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Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election

The Independent UK

Pilot dies in Spitfire crash in field near RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire

Plane was part of RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight, which maintains historic aircraft in airworthy condition

The Guardian - UK

Call to prosecute Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes exposes the west’s moral doublethink

US and Britain condemn Hamas and Putin, yet balk at attempts to hold Israel’s leaders to account. But no one should be above the law

The Guardian - UK

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Britain's Tories headed for a soaking

U.K.'s hapless prime minister calls a "snap election" he's sure to lose, while the Trump-style right bides its time

Salon

Britain not ready for ‘inevitable’ next pandemic, warns ex-chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance

Speaking at Hay Festival, the scientist who helped lead UK through Covid called for pandemics to be planned for in the same way as wars

The Independent UK

Big Sir Jim and his Old Trafford problem: just don’t let public money pay to fix it

Manchester United’s part-owner is a man of power and influence, but getting the taxpayer to increase the value of his new asset is hopefully beyond him

The Guardian - UK

Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Frank Auerbach form part of Sotheby’s summer exhibition

Exhibition showing Britain as ‘melting pot’ for world renowned artists

The Independent UK

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Falling UK Energy Bills Grab Election Spotlight

Britain's energy regulator on Friday announced a fall in household bills from July, catapulting a key cost-of-living issue into the second day of general election campaigning.

International Business Times

Sunak’s election tour branded shambolic after Titanic Quarter visit inspires sinking ship comparison – as it happened

Incident in Belfast follows gaffe in Welsh brewery and campaign launch where Labour anthem was played

The Guardian - UK

UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics

Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

The Independent UK

The rightwing media aim to save Britain from Labour. They’re also desperate to save themselves

None of them are enthusiastic about Starmer or Sunak. And all are anxious about what comes next, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK

Retail sales tumble across Britain amid cost of living squeeze and wet weather; energy price cap falls 7% – as it happened

Retail sales slumped by more than expected in April as rain kept shoppers away from the high street

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the end of a parliament: five years in which Britain’s leaders showed they were not up to the job

Editorial: Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have all provided object lessons in how not to govern wisely or well

The Guardian - UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him re-elected

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the biggest gamble of his political life by calling a general election for July 4

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Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

The Independent UK

Richard Tice says Sunak is ‘terrified’ of Reform UK as he bids for Boston and Skegness seat

Despite Nigel Farage not standing for a seat in the election, his successor Richard Tice said the arch-Brexiteer ‘will be everywhere’ during the campaign

Cycling Weekly

British Cycling's future secured by 'game-changing' title sponsor deal with Lloyds Bank

The 'landmark' partnership will see the bank sponsor the Tours of Britain and be present on GB's cycling kit

The Guardian - UK

Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven

Agriculture is often seen as the enemy of biodiversity, but in an excerpt from her new book Sophie Yeo explains how techniques from the middle ages allow plants and animals to flourish

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Affairs, diseases and menages a trois – real Regency sex was even raunchier than Bridgerton suggests

Many fans of the Netflix Regency series, Bridgerton, tune in for the steamy sex scenes, as much as the period drama. But how authentic are the show’s love scenes compared to the experience of sex in real Regency Britain?

The Independent UK

UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change

Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week election campaign

The Guardian - UK

The truth about Asian hornets: how terrified should humans and honeybees actually be?

Ever since this ‘killer’ species arrived in the UK in 2016, there have been horror stories about it – and they have picked up pace in recent months. So are these hornets nasty predators or just misunderstood?

The Guardian - UK

Seoul summit showcases UK’s progress on trying to make advanced AI safe

Britain’s AI Safety Institute has been matched by other countries as gathering works on setting up protocol to reduce harms and risks

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia’s costly SUV obsession, News Corp shakeup, election fever in Britain

Preference for ‘heavy vehicles’ likely to cancel out emissions savings from EVs; Rishi Sunak calls UK general election for 4 July

International Business Times

Five Battleground Issues In UK General Election

Britain is facing six weeks of political campaigning after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that a general election will be held on July 4.

The Guardian - UK

Can Labour bring Britain the major reset we need?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle on Britain’s democracy and governance

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