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SNPsays Scottish Labour is rewriting party’s spending plans in TV debate Nigel Farage to stand for Reform UK in general election U-turn Police trainer took own life after Met’s actions made mental health worse, inquest finds Rayner hasn’t ‘changed mind’ on nuclear weapons but backs Labour policy Reality check: is Keir Starmer’s triple lock on nuclear weapons anything new? Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients Mayand spring were warmest on record in UK, Met Office says HMRC apologises for delayed payment of child benefit to about 500,000 people Nigel Farage to stand in Clacton at general election after taking over as leader of Reform party – as it happened UK ‘robber baron’ company Melrose gives bosses £176m handout Nigel Farage: A potted history of his political career on the road to Reform ‘I’m compelled by service’: ex-military Labour candidate Calvin Bailey ‘He’s lost our vote’: Vaughan Gething scandals cut through before confidence test Labour NEC to confirm Diane Abbott reselection despite ‘lies’ tweet What constituency am I in?: new boundary map for UK general election – and how changes may affect you UKgeneral election opinion polls tracker: Labour significantly ahead of Tories as campaign continues ‘Is it fair? No. Is it morally right? Yes.’: parents on private school fee VAT plans Asylum seekers report widespread abuse in Home Office accommodation Analysis and explainers Reality check: how do Farage’s claims on immigration, economy and crime hold up? With policy battle lines set, Sunak and Starmer prepare for TV combat What are the problems with the UK visa system for care work? ForLabour, the Gaza crisis is a foreign policy tightrope in waiting Colin Gibb, singer with Black Lace, dies aged 70 Jodie Whittaker returns to London stage to play The duch*ess Summerhall’s sale could devastate Edinburgh’s arts scene, say creative leaders UKwithin British empire is like last person left at a party, says David Olusoga This direction: Cheshire village launches Harry Styles tour for pop star’s fans Toby Jones praises ‘extraordinary dignity’ of Post Office accused Julia Gillard says progress on gender equality is ‘really glacial’ ‘A full tummy means pupils can concentrate.’ But is Labour’s school breakfast plan bold enough? LibDems would extend free school meals to all primary schoolchildren, says Ed Davey Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK Fewer pupils in England studying drama and media at GCSE and A-level Rise in hospital ‘corridor care’ is national emergency, union warns Tories will allow bars on trans women, says Kemi Badenoch Cancer rates among under-50s in UK have risen 24% since 1995, figures show ‘He didn’t have a contract for me’: the Indian careworkers who paid agents to work in Britain UKcare agencies accused of exploiting foreign workers caught in debt traps Multimedia Politics Weekly Westminster: Ahead of the TV debates – podcast Banner urging Labour to end arms sales to Israel unfurled near Westminster – video Howto live to 100 D-day landings and David and Harper Beckham: photos of the weekend 'Why do you hate young people?': Rishi Sunak confronted over national service plan –video Most viewed Most viewed in UK news Most viewed Across the guardian