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How Stormy Start Led To 6 Weeks Of Stunts, Shocks And Slip-Ups

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak opened the floodgates on yesterday's poll during a downpour in Downing Street - and soon found his campaign was a damp squib.

Hunt Warned His Kids: Don't Worry If I Lose My Seat... It's How Democracy Works

JEREMY Hunt was among more than a dozen Tory big beasts who had been tipped to lose their seats in the biggest Cabinet election clearout since 1997.

Stones Senses Mood Change After England's Big ‘Turning Point

Centre-back hopes new mentality in Southgate’s side can fire them past Switzerland into the semis

Crushing Blow To Tory Party In Election Wipeout

Rishi Sunaks snap election gamble has backfired spectacularly

Not So Fast Can Technology Put The Brakes On Speeding Drivers?

In the highway code and the courts, there is no doubt what the big numbers in red circles mean.

Chinese Electric Car Firms Hit With Extra EU Tariffs

The EU's top trade official, Valdis Dombrovskis, yesterday brushed aside concerns of trade war retaliation from Beijing against European business after the European Commission imposed duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Is A 'Breakthrough', Says US, But Hurdles Remain

The White House has described a new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza as a "breakthrough" establishing a framework for a possible hostage deal, but warned there remained difficult negotiations ahead over how the agreement would be implemented.

Harris Favourite As S Replacement Candidate For Democrats

As Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to withdraw his US presidential candidacy following his poor debating performance last week, Kamala Harris has emerged as the frontrunner to replace him.

Airports Are Everywhere -But Where Are All The Passengers?

Last month, the governor of Zamfara, one of Nigeria's poorest states, held a ceremony to mark the start of construction on an international airport in the state capital Gusau.

'Grey Zone' How The IDF Views Some Journalists As Targets

Despite denials by Israel of deliberate targeting to silence critics, record number of media workers killedin Gaza

UN Aid Chief Departs With Warning Of 'Huge' Famine

Sudan is facing horror "beyond imagination", the outgoing UN aid chief has warned, with 750,000 people under imminent threat of famine and with conditions in danger of worsening even further.

Biden's Burden President Needs To Give Way To Someone Who Can Beat Trump

What was the worst moment? Perhaps when one especially rambling sentence of Joe Biden's ended in a mumbled, confused declaration that "We finally beat Medicare", as if he were the enemy of the very public service Democrats cherish and defend.

The Prosecution Of Roy Is A Stark Warning From Modi To His Critics Salil Tripathi

This month, the highest ranking bureaucrat of the state of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, permitted the Delhi police to prosecute Arundhati Roy (pictured), and Sheikh Showkat Hussain for remarks they made at a public event 14 years ago.

Labour's Migrants Policy Scrutinised

SIR Keir Starmer has dismissed Rishi Sunak’s claim that he would “sit down with the Ayatollahs” to secure a migrant returns agreement, as the Labour leader attacked the growing asylum backlog under the Prime Minister’s Government.

Evangelicals On Crusade To Return Trump To Presidency

God's army is on the march. And many of its foot soldiers are wearing Make America Great Again regalia, sensing that their unlikely standard-bearer, former US president Donald Trump, is once again close to the promised land.

Sunak Faces More Gambling Questions

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeatedly refused to say whether he had told a parliamentary aide about the date of the General Election, as the Metropolitan Police said they were investigating a “small number” of bets on the July 4 poll.

Tensions Rise On Border As War Looms

Doctors prepare for casualties, people flee their homes and apprehension hangs in the air as threat grows of conflict with Hezbollah

Dangerous Alliance Putin And Kim Are The Odd Couple With A Dual Mission

They make an odd couple. One is smiley-faced and chubby. The other is thin-lipped and scowls a lot.

Friends Reunited What Can Russia And North Korea Do For Each Other?

China accounts for more than 90% of North Korea's trade and has been its most dependable aid donor and diplomatic ally.

England's T20 Reign Ended Brutally By On-Song India

England's reign as T20 world champions was ended in brutal fashion by India in Guyana, with their batting hopelessly exposed in a 68-run semi-final defeat.

Penalties: How The Lions Turned It From A Lottery To Slottery

THE England players used to be afraid of the dreaded P word.

The Secret Behind Georgia's Great German Adventure

Willy Sagnol's team have taken the tournament by storm with a distinct style and enthusiasm that should worry Spain

Hundreds Dying Every Day In Brutal Pakistan Heatwave

Karachi alone sees more than 420 lose their lives in 96 hours

France Faces 'Rise In Racism' As Far Right Poised For Power

Anti-immigration ideas pushed by the far right in France are contributing to a rise in racism across the country, a report from the nation’s human rights commission has found.

Violence And Self-Harm Hit Record High In Women's Jails

The number of assaults and self-harm incidents in women's prisons in England and Wales has hit a record high, new figures show.

Harry 'Must Tell Court How Texts Were Wiped'

PRINCE Harry has been ordered to explain to a High Court judge how messages potentially relevant to his legal action against The Sun's publisher were wiped.

Can Opinion Polls Really Say Who Will Win The Election?

The 2024 general election has been the most “polled” in British history. More companies have conducted more polls, and with a greater variety of methods, than in any previous contest.

How Age And Brexit Define The Dwindling Tory Faithful

The sheer scale of the collapse in support for the Tories in the opinion polls poses a question as the election approaches.

Seven Officers Implicated In Betting Scandal, Admits Met

At least seven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated over bets on the timing of the general election.

It's A Simple Question, PM Did You Tell Your Aide The Election Date Before He Put A Bet On It?

TETCHY Rishi Sunak yesterday repeatedly refused to say whether he told an aide about the date of the General Election.