UK - The Independent

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1. Trump uses Mother’s Day tribute to rant about ‘open borders,’ Joe Biden and executing drug smugglers

   President’s meandering speech barely touched on the annual holiday as he weaved through a number of favorite topics in revamped White House Rose Garden

2. MTG’s fiancé resigns as White House correspondent

3. Defiant Starmer vows ‘I will not walk away’ as Labour suffers devastating election losses

   As Nigel Farage’s Reform makes sweeping gains, Labour has suffered monumental defeats across the UK in the local and devolved elections

4. Reform councillor makes UKIP gaffe after Peterborough election win

5. Deadly new ‘fake fentanyl’ overdose took her teen’s life. Now this mom is fighting back

   Exclusive:18-year-old Jake Scoufos is one of at least 55 Americans whose deaths have been linked to a powerful synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine. His mom, Malisa Hepner, tells Rhian Lubinhow she is sounding the alarm in her son’s memory as the highly potent drug sweeps across the country

6. Bare-knuckle boxer blames UK medics for persistent infections after surgery

7. Life is so expensive for Americans since the Iran war that even CEOs are worried

   Some 61 percent of consumers said they disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy

8. Local election results live: Wales first minister loses seat in Labour humiliation while Reform surges in England

   Sir Keir Starmer said he is ‘not going to walk away’ as Labour endures a bruising set of election results

9. Taylor Swift’s lawyers slam ‘absurd’ trademark lawsuit from former Vegas showgirl

   Swift is being sued by Maren Wade, who owns the ‘Confessions of a Showgirl’ franchise

10. Labour MPs call for Starmer to go after heavy local election losses