republicans rallied around the former president, insisting the verdict would only damage Joe Biden's standing in the presidential election.
Biden says sorry to Zelenskiy for delay in US military aid
Joe Biden has apologised publicly to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for the months of delay in US military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield, and announced a further $225m (£177m) in military aid to Ukraine.
Swiatek crushes Gauff to set up final with Paolini
In recent years, Coco Gauff has found herself reflecting on the long-term relationships tennis forges.
Officials considered sacking Post Office chief 10 years ago
UK government officials expressed serious doubts about Paula Vennells' suitability as the chief executive of the Post Office and considered sacking her in 2014, five years before she resigned, the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has heard.
Is Great British Energy a great idea? It will be a nice thing to have but don't expect miracles
Great British Energy, Labour's proposed publicly owned energy company, scores well with voters, according to the pollsters, and one can understand why.
Allies demand cabinet seats as Modi tries to form government
Narendra Modi is facing the first test of coalition politics after his Bharatiya Janata party lost its outright majority in India's election, with smaller allies emerging as powerful kingmakers in the formation of the government.
'Emotionally it's difficult' Mobilisation squads face hostility on streets of Kyiv
When Pavlo Pimakhov and Yuriy Pikhota walk through the suburbs of Kyiv, men who spot them approaching from afar often turn on their heels and scurry off.
'We will not go away' Demolitions in the desert leave Bedouins homeless
Under the unrelenting heat of the Negev desert, for the fifth time in the last two weeks, Tayaeer Abu Asda has set up an improvised tent that will serve as a temporary home for his wife and five children for at least the next three days.
'I was a boy' D-day veterans honour comrades as king urges free nations to stand together
It was not the profound silence of the moment of reflection, broken only by gentle birdsong, or even the spectacular sweeping flypast from the Red Arrows that left deep red, blue and white trails hanging in the sky, that most stirred the thousand people honouring the events of 80 years ago among the white French Massangis stone of the British Normandy memorial.
Two-year-old found next to father's body died of dehydration, inquest hears
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby, who was found dead next to his father's body at their home after not being seen for several days, died from dehydration, a coroner's court heard yesterday.
Actor Jeannette Charles, Queen Elizabeth II impersonator, dies aged 96
Jeannette Charles, the British actor best known for her striking resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II, which landed her roles in The Naked Gun, Austin Powers and a host of TV shows, has died at the age of 96.
'Good grief.It's you!' Evil penguin is back for new instalment
The evil penguin Feathers McGraw, who terrorised audiences in the 1993 Bafta- and Oscar-winning short The Wrong Trousers, will return to play a central role in the Wallace and Gromit film series.
'An absolute priority': Kendall vows to investigate carer's allowance scandal
Unpaid carers being left with crippling debts and threatened with prosecution after Department for Work and Pensions overpayments is \"unforgivable\" and would be investigated by a Labour government, the shadow work and pensions secretary has told the Guardian.
Antisemitism Lawsuit over report leak abandoned
Labour has withdrawn a costly lawsuit against five former staffers accused of leaking an internal report on antisemitism and \"conspiring\" against Keir Starmer.
Capital gains Reeves under pressure to raise tax rate
Rachel Reeves is under pressure from Labour shadow ministers to raise capital gains tax as part of an autumn budget at which the shadow chancellor is considering up to a dozen new revenue-raising measures.
Public services Parties must come clean over scale of crisis - thinktank
Political parties must be honest about the immediate crisis of collapsing public services facing the next government, according to a hard-hitting report that lays bare the crisis affecting the NHS, criminal justice system, prisons and local government.
Poo flies south, and K-pop north as Korea balloon wars' intensify
The \"balloon wars\" between the two Koreas have intensified after activists in the South said they had sent balloons carrying antiNorth Korean propaganda over the countries' heavily armed border.
Henry fears 'many black dramas' will be axed after just one series
Lenny Henry says \"many black dramas\" are being axed after one series, with his Windrush ITV drama Three Little Birds being the latest victim.