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Farage leads social media with 40 billion video views
The Independent

Farage leads social media with 40 billion video views

Politician much more popular online than mainstream rivals

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July 03, 2024
'Silly Rishi': Tory hits out at Sunak's attack on Starmer
The Independent

'Silly Rishi': Tory hits out at Sunak's attack on Starmer

A former Conservative cabinet minister has branded as desperate” Rishi Sunak’s attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for time with his family in Downing Street.

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July 03, 2024
Sunak poll bump 'too little, too late' on road to oblivion
The Independent

Sunak poll bump 'too little, too late' on road to oblivion

Rishi Sunak is on the verge of leading the Conservative Party to the worst defeat in its 346-year history, according to a new poll for The Independent.

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July 03, 2024
An emergency cut short our trip - can we get a refund?
The Independent

An emergency cut short our trip - can we get a refund?

I am sorry to hear of the reason for curtailing the holiday. In such circumstances, the first issue is the arrangement for returning home early.

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July 02, 2024
'Winning ugly' Raducanu evokes Three Lions spirit
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'Winning ugly' Raducanu evokes Three Lions spirit

It’s been two years since Emma Raducanu – 2021’s breakthrough British sporting star – strode out onto the Wimbledon stage with the weight of an expectant crowd on her shoulders.

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July 02, 2024
Southgate hopes the lessons of 1966 can inspire success
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Southgate hopes the lessons of 1966 can inspire success

As the Three Lions scrape through to the quarter-finals at Euro 2024, the England manager is drawing on history to keep his whole squad of players hungry

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July 02, 2024
Shootout sends below-par Portugal into quarter-finals
The Independent

Shootout sends below-par Portugal into quarter-finals

The Cristiano Ronaldo show rumbled into Frankfurt, and it didn’t disappoint.

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July 02, 2024
Dour France get lucky to sink Belgium in a stinker
The Independent

Dour France get lucky to sink Belgium in a stinker

Of course, it wasn’t pretty.

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July 02, 2024
Bankers' bonuses return as families struggle with bills
The Independent

Bankers' bonuses return as families struggle with bills

The bonus boys and girls look set to make a comeback in the City of London.

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July 02, 2024
Why Russia is ordering its troops to take no prisoners
The Independent

Why Russia is ordering its troops to take no prisoners

Putin's commanders in Ukraine are compelling their men to murder defenceless enemies

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July 02, 2024
Banksy's Glastonbury boat stunt was tasteless and lazy
The Independent

Banksy's Glastonbury boat stunt was tasteless and lazy

Rather than Coldplay’s “spectacle of a lifetime”, or the return of Avril Lavigne, or the return (again) of the Sugababes, the Glastonbury moment that caught the nation’s attention was a tasteless stunt by Banksy.

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July 02, 2024
Here's why I'm glad I caused a BA flight to be cancelled
The Independent

Here's why I'm glad I caused a BA flight to be cancelled

It was all going swimmingly until we began our descent into Gatwick.

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July 02, 2024
A 'Republican front' could yet deprive Le Pen of power
The Independent

A 'Republican front' could yet deprive Le Pen of power

“We are in uncharted territory”, was the most neutral assessment of the first-round results in France’s legislative elections.

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July 02, 2024
Acclaimed Albanian writer Ismail Kadare dies at 88
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Acclaimed Albanian writer Ismail Kadare dies at 88

Ismail Kadare, the acclaimed Albanian novelist, poet and playwright who defied his country’s communist rulers through his writing, has died in a Tirana hospital after having a heart attack. He was 88.

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July 02, 2024
Beryl slams into Caribbean with 150mph gusts and rain
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Beryl slams into Caribbean with 150mph gusts and rain

A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall yesterday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of category 4 strength on record to form in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters.

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July 02, 2024
Israel orders Palestinians in Khan Younis to move again
The Independent

Israel orders Palestinians in Khan Younis to move again

The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis eysterday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault into the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city.

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July 02, 2024
Zelensky says Russia fired 800 glide bombs in a week
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Zelensky says Russia fired 800 glide bombs in a week

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russia fired more than 800 glide bombs at Ukraine in just the last week, as Moscow continues to use the modified Soviet-era explosives to kill both soldiers and civilians.

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July 02, 2024
Trump can claim immunity over official acts, court rules
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Trump can claim immunity over official acts, court rules

Former presidents have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday – extending the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, and all but ending the prospect that he could be tried before the November election.

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July 02, 2024
Macron camp divided as far right creeps closer to power
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Macron camp divided as far right creeps closer to power

Rival French parties scramble to build an alliance to prevent National Rally from winning outright in the second round of France's legislative election on Sunday

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July 02, 2024
Windrush pensioner in ID limbo facing homelessness.
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Windrush pensioner in ID limbo facing homelessness.

Home Office 'unable to verify' 89-year-old Thelma's identity

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July 02, 2024
Calls for greyhound racing ban after death toll rises
The Independent

Calls for greyhound racing ban after death toll rises

The number of greyhounds dying at racetracks rose last year for the first time since records began six years ago, prompting calls for the sport to be banned.

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July 02, 2024
Dench and Phillips are first female members of Garrick
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Dench and Phillips are first female members of Garrick

The Garrick Club named Judi Dench and Sian Phillips as distinguished members last night, making them the first women to be allowed to join the club in its 193-year history.

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July 02, 2024
Davey urges voters to take plunge and back Lib Dems
The Independent

Davey urges voters to take plunge and back Lib Dems

Sir Ed Davey took part in a bungee jump yesterday as he urged voters to take a similar “leap of faith” and back the Liberal Democrats on Thursday.

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July 02, 2024
Next PM urged to abandon Sunak's surcharge on wine
The Independent

Next PM urged to abandon Sunak's surcharge on wine

Sir Keir Starmer is being urged to abandon Rishi Sunak’s “sneaky” post-Brexit wine tax if he wins the keys to Downing Street this week.

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July 02, 2024
Tories 'hollowing out' UK's defence with regiment cull
The Independent

Tories 'hollowing out' UK's defence with regiment cull

The Conservatives have been accused of “hollowing out” Britain’s armed forces as Rishi Sunak tries to turn the focus toward defence for the final days of the general election.

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July 02, 2024
Is there real reason to fear a Labour 'supermajority'?
The Independent

Is there real reason to fear a Labour 'supermajority'?

Wisely or not, the Conservatives have tacitly conceded not just defeat but an appalling humiliation on polling day, and are now begging for mercy.

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July 02, 2024
Also-rans: inside the betting scandal-hit constituencies
The Independent

Also-rans: inside the betting scandal-hit constituencies

The Tories and Labour both withdrew support for candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission – Alex Ross hears from confused voters and local party campaigners

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July 02, 2024
Sunak uses threat of Labour ‘supermajority' in final push
The Independent

Sunak uses threat of Labour ‘supermajority' in final push

But leading pollster says result could be closer than expected

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July 02, 2024
Russell gifted Austrian win after Verstappen collision
The Independent

Russell gifted Austrian win after Verstappen collision

Mercedes’ George Russell celebrated a surprise Austrian Grand Prix win yesterday after Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris collided late in the race while fighting for the lead.

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July 01, 2024
Questions to answer over Djokovic's form and fitness
The Independent

Questions to answer over Djokovic's form and fitness

Alexander Zverev may have been missing something when he declared Wimbledon as the “most open Championships that we’ve had in 20 years”.

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July 01, 2024