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‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes

  • GVI collapsed, leaving UK students out of pocket with no refunds.
  • Overseas conservation partners are owed tens of thousands of pounds.
  • Bank-transfer payments leave customers with little protection or recourse.

The volunteer travel operator GVI has gone into liquidation, leaving scores of UK school leavers and gap year students who had paid thousands of pounds for overseas conservation placements with cancelled trips and no refunds. The company continued advertising and taking bookings until it removed its website and…

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DAN HODGES: Farage is learning that when voters are shouting at you, it’s bad. When they’re laughing at you, it’s over…

  • Farage triggered a by-election expecting to confront the political establishment, but major parties refused to engage seriously with his challenge.
  • A satirical candidate wearing a dustbin on his head emerged as the focal point instead, transforming his intended showdown into a mockery.
  • Reform insiders expressed anger at the decision, citing poor planning and lack of internal consultation.

'I will accept Nigel Farage's request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.'

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Father’s devastating eulogy to his three surviving children as suicide prevention advocate, 22, dies after brother took his own life – and her heartbreaking final post

  • Suicide prevention advocate Poppy Reynolds, 22, has died in Queensland.
  • Her brother took his own life at the same age four years earlier.
  • She posted a tribute to him days before her death.

Poppy Reynolds, a 22-year-old civil plant operator and suicide prevention advocate from Bundaberg in Central Queensland, has died on 22 June following a battle with her mental health. Her death came almost four years after her brother Harry took his own life at the same age, and it…

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate quits race over sexual assault claims

  • Maine's Democratic Senate nominee quit after sexual assault allegations.
  • He had been polling ahead of Republican Susan Collins.
  • Party faces scrutiny over vetting and hunts for a replacement.

The Democratic Senate nominee in Maine has withdrawn from the race after several former partners accused him of sexual assault. He had been polling ahead of the long-serving Republican incumbent, Senator Susan Collins, and his exit — accompanied by a swift collapse of party endorsements — deals a…

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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after ex-girlfriend’s assault allegation

  • Graham Platner has quit the Maine Senate race.
  • An ex-girlfriend accused him of sexual assault.
  • Further details of the allegation were not provided.

US Senate candidate Graham Platner has ended his Democratic campaign in Maine following an allegation of sexual assault made by a former girlfriend. The withdrawal marks an abrupt halt to a bid that had drawn national attention, and the fallout from the accusation appears to have been the…

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Hooked on classic sitcoms, haunted by family tragedies – the truth about the real comedian behind… Count Binface

  • Count Binface is really comedy writer Jon Harvey, aged 46.
  • He is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election.
  • Main parties have refused to contest the seat, boosting his profile.

The Daily Mail profiles the comedian behind Count Binface, the satirical "intergalactic space warrior" who campaigns in British elections wearing a dustbin on his head. The character has gained fresh attention after a widely shared Sky News interview during the Makerfield by-election, and is now poised for greater…

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Farage says Binface by-election is deadly serious: ‘Labour and the Tories are both showing contempt for the electorate – this is an election with real people’

Nigel Farage has insisted that the forthcoming by-election in Clacton is a "real election" and should be taken seriously, despite his main rival being a joke candidate dressed as a wheelie bin. The contest was triggered by Farage's own sudden resignation as MP amid sleaze accusations, and matters…

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