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‘Stupid error of judgement’: Labour candidate sacked for betting against himself to win
Kevin Craig said he had intended to give “any winnings to local charities” when he made the bet a few weeks ago “when I thought I would never win this seat”.
- by Rob Harris
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Princess Anne in hospital after suspected injury from horse
King Charles’ sister, 73, suffered minor wounds and concussion in an incident at her country residence, Buckingham Palace said.
- by Rob Harris
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before he vanished
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
- by Albert Tait
Crimean beachgoers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from missile
Footage on Russian state television showed people running from a beach and some people being carried off on sun loungers.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev
Gunmen kill at least 15 police and a priest in co-ordinated attacks in Dagestan
The gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region.
Tory election betting scandal grows days out from UK polling day
The betting scandal has dealt a heavy blow to the Rishi Sunak led-Conservatives as they battle to revive its struggling campaign ahead of the vote.
- by Rob Harris
Instagram account of teen missing on Spanish island mysteriously active
Jay Slater, 19, was last heard from on Monday when he told a friend he was lost in the mountains and desperately thirsty before his phone ran out of battery.
- by Albert Tait
Watch: Prince William caught ‘dad dancing’ at Taylor Swift concert
As embarrassing as dad dancing can be, Prince William’s uninhibited performance at Taylor Swift’s first Wembley concert was as enthusiastic as it was vigorous.
- by Steve Bird
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World elections
‘Le TikTok king’ : How a 28-year-old could be France’s new prime minister
Snap elections in France have put a spotlight on the leader of its major far-right party. Who is he? And why is French politics in turmoil?
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
‘Largest problem’: Barcelona plans to ban all holiday apartments by 2028
The boom in short-term rentals in Barcelona, Spain’s most visited city by foreign tourists, means some residents cannot afford an apartment after rents rose 68 per cent in the past 10 years.
- by Joan Faus
Nigel Farage claims the West provoked Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The comments in a BBC Panorama interview with Nick Robinson echo arguments made by Donald Trump, the former US president and friend of Farage.
- by Ben Riley-Smith