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The Herald – Public Health Fears as Waste Collection Staff Set for Strike 30/05/2024 – The front page of The Herald leads on several major Scottish stories. Check out all the UK front pages here.  Other Stories Latest articles from The Herald

Keir Starmer gives speech as Labour rules out rises to income tax, national insurance and VAT – UK politics live There is no bias in the title provided. Shadow treasury minister Darren Jones told the BBC Labour will not raise the tax burden on ‘working people’Sign up for Election Edition, our general election newsletterKeir Starmer is in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, launching Labour’s general election campaign in Wales with beleagured first minister Vaughan Gething. Next week Gething faces a confidence motion in the Senedd. We’ll bring you any key lines that emerge. You can watch it here, the event has just started…

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic topics – with politics being the most popular. We’re less than 5 weeks away from the UK general election and the campaign trail is heating up. 

Several of the front pages lead on Diane Abbott defying Sir Keir Starmer as she says she will remain an MP for as long as possible. Abbott was suspended from Labour last April for saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”. 

The right-leaning and left-leaning newspapers have a different take on the Abbott story – either way, it’s bad for Labour! 

More from the campaign trail also features on the papers, the right-leaning newspapers lead on Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying Labour can’t be trusted with the economy, whilst the left-leaning newspapers say NHS nurses are in support of a Labour government. 

Strikes, celebrities and UK crime stories also feature on the front pages.

General election latest: Tories and Labour locked in VAT tax plan row as Diane Abbott vows to stand as MP There is no bias in the original title provided. Related: Starmer responds to Jeremy Corbyn standing as an independent candidateSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailChancellor Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves have ruled out raising VAT after the general election amid a furious row about each other’s tax plans.Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of secretly planning to raise taxes to fund for the party’s spending pledges if they win the general election.…

Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion in biggest security case Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion, marking the largest application of the China-imposed National Security Law to date. The convicted individuals include former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung and Helena Wong, journalist-turned-campaigner Gwyneth Ho, and ordinary citizens like nurse Winnie Yu who participated in the 2019 mass protests. These activists were among 47 charged with attempting to “overthrow” the government by organising an unofficial primary in 2020 to select candidates for office. The court ruled on Thursday that their election to the legislature would have “[created] a…

Deadly end to Mexico campaign as local candidate shot The leading candidates in Mexico’s presidential election have concluded their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday’s vote. The campaign has been marked by violence, including the recent assassination of a mayoral candidate in Guerrero state. Nationally, either Claudia Sheinbaum, an ally of the left-wing incumbent President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, or Xóchitl Gálvez, a former senator from the main centre-right party, is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Sheinbaum, the frontrunner, addressed supporters in Mexico City’s central Zócalo Square, praising the positive changes since President Obrador’s election in 2018. She…

Israel extends control of Gaza’s entire land border The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced that they have taken control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border. This move means Israel now controls Gaza’s entire land border. An IDF spokesman claims that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas for weapon smuggling have been discovered within the zone. However, Egyptian sources have denied this claim, suggesting Israel is attempting to justify its military operations in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. Tensions with Egypt have increased following this announcement. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an IDF…

Gaza war could go on for rest of 2024, says Israel PM’s aide A senior Israeli official has said that the conflict with Hamas in Gaza is expected to last for at least the remainder of the year. Tzachi Hanegbi, the prime minister’s national security adviser, told Israel’s Kan public radio that the fighting in Gaza will continue for at least another seven months. Hanegbi also mentioned that Israel’s military has taken control of 75% of the buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border and is continuing its assault on the southern city of Rafah. Residents of Rafah reported increased Israeli…

Power cuts could last for days in storm-hit Texas Authorities in Texas have warned of prolonged power outages following severe weather that left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity. Texas was previously hit by deadly storms and tornadoes over the Memorial Day weekend, resulting in at least 24 fatalities across several states. The region remains at risk for hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding, with similar conditions expected in Kansas and eastern Colorado, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Additionally, extreme heat is affecting southern Texas and southern Florida, with temperatures expected to rise in the…

Counting under way in South Africa’s crucial election Votes are being counted in South Africa’s most closely contested election since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power 30 years ago. Long lines formed outside polling stations nationwide, reminiscent of the historic 1994 election. Despite polls officially closing at 2100 local time (1900 GMT), the electoral commission assured that everyone still in line would be allowed to vote. Initial results are expected to begin arriving Thursday morning, with final results anticipated over the weekend. The ANC has seen a decline in support due to widespread dissatisfaction with corruption, crime, and…