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Voices: ‘It can always get worse’: Readers warn voting Reform could backfire at local elections

YOUR VIEWS: After some Swindon locals said ‘things couldn’t get worse’ if they backed Reform UK in the upcoming local elections, readers warned that protest voting could instead deepen the issues behind that frustration – including pressure on public services, economic stagnation, and wider political instability

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Watch live: Olly Robbins gives evidence after being sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

Watch live as former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins answers MPs questions on Tuesday (21 April) on the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

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Bulletin PM briefing: ‘Staggered’ Starmer’s struggles and will Trump’s blockade be lifted?

‘Staggered’ Starmer admits to MPs that he was wrong to appoint Mandelson. Trump ‘could end Strait of Hormuz blockade’ to revive Iran peace talks. Japan tsunami warning latest as people told to avoid the coast after 7.5-magnitude earthquake. MAGA influencer who burned Quran with flamethrower banned from entering UK. Former…

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How to register to vote in local elections with deadline just hours away

Along with Monday’s deadline to register to vote, there are a number of other key dates before polling day

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Reform vows to deport ‘hundreds of thousands’ of small boat migrants and asylum seekers

Nigel Farage’s party has already pledged to identify and deport all illegal migrants in the UK

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Castle lights up with images of female footballers

The event marked ScottishPower signing up to support women’s football north of the border for another three years.

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Unionist parties could take majority in tight Holyrood poll, survey suggests

The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.

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Exclusive: Has Keir Starmer made a huge mistake in sacking Olly Robbins over Mandelson vetting?

There’s a new development in the Mandelson-Epstein-Starmer scandal – and as usual, it raises more questions over No. 10’s dealings than it answers.

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Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career

Virginia’s former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is accused of killing himself and his wife while their children were home

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Work begins on mural in tribute to Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani

Mani’s brother Greg Mounfield helped secure the location for the work in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.

Evening Standard

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

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MPs reject Lords-backed social media ban for a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use which could include curfews or scrolling limits.

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Explicit content consistently recommended to 13-year-olds on X, report finds

Campaigners urge social media site to takes ‘its responsibility to protect children seriously’

The Independent UK

People in most deprived areas spend under 50 years of life in good health – data

The Government has published its renewed Women’s Health Strategy.

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Gold watch frozen in time from Titanic sinking up for auction

This watch is part of the second collection from his estate to be offered for sale

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Albanian gang used Rightmove to study floorplans to steal £3m of luxury jewellery, watches and handbags

The group targeted houses all across the country before their arrest

Evening Standard

Preferred bidder identified to take control of Speciality Steel

The Official Receiver said the process, aimed at securing a formal sale, is expected to last around five weeks.

Evening Standard

Saga returns to profit and set for further growth as travel business booms

The over 50s group reported pre-tax profits of £2.1 million for the year to January 31, against losses of £160.2 million the previous year.

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Bulletin PM briefing: Trump tells Starmer ‘drill, baby, drill’ and global recession fears

Here are five of the biggest stories of the day in case you have missed them

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‘I have two autistic children - the health benefit cuts have me fearing for the future’

A disability charity has warned the reforms will not encourage anyone into to work

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Minister refuses to rule out banning doctors from striking as pay dispute continues

Health minister Karin Smyth insisted that banning doctors from striking is ‘not what we want to do’ but admitted it is ‘always a possibility’

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French man wins €1m Picasso after buying €100 ticket for charity raffle

Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to Alzheimer’s research

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Britons could be rewarded with free electricity if they do their laundry on the weekend

The scheme announced on Tuesday will reward households that use smart meters

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Farage accused of handing over Reform competition prize to couple he has already been pictured with

The Reform UK leader announced the winner of the controversial competition on Thursday

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Inflation soars due to Trump’s war with Iran

Significant uptick in prices year-over-year as a result of the Middle East conflict, which began when the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran February 28

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