Reality of NHS bed crisis laid bare
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[Nigel Farage has said he will stand as an MP](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9uaWdlbC1mYXJhZ2UtZ2VuZXJhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZWZvcm0tdWstYjI1NTU4NTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9NG1ydDB6cTZqMnJ2VwVzcGNldUIKZlGzu15mVvFOFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and as leader of Reform UK, the [reality of the NHS bed crisis has been laid bare](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9oZWFsdGgvbmhzLXBhdGllbnRzLWhvc3BpdGFscy1udXJzZXMtY29ycmlkb3ItY2FyZS1iMjU1NTYyNi5odG1sP2xpZD1xb2Y3dGlnajJ2M3pXBXNwY2V1QgpmUbO7XmZW8U4WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and early trends in India's election count suggest a [narrower lead than expected for Narendra Modi](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS9pbmRpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcy1tb2RpLWJqcC1jb3VudGluZy1iMjU1NjE0MS5odG1sP2xpZD0ycXozOTV6MHU0c2ZXBXNwY2V1QgpmUbO7XmZW8U4WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). â â Top stories â 1 | [Tories face âexistential riskâ as Farage declares he will stand as a candidate for Reform UK](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9uaWdlbC1mYXJhZ2UtZ2VuZXJhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZWZvcm0tdWstYjI1NTU4NTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9MmwzOWg0OXk2b2h2VwVzcGNldUIKZlGzu15mVvFOFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) 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â 2 | [Beds swapped for vending machines, patients on chairs for days â reality of NHS bed crisis](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9oZWFsdGgvbmhzLXBhdGllbnRzLWhvc3BpdGFscy1udXJzZXMtY29ycmlkb3ItY2FyZS1iMjU1NTYyNi5odG1sP2xpZD1uMWoyaDI0dGh3bzVXBXNwY2V1QgpmUbO7XmZW8U4WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Read 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â 3 | [Indian markets slide with Modi on course for reduced majority](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS9pbmRpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcy1tb2RpLWJqcC1jb3VudGluZy1iMjU1NjE0MS5odG1sP2xpZD0zendqcGdhcnYwYW1XBXNwY2V1QgpmUbO7XmZW8U4WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Read 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â 4 | [Putin faces rare protest as Kyiv fires first US weapon inside Russia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLWxpdmUtbmV3cy1wdXRpbi13ZWFwb25zLWIyNTU2MTUzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWVwOHZ0N2xic3k1dlcFc3BjZXVCCmZRs7teZlbxThZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS9pbmRpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcy1tb2RpLWJqcC1jb3VudGluZy1iMjU1NjE0MS5odG1sP2xpZD1uN3ZiNDdrZmk2aW1XBXNwY2V1QgpmUbO7XmZW8U4WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoQUCzP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9hbWllLWdyYXktYm91cm5lbW91dGgtc3RhYmJpbmctYmVhY2gtYjI1NTMzMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9bXR1bm9xdjVneTNrVwVzcGNldUIKZlGzu15mVvFOFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj[Read 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