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Use this election to reject the Farage version of Britain. Let’s get our country back | Gordon Brown

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It is fairness, tolerance and the rule of law that make our country great. By pandering to Reform, the Tories place these values under threat

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UK general election live: Boris Johnson makes first appearance on campaign trail

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Only mention Boris Johnson made of Rishi Sunak in his speech at a rally in Chelsea was when he thanked him for the invitation

The Man with 1000 Kids review – yet more proof that we should raze human civilisation to the ground

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This chilling true-crime show reveals the case of a man fixated on fathering as many children as he possibly can. Prepare for a new low of depravity

Labour landslide may boost investment and confidence in UK, say City analysts

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Strong mandate for Keir Starmer’s party should help restore Britain’s ‘safe haven’ status, knocked by Liz Truss and Brexit

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US expels more than 100 Chinese migrants in rare mass deportation

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Department of Homeland Security says it plans more such ‘large charter flights’, sparking concerns for safety of migrants escaping poverty or repression

Sydney university stabbing: teenage boy who allegedly attacked student was arrested last year, minister says

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Yasmin Catley says 14-year-old had been through government program run by NSW’s department of community and justice

Xi’s central Asia trip aims to cement ties as China vies for influence with Russia

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SCO summit brings together leaders of global south but also likely to test Beijing and Moscow’s ‘strategic partnership’

Marina Hyde and John Crace on the 2024 election campaign – podcast

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Guardian columnist Marina Hyde and parliamentary sketch writer John Crace reflect on the highs and lows of the general election campaign

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Child, 12, missing in suspected NT crocodile attack

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The 12-year-old was last seen swimming at Mango Creek on Tuesday evening, near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa

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Biden to meet Democratic governors to assuage fears after debate performance

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President blames global travel for lacklustre debate as 25 House members reportedly prepare to call for him to step down

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, dies aged 89

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Writer, who died in his Los Angeles home, also worked without credit on The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde

Ukraine war briefing: US to announce $2.3bn military aid package for Kyiv

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Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861

At least 116 killed in crush at Hindu gathering in northern India, say officials

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Most of the dead are women or children, say officials, with suggestions a dust storm created panic as thousands were leaving a prayer meeting in Hathras, south-east of Delhi

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Police launch hunt for men who allegedly fled scene after fatal crash in Melbourne

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One dead and two hospitalised after crash which involved a car believed to have been stolen

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Tulsa race massacre survivors condemn dismissal of reparations case and urge Biden to act

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Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, appeal to president after Oklahoma supreme court dismisses historic case

Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’

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Independent candidate says ‘I am not a church boy’ after ex-nanny tells Vanity Fair he assaulted her at his home in 1998

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What does the immunity ruling mean for Trump’s criminal cases?

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The supreme court’s decision changed everything, offering Trump a huge assist in his attempts to avoid accountability

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Trump hush-money trial: judge postpones sentencing to September

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Judge Juan Merchan agrees to pause proceedings to weigh whether immunity ruling could imperil conviction

Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

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Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party

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Four dead as5 Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc across Caribbean

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Storm moving towards southern Hispaniola and expected to hit Jamaica with ‘devastating hurricane-force winds’ on Wednesday

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect rejects plea deal over terrorism charge

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Agreement would have shortened prison term but exposed alleged attacker to a federal terrorism-related charge

Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules

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President hails proposal to protect millions of Americans from extreme heat – the top weather-related US killer

Activists arrested on suspicion of contempt after London court protest

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Eleven arrested after holding placards outside court that judge said could be interpreted as influencing a jury

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New Cuban radar site near US military base could aid China spying – report

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CSIS calls site near Guantánamo a ‘powerful tool’ that will be able to monitor air and maritime activity of US military

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted over 1975 FBI killings, denied parole

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Peltier, 79, in poor health and sentenced to life over two deaths in South Dakota, not eligible for another hearing until 2026

Trump hush-money sentencing delayed until September; Biden urged to stand aside by Texas congressman – live

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Two-month delay comes after judge agrees to consider possible impact of immunity ruling; Lloyd Doggett first House Democrat to urge Biden to drop out

Argentina’s president butts heads with South American leftist leaders

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Turning from his ferocious attacks on domestic opponents, Javier Milei aims his scorn at the heads of Brazil and Bolivia

Lucy Letby found guilty of trying to kill two-hour-old baby

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Former neonatal nurse convicted on retrial after jury at original trial was unable to reach verdict

Starmer urges minister to meet Royal Mail over postal vote delay fears

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Labour leader says Post Office minister should urgently ‘get on with the job’ of sorting out problem

Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says

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In thinktank’s survey of 15 European countries, few respondents believe Ukraine can secure an outright victory