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Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for big win Geert Wilders has won the Dutch general election, according to the latest forecast.  After 25 years in parliament, Wilders Freedom Party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, miles ahead of its nearest rival, a left-wing alliance.  The anti-Islam populist leader’s win has shaken Dutch politics, but he will have to persuade other parties to join him in a coalition. His target is 76 seats in…

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Hamas says pause in Gaza fighting to begin at 10am on Thursday The four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will begin on Thursday at 10 am according to Hamas. Israel has not yet commented on when the pause will begin but Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he expected the first hostages to be released on Thursday. Under the agreement, 50 Israeli hostages will be released by Hamas in exchange for 150 Palestinian women…

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Italian decree curtails rights of unaccompanied migrant minors EU

Italy is one of the main countries of arrival in Europe for thousands of minors crossing the Mediterranean on their own. Since the beginning of her mandate as prime minister, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has prioritised the fight against illegal immigration. This fall, the Italian executive approved a decree targeting unaccompanied minor migrants. The text toughens their living conditions and imposes stricter measures on verifying their age. Our correspondents report from Palermo, on the island of Sicily.

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Will Dutch voters elect their first female prime minister? EU

Surveys have fluctuated wildly in the run-up to election day, but observers believe that whichever party wins the most seats in this Wednesday’s parliamentary elections in the Netherlands may need support from at least three other parties to govern. Dilan Yesilgoz, leader of the centre-right VVD party and successor to outgoing PM Mark Rutte, is hoping to cap a meteoric rise by clinching the top job. She would be the first woman to do so in the Netherlands. Born in Turkey, the 46-year-old Yesilgoz has taken a hard line on immigration. For more, we speak to Professor Joop van Holsteijn from the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University.

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Elementor #565856November 22, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – 4 pals die in crash: So Tragic The Sun leads with the deaths of four teenagers in North Wales after they went missing on Sunday. The paper says the teens were on a camping trip to Snowdonia. The car was spotted by a member of the public, overturned and partially submerged in a ditch. The front page features a large image…

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Elementor #565850November 22, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Missing boys died in crash horror The Daily Express says four school friends who went missing on a camping trip to Snowdonia were found dead in a partially submerged overturned car. The paper has some of the tributes paid to the boys on its front page, including from Wilf Henderson’s girlfriend Maddi who, the paper says, posted online: “I love you…

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Elementor #565838November 22, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Camping pals horror: So Tragic “So tragic,” writes the Daily Mirror, reporting that the hunt for four missing teenagers has ended in tragedy. The paper says the teen’s car was discovered by a member of the public and was found partially submerged in a river. The bodies of the four boys were all inside the car. Police say at the moment…

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Treasury minister confirms Jeremy Hunt will cut personal taxes in Autumn Statement FT says Laura Trott, Treasury minister, has confirmed that her boss Jeremy Hunt will cut personal taxes in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, claiming the outlook for the economy had “completely changed”. In spite of flatlining economic growth, a rising tax burden and creaking public services, Trott argued that a halving of inflation this year to 4.6 per cent was an economic turning…

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Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt looks to cut UK taxes and ‘turbo-charge growth’ THE GUARDIAN SAYS Jeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain’s stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he delivers his second autumn statement on Wednesday. In one of the last set-piece economic events before the general election, the chancellor will pledge to “turbo charge” growth while taking the first steps to cut personal taxes…

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