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Share your experiences of election night in the UK

We want to hear from UK voters and UK residents about how they received the news of the election

We want to hear from UK voters – in the country and abroad – and other residents in the UK, about whether they’ll be following the election results.

We want to your stories and pictures of election night where you are. Do you plan to stay up to watch seats be declared? If so, are you following the results at home, or elsewhere with friends or family? What is the mood like and how do you feel?

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© Photograph: Michel Bussy/Getty Images/PhotoAlto

Young people in the UK: what are the most important general election issues for you?

We’d like to hear from people under 30 in the UK about the things that will matter to them most when they go to the polls this July

We’re interested to hear from young people in the UK what matters to them the most when they think about voting in the 2024 general election.

If you are under 30 and live in the UK, tell us which issues are most important to you regarding the election, and whether you’re planning to vote on 4 July.

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UK voters: what’s happening where you are on polling day?

We want to hear about your experiences of the general election, including any voting issues or news tips

As the UK goes to the polls on Thursday, we want to hear from voters about what’s happening where they are.

If you voted, how was your experience? Were there queues or was it quiet? Did you go alone or with others? If you’re following the election from outside of the UK, tell us how and why.

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South Asians in the UK: share your thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s time as Prime Minister

We would be keen to hear from South Asians living in the UK about their thoughts on Sunak’s time as Prime Minister and whether he lived up to their expectations

We would like to hear from South Asians living across the UK about their thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s time as Prime Minister. Sunak made history as the UK’s first Indian-heritage and person of colour to become Prime Minister in 2022. Election polls predict a landslide victory for the Labour party on July 5, prompting the end of 14 years of Conservative rule and Sunak’s premiership.

We would be keen to hear from South Asians living in the UK about their thoughts on Sunak’s time as Prime Minister, how they would describe his premiership and whether he lived up to their expectations.

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Tell us: do you have an outstanding UK university student loan you are struggling to pay off?

We’d like to hear from people who have taken out a loan to cover university tuition fees or student maintenance loans in the UK, and how this is affecting them

We’d like to hear from people who have taken out a student finance loan in the UK to cover university tuition fees or living costs, and how this is affecting them.

Whether you have already been repaying your student loan for years, or have just begun, or are yet to start repaying it, we’re interested to hear how this debt has been affecting you, your finances and your plans for the future.

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Tell us: have you experienced so-called ‘eyebrow blindness’?

If you’ve come to regret your past brow decisions, we would like to hear about it

Over the last couple of decades, brows have been big news the world of beauty – but shapes and styles have shifted dramatically. Now, TikTokkers are sharing throwback photos of what the internet has dubbed #eyebrowblindness – an apparent inability to see how terrible certain brow trends looked at the time.

Have you experienced so-called “eyebrow blindness”? Perhaps you over-plucked in the nineties, or opted for the super-heavy “slug” brows of the 2010’s? If you’ve come to regret your past brow decisions, we’d love to hear about it – and see your photos! – below.

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UK voters: have you had any issues with your postal vote?

If you’ve had any problems with your ballot, get in touch

As the 2024 UK general election will take place during the summer, many will be opting to vote through the post.

We would like to hear from those who are using a postal vote this UK general election. Have you experienced any issues at all?

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© Photograph: Daniel and Flossie White/Alamy

Tell us about your favourite new podcasts of 2024 so far

We would like to hear about the best new podcasts you have listened to this year so far and why

We would like to hear about the new podcasts you have particularly enjoyed listening to so far this year.

Is there a podcast from this year that you could not get enough of? Are there any new releases that you would recommend?

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Tell us: have you received NHS care following medical treatment abroad?

We would like to hear from people who have had emergency NHS care after travelling abroad for treatment

The NHS is having to provide emergency care to patients suffering serious complications following weight loss surgery and hair transplants abroad amid a “boom” in medical tourism, doctors have warned.

If you have had medical treatment abroad and have returned to the UK for follow up care, we would like to hear from you. What treatment did you receive and what were your reasons for travelling abroad? What complications did you experience and how did the NHS help?

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Tell us: has a pet ever got in the way of your relationship or friendship?

If a pet has ever caused tension or ruptures in a human relationship in your life, we want to hear from you

Has a pet ever got in the way of your relationship or friendship? Did you not take the death of your friend’s cat seriously enough and, as a result, fell out? Did you break up with a partner because they refused to kick the dog out of your bed? Did your best friend cancel a holiday with you because her rabbit fell ill? Did it all get too much with a housemate when they decided to move in their terrifying pet snake?

If a pet has ever caused tension or ruptures in a human relationship in your life, we want to hear from you.

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