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Lib Dem leader says people lending their votes to rival parties could shut the door on Conservatives at Westminster for years to come

Leader says party will use victory in Somerton and Frome as springboard to further success

No to the Barge and Stand Up to Racism groups come together outside Dorset port gates where the Bibby Stockholm has docked

Labour leader says party is having row about ‘touch choices’ at the moment during speech at thinktank run by Tony Blair

Covering the Smiths’ back catalogue in a secret Glasto set, Blossoms are admirably tight, while Astley banishes any sense of moral queasiness at listening to these beloved songs

Valdo Calocane, 31, is accused of killing Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates

Sidecar racing has to be the most bonkers form of motorsport on the planet. Essentially aeroplane wings on three wheels, the sight of a driver pushing to their limits while relying implicitly on their passenger – kept attached to the outfit by nothing more than arm strength and bravery – to…

Sidecar driver Ben and his passenger brother Tom Birchall dominated Saturday’s three-wheel race on the Isle of Man for their 13th TT victory.

In a fortnight that features motorsport’s biggest events in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours, the TT is set to be another of the highlights.

The TT returned to action last year having been forced to miss 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.

British royal Kate was briefly dispossessed of her handbag on Friday by a baby she met while greeting wellwishers on a visit to Wales.