In this issue

June 11, 2024

Tory right plans to give Sunak set of demands if manifesto falls flat

Party figures waiting to see how public responds to pledges, insiders say

4 mins

12-year-old boys guilty of machete murder

Two 12-year-old boys were yesterday found guilty of the murder of Shawn Seesahai, 19, who was killed in an apparently unprovoked machete attack in a Wolverhampton park in November.

3 mins

UN security council backs Gaza peace plan

The UN security council has adopted a resolution calling for Hamas to agree to a three-phase hostage-for-ceasefire proposal outlined by Joe Biden, in a rare show of consensus by major powers.

2 mins

Lack of injuries suggests Mosley died of natural causes, initial inquest finds

An initial inquest yesterday determined that the TV presenter Michael Mosley, whose body was found on the Greek island of Symi, almost certainly died of natural causes.

2 mins

Would you Adam and Eve it? Artist brings cockney rhyming slang back to life in London

Cockney rhyming slang, the lyrical patter that once punctuated daily life in London's East End, is at risk of dying out as young people abandon its use.

3 mins

Tories Three candidates backed other parties in past

Three Conservative candidates in key seats have previously backed other parties and criticised the Conservatives, including condemning their \"inaction, delay and bluster\" and posting the hashtag #NeverTrustATory.

1 min

'Forgive me' PM back on campaign trail after D-day snub

Holding a tray groaning with slabs of lemon drizzle and carrot cake, Rishi Sunak admitted that the toll of the election campaign had caused him to break his discipline of fasting every Monday.

2 mins

'Opportunity for change' Businesswomen back Reeves to be first female chancellor

More than a dozen leading UK businesswomen have signed a joint letter welcoming the idea of Labour's Rachel Reeves becoming the first female chancellor of the exchequer, saying it would help bring a new perspective to economic policymaking.

2 mins

Reform UK Party defends candidate over Hitler comments

Reform UK has defended one of its candidates who said Britain should have \"taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality\", saying the comments were \"probably true\".

1 min

'Run, bro' A killing that even shocked the police

Surrounded by quiet residential streets and the grounds of a primary school, Stowlawn playing fields in Wolverhampton is normally a place where teenagers kick a football around and children pass through as they walk home from school.

2 mins

Mother of Harry Dunn criticises killer's refusal to attend her son's inquest

Harry Dunn's mother has said she is \"unspeakably hurt\" that her son's killer, Anne Sacoolas, has refused to attend the inquest into his death, saying it was \"bitterly disappointing and, as a mother, utterly incomprehensible\".

2 mins

Vogue chief Anna Wintour wants next PM to be more like the French over fashion

The editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, has urged the next prime minister to see fashion more like it is regarded in France - and acknowledge the importance of the industry to the British economy.

2 mins

'We all have to mobilise' Advance of far right leaves left in shock

'Everyone is in total shock,\" said Baptiste Lopata, a radiologist, sitting in his trade union office in the small northern French town of Soissons. \"Now we've all got to mobilise against the far right.\"

4 mins

What happens next? Macron's move may be gift to Le Pen's party

Two years in to his second term and with three more still to go, Emmanuel Macron's ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval.

4 mins

Analysis Far right's gains will hit home in Paris and Berlin

In the end, with a couple of alarming wobbles, the centre held. As polls predicted, the mainstream pro-EU alliance of centre-right, centre-left, liberal and Green parties in the European parliament hung on, quite comfortably, to its majority.

3 mins

Early morning frost detected on colossal Martian volcanoes

Early morning frost has been spotted on some of the largest mountains in the solar system - the colossal Martian volcanoes that rise up to three times the height of Mount Everest near the planet's equator.

2 mins

Apple debuts 'personal' generative AI products

Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, announced a series of generative artificial intelligence products and services yesterday at the company's annual developer conference.

2 mins

Given a chance to turn down both bonuses, boss of South West Water's owner bottles it

Here's a rarity: a chief executive turning down an annual bonus two years in a row out of solidarity with the suffering customers.

2 mins

England's woes make echo of 99 'shame' possible

Australia will face Scotland knowing Jos Buttler's side could need their help to seal Super Eight qualification

3 mins

Police warn Serbian hooligans could target England opener

German police believe a squad of up to 500 Serbian hooligans will try to cause violence at England's first game at Euro 2024 on Sunday.

2 mins

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