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The latest newspaper to announce its political allegiance is The Guardian, which has said it is backing Labour's Jeremy Corbyn.

In an editorial, external, it says the country has seen the return of two-party politics "and a straight choice between a Labour or a Conservative government".

It says Mrs May's campaign has been "grimly negative and entirely joyless".

But Labour’s leader has had a good campaign, the newspaper says.

"He has been energetic and effective on the stump, comfortable in his own skin and in the presence of others."

It says Mr Corbyn "has shown that the party might be the start of something big rather than the last gasp of something small."

Despite the chart success of Theresa May protest song Liar Liar, you won't be hearing it on BBC Radio 1. But the station insists it hasn't been banned.

In a statement after the release, Radio 1 said in a statement: "We do not ban songs or artists, however our editorial guidelines require us to remain impartial and the UK is currently in an election period so we will not be playing the song."

A song criticising Theresa May called Liar Liar has entered the Official Singles Chart at number four.

Despite not being played on mainstream radio stations, the track by Captain Ska shot up the chart on the back of digital downloads.

The band said the success of the song showed people were "fed up with this government of the rich, for the rich".

The song's music video, which includes statistics on UK poverty levels and references to school and police cuts, has had almost two million views on YouTube. BBC Trending has been looking at some of the viral videos in the election campaign.

Five things Tim Farron says the Liberal Democrats will deliver for under-25s.

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Why are so few major players speaking out during the election campaign, besides the party leaders themselves?

Here's that interview with Philip Hammond, in which he dismisses rumours that Home Secretary Amber Rudd could be given his job.

Mel and her husband both work, and they own their home. But every month is a huge financial squeeze and they rely heavily on family help. This is what life is like for one of the millions of UK families dubbed "just about managing" by politicians.

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Tom Baldwin, former adviser to Ed Miliband, says: "If they're going to rehearse anything it's how they listen to audience, show empathy - and above all not slip up."

He reckons "They'll already know a lot of the substance and should know their figures - it's about putting a final gloss on it."

"What's been impressive is Jeremy Corbyn's thick-skinnedness and the pressure is really on Theresa May to reassert control."

Sean Worth, former adviser to David Cameron, says that while "it's nothing like being interviewed by a professional journalist" there will still be questions to test them and "it will be tough".

He sees it as "quite a good format for the PM" compared to going head-to-head with her rival.

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BBC South political editor Peter Henley has been speaking to the chancellor, Philip Hammond.

He's asked if he's going to get sacked if Theresa May wins, and responds:

Asked if he'd like to keep his job, he says: "Of course I would, that's a silly question. We have a very big challenge ahead of us and I believe I can play a part in that, as all of my colleagues can.

"Brexit is a critical issue underlining this election, getting it right is essential. Voters have a big choice next week. All campaigns are wide ranging, there is often a focus on one issue but people want to speak about many issues."

On the TV debate earlier this week, he says Amber Rudd "did very well" and the prime minister has "always said she is more interested in speaking to real voters".

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A London estate agent has complained to the Liberal Democrats after they used the name of his company in a spoof website attacking Theresa May.

The Lib Dem site was called "May & Co" - the same name as a Chelsea estate agent established in 1920.

The firm's boss, John Yianni, said he started getting abusive and "weird" phone calls when the campaign appeared on Twitter.

The Lib Dems said it was "an innocent mistake" and the site had been changed.

Where, outside the UK, are people searching the internet for information about the election? Here are the top five places, according to Google Trends. You can also see more in their interactive map here., external

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How can politicians regain the trust of young people in Scotland? Nick Eardley hosted #BBCTheSocialDebate earlier with young politicians from the SNP, Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats.

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Chief political correspondent Vicki Young says that in tonight's special edition of Question Time Theresa May will be aiming to counteract "a real backlash" against her in recent days.

"She's been accused of not turning up and being remote, of not answering questions," according to Vicki.

The challenge for Jeremy Corbyn is potentially just as difficult: "He has to try to show he's ready to be the next prime minister."

She says the format could be "trickier than having six or seven leaders arguing around you - there are real voters in front of you".

Ben Fletcher is profoundly deaf and registered blind as a result of Usher syndrome. He's become the UK's only deafblind candidate for parliament after he was accepted to contest a London seat at next week's general election.

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Lord Green, the chairman of pressure group Migration Watch, has said having a net migration target is "extremely important".

He told the World at One: "Brexit is a major opportunity as it will allow us to reduce net migration from the European Union by about 100,000 a year from recent levels."

Lord Green argued that the UK could achieve a reduction in low-paid migrants, claiming that they "add nothing to our wealth per head and who in fact cost something like £4bn a year in working age benefits".

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More on criticisms by ex-business secretary Sir Vince Cable of Theresa May's economic credentials - he tells an anecdote about the time they served together in government. The Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman was in the Cabinet with Mrs May as part of the 2010-2015 coalition government led by David Cameron.

"She has some likeable characteristics and admirable characteristics, but it was always very clear that she was never the slightest bit interested in economic policy," he told an audience in central London.

Sir Vince spoke of Mrs May's determination, while home secretary, to cut the number of temporary visas for overseas students. He said he and other ministers had asked her why a policy that undermined universities and industry was being followed.

"And the answer we got was intriguing and revealing and highly relevant to today... it was: 'So what? What does it matter if it's damaging the economy? We're controlling the immigration.'"