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Brendan Clarke-Smith called for postal votes to be scrapped

Tory backbencher Brendan Clarke-Smith has received a resounding thumbs-down on social media after pitching his new idea to reform voting.

Days after his party endured significant losses at the local elections, the MP for Bassetlaw suggested in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that “it’s time to scrap” postal voting.

For context, 21% of all valid votes across the UK at the 2019 general election were postal votes.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 6: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to members of the media during a visit to Omnom, a restaurant and community centre in north London on May 6, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The days and even weeks surrounding the Met Gala are often filled with speculation about who’ll go, who won’t, and why. 

In one of his most bizarre interviews in recent memory, Donald Trump insisted abortion is “not that big of an issue,” claimed Republicans are the “party of fertilisation” and said every legal scholar in the world supported overturning Roe v. Wade.

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter at the 2024 Met Gala

After months and months of relationship speculation, Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter finally made their red carpet debut together at this year’s Met Gala.

The Oscar-nominated actor and chart-topping US singer have been romantically linked since December 2023, but have remained rather coy about it all in the last few months.

However, at the annual New York gala on Monday, the pair arrived simultaneously and walked the red carpet separately... Читать дальше...

Susanna Reid questioned campaigns to get Boris Johnson back into government

Guests make their way into the 2024 Met Gala

When you think of the Met Gala, a few words spring immediately to mind. Lavish. Decadent. Exclusive. Luxurious.

So, what organisers probably don’t want is for people to see the event and immediately be put in mind of a certain jungle-themed family-friendly restaurant chain that we all briefly loved in the mid-1990s.

On Monday night, the Met Ball was held in New York, with this year’s theme being “The Garden Of Time”.

To help get the stars on the guestlist in the mood... Читать дальше...

Katy Perry

Katy Perry was one of the most talked-about stars on this year’s Met Gala red carpet – which is a pretty impressive feat considering she wasn’t even there.

In the lead-up to Monday night’s event, an AI-generated image of the Teenage Dream singer began doing the rounds on social media, depicting the chart-topper in an elaborate floral dress that would have matched the night’s “Garden Of Time” theme.

Despite the image being completely fake, it managed to dupe a fair few people... Читать дальше...

Zendaya at the 2024 Met Gala

The internet has waited with bated breath to see what knockout ensemble Zendayawould don at the Met Gala, and, of course, the style superstar served up everything plus on the red carpet.

But who’s really surprised? 

Fresh off gagging fans on the Challengers press tour with her viral tennis ball heels (a nod to her character, Tashi, a tennis star, in the sports film), the style chameleon made the world stop when she arrived at the highly anticipated... Читать дальше...

Christian Cowan and Sam Smith at the 2024 Met Gala

Sam Smith and their partner Christian Cowan made their first public appearance as a couple at this year’s Met Gala.

On Monday night, the five-time Grammy winner and fashion designer were pictured making their way into the star-studded event in corresponding outfits, while holding hands on the red carpet.

Speaking to Vogue, Christian revealed he’d designed both his and Sam’s outfits, explaining that he had been inspired by 1940s tailoring and “queer icon” Oscar Wilde... Читать дальше...

A selection of this year's must-see Met Gala looks

When it comes to gathering A-listers from across the world of music, acting, sport and beyond, no event ever quite pulls it off quite like the Met Gala.

The annual party was originally conceived as a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute – and while that’s technically still the case, it’s now considered by the rest of us to be a chance to have a gawp at some of the fashion choices the star guests in attendance have made. Читать дальше...

Rishi Sunak will not call the general election until the autumn despite a disastrous set of local election results, a cabinet minister has signalled. 

Abood Okal woke up Monday morning to messages that took him back to the start of the devastating Israel-Hamas war ― specifically to Oct. 13, when Israeli jets dropped flyers in northern Gaza telling its more than 1 million residents to flee and he and his family scrambled to leave their homes on short notice.