GENERAL ELECTION 2017: D-DAY FOR THERESA MAY AS VOTERS GO THE POLLS
Polls have opened as voters decide whether Theresa May's gamble of calling a snap General Election will pay off.
At the end of one of the strangest election campaigns of modern times, Mrs May issued a last-minute plea to non-Tory voters to lend her their support to lead the Brexit negotiations which will define the country for generations.
Jeremy Corbyn, her rival in the race to Number 10, used his final rally speech to claim his campaign had "changed the face of British politics" and Labour was preparing for government.
THREE NEW ARRESTS IN LONDON BRIDGE ATTACK PROBE AS POLICE CARRY OUT ARMED SWOOP
Fresh arrests have been made in the investigation into the London Bridge attack, including two men who were held in a swoop by armed officers.
Counter-terror police arrested the pair during an operation on a street in Ilford, east London, Scotland Yard said.
One of the men, aged 27, was held on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts, while a 33-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs.
UK UNIVERSITIES FALLING IN WORLD RANKINGS TABLE
UK universities are slipping further down an international league table.
A total of 76 UK institutions are included in the QS World University Rankings 2018, with 51 dropping down the list.
The falls are more likely to be related to a squeeze on university resources, and increasing competition from other parts of the world, rather than the impact of Brexit, it was suggested.
NORTH KOREA FIRES SUSPECTED CRUISE MISSILES AFTER US DRILLS
North Korea has fired several suspected short-range anti-ship missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said.
The missiles were fired from the North Korean eastern coastal town of Wonsan and likely flew about 125 miles (200km) with an altitude of about 1.2 miles (2km), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
They landed in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, where US aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan participated in joint exercises with the South Korean navy that ended earlier this week.
MAJORITY OF YOUNG TODDLERS NOT VISITING DENTIST REGULARLY
Four-fifths of young toddlers did not visit an NHS dentist last year, figures show.
New figures collated by the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons show that 80% of one- to two-year-olds in England did not visit an NHS dentist in the year to March 31 2017.
This is despite the fact that NHS dental care for children is free.
CALLS FOR DRUG SAFETY TESTING FACILITIES TO BE 'STANDARD PART' OF FESTIVAL SCENE
Music festivals should provide drug testing facilities to help reduce health issues that are associated with recreational drug use, health experts have said.
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) said testing facilities should be "standard" at festivals so revellers can test the strength and content of drugs they are considering taking.
It said drug safety testing pilots at the Secret Garden Party and Kendall Calling festivals last summer, with the support of local police and public health officials, reduced the amount of potentially harmful substances circulating on site.
BA PASSENGERS STILL WAITING FOR COMPENSATION AFTER BANK HOLIDAY CHAOS
Passengers have told of continued delays in receiving compensation after a British Airways system outage caused travel chaos for tens of thousands.
Almost two weeks after more than 670 flights were cancelled due to a power failure over the spring bank holiday weekend, several customers told the Press Association that they had struggled to get in contact with the airline and still had no idea when they would receive a payout.
A lawyer, who gave her name as Milly, said there were no BA representatives at Nice airport when she arrived for her return flight to Heathrow.
BIODEGRADABLE MICROBEADS COULD REPLACE HARMFUL PLASTICS FOUND IN COSMETICS
Scientists have developed biodegradable cellulose microbeads that could replace harmful tiny pieces of plastic that pollute the ocean.
Microbeads, tiny spheres of plastic less than 0.5mm in size, are added to products such as face wash, sunscreen and toothpaste to give them a smooth texture.
Experts warn they are too small to be removed by sewage filtration systems and end up in rivers and oceans, where they are ingested by birds, fish and other marine life.
'WE NEED TO KEEP HIM TRAINING': HARRY JOKES ABOUT UK'S STAR INVICTUS ATHLETE
Prince Harry has joked about keeping his star Invictus Games competitor training hard - by not telling him the opposition think he is unbeatable.
Former Invictus captain David Wiseman won a clutch of medals in the pool and at other events when he led the UK team at the Games staged in Orlando, Florida, last year.
And when Harry visited the venues for the 2018 Games, being hosted by Sydney, he heard from one potential Australian Invictus Games competitor how Mr Wiseman is one of their feared opponents.
HOUSE PRICES 'EXPECTED TO RISE AT FASTER PACE THAN WAGES' OVER COMING YEARS
House prices are still expected to increase by around 3.5% per year over the next five years, despite signs that the market has become more subdued recently, according to surveyors.
In an "ominous signal" for aspiring first-time buyers, surveyors anticipate house price inflation will continue to out-pace wage growth, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said.
The General Election does appear to have prompted more home buyers and sellers to adopt a "wait and see" approach, as the number of new buyer inquiries, the volume of fresh property coming to market and the number of sales agreed all fell in May, Rics said.
WRECKAGE FOUND IN SEARCH FOR MISSING BURMA PLANE
A navy ship has found bodies and aircraft debris in the seas off Burma while searching for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
The Chinese-made Y-8 turboprop aircraft carrying 120 people disappeared on Wednesday afternoon about half an hour after leaving Myeik, also known as Mergui, for Yangon, on a route that would have taken it over the Andaman Sea.
Nine naval ships, five army aircraft and three helicopters were searching for the plane, military officials have said.
