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Biden says he 'nearly fell asleep' during TV debate

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Joe Biden has said he "nearly fell asleep" during last week's first presidential debate and put his poor performance down to travel exhaustion after going "around the world a couple of times" shortly before it.

'Greater than 1997': Tory minister says Labour to get largest landslide ever

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A Conservative minister has said Labour will get "the largest majority this country has ever seen" if recent polls are correct.

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Crocodile attack suspected as police hunt for missing boy

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Australian police are searching for a 12-year-old child who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming.

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Former Gaza hostage's mum dies just weeks after being reunited with her daughter

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A woman who pleaded for the release of her daughter held hostage by Hamas has died from brain cancer less than a month after she was rescued.

Vintage Boris revs up the faithful - but his cameo's too late to save the Tories

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He's still got it. Boris Johnson may have left it late before coming to the party - the Conservative Party, that is - but his 11th-hour rallying cry to the Tory faithful was vintage Boris and just like the old days.

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Deadly hurricane heads for Jamaica - as unusual storm breaks records

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Hurricane Beryl has battered islands in the eastern Caribbean - killing at least seven people - and is now barrelling towards Jamaica.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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General election night: When will the crucial results be announced?

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Since the prime minister stood in the rain to announce a surprise July election, six weeks have flashed/dragged by.

Boris Johnson puts up united front with Rishi Sunak to warn against Labour 'supermajority'

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Boris Johnson has made his first public appearance in the Conservative election campaign to warn voters against electing a Labour government on 4 July.

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Jay Slater's mother releases new statement

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The mother of missing Jay Slater says "words cannot describe the pain and agony" she and her family are feeling about the teenager's disappearance.

Why some campaigners urge people to spoil their ballots - instead of not voting

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Politicians have been courting voters for weeks - but some of those casting a ballot on Thursday won't be backing any candidate.

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Donald Trump appears to mock Joe Biden over 'fake tan' claims

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Donald Trump has appeared to mock President Joe Biden following claims he has used fake tan.

Donald Trump's hush money sentencing postponed

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A judge in New York has postponed Donald Trump's hush money sentencing until September to consider the Supreme Court's ruling on immunity.

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Labour plans to delay parliament summer recess if it wins election

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Labour is planning to push back the summer recess for MPs until the end of July if it wins the election, Sky News understands.

Woman left 'in howling pain' before death at slapping therapy workshop

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A 71-year-old woman died after she stopped taking insulin at a workshop run by an alternative healer.

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'Must learn lessons' from headteacher abuse, children's commissioner says

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It is important to "learn lessons" after a former headteacher was found guilty of sexually abusing four young girls, Wales's children's commission has said.

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British companies keeping Russian gas flowing into Europe

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The UK, US and Europe have sanctioned the importation of Russian oil and gas since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Family 'devastated' after boy goes missing while 'jumping waves'

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The family of a teenager who disappeared while playing in the River Mersey have said their "worst fear is that this tragic accident has taken our lovely boy from us".

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'Monstrous' Hurricane Beryl heads towards Jamaica - after six killed

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Hurricane Beryl is hurtling towards Jamaica as a powerful category four storm, after killing at least six people in the southeast Caribbean.

Russia's ambassador to the UK says 'none' of West's sanction goals have worked

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Sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine have failed to achieve any of their aims, the country's ambassador has told Sky News.

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson facing seven more sex offence charges

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Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is facing further sex offence charges, bringing the total to 18.

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Volunteer medics hit by tear gas as protesters call for Kenya president to quit

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At this point, it feels personal. Angry police are facing off against the defiant young protesters marching against the government across Kenya despite the forceful crackdown.

Holidaymakers 'forced to sleep outside' as Greece wildfires continue

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Firefighters in Greece are spending a second day fighting wildfires on the island of Kos.

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More than 120 killed in stampede at religious gathering

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At least 121 people, many of them women and children, have died in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.

Three officers investigated over their inquiries into Nottingham triple killer

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Three officers are under investigation over their inquiries into alleged assaults by Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in Nottingham, the police watchdog has said.

Son of man whose death sparked London riots admits having a gun

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The son of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in 2011, is facing jail time after admitting he had a gun.

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Boy, 14, dressed in military clothing stabs university student in the neck

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A 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a university student in the neck in Sydney.

Trainee nurse guilty of plot to launch suicide bomb attack on hospital

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A trainee nurse has been found guilty of attempting to launch an ISIS-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked.

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Two days until polls open - and many voters on Sky News panel still undecided

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Two days before the polls open and there is still a sizeable group of undecided voters on the Sky News YouGov panel.

Tories plot letter from business chiefs in last-ditch bid to turn election tide

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The Conservative Party will on Wednesday unveil a letter signed by scores of small business-owners in a last-ditch bid to convince undecided voters that they can be trusted as the stewards of Britain's economy.

Tear gas used to break up anti-government protests

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Tear gas has been used to break up anti-government protests in Kenya following violent clashes over now abandoned tax rises.