Is this the moment Trump’s popularity bubble bursts?

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Plus, you can [secure 6 month's access for just £1](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1tZTRhcmN1dDJ3NjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMi0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUZ0hXGZe7g5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~).   LIFESTYLE & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Is this the moment Trump’s popularity bubble bursts? Don’t bet on it…](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktdmVyZGljdC1odXNoLW1vbmV5LWIyNTU0MzM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPThoOGloMmZ6Z21ubiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) He has reached the highest echelons of office by defying political gravity – but after being found guilty of 34 felony charges, will the former president finally come crashing back down to Earth? [Jon Sopel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvbi1zb3BlbD9saWQ9M2pnYWoyaTlhNGR4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) explains why yesterday’s verdict may not end up making a jot of difference come November [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktdmVyZGljdC1odXNoLW1vbmV5LWIyNTU0MzM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW10NnlzYjZpeHhlNCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Is this the moment Trump’s popularity bubble bursts? Don’t bet on it…](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktdmVyZGljdC1odXNoLW1vbmV5LWIyNTU0MzM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWRuanpkd2NwcjNheiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Former president Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 felony charges   [The war against rabies in Ukraine and the race against time to stop it crossing borders](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3JhYmllcy11a3JhaW5lLXdhci1ldXJvcGUtcnVzc2lhLWIyNTU0MDk1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTIyanY5MzY5ZXRvMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) A disease which has been largely eradicated from Europe, rabies is suddenly raising its head in Ukraine where millions of abandoned pets are now running wild. Ahead of a film exposing the public health crisis, [Joe Shute](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvZS1zaHV0ZT9saWQ9ZTBsemJndGpkbGlrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) talks to Khrystyna Drahomaretska who caught the disease during her work inoculating feral cats and dogs roaming the streets in the wartorn country [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3JhYmllcy11a3JhaW5lLXdhci1ldXJvcGUtcnVzc2lhLWIyNTU0MDk1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXpsZXd5OGt5M3dxaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [The war against rabies in Ukraine and the race against time to stop it crossing borders](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3JhYmllcy11a3JhaW5lLXdhci1ldXJvcGUtcnVzc2lhLWIyNTU0MDk1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWFlNTNvNWU0MTN2byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Khrystyna Drahomaretska has been infected with rabies and been hit by a rocket in her pursuit to save stray animals and stop the spread of the disease in Ukraine and further afield   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [On the Van Gogh trail in Arles the secrets (and lies) of the artist’s world are revealed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS92YW4tZ29naC1hcnQtYXJsZXMtcGFyaXMtYjI1NTI3ODkuaHRtbD9saWQ9aTRyZWR0OGJpaTBmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) As a new major exhibition is set to open, [Michael Hodges](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21pY2hhZWwtaG9kZ2VzP2xpZD16Yzlzdjh0NTcxOGgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMi0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUZ0hXGZe7g5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) takes a train to Arles to retrace the famous painter’s steps and discovers a twisty tale where fact merges into fiction and brings to life a surprising portrait of the artist and the life he really lived [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS92YW4tZ29naC1hcnQtYXJsZXMtcGFyaXMtYjI1NTI3ODkuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGphd2VxenpkMW91JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [On the Van Gogh trail in Arles the secrets (and lies) of the artist’s world are revealed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS92YW4tZ29naC1hcnQtYXJsZXMtcGFyaXMtYjI1NTI3ODkuaHRtbD9saWQ9bW0xdXBmMW0ybTZsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Vincent van Gogh created 'Starry Night Over the Rhône' when living in the city of Arles in Provence   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [Now it’s Donald Trump vs the American justice system… but who will voters support?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktbmV3cy10cmlhbC1qdXN0aWNlLXN0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLWIyNTU0MDM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTQxdDUzaWRoamJzYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Now it’s Donald Trump vs the American justice system… but who will voters support?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktbmV3cy10cmlhbC1qdXN0aWNlLXN0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLWIyNTU0MDM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWJiaGthMncyY3ZwMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) When the former president was found guilty on all counts, he described the verdict as ‘rigged’ and raged against the ‘conflicted’ judge. He is unlikely to go to prison, but it is the American voters who will deliver the final verdict, says [Mary Dejevsky](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPWEycWMzYmhuZzJzaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktbmV3cy10cmlhbC1qdXN0aWNlLXN0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLWIyNTU0MDM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTExMXdtM2dxaTY5MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Now it’s Donald Trump vs the American justice system… but who will voters support?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktbmV3cy10cmlhbC1qdXN0aWNlLXN0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLWIyNTU0MDM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW8wYzhlcGQ4M3dsdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Now it’s Donald Trump vs the American justice system… but who will voters support?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1ndWlsdHktbmV3cy10cmlhbC1qdXN0aWNlLXN0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLWIyNTU0MDM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNybGI1bjJvNjN4bCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAyLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRnSFcZl7uDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) By Mary Dejevsky [Independent Premium]   [Could Keir Starmer and Ed Davey’s bromance give Labour its landslide?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsva2Vpci1zdGFybWVyLWVkLWRhdmV5LWxhYm91ci1saWItZGVtLWxhbmRzbGlkZS1iMjU1NDUxOS5odG1sP2xpZD1yOGRncWd4MTczN3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMi0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUZ0hXGZe7g5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Could Keir Starmer and Ed Davey’s bromance give Labour its landslide?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsva2Vpci1zdGFybWVyLWVkLWRhdmV5LWxhYm91ci1saWItZGVtLWxhbmRzbGlkZS1iMjU1NDUxOS5odG1sP2xpZD00M2F4OWk1cjA2MHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMi0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUZ0hXGZe7g5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) For Team Starmer, the nightmare scenario is winning the election but with a small Commons majority, allowing a rump of Corbynista MPs to call the shots. But, says [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9YmEwOGlmNnh3eWlxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDItMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlGdIVxmXu4OSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), a growing friendship across party lines has given the opposition leader the confidence to have very public confrontations with his hard left [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoPqadP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsva2Vpci1zdGFybWVyLWVkLWRhdmV5LWxhYm91ci1saWItZGVtLWxhbmRzbGlkZS1iMjU1NDUxOS5odG1sP2xpZD1zOGk2czdxeGZwaWwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMi0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUZ0hXGZe7g5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Could Keir Starmer and Ed Davey’s 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