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Around two million Muslim pilgrims are expected (AP)

Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of Israel-Hamas war

The prize is named after Sir Walter Scott (Jane Barlow/PA)

Kevin Jared Hosein wins £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Shadow health and social care secretary Wes Streeting (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Streeting promises social care costs cap despite absence from Labour manifesto

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged voters not to give Labour a ‘blank cheque’ by choosing Reform UK (Christopher Furlong/PA)

Sunak urges voters not to hand Labour a ‘blank cheque’ by choosing Reform

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The Conservatives and Labour disagree in their projections of how policies could influence interest rates (PA)

Fact check: Labour says Tories will add £4,800 to your mortgage

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Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry performed at the event (Invision/AP)

REM reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald (left) celebrates with Sinn Fein candidate Kathleen Funchion (Brian Lawless/PA)

Irish election results complete after days of counting

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A poll shows the SNP and Labour are the frontrunners in Scotland (Yui Mok/PA)

Fact check: Labour and SNP predicted to win most seats in Scotland nationally

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Stephen Flynn of the SNP taking part in the ITV debate (Jonathan Hordle/ITV/PA)

Reform overtakes Tories in poll as Sunak continues campaign absence for G7 summit

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The charity said that ‘while football doesn’t cause domestic abuse, incidents can spike after big football games’ (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Women’s Aid launches campaign to highlight domestic abuse during Euro 2024

The company said sales of Tesco Finest products were ‘particularly strong’ (Mike Egerton/PA)

Tesco says shoppers buying more food as inflation eases

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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer arrives on his election battle bus at a campaign event in Halesowen (PA)

What to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Friday

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Author Naomi Klein poses with her trophy after being announced as the winner of the 2024 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction (Matt Crossick Media Assignments/PA)

Naomi Klein wins inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction as main gong revealed

Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves spoke to women on the election trail (Yui Mok/PA)

Fact check: Rachel Reeves empathises with woman struggling with her bills

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Disabled residents should be given personal emergency evacuation plans as recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, campaigners said (Victoria Jones/PA)

Disabled high-rise residents feel let down over evacuation plans – campaigner

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joins G7 leaders at the summit (Christopher Furlong/PA)

Sunak to tell G7 reform needed to deliver sustainable development and AI

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Tony Bennett’s two daughters are suing their brother, alleging he mishandled and failed to disclose some of their father’s assets in his role as trustee of the late singer’s estate (AP)

Tony Bennett’s daughters sue their brother over handling of late singer’s assets

What the papers say – June 14

What the papers say – June 14

Quadriplegic adventurer Geoff Holt completes circumnavigation of UK for Wetwheels Foundation. (Wetwheels Foundation/PA)

Quadriplegic sailor completes ‘amazing’ quest around UK for barrier free boating

Houthi rebel fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa (AP Photo)

UN and aid groups urge release of 17 staffers held by Yemen’s rebels

The BBC is to broadcast a final interview from Michael Mosley (John Rogers/BBC/PA)

BBC to broadcast final interview from Michael Mosley after his death in Greece

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (James Manning/PA)

Nigel Farage offers views on Hitler and Putin during BBC phone-in

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Victims and survivors of major disasters must stand together to demand public inquiry recommendations are implemented, a campaigner said (Aaron Chown/PA)

Grenfell, Infected Blood and Covid campaigners unite in call for change

Leaders of the G7 are turning their attention to migration on the second day of their summit on Friday (Domenico Stinellis/AP)

G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of summit in Italy

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Fianna Fail candidate Barry Cowen (Cillian Sherlock/PA)

Cowen elected as marathon count enters final stages

The letter, to coincide with the start of Euro 2024, has been signed by 80 of the UK’s leading brewers and pub groups (PA)

UK’s largest pubs and breweries demand immediate cut in beer duty

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Veuve Clicquot businesswoman award winner Tracy Blackwell, co-founder of the Pension Insurance Corporation (Veuve Clicquot/PA)

Pensions industry executive wins prestigious business award

Bone marrow transplant recipient Ally Brown is travelling to Germany to support Scotland (PA)

Scots Euros fan says blood is ‘100% German’ after lifesaving transplant

The Conservatives are setting out policies to attract voters in the north east (PA)

Tories condemn ‘central belt-focused’ SNP with manifesto for north-east Scotland

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A new film has been released highlighting the importance to the community of preserving the memorials which emerged in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire (Aaron Chown/PA)

Bereaved tell of importance of remembrance in new Grenfell anniversary film

Tennis fans shelter against the weather on day four of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham (Mike Egerton/PA)

Thundery showers to hit UK amid cold and wet start to summer

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Fianna Fail’s Cynthia Ni Mhurchu at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork (Brian Lawless/PA)

Four MEPs left to be elected in final constituency

The Prince of Wales has paid a visit to the Secret Intelligence Service (Chris Jackson/PA)

William makes private visit to Secret Intelligence Service

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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer launches his party’s manifesto at Co-op HQ in Manchester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Labour’s tax and spend plans ‘trivial’ and fail to address looming cuts – IFS

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The SNP and Greens are demanding all of Scotland’s football games are shown on free-to-air TV (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Tartan Army ‘failed’ by Westminster over broadcast of Scotland games, says SNP

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Immunotherapy could tackle the most common form of bowel cancer, scientists say (David Davies/PA)

Combined immunotherapy drugs ‘could treat most common form of bowel cancer’

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Mr Farage was speaking at the ITV Election Debate (Jonathan Hordle/ITV/PA)

Fact check: GDP per capita rose in the first quarter of 2024

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President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, shake hands after signing a security agreement on the sidelines of the G7 in Savelletri, Italy (Alex Brandon/AP)

US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky sign security deal

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Sir Jeremy Quin thanked the emergency services for their response to the incident (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Bomb disposal team called after Tory candidate receives suspicious package

Trojan (left) has fully recovered from the incident in April (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Three military horses that got loose in London to feature in Trooping the Colour

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The G7 summit in Italy opened with agreement reached on a US proposal to back a 50bn dollar (£39bn) loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral (Christopher Furlong/Pool/AP)

G7 summit opens with deal to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

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John Swinney and the leaders of Labour and the Tories in Scotland have wished the Scotland team luck ahead of Friday’s Euro 2024 opening match against Germany (Lesley Martin/PA)

Party leaders wish Scotland team and Tartan Army luck at Euro 2024

The US President said international leaders had discussed the ceasefire at the G7 summit in Italy (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Biden says no Gaza ceasefire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps

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Taylor Swift’s songs are the unofficial music of Plaid Cymru’s election campaign, the party’s leader has said (Jane Barlow/PA)

Taylor Swift songs energising Plaid Cymru campaign, leader says

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a glass cage in a courtroom at the First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on April 23 2024 (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, held in Russia on espionage charges, to face trial

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer launches his party’s manifesto at Co-op HQ in Manchester, while on the General Election campaign trail. Picture date: Thursday June 13, 2024.

Starmer promises ‘stability over chaos’ with cautious manifesto

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Sir Ed Davey said (/PA)

Naming first Bills would be ‘taking the voters for granted’, says Sir Ed Davey

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A claim has been received for an £11.4 million Lotto jackpot prize (Yui Mok/PA Archive)

Claim received for £11.4 million Lotto jackpot

Rishi Sunak spoke about police numbers in Wednesday’s broadcast (Nick Ansell/PA)

Fact check: Tax burden and police numbers

An alleged tube pusher has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after going on a ‘spree of violence’ against strangers on the London Underground (Philip Toscano/PA)

Trial starts for man accused of ‘spree of violence’ on London Underground

Rishi Sunak during a visit to his family’s old business, Bassett Pharmacy, in Southampton in 2022 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Fact check: Photo of Rishi Sunak’s mother’s pharmacy is from the 2000s

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arriving at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

How will move to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets work?

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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey on an assault course during a visit to Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)

In Pictures: Campaign heats up with manifesto launches and assault course visit

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Craig Williams served as the Prime Minister’s parliamentary private secretary (UK Parliament/PA)

Sunak aide admits ‘huge error of judgment’ betting on July election date

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