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Japan's Royals: Tradition, Myths And Instagram

As Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako make the first Japanese state visit to Britain since 1998, here are some key things to know about the imperial family: - Sun goddess - Legend has it that Japan's royals, whose myth-filled history spans 2,600 years, are descended from the Shinto sun goddess…

International Business Times

Britain's rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention

Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos

The Independent UK

Farmers told me what they really think about reintroducing lynx and wolves to Britain and Ireland

The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind. But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine: this place was home to one of the last wolves in what…

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Harry Kane wants to get people talking and improve mental wellbeing

Research has shown nearly six in 10 people in Britain feel lonely.

The Independent UK

Civil war, what civil war? The so-called Tory moderates never even put up a fight

By pitching only to Reform voters, Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have given up even trying to be a party of mainstream Britain, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Triathlon star Jonny Brownlee controversially snubbed for Olympic selection

The three-time Olympic medallist has missed out on a place in the Team GB squad as Sam Dickinson, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Kate Waugh join Beth Potter and Alex Yee in the team

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour manifesto virtually identical to UK Labour's

SCOTTISH Labour launched their manifesto today and it is virtually identical to the one Keir Starmer unveiled last week ...

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Would face scanning technology keep Australian kids off social media? The UK regulator doubts it

Warning from Britain’s online safety authority casts doubt on age verification method mentioned by Coalition in push for ban

The Guardian - AU

Restaurants are dying and the Tories won’t save them. That’s why they won’t get my vote

Food prices and lack of experienced staff are pushing the hospitality industry to ruin – we need fresh thinking, says chef Tom Kerridge

The Guardian - UK

Brexit boredom is one thing – but there’s a real problem when Britain’s leaders won’t even talk about Europe anymore

British politics has, in recent years, been plagued by two competing forces when it comes to Europe.

The Conversation

Britain’s richest family Hindujas ‘spent more on dog than they paid servant’

Namrata and Ajay Hinduja paid servant as little as £6.20 for 18-hour workdays, Swiss court told

The Independent UK

Rail season ticket use in Great Britain falls to record low

Number of rail trips using season tickets now 13%, down from 34% before the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Good riddance is Europe’s message to the Tories – but Labour shouldn’t expect any favours

The next UK government will have to rebuild trust, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Independent readers say addressing Brexit should be a priority for the next government

We wanted to know if our readers agreed with Sir Ed Davey – should Brexit be reversed? Or, like Mr Farage, did they feel Britain’s exit from the EU was simply bungled?

The Independent UK

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Louder

“I was summoned to have tea with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. We talked about the philosophy of punk.” In 1980, when Britain's royal family wanted “to see what a punk rocker looks like” they invited Toyah Willcox to St James’s Palace

Toyah recalls the day she talked punk rock with royalty

The Independent UK

Labour sets out plans for hundreds of new banking hubs

The party said its proposals would mean ‘bringing banking back to high streets’.

The Guardian - UK

A Labour landslide on 37% of the vote? That makes the case for PR

Letters: Undemocratic Britain | Let Labour rock the boat | Landslide fears | American robins | Sewage sandwiches

Marie Claire

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis’ First-Ever Social Media Statement Is “A Sign of Their Growing Maturity As Young Royals”

That said, we, unfortunately, shouldn’t get used to hearing from the Wales kids in this manner.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Why is Trinity College Cambridge so silent about one of its portraits being destroyed by Palestine Action?

On March 8, an unnamed woman, part of a group called Palestine Action, attacked a painting of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, Cambridge. (Balfour studied there from 1866-69: this must be the connection). She cut it seven times with a knife and sprayed red paint over Balfour’s face. All this…

Evening Standard

London fintech firms recruit thousands more staff as they set course for expansion

Britain’s biggest fintech firms are recruiting thousands of new staff, fresh research has found, in signs the industry is charting a course for major expansion. More than three thousand job vacancies in fintech were advertised in the first three months of this year, according to data from Morgan Mckinley and…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Nigel Farage: As we launch our Contract, this is what Reform can offer the country

In the two weeks since I announced I would be standing as a candidate, we have electrified the debate about Britain’s future and breathed life into this zombie General Election campaign.

The Guardian - UK

UK elections: what is tactical voting and how does it work?

The group Best for Britain has launched its guide on how to vote to try to oust the Tories. We look at what tactical voting involves

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour should be up front about tax

There lies a contradiction at the heart of Labour’s diagnosis of what ails Britain. On the one hand, a nation afflicted by decaying public services, rising homelessness and faltering local government finances. On the other, “working people” (a deliberately undefined term) will not have to pay more. If this is…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak tops a tactical voting hit list in plan for Tory wipeout

Campaign group Best for Britain, which previously fought to stop Brexit, has produced its recommendations for tactical voting to ensure ‘the Tories are out for a decade’

The Conversation

BBC Question Time: analysis of guests over nine years suggests an overuse of rightwing voices

On the air since 1979, the BBC’s venerable Question Time is an important part of Britain’s political life, including during election campaigns. Millions are likely to tune in to the leaders’ special on June 20. The leaders of the country’s four largest political parties by number of MPs (Conservatives, Labour,…

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