ELECTION 2017 LATEST
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Lib Dems bring in heavyweights to boost General Election campaign
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Moment Tim Farron falls over during TV tour of Lib Dem 'battle bus'
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'Pret must hire more Brits and fewer EU staff', says Amber Rudd
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Jeremy Corbyn uses new tax to promise free parking at NHS hospitals
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Latest General Election polling and betting odds
Highlights
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Over-55s cash in record £2.15b from their homes to boost pensions
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What the average-priced home looks like in London and around Britain
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First-time homes replace contender for England's ugliest building
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Bomb-proof RAF tower for sale as four-bedroom home
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The West Sussex towns attracting priced-out London commuters
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 Gob-smacking
The zoo's latest acquisition, a panther chameleon, opens the mouth in its enclosure in the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany
Michael Probst/AP
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2/30 Royal greeting
The Queen with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, greet Myanmar's top civilian leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of a private luncheon at Buckingham Palace
John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP
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3/30 There's worse jobs
Body builders are sprayed with a fake tan at backstage prior to their first show during the annual Arnold Classic body building held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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4/30 Point it over there, towards that Trump fellow
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front
Reuters
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5/30 They told me I need to win over the Swing Voters
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, swings local candidate Anneliese Dodds' children in a playground during a campaign stop in Oxford
Darren Staples/Reuters
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6/30 May the Fourth be with you
Warwick Davis - played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi - celebrates Star Wars Day with a throwback Thursday tweet to when he was a young boy with big cinematic dreams
Warwick Davis
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7/30 Protest heats up
A demonstrator catches fire after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas
Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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8/30 Cheeky little monkey
Ring-tailed lemur baby "Heather" sits in a heating slipper at the Affenwald Straussberg animal park in Germany
AFP/Getty Images
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9/30 Running not so Wild
Kate feeds a lamb as she visits author Michael Morpurgo's Farms for City Children in Arlingham, Gloucestershire
Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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10/30 Sweet red rose
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn smells a red rose alongside Mohammed Yasin, the Labour Party candidate for Bedford and Kempston, while on the campaign trail
Andy Rain/EPA
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11/30 Rearing up
The Kelpies, two 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures on the Forth and Clyde Canal, next to an oilseed rape field in spring sunshine near Falkirk
Andrew Milligan/PA
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12/30 Insider's view
Painted horses were unveiled at the Discover Ascot race day at the Berkshire race course
Adam Davy/PA
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13/30 When the chips are down
Theresa May grabs a bite to eat on the campaign trail in Mevagissey, Cornwall
Dylan Martinez/AFP/Getty Images
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14/30 Morning had broken
The Shard and London Eye at sunrise
Jeremy Selwyn
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15/30 Don't look down
The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Australian Academy of Tai Chi and Qigong hosts the first Tai Chi martial arts class over Australia's largest city
BridgeClimb Sydney/Reuters
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16/30 Step back in time
V&A; announces REVEAL, a free, week-long public festival running from 30 June to 7 July 2017 to celebrate the opening of the V&A; Exhibition Road Quarter, the Museum's largest architectural intervention in the last 100 years
Alex Lentati
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17/30 Those eyes
A rare albino orangutan that was saved from villagers in Kapuas Hulu, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island
AFP/Getty Images
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18/30 Could you take over our Brexit negotiations?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with a mascot called 'Little Czar' during an election campaign event of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Sierksdorf, Germany
EPA
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19/30 Finding some fun amongst the ruins of Syria
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (right), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria
Reuters
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20/30 Protest rages on
A Palestinian protester walks past a fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus
Reuters
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21/30 Usually it's a crying baby
Jeremy Corbyn the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party holds one-year-old Angelo during a campaign event in Harlow, Essex. This picture appears turn on its head the usual cliche of MPs on the campaign trail end up holding a crying baby
Neil Hall/Reuters
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22/30 Huddled mass
Amnesty International hold a protest with 100 Statues of Liberty, to mark US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London
Yui Mok/PA
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23/30 Incognito
A male model painted by 31-year-old Israeli artist Avi Ram, from Airbrush Hero, poses for a picture at the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City
AFP/Getty Images
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24/30 Scratch just under the chin
Zoo Keeper Jess Stockton scratches Brazilian Tapir Arturo at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia
Julian Smith/EPA
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25/30 Fighting the cold snap
Waitrose partner Paul Hewitt tends to one of hundreds of candles which were lit in the vineyard of Waitrose's Leckford Estate farm in Hampshire to protect the grape vines from the late spring frost, as the cold snap continues. The candles are used to create air movement and stop the frost from taking hold around the vines
Andrew Matthews/PA
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26/30 Hanging around
One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearses at BBC Broadcasting House
Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
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27/30 Stroke
A stand-up-board rider paddles on the Emmarencia Dam as mist rises off the water in Johannesburg, South Africa
Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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28/30 You'd have to be a bit La La
Dancers from Bandaloop aerial dance troupe perform to a medley of songs and dances from the movie La La Land off the side of Los Angeles City Hall, during La La Land Day festivities
Reed Saxon/AP
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29/30 London remembers the ANZACs
The shadow of a soldier falls on the Australian War Memorial during an Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner
Dominic Lipinski/PA
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30/30 Haring around London on the morning commute
Three white rabbits posed for selfies with commuters at London Waterloo and on the Underground to promote Alice's Adventures Underground. The Olivier nominated show opens tonight at The Vaults and runs until 23 September 2017
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news
New French president Macron aims to lure London's bankers to Paris
The Square Mile was today in the “cross-hairs” of French business chiefs as they sought to lure City bankers to Paris after Emmanuel Macron swept to victory in the French presidential race.
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London Bridge Tube staff set to strike in bitter sacking row
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Car overturns in dramatic early morning crash in north-east London
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'High-flying Londoners most at risk of anxiety and depression'
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'Train surfer hit after jumping between carriages'
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Takeaway owner banned after mouse droppings discovered on rotting food
Centrica in new attack on Theresa May’s energy price cap
British Gas owner Centrica picked another fight with Theresa May on Monday as it hit out at Conservative plans for a price cap on energy bills.
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Investor rules for council pension funds ‘to strain vital services’
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Barclays: “Complacency” puts young Londoners at higher risk of fraud
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Market report: China’s commodities crunch undermines footsie giants
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European markets take a dip after Macron eases home in France
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Ask Jo Malone: Make it your priority to get priorities sorted out
going out or staying in...
The farce is strong with New York transfer of The Play That Goes Wrong
Star Wars director JJ Abrams is one of the producer's for the Broadway transfer of the West End hit
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Alberto Giacometti's paint-covered studio wall goes on display at Tate
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Sovremennik Theatre's Galina Volchek: ‘Theatre is a window on society’
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Casus Circus - Driftwood, review: Thrills as the wobbles keep it real
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Speakeasy dedicated to rare Chinese drinks opening in Soho
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Driftwood: an acrobatic show about the journey of life
BBC’s Babs branded ‘car crash’ TV as viewers left baffled
The flashback structure and different stars left viewers puzzled
Piers Morgan slams ‘utterly ridiculous’ gender neutral MTV Awards
The TV presenter mocked Watson for being the “great flag bearer of all things gender neutral”
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Harry Styles & Cillian Murphy fight to survive in new Dunkirk trailer
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Harry Styles accused of plagiarising The Beatles on Sweet Creature
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Stormzy celebrates sell-out UK tour with £50,000 party
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Supermodel David Gandy gets 'cheeky' in new D&G; campaign
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Harry Styles fans beg for more dates as tickets sell out in seconds
US Vogue editor Anna Wintour receives Damehood from Queen
American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour celebrated her appointment as a Dame Commander at Buckingham Palace on Friday.
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Liv Tyler launches her own Gap advert to help mothers
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Marks & Spencer picks former McDonalds boss to revive fashion sales
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Kate Moss's teenage daughter lands first fashion campaign
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Get the look: Kate Hudson's white one-shoulder gown at the Met Gala
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7 best spring dresses from candy stripes to a sunny slip
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The Jolly Sportsman pub loved by Steve Coogan is for sale
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Chelsea super-mansion named after 100-carat diamond for sale for £28m
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Is this Britain's most unusual commuter home?
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Chelsea gold medallist reveals her tricks for London gardeners
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Orlando Bloom buys £5.4m Beverly Hills bachelor pad with shower garden
How to know if you’re having a panic attack
Mental health problems now affect two in three of us
Billionaires and elite are booming after Brexit — that’s a bit rich
So: about that bloody nose the honest yeomen of these isles gave to the “wealthy global elites” by voting for Brexit... I mean, those spivvy tax-dodgers, those international plutocrats gaming our property market, those financial wheeler dealers and corporate raiders: I expect they’ll all be feeling the pinch by now, right? The British lion has roared, the trumpet has sounded before the walls of Jericho, Moloch is cast low, Babylon is burning, and...
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The slanging match is over, now Macron has a far bigger test
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Women’s party may not win a seat but they must break testosterone zone
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Prince Philip deserves a rest after his decades of dedicated service
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Evening Standard comment: We wish Prince Philip well in his retirement
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Simon Jenkins: Europe is not going to let us have it all our own way
There’s much more to Prince Philip than unveiling those plaques
The Duke of Edinburgh has done rather more in his near seven decades as the Queen’s consort than he is being given credit for.