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Unsafe E Coli Levels In More Than 10% Of UK Top Beaches

One Essex location is found to be seven times over safe limit

Does Tactical Voting Spell More Trouble For The Tories?

As the first postal ballots are cast, there seems little doubt that, if the polls are correct and remain roughly where they are until polling day, the Labour Party will command a majority in the new House of Commons.

Sunak Top Of Tactical Voting Hit List To Wipe Out Tories

A tactical voting hit list has been produced by campaign group Best for Britain, which has placed removing Rishi Sunak from his Richmond and Northallerton seat in Yorkshire as its top priority.

Israeli Crisis Amid Rift Over Pauses For Aid

BENJAMIN Netanyahu dissolved Israel's six-member war cabinet yesterday as political tensions grew.

Plants Have The Answers

Brainy blooms battle bugs

Ronaldo's Retreat Still A Huge Draw And An Asset To Call On But Others Will Now Carry Portugal's Fight

After all the years of propping up Portugal, there is no more of Cristiano Ronaldo putting the national team on his back.

Paris Loses Out To London As Europe's Largest Equity Market

Paris has lost its spot as Europe's largest equity market to London, as investors react to political turmoil in France in the week since the president, Emmanuel Macron, called a shock snap election.

India Fears Modi Will Become 'More Aggressive' Despite Loss Of Majority

As Narendra Modi traversed India during recent months, campaigning for a third term in power, he repeated the same refrain.

Hezbollah US Envoy Attempts To Avert Escalation Between Israel And Lebanese Militants

A senior envoy from the Biden administration has met Benjamin Netanyahu for talks aimed at averting a deepening conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, after Israel warned over the weekend that it was on the brink of a "wider escalation".

Netanyahu Dissolves War Cabinet Amid Tension Over Handling Of Gaza Conflict

Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over the fighting with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border.

England Fan Among Eight Facing Criminal Charges After Euros Brawl

One England fan and seven Serbs are facing criminal charges and tournament bans after a brawl involving 150 people before Sunday's game between the two countries.

Greek Coastguard Treatment Of Migrants Illegal, Says Ex-Officer

A former Greek coastguard officer has described as "obviously illegal" the actions of colleagues who abandoned nine migrants at sea in one of 15 alleged illegal pushbacks from Greek islands or territorial waters that reportedly killed dozens of people.

There Is An EU-Sized Hole In Starmer's 'Growth' Manifesto

Growth is our core business,” Keir Starmer said as he unveiled a Labour manifesto aimed 7 squarely at reassuring disaffected Conservative supporters who have not yet moved into the Labour column.

Trump 'Selling His Policies To The Highest Bidders'

Eager for campaign funds, former US president is reversing his old promises. Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg report

Ukraine To Get $50bn From Russian Funds After G7 Deal

G7 leaders reached a deal yesterday to use profits from frozen Russian assets to provide around 50bn 39bn) worth of support to Ukraine.

The Drugs Trade How Big Is The Problem-And Who Is Paying The Price?

Over the past 10 years, Europe has developed a serious cocaine problem. The drug, originating in the jungles of South America, is being transported, sold and consumed across the European continent in record amounts.

£40million Loan To Help Rebuild Ukraine

RISHI Sunak yesterday warned tyrant Vladimir Putin he won't be able to outlast the Western alliance - as he hailed a "game-changing" £40million boost for Ukraine at the G7 summit.

Ukraine War Fund From Russia Cash

G7 agrees deal to provide £40bn loan to Kyiv

What Gambling Laws Say And What The Penalties Are

Rishi Sunak's closest parliamentary aide, Craig Williams, is understood to be the subject of an inquiry by the Gambling Commission after he bet £100 that there would be a July election, three days before the prime minister named the date.

Why Brexit Is A Dirty Word

Politicians avoid the B-word for fear of scoring an election own goal. But should they be bolder, asks Sean O’Grady

Ticking Time Bomb! 3.6m At High Risk Of Diabetes

A RECORD 3.6 million people are at high risk of developing diabetes as the nation battles an obesity epidemic.

Sunak's Hopes For 'Bounceback' Fade As UK Economy Flatlines In April

The UK economy flatlined in April, held back by wet weather, as the signs of a recovery from last year's recession began to fade.

Alcaraz And Sinner Take The Spotlight From Old Guard

Their meeting in the French Open semis today signals an exciting new era in the men’s game, says Jamie Braidwood

Dozens Of Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Capsizes

Around 80 migrants have been rescued in the English Channel after the boat they were travelling in capsized off the coast of Kent.

Democracy Comes Under Scrutiny Amid Battle To Buy Basics

After 25 years, Nigeria's role as the region's police officer is in jeopardy, with its people losing faith in a squeezed economy

Civil War And Bloodshed? Conviction Infuriates Trump's Base

The posts are ominous. “Pick a side, or YOU are next,” wrote conservative talk show host Dan Bongino on the Truth Social media platform in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions.

Brain Scans To Predict Dementia Up To 9 Years In Advance

MRI breakthrough '80% more accurate than common tests'

Between Tories And Reform Lies A Good Centre-Right Party

THE CONSERVATIVES began this election campaign by telling wavering voters that a vote for Reform UK was a wasted vote that the next Prime Minister is inevitably going to be either Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer and, therefore, voting for anyone else would simply help the latter into Number 10.

Modi Can Bounce Back - Just Like His Great Admirer, Trump

Narendra Modi was the first world leader to be given a tour of the White House by a freshly elected Donald Trump.

The Treasury's Intervention Is Yet Another Blow To Sunak

After Tuesday night’s TV debate, relieved Conservatives claimed Rishi Sunak had detonated another “Labour tax bombshell” with his repeated claim that the party’s £38.5bn of unfunded spending commitments would cost every working household £2,000.