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Sunak ‘campaigning hard for every vote’ but polls point to Labour landslide
The Comet· 4 hours agoOn the final day of General Election campaigning, Sir Keir Starmer suggested a Labour victory could lead the way in combating the rise of the populist right across the world. – The Sun newspaper ...
Election campaign day 42: Tories heading for record defeat, says minister
The Comet· 6 hours agoRishi Sunak has no more loyal Cabinet ally than Mel Stride, who has been sent out to bat for the Tories in countless broadcast interviews during the course of the last six weeks. All that was ...
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter and son-in-law disqualified as charity trustees
The Comet· 6 hours agoHannah Ingram-Moore is disqualified for 10 years and Colin for eight years – meaning neither can be a trustee or hold a senior management role in any charity in England and Wales in that time ...
‘Divided’ media committee makes recommendation to abolish TV licence fee
The Comet· 6 hours agoThere was a significant split among its members over this decision, with the committee’s chair and other government members voting against abolishing the TV licence fee. Chairwoman of the committee ...
Fourteen charged after pro-Palestinian demo outside Thales factory
The Comet· 6 hours agoMore than 100 people blocked entrances to the Thales factory in Glasgow on Wednesday morning, urging the company to end links with Israel. Demonstrators also called on the UK Government to ban ...
Northern Ireland party leaders issue eve-of-poll messages
The Comet· 6 hours agoThe DUP is under pressure in a number of constituencies, most significantly in East Belfast where its leader Gavin Robinson is involved in a high-stakes contest with the Alliance Party leader ...
Coroner criticises failures in Royal Marine recruit’s mental health care
The Comet· 6 hours agoConnor Clark, 18, had used a duvet to scale a razor wire fence at the commando training centre (CTC) in Lympstone, Devon, before being struck by a train on the morning of June 12 2021. The teenager ...
Stevenage Beefeater to become Premier Inn restaurant
The Comet· 14 hours agoThe Coreys Mill Beefeater will be changing later this week, after Whitbread - which owns both the restaurant and hotel chain - informed customers of their decision. "We are writing to let you ...
First naval Victoria Cross of First World War could fetch £260,000 at auction
The Comet· 9 hours agoIt was awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie, of the Royal Navy, who was born in Edinburgh, for his gallant command of HMS Goliath’s steam pinnace at Dar-es-Salaam in east Africa on November ...
Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected
The Comet· 9 hours agoThe wildfire in Northern California has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate and another day of extreme heat is expected to come. The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 ...
