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Part Two! Matilda Boseley from @guardianaustralia is back with everything you need to know about the UK election. In part one, she explained who the major players are, what’s gone wrong for prime minister Rishi Sunak, and why does everyone think his Conservative party will lose. In this video, she talks about who are Reform UK and why are they such a worry for the prime minister.

If you haven’t heard much about it yet - here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s imminent election. In part one, Matilda Boseley over at @guardianaustralia explains who the major players are, what’s gone wrong for prime minister Rishi Sunak, and why most people think his Conservative party will lose.

Numbers matter and, over the course of the election cycle, we have drawn attention to key areas in data and charts showing how 14 years of Conservative rule has changed the country they governed. Here we provide an overview of a key chart from each of these policy areas – crime and punishment, immigration, the NHS, the economy, and housing – swipe through for more – and for an in depth look on each topic, which has been put together by our data team, tap the link in bio.

“While our carbon emissions are minuscule, our region bears the brunt of the impacts of climate,” said Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, as Hurricane Beryl made landfall, wreaking havoc across the Caribbean. Beryl, the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the highest category, left what the prime minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, called a trail of “almost complete destruction” in the country, as well as St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Record-breaking sea temperatures – about 2F to 3.6F (1C to 2C ) above normal – driven by the human-caused climate crisis, have facilitated Beryl’s explosive growth and may be a “harbinger” of even more potential threats to come, according to experts. “It’s a terrible time for small-island developing states and vulnerable countries.” said the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalve, on Monday, with wind howling in the background. He called out rich countries for climate failures, saying that “for the major emitters of greenhouse gases, those who contribute most to global warming, you are getting a lot of talking, but you are not seeing a lot of action”. “I am hopeful that what is happening –and we are quite early in the hurricane season – will alert them to our vulnerabilities, our weaknesses and encourage them to honour the commitments they have made.” To learn more about why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season, tap the link in bio for our full explainer.

Don’t forget to take ID! If you live in the UK, and you are eligible to vote, watch this video before you head out to the polls on Thursday. There are actually 22 different forms of ID you can take with you. The Guardian’s Aletha Adu explains.

With the UK, US and France among the countries going to the polls this year, disinformation is swirling around social media. There is a lot of concern about deepfakes – artificial intelligence-generated images or audio of leading political figures designed to mislead voters – and whether they will affect results. They have not been a huge feature of the UK general election so far, but there has been a steady number of examples from around the world, including in the US where a presidential election looms. Recognising a fake video from a real one has become trickier, but experts say there are telltale signs that could prevent you from falling for online disinformation. Swipe through for the seven visual elements to look out for – and tap the link in bio to read more.

The US supreme court has ruled that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution, dramatically reducing the likelihood that the federal criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to stop the transfer of power will proceed before the 2024 election. The court’s conservative majority – which Trump helped create – found that presidents were protected from prosecution for official actions that extended to the “outer perimeter” of his office, but could face charges for conduct undertaken in a personal or private manner. Trump is accused of overseeing a sprawling effort to subvert the 2020 election, including two counts of conspiring to obstruct the certification of the election results, conspiring to defraud the government, and conspiring to disenfranchise voters. Among the accusations: Trump spread false claims of election fraud, plotted to recruit fake slates of electors, pressured US justice department officials to open sham investigations into election fraud, and pressured his vice-president, Mike Pence, to obstruct Congress’s certification of Joe Biden’s win. The ruling in Trump’s election subversion case was one of the last handed down by the supreme court this term. In waiting until the end, the conservative majority played into Trump’s benefit and legal strategy of trying to delay any trial as much as possible. Follow the link in bio for the full story.

After the first round of France’s snap two-round general election – where the far-right party National Rally has won 33% of the popular vote – it is worth examining what some of the terms routinely used to describe Europe’s wide array of “far-right parties” actually mean – and whether they are always the right ones. For this brief lexicon, the Guardian has adopted the definitions of The PopuList, a groundbreaking project involving more than 100 political scientists from 30-plus countries that classifies Europe’s political partiesand their changing ideologies. Swipe to read more from our Europe correspondent, Jon Henley, and for his full guide – tap the link in bio.

You approach a desk and are met by two stern immigration officials. A stream of instructions and questions are barked at you: “Stand shoulder to shoulder”; “Look me in the eyes”; “Are you British?” This is the welcome visitors receive at Terminal 1, a new area at this year’s Glastonbury festival run by artists who are all migrants and which gives attendees a taste of what it feels like to sample British border “hospitality”. Emblazoned with the old sign from Heathrow’s Terminal 1, the new area attracted a long queue on Saturday morning as dozens of festival-goers waited their turn to be grilled. “Terminal 1’s message is: ‘No one is illegal”. That is our message – to remind us that we are all humans, we are all migrants, one way or another,” says Miguel Hernando Torres Umba, the performance director. He said he wanted people to come away with an experience of what immigration was like for “the majority of people around the globe”. “I think we’re in a very privileged place,” said Hernando Torres Umba. “I think sometimes what’s important is to understand, though, is that some people don’t have those privileges”. “And I think it’s very important to look at [immigration] directly as it is a shared responsibility with the world”. The theme of immigration can be found across Glastonbury this year. Banksy’s latest Glastonbury stunt – sending out an inflatable dinghy with dummies representing child migrants during Idles’ headlining set – ensured the issue of immigration was beamed out live on the BBC. The topic has been one of the overarching themes of the upcoming general election, whether through Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats”, Keir Starmer and Labour’s plan to establish a “command centre” to deter those trying to enter across the Channel or Reform’s promise of “net zero migration”. Glastonbury’s notably leftwing political undercurrent has been much in evidence this year, with references to next week’s general election – and calls to vote – ­dotted throughout the festival. Tap the link in bio to read in depth.

“Energising, refreshing, historic” – that’s how one of the co-creators of Glastonbury’s first dedicated South Asian space has described the area. Located in Shangri-La – the festival’s infamous south-east corner – Arrivals is a collaboration between @dialledin_ , @daytimers_uk & @goingsouthfestival – all which are all South Asian run cultural organisations. Dialled-In’s co-founder, @dhruvacurly says: “I think there’s been an attitude shift over the last five to six years, but this signifies that it has culminated to a point where South Asian people are not only just given a space, but an opportunity to showcase the breadth of what South Asia means to us. “It’s not just having an artist from one region of South Asia, it’s having Nepalese, Bengali, Afghani, Mauritian, Indian, Pakistani, Tamil artists all together on one line up on one space building together.” @shankho_c , who designed Arrivals alongside @__4resh and @shir.in___ added: “What’s amazing about particularly the British South Asian Diaspora experience is that we have built our identity often in the absence of sort of role models in the arts, because we’ve been kind of systematically kept outside of those spaces. And as our community matures and comes of age [we’re] building that power.” To find out a little more about the space – before all the acts including @graciet , @djritu ,@bobbyfriction , @manaraaaaaaaaaaaa , @vedic_roots and so many more descended - the Guardian’s Nikhita Chulani went to see more. To follow the latest Glastonbury updates via our link in bio.

“We want to break down the barriers. We want to show the public that our guys can work hard, they can bring so much to our communities and they can party like the rest”. From working as part of the infamous loo crew to water kiosks across the site, the group “work hard, party hard” , the Big Life team are challenging the misconceptions about what people with learning disabilities can and can't achieve. The organisation has been working with WaterAid for three years to bring volunteers to Glastonbury. “It’s a great experience” says Zahir, who is part of the programme. “We've managed to meet loads of  different people.” “I think the culture here is amazing and it's inclusive for them” says managing director Alexis Ali. “It's a safe environment for them to really have fun.” Created by @‌peak15support, a learning disabilities provider in the south east of England, Big Life was designed to enable people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live expansive lives and dream big.

After Biden’s calamitous showing in Thursday’s presidential debate with Donald Trump, Democrats are panicking and openly talking about who could possibly replace him as the party’s nominee. Anything can happen, but replacing a candidate at this stage also presents a long and unprecedented road. There is no formal mechanism that could replace Biden as the presumptive nominee, and such a move would be the first time a US political party has attempted to do so in modern times. In effect, the only option would be for Biden to agree to step aside and allow the delegates he won in the primaries – who vote to nominate a candidate at August’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago – to choose someone else. There is no legal requirement for delegates to vote for the person who won in the primaries, but they are asked to vote in a way that “in all good conscience reflects the sentiments of those who elected them”. So far Biden has also resisted calls to abandon his re-election effort and step aside for a younger candidate. Swipe to see who else - in theory - could replace Biden on the Democratic ticket, and follow the link in bio to read more.