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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to kick off election campaigns
PM will set off on two-day trip of four UK nations and Labour leader will go to Tory areas in south-east England
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China launches biggest Taiwan drills ever as ‘punishment’ for new president’s defiant speech
Beijing views newly-elected president Lai Ching-te as a more outspoken ‘separatist’ than his predecessor
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Thai sea temperatures hit ‘boiling’ record, bleaching almost all coral
Scientists say ‘almost all of the species have bleached’ as ocean temperatures in Eastern Gulf of Thailand reached 32.7C
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London politics LIVE: Rishi Sunak on morning TV studio tour as parties begin July 4 election campaigns
Prime Minister is touring broadcast studios before embarking on a two-day whistlestop trip taking in all four nations of the UK
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My Stepdaughter Called Me A Golddigger After Giving Her A Wedding Gift. What I Told Her Next Made Her Storm Out
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Instead of asking people to reach out, this is how we can offer practical support.
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