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2024 has been dubbed the year of the TikTok election.

And now, we’re only half-way through Britain’s general election campaign and already the social media platform has been flooded with misinformation.

But where is it coming from? Is it really making an impact? And how do you sift the fact from the fiction? 

ITV News Digital Video Producer George Hancorn tells Faye Barker what you need to know... 

There's around 1.2 million hoarders across the UK.

Many don’t even recognise they have a problem.

On the surface, it might seem like someone is being messy, but hoarding is a disorder and can be a coping mechanism for other things.

But at what point does it become dangerous? And is there enough help out there?

ITV News Reporter Sam Holder tells Yasmin Bodalbhai what you need to know... 

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.