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As the country gears up for the general election, ITV’s Tonight programme is taking you one step closer to the leaders of Great Britain’s largest political parties.
 
In one of a series of interviews, Paul Brand speaks to the Prime Minister to find out whether he has the plan or the personality to win.
 
It was an interview which made headlines for a number of reasons here, Paul Brand brings you What You Need To Know…

For more on this, tune into the Tonight programme on ITV, on Wednesday 12th June at 7pm.

For many of us across the country, it’s been a rather wet, dull and gloomy Spring.
 
And yet, according to the Met Office, the UK has just had its warmest Spring on record.
 
But why can’t we feel it? What’s behind this confusing weather forecast? And when can we finally feel the heat?  
 
ITV News Weather Presenter Becky Mantin is joined by ITV Anglia Weather Presenter Chris Page and ITV News Weather Presenter Nick Miller. 

In an unprecedented moment for English football, Man City have launched a legal assault against the Premier League.
 
The four-time champions are suing the league over its sponsorship regulations.
 
It’s the latest dramatic twist in a dispute over City's spending power that threatens to unbalance the world’s most successful football competition.
 
So, what happens if City are successful? And could it hail a new dawn for English football?

ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott tells Cari Davies what you need to know... 
 

To some he’s a deity - to others a dictator.

But few ever doubted Narendra Modi’s firm grip on power in India - until now.

He has secured a third term as Prime Minister, but his party has lost its majority for the first time in ten years.

So what impact could India's shock election result have on this economic powerhouse and the rest of the world?

Geraint Vincent tells you, what you need to know.

We’re about to mark 80 years since one of the largest military operations of all time: D-Day.

ITV News Meridian have recorded more than 80 new interviews with men and women who lived through the Normandy landings.

So how do they feel about their part in this extraordinary moment of history? What can we learn from them and what they went through? Why is it more crucial than ever to hear their stories? And how do we best remember D-Day once the living link is gone?

ITV News Meridian reporter Derek Johnson tells Matt Teale what you need to know…

It's been 30 years since a new era of hope began in South Africa, with the election of Nelson Mandela.

On Wednesday, the country goes to the polls again in an atmosphere where much, if not all, of that hope seems to have disappeared. 

Mandela's party - the African National Congress - may well lose its majority for the first time in the history of South Africa's democracy. 

But why are voters deserting the party? And where's next for the Rainbow Nation? 

Geraint Vincent is joined by ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo to tell you, what you need to know.